GA HB 1288
died on adjournmentLaw enforcement officers and agencies; require consent or a court order to withdraw blood from persons who are to be incarcerated or are to be released for DNA testing
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1288 pass?
No. GA HB 1288 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-17): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 1288 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-161 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to collection of DNA samples and time and procedure for withdrawal of blood samples, so as to require consent or a court order to withdraw blood from persons who are to be incarcerated or are to be released for DNA testing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1288?
Terry Cummings, Robert Dawson, Robert Flournoy and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1288.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-161 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to collection of DNA samples and time and procedure for withdrawal of blood samples, so as to require consent or a court order to withdraw blood from persons who are to be incarcerated or are to be released for DNA testing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-11
- Latest action
- 2026-02-17 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Terry Cummingsprimary
- Robert Dawsonprimary
- Robert Flournoyprimary
- Esther Panitchprimary
- Arlene Becklesprimary
- Segun Adeyinaprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-11
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-12
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-17
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 63 0074/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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