HB 1204 - Feticide; drug ingestion; create offense

Sponsored By

• (1) Powell,Alan 29th
• (2) Byrd,Charlice 20th
• (3) Bearden,Timothy 68th

Committees

• HC:JudyNC
• SC:

Current Status

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to feticide, so as to create the offense of feticide by drug ingestion; to provide for definitions; to provide for punishment; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to death investigations, so as to change certain provisions relating to notification of suspicious or unusual deaths; to provide for medical examination of unexpected or unexplained stillbirths; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status History

Versions

1. LC 29 2976/a