HB 1245 - Indigent defense; revise matters; senior judges; change certain provisions
Current Status
05/14/08 - House Date Signed by Governor First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 and Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts and legal defense for indigents, respectively, so as to revise matters relative to funding, budgeting, and the organization of providing indigent defense; to change certain provisions relating to requesting judicial assistance from other courts; to change certain provisions relating to senior judge status and requesting assistance of senior judges; to change certain provisions relating to senior judges of the state court, probate court, or juvenile court and requesting assistance of a senior judge; to provide that the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority be responsible for collecting and disbursing certain funds paid to the clerk of court and sheriff for funding of indigent defense, instead of the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Status History
Bill History| Date | Action |
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| 02/20/2008 | House First Readers |
| 02/21/2008 | House Second Readers |
| 02/28/2008 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/04/2008 | House Third Readers |
| 03/04/2008 | House Passed/Adopted |
| 03/05/2008 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 03/18/2008 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/19/2008 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 03/20/2008 | Senate Third Read |
| 03/20/2008 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 03/27/2008 | House Disagrees Senate Amend/Sub |
| 03/28/2008 | Senate Insists |
| 03/31/2008 | House Insists |
| 03/31/2008 | House Conference Committee Appointed |
| 04/01/2008 | Senate Conference Committee Appointed |
| 04/04/2008 | Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted |
| 04/04/2008 | House Conference Committee Report Adopted |
| 04/15/2008 | House Sent to Governor |
| 05/14/2008 | House Date Signed by Governor |
| 05/14/2008 | Act 729 |
| 05/14/2008 | Effective Date |
