Georgia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

SB 204: Allow for offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney

Passage · March 6, 2025 · Yeas 51, nays 4

What the bill does

The bill allows offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies or certain other offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney, and sets conditions for doing so.

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The bill’s caption, as the Journal prints it with this vote
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-7-70.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trial upon accusations in certain felony and misdemeanor cases and trial upon plea of guilty or nolo contendere, so as to allow for offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 22 · Nay 0 · Not voting 1
Republicans
Yea 29 · Nay 4

Majority Leader Steve Gooch voted nay.

Bill
SB 204
Motion
Passage
Date
March 6, 2025
Session
2025 Regular Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 51, nays 4; 1 didn't vote (1 excused, 0 abstained)

Official record: the Journal (PDF) ↗

The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted

Yea (51)

Nay (4)

Excused (1)