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SB 159

Georgia Senate bill in Session 1033.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 13, 2025.

Criminal Procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; provide.

Bill ID GA-1033-SB-159
Session 1033
Status in_committee
Committee Judiciary
Senate in_committee 2025-02-13
Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; to provide for a definition; to provide for notice of intent to claim intellectual disability; to provide for pretrial determination of intellectual disability; to provide for verdicts; to provide for capital case procedures; to provide for reports investigating reversible error; to provide for a standard of review; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsor
Jackson, Kim
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-12 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-02-13 Status in_committee
2025-02-13 Latest Action Senate Read and Referred
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