A dispute over how to deal with drunk-driving cases, which had blocked Georgia’s effort to replace its archaic rules of evidence for more than a year, has been resolved.
The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday afternoon approved House Bill 24 by a voice vote. The bill thoroughly rewrites the 150-year-old rules of evidence in the Georgia Code, replacing them with language based on federal law. If the bill receives approval from the full House of Representatives, it must receive approval from the state Senate and Gov. Sonny Perdue to become law.
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