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HB 288 — Appeal and error; declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding credibility of a peace officer; provide

House Date Signed by Governor

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 5, Chapter 4 of Title 9, Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15, and Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appellate practice, declaratory judgments, prosecuting attorneys, and criminal trials, respectively, so as to provide for declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding the credibility of a peace officer; to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to provide for review by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council of accusations of peace officer impairment as a witness; to provide for definitions; to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to grand juries, so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

House Date Signed by Governor

Legislative term
Georgia General Assembly 2025–2026
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber or committee
Georgia House of Representatives
Measure type
Bill
Introduced
Feb 6, 2025

Bill timeline (15)

Votes on this bill (3)

Sponsorships (1)

Brian Strickland

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Office service
State Senator · District 42 · From Jan 13, 2025
Role in source
Georgia sponsorType=3; sequence=7; Strickland, Brian; sponsorship listed in session 1033; start uses sourced bill introduction date
From
Feb 6, 2025

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