SB 249 - Sexual Offender Registration Review Board; register with sheriff of any county where offender resides

Committees

Current Status

03/27/08 - House Committee Favorably Reported

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board, so as to change certain definitions; to provide for sexual offenders to register with the sheriff of any county where such offender resides, is employed, or is attending an institution of higher education in lieu of only registering in the county of residence and having the sheriff for such county be responsible for forwarding information about such offender to the sheriffs of the counties where such offender is employed or attends an institution of higher education; to require sexual offenders to submit palm prints; to change certain residency requirements for certain sexual offenders; to require the Department of Corrections to forward certain information to sheriffs; to change reporting requirements when a sexual offender is incarcerated; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
03/27/20079:23PMSenate Vote #230051000004001PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
02/28/2007Senate Read and Referred
03/19/2007Senate Committee Favorably Reported
03/20/2007Senate Read Second Time
03/27/2007Senate Third Read
03/27/2007Senate Passed/Adopted
03/28/2007House First Readers
03/29/2007House Second Readers
04/17/2007House Committee Favorably Reported
04/20/2007House Withdrawn, Recommitted
03/27/2008House Committee Favorably Reported