2011-2012 Regular Session - HB 430
Fair and Orderly Administration of Capital Punishment Act; enact
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First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to establish the "Fair and Orderly Administration of Capital Punishment Act"; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to habeas corpus procedure for persons under sentence of state court of record, so as to provide time frames for filing briefs and orders in petitions challenging for the first time state court proceedings resulting in a death sentence; to change certain provisions relating to petitions challenging for the first time state court proceedings resulting in a death sentence; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Status History
Mar/02/2011 - House Second Readers
Mar/01/2011 - House First Readers
Mar/01/2011 - House Hopper
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