SB 42 - Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003; extensively revise; provide for the Georgia Public Standards Agency; director; powers/duties

Committees

Current Status

04/03/09 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003," so as to extensively revise said Act; to reconstitute the Georgia Public Standards Council with new membership; to change the powers and duties of the council and provide that it shall be an advisory body; to provide for the Georgia Public Standards Agency as an agency of the state; to provide for its director and the powers and duties and operations of the agency and the director; to provide for other related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
02/19/20091:09PMSenate Vote #61032021001002PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
01/26/2009Senate Read and Referred
01/30/2009Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/02/2009Senate Read Second Time
02/19/2009Senate Third Read
02/19/2009Senate Passed/Adopted
02/24/2009House First Readers
02/25/2009House Second Readers
03/30/2009House Committee Favorably Reported
04/01/2009House Postponed
04/03/2009House Withdrawn, Recommitted

Footnotes

4/1/2009 Postponed until 4/3/2009