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type: "Bill"
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title: "Criminal cases; provide state with more direct appeal rights; provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal or certiorari by the state in criminal cases, so as to provide the state with more direct appeal rights; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, Title 17, Article 3A of Chapter 5 of Title 40, and Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties for controlled substances, criminal procedure, suspension of driver's license for certain drug offenses, and penal institutions, respectively, so as to enact provisions recommended by the Governor's Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform in Georgia; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to admissions and confessions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2013_14"
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identifier: "HB 349"
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citation: "Georgia HB 349 (2013_14)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["B.J. Pak", "Chad Nimmer", "Christian Coomer", "Mary Oliver", "Matt Hatchett", "Rich Golick"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2013-02-13"
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last_action: "2013-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2478fb7-928a-49a6-bd3d-295b8f49b267"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7163db985a35a9a63f8f26d3ede6cdae2d1eb6a6217ee53527da45655e746bdc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 349 (2013_14) — Criminal cases; provide state with more direct appeal rights; provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal or certiorari by the state in criminal cases, so as to provide the state with more direct appeal rights; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, Title 17, Article 3A of Chapter 5 of Title 40, and Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties for controlled substances, criminal procedure, suspension of driver's license for certain drug offenses, and penal institutions, respectively, so as to enact provisions recommended by the Governor's Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform in Georgia; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to admissions and confessions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 349/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135877.pdf)
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2. **HB 349/CSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133002.pdf)
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3. **LC 29 5484-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/130886.pdf)
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4. **LC 29 5525S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/131950.pdf)
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5. **SCSFA to HB 349** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135136.pdf)
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6. **Sen ctee sub LC 29 5646S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/134497.pdf)
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7. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 29 2166** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135067.pdf)
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8. **Sen floor amend 2 AM 29 2172** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135125.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **163–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- B.J. Pak — primary (person)
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- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
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- Christian Coomer — primary (person)
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- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
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- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Rich Golick — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-13** House Hopper
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- **2013-02-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2013-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2013-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-03-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-01** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-03-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2013-04-08** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-04-25** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2013-04-25** Act 84 `executive-signature`
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- **2013-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2478fb7-928a-49a6-bd3d-295b8f49b267`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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