Georgia House Bill 997

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-03 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to limit the time that Department of Community Supervision can hold certain inmates in a county facility; to increase the amount of reimbursement paid to counties by the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles for housing inmates; to provide revised time periods for when such reimbursement begins and ends; to prohibit certain inmates from serving sentences in a county facility following conviction, revocation of probation, or revocation of parole; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Penal institutions; limit time that Department of Community Supervision can hold certain inmates in a county facility

Rep. Rob Leverett [R]	Rep. James Burchett [R]	Rep. Clint Crowe [R]	Rep. Danny Mathis [R]
Rep. Angie O'Steen [R]	Rep. Bill Hitchens [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-03	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-01-27	House	House Second Readers
2026-01-16	House	House First Readers
2026-01-15	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72276
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239975
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/244588