Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow

Enrolled on 4/10/26

Summary

Amendment can translate this bill from legal jargon into easy-to-understand language. Sign up to try it for free.

  • Takes 30 seconds
  • Free
  • No credit card required

From the Legislature

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-7-70.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trial upon accusations in certain felony and misdemeanor cases and trial upon plea of guilty or nolo contendere, so as to allow for offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

DDDD
4
2
RR
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

31 Yea

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

21 Nay

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

1 Not Voting

R

2 Absent

DD

Calendar

Mar 3, 2025

10:00 AM

Senate Judiciary Committee

Mar 25, 2025

3:00 PM

House Judiciary Non-civil