2023-2024 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
HB126: Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision
Legislative Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appellate practice, so as to change a provision relating to judgments deemed directly appealable; to provide for a definition; to provide for an out-of-time remedy for certain types of postjudgment relief in criminal cases; to provide for procedure and time frames; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
1/30/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/31/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/1/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/2/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/20/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/20/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/23/2023
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/29/2023
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/29/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/29/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/7/2024
House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
Senate Insisted
Senate
3/28/2024
House Insisted
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
House Conference Committee Appointed 18th, 104th, 176th
House of Representatives
3/28/2024
Senate Conference Committee Appointed 17th, 18th, 14th
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #405
3/30/2023
46
Yea
7
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #197
3/6/2023
172
Yea
1
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 4
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor

Tyler Smith
Republican