Obstruction of Public Administration; offense of transmitting a false public alarm; enhance penalties
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to enhance penalties for the offense of transmitting a false public alarm; to revise restitution provisions for such offense; to provide for and revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 29, 2024
Signed May 1, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House Mar 11, 2024
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican29
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 1, 2024
Signed into law
Act 512
upper
May 1, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
30 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Clint Dixon
RRepublican
P
David Lucas
DDemocratic
P
Derek Mallow
DDemocratic
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
Emanuel Jones
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Jason Anavitarte
RRepublican
P
Jason Esteves
DDemocratic
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Kim Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Nikki Merritt
DDemocratic
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
P
Shelly Echols
RRepublican
P
Sonya Halpern
DDemocratic
P
Tonya Anderson
DDemocratic
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