SB 393 Georgia Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; duties and powers; revise; campus policemen and other security personnel of the university system; arrests for felony offenses

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 and Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the university system and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, respectively, so as to revise the duties and powers of certain law enforcement officers and agencies; to expand the power of campus policemen and other security personnel of the university system to make arrests for felony offenses; to codify the Legal Division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to expand the jurisdiction of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in regards to street gang terrorism and prevention; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Feb 19, 2020 Signed Jun 29, 2020
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jun 29, 2020
Signed into law
Act 390
upper
Jun 29, 2020
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Jun 26, 2020
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Jun 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Jun 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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