2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB533: Wrongful Conviction Compensation Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 17 and 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure and General Assembly, respectively, so as to allow for wrongful conviction compensation claims; to provide for a short title; to provide for notice of claims; to require administrative law judges within the Office of State Administrative Hearings to hear and evaluate such claims; to provide for the burden of proof and evidence to be considered by an administrative law judge; to require the Supreme Court of Georgia and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to provide certain individuals with a copy of this Act; to provide for definitions; to exclude wrongful conviction compensation claims from the purview of the Claims Advisory Board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/19/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/4/2025100.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/20/2025101.4 KB