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GA HB 1255

died on adjournment

Criminal procedure; motions and discovery; modify provisions

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 and Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure and subpoenas and notice to produce, respectively, so as to modify provisions relating to motions and discovery in criminal cases; to modernize discovery processes; to revise provisions relating to service of subpoenas; to amend Code Section 35-3-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to responsibilities of the Division of Forensic Sciences, so to correct a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-03-06 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tyler Paul Smithprimary
  • Soo Hongprimary
  • Rob Leverettprimary
  • Esther Panitchprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-09

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-10

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-11

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-03-06

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73025

Attribution

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