GA HB752 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-03-13 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 10 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-03-13 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 25, Code Section 31-11-52, and Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to firefighter standards and training, certification and recertification of, and training for, paramedics and cardiac technicians, and employment and training of peace officers, respectively, so as to provide for training on encounters with individuals with physical, mental, or neurological conditions that impede the ability to communicate; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the development of a Peach Envelope Program by the Department of Driver Services to promote effective communication during encounters with individuals with physical, mental, or neurological conditions that impede the ability to communicate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Georgia SAFE (Support and Awareness for Fair Encounters) Act; enact
Sponsors
| Rep. Mekyah McQueen [D] | Rep. Carolyn Hugley [D] | Rep. Arlene Beckles [D] | Rep. Robert Flournoy [D] |
| Rep. Dewey McClain [D] | Rep. Dale Washburn [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-13 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2025-03-11 | House | House First Readers |
| 2025-03-10 | House | House Hopper |
Georgia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71277 |
| Text | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235793 |
