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| Bill | Bonds and Recognizances; conditions for unsecured judicial release on a person's own recognizance; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 17, Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15, Chapter 10 of Title 16, Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 42, and Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding bonds and recognizances, custody and release of child, offenses against public administration, pretrial release and diversion programs, and general provisions regarding registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, respectively, so as to provide for conditions for unsecured judicial release on a person's own recognizance; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for full-face bond requirements; to revise cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | SB 402 | Georgia SB 402 (2019_20) |
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Georgia SB 402 (2019_20) — Bonds and Recognizances; conditions for unsecured judicial release on a person's own recognizance; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 17, Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15, Chapter 10 of Title 16, Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 42, and Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding bonds and recognizances, custody and release of child, offenses against public administration, pretrial release and diversion programs, and general provisions regarding registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, respectively, so as to provide for conditions for unsecured judicial release on a person's own recognizance; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for full-face bond requirements; to revise cross-references; 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.
- As introduced LC 41 2315 (committee substitute) — source
- As passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
- SB402/AP* (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 46–8 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
- Butch Miller — primary (person)
- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
- John Albers — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-02-20 Senate Hopper
- 2020-02-21 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2020-02-26 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-02-27 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2020-03-03 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2020-03-03 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2020-03-04 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2020-03-05 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2020-06-23 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
withdrawal, referral-committee - 2020-06-24 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-06-25 House Postponed
- 2020-06-26 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2020-06-26 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2020-06-29 Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2020-08-03 Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2020-08-03 Act 547
executive-signature - 2021-01-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9fc50a4b-5344-453e-bc56-af3de9d7d8a8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).