Georgia Senate Bill 207

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-2)
Status: Passed on May 12 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-12 - Effective Date 2026-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 26, 31, 33, and 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, insurance, and professions and businesses; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to firefighter standards and training; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Georgia Crime Information Center; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to first offenders; to amend Code Section 17-10-21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to vacating of sentence for trafficking victim defendants; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create

Sen. Brian Strickland [R]	Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]
Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]	Sen. Kim Jackson [D]	Sen. Blake Tillery [R]
Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Carden Summers [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. Ed Setzler [R]
Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Rep. Tyler Smith [R]

2026-04-02 - Senate - Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment To House Substitute: Senate Vote #946 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-31 - House - Agree To Sam To Hsub As Ham: House Vote #829 (Y: 160 N: 3 NV: 4 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-04-04 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #488 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-04 - Senate - Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment: Senate Vote #487 (Y: 52 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-04-04 - House - Passage: House Vote #433 (Y: 170 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #178 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-12		Effective Date 2026-07-01
2026-05-12		Act 628
2026-05-12	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2026-04-10	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2026-04-02	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2026-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
2025-04-04	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
2025-04-04	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-04-04	House	House Third Readers
2025-03-20	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
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
2025-03-03	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-02-28	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/70493
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232899
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235507
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239166
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249067
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239272
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248495
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70493#25149
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70493#25601
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70493#25712
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70493#25713
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70493#26476
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70493#26602