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GA HB982
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/20/2020
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Jones
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AI Summary
- Cited as "Hailie's Amendment," the bill revises Georgia law governing court continuances and stays granted to General Assembly members, their attorneys, Office of Legislative Counsel staff, and designated leadership staff when they are parties or lead counsel in civil and criminal cases.
- Mandatory continuances and stays cover the 7 days before any regular or extraordinary session, the duration of the session, the first 3 weeks after recess or adjournment (including sine die), and any day a member has a legislative committee meeting, national legislative conference, caucus meeting, or study committee meeting.
- Excludes criminal cases involving alleged violations under Chapters 5 and 6 of Title 16 (crimes against the person and sexual offenses) from both the automatic continuance provisions and the discretionary continuance provisions.
- For times not covered by the automatic stay, members may request a continuance by written certification of legislative duties; opposing counsel, alleged victims, or the court have 10 days to object, and absent a court ruling denying the request, the continuance is granted as a matter of law.
- Applies retroactively to all cases currently pending before any Georgia court and takes effect upon the Governor's approval or upon becoming law without such approval.
Legislative Description
Civil practice; granting of continuances and stays in civil and criminal cases at certain times and intervals for members and certain staff of the General Assembly; provide for and revise
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/24/2020
Full Bill Text
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