Georgia - Session 1033
Title: "Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act""; establish"
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 establish the "Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act""; to provide for a short title; to provide for eligibility; to provide for definitions; to provide for the compensation of wrongfully incarcerated persons; to provide for requisition procedures and for certification of eligibility for compensation; to provide for criminal records checks; to provide for the calculation, payment, and limit of such compensation; to provide for waivers and release; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-13 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-02-18 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-02-18 | Latest Action | Senate Read and Referred |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1097 | Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide | passed_upper |
| HB 1138 | Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact | failed |
| HB 171 | Crimes and offenses; obscenity; repeal and replace Code Section 16-12-80 | in_committee |
| HB 668 | Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs | passed_upper |
| SB 29 | DNA Sampling, Collection, and Analysis; collection of DNA samples of individuals arrested for the commission of a felony at the time such individuals are booked or otherwise processed by a detention facility; provide | failed |
| SB 398 | Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance, and Related Offenses; criminal offenses of virtual peeping; establish | in_committee |
| SB 572 | Criminal Prosecutions; an additional justification for use of force in defense of self or others; provide | in_committee |
| SB 61 | Delinquency; additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction; provide | in_committee |