Georgia CommonsSearch every collection
Search Georgia Commons
Bills, Supreme Court opinions, the Code and the two constitutions, and House and Senate meeting transcripts, in one search. Ask in plain words: the search ranks passages by meaning as well as by their words.
Filters:Georgia House of Representatives 2025 Clear filters
Found 92 matching documents.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 27, 2025 · Passed
Criminal procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has an intellectual disability; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 123 creates a pretrial process for Georgia courts to decide whether a defendant facing the death penalty has an intellectual disability, and bars execution for anyone found to have one.
SECTION 3. Said title is further amended by revising subsection (d) of Code Section 17-7-171, relating to time for a demand for speedy trial in capital cases, discharge and acquittal when no trial held before end of two court terms of demand, counting of terms in cases in which death penalty is sought, and special pleas of incompetency, as follows: "(d) If...
SECTION 4. Said title is further amended by revising subsection (b) of Code Section 17-10-35.1, relating to the review of pretrial proceedings when death penalty is sought, reports investigating reversible error, transmittal of reports to Supreme Court, orders regarding review, Attorney General assistance, res judicata, applicability, and waiver of rights,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 3, 2025 · Introduced
Quality Basic Education Act; history of Black Americans; provide coursework
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 706 would add the history of Black Americans to Georgia's required high school civics coursework and require every public school to hold at least one class period on the topic, encouraged to fall in February.
SECTION 1. Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended in Part 2, relating to competencies and core curriculum, by revising subsections (c) and (e) Code Section 20-2-142.1, relating to coursework in the founding philosophy and principles of the United States of...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 29, 2025 · Passed
Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 176 changes Georgia's rules for criminal appeals, creating a new process for defendants to seek late permission to appeal or request a new trial, and setting clearer deadlines for withdrawing guilty pleas.
House Bill 176 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Smith of the 18th, Gunter of the 8th, Evans of the 57th, and Miller of the 62nd A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Title 5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appeal and error, so as to change a provision relating to judgments deemed directly appealable; to change...
If the judge grants such motion, the defendant shall have 30 days to file an out-of-time motion for new trial or notice of appeal and the judge shall have the discretion to allow an extension of time for filing such motion or notice as set forth in Code Section 5-6-39. (3) An indigent defendant shall have the right to the assistance of counsel to seek any...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 21, 2025 · Passed
Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 582, the Georgia Survivor Justice Act, lets defendants and already-sentenced people use evidence of family violence, dating violence, or child abuse by an alleged victim to support self-defense claims and seek reduced sentences, while also rewriting the oath and misconduct rules for Georgia peace officers.
SECTION 10. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Survivor Justice Act."
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 13, 2025 · Introduced
Public Service Commission; discovery rights in proceedings; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A bill in the Georgia House would expand discovery rights before the Public Service Commission so that all parties in any PSC proceeding, not just gas companies in rate cases, can use civil court discovery tools like depositions.
(d) Any application or petition made by the commission, its agents, or its employees pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section shall be heard within 20 days of the filing of the application or petition, irrespective of whether any response to the application or petition has previously been made, and shall be disposed of promptly."
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 19, 2025 · Introduced
Criminal procedure; discovery in misdemeanor cases; change provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 525 would rewrite Georgia's discovery rules for misdemeanor criminal cases, requiring defendants who opt into discovery to share witness lists and alibi information with prosecutors in return.
(b) In all criminal trials the defendant shall be entitled to have If the defendant elects to have this article apply, the prosecuting attorney shall, at least ten days prior to trial of the case, disclose to the defendant a complete copy of any written scientific reports in the possession of the prosecution which will be introduced in whole or in part...
(b) The prosecuting attorney shall serve upon the defendant within five days of the defendant's written notice but no later than five days before trial, whichever is later, a written notice stating the names, addresses, dates of birth, and telephone numbers of the witnesses, if known to the state, upon whom the state intends to rely to rebut the defendant's...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 26, 2025 · Introduced
Courts; expedite and prioritize processes for termination of parental rights in certain cases involving parental incapacity and child maltreatment
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 639 would change Georgia's juvenile court rules to speed up and prioritize termination of parental rights in cases involving severe parental incapacity or chronic child abuse, tightening deadlines and adding new findings courts must make.
House Bill 639 By: Representatives Wiedower of the 121st, Efstration of the 104th, Cox of the 28th, Gaines of the 120th, Jasperse of the 11th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the juvenile code, so as to expedite and prioritize processes for the termination of...
SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds that although the efforts of the state's child welfare professionals to engage with families and resolve issues of maltreatment through the use of appropriate services is proper and fit, there are certain situations in which the child's right to grow and thrive in a safe, loving environment and to be cared for by a...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 3, 2025 · Engrossed
Motor vehicles; enforcement of speeding violations in school zones through automated traffic enforcement safety devices; repeal all laws
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate substitute for HB 225 would repeal the state law allowing school zone speed cameras and ban local governments from signing new or renewed camera enforcement contracts starting July 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. Said article is further amended by repealing Code Section 40-14-1.2, relating to agent not private investigator or subject to certain laws.
SECTION 3. Said article is further amended in Code Section 40-14-2, relating to permit required for use, use not authorized where officers paid on fee system, and operation by registered or certified peace officers, by repealing subsection (c).
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 26, 2025 · Passed
Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 651 rewrites Georgia's rules for school zone speed cameras, adding new penalties for misuse, requiring flashing warning lights, and requiring local voters to approve camera enforcement through a referendum starting in 2027.
SECTION 10. Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, is amended in Code Section 15-9-155, relating to prosecuting attorney's duties and authority in probate courts in counties in which there are no state courts, by revising subparagraph (a)(1)(A) as follows: "(A) In the prosecution of any violation of the laws or ordinances of...
SECTION 11. Said title is further amended in Code Section 15-18-6, relating to duties of district attorney, by revising paragraph (6) as follows: "(6) To prosecute civil actions to enforce any civil penalty set forth in Code Section 40-6-163 or 40-14-18 and to prosecute or defend any other civil action in the prosecution or defense of which the state is...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 3, 2025 · Introduced
Clark, Mr. Daryl Lee; compensate
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House resolution would compensate Daryl Lee Clark, who spent more than 25 years wrongly imprisoned for a Floyd County murder before being exonerated in 2022, with a payment of $1,917,128.
WHEREAS, based upon this newly discovered evidence of police misconduct, the withholding of critical and material evidence, false testimony, and grounds of actual innocence, on September 16, 2022, Georgia Innocence Project lawyers filed an Extraordinary Motion for New Trial (EMNT) and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus; and WHEREAS, on December 8, 2022,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 29, 2025 · Passed
Appellate practice; digital recording of certain trial proceedings; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 179 would let Georgia trial courts use digital audio or video recording systems instead of a live court reporter for many felony, misdemeanor, and civil proceedings, with specific rules for the most serious felony and death penalty cases.
(a) For any felony trial; for any post-indictment evidentiary hearing in a felony case excluding arraignments, guilty pleas, bond hearings, and any hearings in which no witness testifies; and for all proceedings in a case in which the prosecuting attorney has filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty In all felony cases, the transcript of evidence...
(d) Where a trial in any civil or criminal case is reported by a court reporter or recorded via a digital recording system, as defined in Code Section 15-14-22, and as provided for by uniform court rules adopted and published by order of the Supreme Court with the advice and consent of the council of the affected class or classes of trial courts, all...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 20, 2025 · Introduced
Motor vehicles; minimum speed limit of 50 miles per hour on certain highways; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A House substitute bill would set a 50 mile per hour minimum speed on interstates and Georgia Highway 400 where the posted limit is 65 mph or higher, taking effect July 1, 2027.
SECTION 1. Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed restrictions, is amended by revising Code Section 40-6-184, relating to impeding traffic flow, minimum speed limits, and slower driving in a passing lane, as follows: "40-6-184. (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to...
SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2027.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 4, 2025 · Passed
Eviction Service and Airplane Evictions Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 270 changes who can legally deliver eviction paperwork in Georgia, allowing an approved process server to serve eviction summonses in addition to sheriffs and constables.
SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
House Bill 270 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Reeves of the 99th, Leverett of the 123rd, Camp of the 135th, Silcox of the 53rd, Jenkins of the 136th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Code Section 44-7-51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance of summons, service, time for answer, and defenses and...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 13, 2025 · Introduced
Brady Law Regulations; three-day waiting period for purchase or transfer of certain firearms; require
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 4 would require a three business day waiting period before licensed gun dealers can complete most firearm sales or transfers in Georgia, with exceptions for weapons carry license holders.
SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
House Bill 4 By: Representative Au of the 50th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to require a three-day waiting period for the purchase or transfer of certain firearms; to provide for inspection; to provide for exceptions; to...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 13, 2025 · Introduced
Labor and industrial relations; protections for warehouse distribution center workers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 16 would create a new Georgia law protecting warehouse and distribution center workers from unsafe production quotas, giving them rights to paid breaks, safety training, and information about how their work speed is tracked.
(a) A covered employer shall establish, maintain, and preserve contemporaneous, true, and accurate records of the following: (1) The employee work speed data for each covered employee; (2) The aggregate employee work speed data for covered employees at the same warehouse distribution center; and (3) The written descriptions of the quotas a covered employee...
(c) The records requested pursuant to this Code section shall be provided at no cost to the current or former covered employee. (d) A covered employer shall provide any records requested pursuant to this Code section as soon as practicable, provided that the requested written descriptions of the quota shall be provided no later than two business days...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 18, 2025 · Introduced
Penal institutions; inmate be allowed to dress in plain clothes during trial proceedings; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would require jail and prison inmates to wear ordinary civilian clothing, not prison uniforms, when they appear in court for trial, and would bar officers from forcing shaved or clipped heads on defendants before trial.
House Bill 497 By: Representatives Clark of the 108th, Miller of the 62nd, Ridley of the 22nd, Jackson of the 68th, and Kendrick of the 95th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of detention generally, so as to provide that an inmate be allowed to dress in...
SECTION 1. Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of detention generally, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "42-5-58.1. It shall be unlawful for any sheriff, jailer, or other officer to require any person imprisoned in a penal institution to appear in any court for trial...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 5, 2025 · Passed
Appeal and error; declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding credibility of a peace officer; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 288 changes Georgia rules for sheriff candidates and creates a formal process for handling 'Giglio lists,' the lists prosecutors keep of police officers whose credibility as witnesses is in question.
(c) A law enforcement agency that receives notice from a prosecuting attorney that the name of an affected peace officer has been placed on a Giglio list shall forward a copy of such notice to the council within 30 days of receipt for review pursuant to Code Section 35-8-7.1."
SECTION 8. Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 35-8-14, which is designated as reserved, as follows: "35-8-14. (a) Upon receipt of notice from a prosecuting attorney that a peace officer employed by the law enforcement agency has been placed on a Giglio list, such agency shall provide a copy of such notice to the affected peace officer...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 17, 2025 · Introduced
Congress; reduce waiting period for determination and approval of disability benefits for individuals living with lupus; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House resolution urges Congress to speed up the federal disability benefits approval process for people living with lupus, calling for faster claims handling and better training for claims examiners.
House Resolution 41 By: Representatives Schofield of the 63rd, Mathiak of the 82nd, Jackson of the 68th, Scott of the 76th, Davis of the 87th, and others A RESOLUTION Urging Congress to reduce the waiting period for determination and approval of disability benefits for individuals living with lupus; to ensure equitable access to essential disability...
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Congress is urged to collaborate with medical experts, patient advocacy organizations, and community stakeholders to ensure that lupus patients receive fair and timely access to the disability benefits they deserve. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 20, 2025 · Passed
Motor vehicles; conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 551 rewrites Georgia's rules for temporary car tags, letting third parties run an electronic system for dealers to issue them, while also tightening rules on vehicle immobilization and unpaid car taxes through shell companies.
The department shall comply with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the 'Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,' in relation to the expedited review provided for in this subparagraph and the suspended dealer shall have the right to appeal any decision of the department in accordance with such chapter.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 27, 2025 · Introduced
House Study Committee on Civil Rights Protections; create
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A House resolution would create a five-member study committee to examine whether Georgia should adopt comprehensive state civil rights laws covering employment, housing, public accommodations, and public services.
House Resolution 757 By: Representatives Clark of the 108th, Evans of the 57th, Lim of the 98th, and Barnes of the 86th A RESOLUTION Creating the House Study Committee on Civil Rights Protections; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Georgia is one of the few states without comprehensive state civil rights laws protecting individuals from discrimination in...
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: (1) Creation of House study committee. There is created the House Study Committee on Civil Rights Protections. (2) Members and officers. The committee shall be composed of five members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Speaker...
Narrow the results
Counts are of the documents this search found.