Georgia Senate Bill 204

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Vetoed on May 12 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-12 - Veto V10
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-7-70.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trial upon accusations in certain felony and misdemeanor cases and trial upon plea of guilty or nolo contendere, so as to allow for offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow

Sen. Colton Moore [R]	Sen. Michael Rhett [D]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]	Sen. Donzella James [D]
Sen. Sheikh Rahman [D]	Rep. Alan Powell [R]

2026-01-13 - Senate - Motion To Immediately Transmit To Governor: Senate Vote #495 (Y: 31 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-13 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #494 (Y: 32 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-04 - House - Passage: House Vote #429 (Y: 99 N: 74 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-04-04 - House - Table: House Vote #428 (Y: 75 N: 95 NV: 4 Abs: 6) [FAIL]
2025-03-06 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #211 (Y: 51 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-12		Veto V10
2026-05-12	Senate	Senate Date Vetoed by Governor
2026-04-10	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2026-01-13	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2025-04-04	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-04-04	House	House Third Readers
2025-04-04	House	House Third Readers
2025-03-31	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2025-03-27	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
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Tabled
2025-03-04	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2025-02-20	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-19	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70476
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232872
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235647
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237462
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239165
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239795
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239656
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70476#25182
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70476#25602
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70476#25591
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70476#25726
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70476#25727