GA SB 159
died on adjournmentCriminal Procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; provide
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 159 pass?
No. GA SB 159 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-02-13): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 159 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; to provide for a definition; to provide for notice of intent to claim intellectual disability; to provide for pretrial determination of intellectual disability; to provide for verdicts; to provide for capital case procedures; to provide for reports investigating reversible error; to provide for a standard of review; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 159?
Kim Jackson, Josh McLaurin are the primary sponsors of GA SB 159.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; to provide for a definition; to provide for notice of intent to claim intellectual disability; to provide for pretrial determination of intellectual disability; to provide for verdicts; to provide for capital case procedures; to provide for reports investigating reversible error; to provide for a standard of review; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-12
- Latest action
- 2025-02-13 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Kim Jacksonprimary
- Josh McLaurinprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-12
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-13
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As introduced LC 48 1472Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
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