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GA HB 545

withdrawn

Terry Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 545 pass?

No. GA HB 545 was withdrawn on 2026-03-04 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): House Postponed

What is GA HB 545 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 5-6-42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for preparation and filing of transcript of evidence and proceedings where appellant designates matter to be omitted from record on appeal and extensions of time for completion of transcript, so as to provide for transcript requests; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 545?

Sheila Jones is the primary sponsor of GA HB 545.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 5-6-42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for preparation and filing of transcript of evidence and proceedings where appellant designates matter to be omitted from record on appeal and extensions of time for completion of transcript, so as to provide for transcript requests; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2026-03-04 — House Postponed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sheila Jonesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-21

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-24

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2025-02-26

    House Committee Favorably Reported

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  5. 2025-04-04

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

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  6. 2026-02-06

    House Committee Favorably Reported

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  7. 2026-03-03

    House Postponed

  8. 2026-03-04

    House Postponed

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70582

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:19:40.450420Z

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