Georgia bishops express gratitude for passage of HB 123 - Georgia Bulletin

Georgia Senate Passes Bill Lowering Legal Standard for Intellectual Disability for Capital Defendants; Sends Bill to Governor’s Desk | Death Penalty Information Center

On March 31, 2025, the Georgia Senate, in a 53 – 1 vote, passed HB 123, send­ing the bill to Governor Brian Kemp’s desk to be signed. HB 123 pro­vides pre­tri­al hear­ings for cap­i­tal defen­dants to raise intel­lec­tu­al dis­abil­i­ty claims and would low­er the stan­dard of proof for those claims from ​“beyond a rea­son­able doubt” to a ​“pre­pon­der­ance of evi­dence,” in line with the oth­er 26 states that still retain the death penal­ty. T…

Georgia bishops express gratitude for passage of HB 123 - Georgia Bulletin

The Georgia Senate passed House Bill 123, a measure that protects vulnerable individuals from the death penalty, March 31. The House unanimously approved th ...