Discovery; discovery in misdemeanor cases; change provisions
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action Mar 6, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
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