2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB204: 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

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/10/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Table: House Vote #428
4/4/2025
75
Yea
95
Nay
4
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passage: House Vote #429
4/4/2025
99
Yea
74
Nay
2
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #211
3/6/2025
51
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text4/4/202586.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/26/202584.3 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/6/202576.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/20/202575.1 KB