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| Bill | Evidence; expert testimony in criminal cases; change rules | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to opinions and expert testimony, so as to change the rules of evidence regarding expert testimony in criminal cases; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2021_22 | HB 478 | Georgia HB 478 (2021_22) |
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Georgia HB 478 (2021_22) — Evidence; expert testimony in criminal cases; change rules
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to opinions and expert testimony, so as to change the rules of evidence regarding expert testimony in criminal cases; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 478/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 41 2837/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 44 1884S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 44 1884S/hs (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 138–25 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Bonnie Rich — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-02-16 House Hopper
- 2021-02-17 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2021-02-18 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2022-01-27 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-02-02 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2022-02-02 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2022-02-03 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2022-03-25 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2022-03-28 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2022-03-30 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2022-03-30 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2022-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2022-05-02 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2022-05-02 Act 743
executive-signature - 2022-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f5cd821e-3172-4867-b95c-4a2bf22f5d07. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).