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GA HR1390
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/4/2020
Primary Sponsor
Craig Gordon
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AI Summary
- Creates the House Study Committee on Bail Reform, composed of five House members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Directs the committee to study Georgia's bail and pretrial detention practices, noting that over 60% of incarcerated individuals in the state are in pretrial detention and roughly three out of four are held on nonviolent charges, with the majority held on bail of $1,000 or less
- Cites the annual cost to Georgia of pretrial detention at over $400 million and highlights that money-based bail disproportionately affects minority communities
- Limits committee member allowances to five days unless additional days are authorized, with funding from House of Representatives appropriations
- Requires the committee to file a report of findings and any proposed legislation with the Clerk of the House prior to the committee's abolishment date of December 1, 2020
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Bail Reform; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/9/2020
Full Bill Text
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