Georgia Senate Bill 526

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 12)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-19 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for the licensing and regulation of recovery residences; to provide for minimum standards; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for applications for licensing; to provide for provisional licensing; to provide for compliance; to provide for the denial, suspension, or revocation of licenses; to provide for enforcement actions; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for inspections; to provide for procedures and penalties relating to unlicensed recovery residences; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide legislative findings; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Mental Health; the licensing and regulation of recovery residences; provide

Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Clint Dixon [R]	Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]
Sen. Billy Hickman [R]	Sen. Mike Hodges [R]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Jason T. Dickerson [R]
Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-19	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-18	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73376
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243082