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General Assembly; committees have ability to subpoena persons to testify for production of documents for examination by committees; provide

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

GA HB 475 · House Bill · 2021_22

Stage
Session ended
Started in
House
Sponsors
6
Latest action
Feb 18, 2021

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the General Assembly, so as to provide that committees of the General Assembly shall have the ability to subpoena persons to testify before such committees or for the production of documents for examination by the committees; to provide for procedures for the issuance of such subpoenas; to specify certain applications for subpoenas must meet additional requirements; to provide for the enforcement of such subpoenas; to provide that committees may swear witnesses who appear before such committees; to provide penalties for false testimony before such…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Feb 18, 2021

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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