HB 366 - Indigents; legal defense; amend certain provisions

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Committees

Current Status

05/06/05 - House Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to legal defense for indigents, so as to allow alternative delivery systems to opt out from having a public defender system under certain circumstances; to correct cross-references; to amend Code Section 15-21-77 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to collections to be appropriated for indigent defense, to correct a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/11/05 02:32 PM House Vote #220 157 005 011 007 PASS
03/22/05 12:02 PM Senate Vote #327 047 005 003 001 PASSAGE AS AMENDED
03/24/05 05:56 PM House Vote #414 107 041 023 009 Agree Sen Am as Am
03/31/05 11:27 AM House Vote #488 157 000 017 006 ADOPT CCR
03/31/05 01:48 PM Senate Vote #511 045 002 005 004 ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/08/2005 House First Readers
02/09/2005 House Second Readers
02/24/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/11/2005 House Third Readers
03/11/2005 House Passed/Adopted
03/12/2005 Senate Read and Referred
03/17/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/21/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/22/2005 Senate Third Read
03/22/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/24/2005 House Agree Senate Amend or Sub
03/29/2005 Senate Disagrees House Amend/Sub
03/29/2005 House Insists
03/29/2005 House Conference Committee Appointed
03/29/2005 Senate Conference Committee Appointed
03/31/2005 House Conference Committee Report Adopted
03/31/2005 Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
04/07/2005 House Sent to Governor
05/06/2005 House Date Signed by Governor
05/06/2005 Act 281
05/06/2005 Effective Date

Footnotes

3/24/05 House Agrees to Senate Amendment as Amended by House
3/29/05 Senate disagrees to House amendment to Senate amendment
3/29/05 Senate Conferees: 21, 27, 51