2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB926: Second Chance Workforce Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for issuance of certificates by a court for purposes of demonstrating rehabilitation and good moral character;to amend Code Section 24-4-419 of the O.C.G.A., relating to admissibility of criminal history record information of an employee or former employee; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses; to amend Code Section 44-5-150 of the O.C.G.A., relating to search and notification for information identifying anatomical gift donor status; to amend Code Section 51-1-54 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to presumption of due care in hiring of person pardoned or who has obtained a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

1/11/2024
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/12/2024
House First Readers
House of Representatives
1/22/2024
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/20/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/20/2024
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/26/2024
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/28/2024
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/28/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/28/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/28/2024
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
4/3/2024
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/2/2024
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/2/2024
Act 550
5/2/2024
Effective Date 2024-05-02

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Senate Floor Amend 3 AM 49 0193

3/28/2024Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen floor amend 4 AM 33 2085

3/28/2024Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen floor amend 2 AM 39 0417

3/26/2024Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0411

3/26/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #871
3/28/2024
51
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #880
3/28/2024
155
Yea
10
Nay
7
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #588
2/29/2024
159
Yea
1
Nay
11
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/2/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/2/2024120.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/28/2024120.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/19/2024106.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/29/2024106.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/27/2024105.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/11/2024116.6 KB