SB 203 - Public Defenders; indigent defense services; attorney's fees/cost recovered

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Current Status

05/03/06 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public defenders, so as to authorize the recovery of attorney's fees and costs from persons who receive indigent defense services; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
Date Time Vote No Yeas Nays NV Exc Description
03/10/05 01:24 PM Senate Vote #189 049 002 003 002 PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE
03/24/05 04:39 PM House Vote #403 065 092 017 006 Bordeaux Am
03/24/05 04:42 PM House Vote #404 126 038 010 006 PASS
03/31/05 10:56 PM Senate Vote #575 048 002 001 005 ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
01/12/06 02:19 PM Senate Vote #588 044 000 007 005 ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT #3
01/23/06 02:16 PM House Vote #550 162 001 012 005 ADOPT CCR

Status History

Bill History
Date Action
02/17/2005 Senate Read and Referred
03/02/2005 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/03/2005 Senate Read Second Time
03/10/2005 Senate Third Read
03/10/2005 Senate Passed/Adopted
03/11/2005 House First Readers
03/12/2005 House Second Readers
03/15/2005 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
03/15/2005 House Committee Favorably Reported
03/24/2005 House Third Readers
03/24/2005 House Passed/Adopted
03/29/2005 Senate Disagrees House Amend/Sub
03/31/2005 House Insists
03/31/2005 Senate Conference Committee Appointed
03/31/2005 House Conference Committee Appointed
03/31/2005 Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
01/12/2006 Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
01/23/2006 House Conference Committee Report Adopted
04/10/2006 Senate Date Signed by Governor
04/10/2006 Senate Sent to Governor
05/03/2006 Senate Date Signed by Governor
05/03/2006 Act 739
07/01/2006 Effective Date

Footnotes

3/15/05 Withdrawn from JudyNC and recommitted to Judy in House
3/24/05 Passed House by Rules Committee Substitute as Amended (Rule 33.7)
3/31/05 Senate adopted Conference Committee Report #1. 1/12/06 Senate adopted Conference Committee Report #3. 1/23/06 House adopted Conference Committee Report (LC 21 8624S)