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GA HB 138

withdrawn

Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; establish basic and in-service training courses on de-escalation techniques and methods

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

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Did GA HB 138 pass?

No. GA HB 138 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-04-04): House Withdrawn, Recommitted

What is GA HB 138 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, so as establish basic and in-service training courses on de-escalation techniques and methods; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 138?

Yasmin Neal, Clint Crowe, Bill Hitchens are the primary sponsors of GA HB 138.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, so as establish basic and in-service training courses on de-escalation techniques and methods; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-27
Latest action
2025-04-04 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Yasmin Nealprimary
  • Clint Croweprimary
  • Bill Hitchensprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-04

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

  2. 2025-03-04

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2025-01-29

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2025-01-28

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  5. 2025-01-27

    House Hopper

    introduction

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69538

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