Crimes and Offenses; family violence battery; change penalty provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-23.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to battery, so as to change penalty provisions relating to family violence battery; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2015
Committee Review
Mar 2016
Senate Passage
Feb 2016
House Passage
Mar 2016
Signed into Law
May 2016
Introduced Mar 2, 2015
Signed May 3, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2016
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 38
Feb 2, 2016
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 3, 2016
Signed into law
Act 518
upper
May 3, 2016
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 24, 2016
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 15, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 10, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 2, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Jan 27, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 3, 2015
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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