GA HB 1401
died on adjournmentPublic 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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Eric Gislerprimary
- Long Tranprimary
- Gabriel Sanchezprimary
- Eric Bellprimary
- Sam Parkprimary
- Ruwa Rommanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-19
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-20
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-24
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 63 0108/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
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