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Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia HB 123

Criminal procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has an intellectual disability; provide

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; to provide for a definition; to provide for notice of intent to claim intellectual disability; to provide for pretrial determination of intellectual disability; to provide for verdicts; to provide for capital case procedures; to provide for reports investigating reversible error; to provide for a standard of review; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 31, 2025
Senate		Senate Vote #354 - 2025-2026 Regular SessionpassSet your home in Georgia to see
Mar 31, 2025
House		House Vote #375 - 2025-2026 Regular SessionpassSet your home in Georgia to see
Mar 4, 2025
House		House Vote #160 - 2025-2026 Regular SessionpassSet your home in Georgia to see

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