GA SB 202

died on adjournment

Discovery; discovery in misdemeanor cases; change provisions

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to discovery, so as to change provisions relating to discovery in misdemeanor cases; to provide for a defendant to opt into reciprocal discovery similar to provisions in felony cases; to require the defendant to provide the prosecuting attorney with a list of witness and alibi information; to provide for procedure; to provide for sanctions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced: 2025-02-19
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-03-06 — Senate Tabled
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2025-02-19
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-20
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-03-06
Senate Tabled

Versions

As introduced LC 49 2176Compare

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70496

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