HB 1553 Georgia House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Bishop's Law; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to board and Department of Corrections, so as to provide for adoption of rules and regulations by the board of the Department of Corrections; to provide for the adoption of a rule relating to housing an inmate convicted of murder of a peace officer killed in the line of duty in a close security facility; to provide for the adoption of a rule relating to any transfer of such inmate to a lower security facility; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2022 Last action Mar 29, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 15, 2022

How they voted

1390
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 146
Mar 15, 2022
D Democratic59
54 Yea 5
91% Yea
R Republican87
85 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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