Georgia Senate Bill 61

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-27 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to delinquency, so as to provide for additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction for the trials of children 13 to 17 years of age to include the offenses of certain terroristic threats or acts involving public and private schools and attempt or criminal conspiracy to commit certain offenses; to provide for which such cases shall be subject to the class A designated felony act provisions of Code Section 15-11-602 upon transfer to a juvenile court; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Delinquency; additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction; provide

Sen. Greg Dolezal [R]	Sen. Clint Dixon [R]	Sen. Billy Hickman [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]
Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]
Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]
Sen. Blake Tillery [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Sen. David Lucas [D]
Rep. Tyler Smith [R]

2025-03-06 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #164 (Y: 33 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	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 By Substitute
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2025-03-04	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-01-30	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-01-29	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69639
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/230607
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234804
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235374
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247814
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235343
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69639#25135