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| Bill | Criminal procedure; sentencing; change provisions | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to change provisions relating to sentencing; to provide credit for time served; to change provisions relating to the commencement of a sentence when the case has been appealed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | HB 984 | Georgia HB 984 (2019_20) |
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Georgia HB 984 (2019_20) — Criminal procedure; sentencing; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to change provisions relating to sentencing; to provide credit for time served; to change provisions relating to the commencement of a sentence when the case has been appealed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 984/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 28 9607/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 28 9675S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 28 9675S/hs (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 164–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
- Dar'shun Kendrick — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
- Steven Sainz — primary (person)
- William Boddie — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-02-20 House Hopper
- 2020-02-21 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2020-02-24 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2020-02-28 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-03-09 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2020-03-09 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2020-03-10 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2020-06-19 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-06-20 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2020-06-25 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2020-06-25 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2020-06-29 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2020-07-29 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2020-07-29 Act 503
executive-signature - 2021-01-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/477ec0b1-5694-4bea-a958-19a55fa45629. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).