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ATLANTA — Substance-abuse centers would not be allowed to pay third parties to procure patients under legislation the Georgia House of Representatives passed unanimously Thursday.
Title: Victor Trammell for Your Black World News | Photo courtesy of Twitter via BET News February 23, 2021, marked the one-year anniversary of the tragic death of Ahmaud Arbery (pictured). Now Georgia has passed a law to overhaul citizen’s arrests, which will hopefully prevent murders like Arbery’s in the future. According to CNN, Georgia’s House of Representatives unanimously passed HB 479, a bill that “would roll back citizen’s arrest law in the state.” The bill still needs to go through Georgia’s state Senate and then get signed by Governor Brian Kemp. “After (Arbery’...
email The 25-year-old was killed a year ago on Feb. 23. Published March 10th Written by BET Staff Feb. 23 marks one year since the tragic death of Ahmaud Arbery and now Georgia has passed a law to overhaul citizen’s arrest, which will hopefully prevent killings like Arbery’s in the future. According to CNN, Georgia's House of Representatives unanimously passed HB 479, a bill that “would roll back citizen's arrest law in the state.” The bill still needs to go through the state Senate and then get signed by Gov. Brian Kemp. Republican state Rep. Bert Reeves, lead sponsor of th...
Georgia moves to repeal citizen's arrest law after Ahmaud Arbery death By AP author Ahmaud Arbery ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives voted unanimously on Monday to repeal a citizen's arrest law predating the Civil War, acting little more than a year after the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man pursued by armed white men. The House voted 173-0 for House Bill 479 after a debate weighted with Georgia's white supremacist history. The unanimous vote left supporters elated. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed the bill, which now goes to the Senate for more debate. "We ...
Georgia House votes to repeal Civil War-era citizen's arrest law a year after Ahmaud Arbery killed March 9, 2021 / 6:29 AM / CBS/AP Bodycam footage sheds light on Ahmaud Arbery killing The Georgia House of Representatives voted unanimously on Monday to repeal a citizen's arrest law predating the Civil War, acting little more than a year after the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man pursued by armed White men. The House voted 173-0 for House Bill 479 after a debate weighted with Georgia's white supremacist history. Rep. Bert Reeves (R-Marietta), left, and Rep. Al Williams (D-...