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GA HB 1401

died on adjournment

Public Health, Department of; third-party audits of detention facilities that house federal immigration detainees; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1401 pass?

No. GA HB 1401 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 (2026-02-24): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 1401 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Department of Public Health, so as to provide for third-party audits of detention facilities that house federal immigration detainees; to provide for audit criteria; to provide for the selection of third-party auditors; to provide for reporting and publishing of annual audits; to provide for access to detention facilities to conduct annual audits; to provide for mechanisms to address a detention facility's substantial and ongoing noncompliance with federal detention standards; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1401?

Eric Gisler, Long Tran, Gabriel Sanchez and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1401.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Department of Public Health, so as to provide for third-party audits of detention facilities that house federal immigration detainees; to provide for audit criteria; to provide for the selection of third-party auditors; to provide for reporting and publishing of annual audits; to provide for access to detention facilities to conduct annual audits; to provide for mechanisms to address a detention facility's substantial and ongoing noncompliance with federal detention standards; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-19
Latest action
2026-02-24 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Eric Gislerprimary
  • Long Tranprimary
  • Gabriel Sanchezprimary
  • Eric Bellprimary
  • Sam Parkprimary
  • Ruwa Rommanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-19

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-20

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-24

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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