GA SB8 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-27 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-04-02 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #964 (Y: 26 N: 26 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2026-03-27 - House - Passage: House Vote #786 (Y: 115 N: 45 NV: 1 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2025-03-31 - House - Reconsider: House Vote #349 (Y: 94 N: 74 NV: 6 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-03-31 - House - Passage: House Vote #348 (Y: 79 N: 87 NV: 6 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2025-02-10 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #28 (Y: 51 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-27HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-27HouseHouse Third Readers
2026-03-25HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-04-04HouseHouse Withdrawn, Recommitted
2025-03-31HouseHouse Withdrawn, Recommitted
2025-03-31HouseHouse Reconsidered
2025-03-31HouseHouse Third Reading Lost
2025-03-31HouseHouse Third Readers
2025-02-27HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2025-02-12HouseHouse Second Readers
2025-02-11HouseHouse First Readers
2025-02-10SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
2025-02-10SenateSenate Third Read
2025-02-06SenateSenate Read Second Time
2025-02-05SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2025-01-15SenateSenate Read and Referred
2025-01-14SenateSenate Hopper

Georgia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69327
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/229860
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/231752
Texthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247222
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248634
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248633
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249026
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249015
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69327#24750
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69327#25408
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69327#25432
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69327#26385
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69327#26620

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