Georgia Senate Bill 147

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 14 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-14 - Effective Date 2025-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of detention generally relative to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of an identification card and a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; provide

Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]
Sen. Nan Orrock [D]	Sen. Ed Harbison [D]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]	Sen. Lee Anderson [R]
Sen. David Lucas [D]	Sen. Freddie Sims [D]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Donzella James [D]
Sen. Frank Ginn [R]	Sen. Drew Echols [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]	Sen. Jason Esteves [D]
Sen. Sonya Halpern [D]	Sen. RaShaun Kemp [D]	Sen. Sally Harrell [D]	Sen. Blake Tillery [R]
Sen. Kenya Wicks [D]	Sen. Gail Davenport [D]	Sen. Harold Jones [D]	Sen. Kim Jackson [D]
Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]	Sen. Sheikh Rahman [D]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]
Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Derek Mallow [D]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Rep. William Werkheiser [R]

2025-03-31 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #360 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-28 - House - Passage: House Vote #337 (Y: 163 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - Senate - Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #215 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-14		Effective Date 2025-07-01
2025-05-14		Act 312
2025-05-14	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2025-04-07	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2025-03-31	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2025-03-28	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-03-28	House	House Third Readers
2025-03-20	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-03-11	House	House Second Readers
2025-03-10	House	House First Readers
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Tabled
2025-02-27	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-02-26	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2025-02-12	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-11	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70237
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232146
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235669
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236593
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238571
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235650
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70237#25186
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70237#25372
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70237#25460