2025-2026 Regular Session

HB354

Evidence; exclude certain communications made between attorney and client when client is in a penal institution

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-5-501 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certain communications privileged, so as to exclude from evidence certain communications made between attorney and client when the client is in a penal institution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: House Judiciary - Non-Civil
Last status date: February 12, 2025
Last status update: House Second Readers
Pending committee: Judiciary - Non-Civil
Author: Esther Panitch
Co-sponsors: Tyler Smith Stacey Evans Soo Hong Shea Roberts

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February 11, 2025 · House

Judiciary - Non-Civil

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

February 12, 2025
House House Second Readers
February 11, 2025
House House First Readers
February 10, 2025
House House Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 1964616
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB354.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00