Bill Commons

GA HB 246

withdrawn

Courts; office of sheriff and training of peace officers; revise qualification requirements

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

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Did GA HB 246 pass?

No. GA HB 246 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-04-04): House Withdrawn, Recommitted

What is GA HB 246 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-16-1 and Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualification requirements for sheriff and exemptions and employment and training of peace officers, respectively, so as to require a person qualifying as a candidate for sheriff be a peace officer not under revocation or suspension by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for a penalty; to provide for submission of a form completed by the executive director of such council; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 246?

Houston Gaines, Clint Crowe, Gerald Greene and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 246.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-16-1 and Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualification requirements for sheriff and exemptions and employment and training of peace officers, respectively, so as to require a person qualifying as a candidate for sheriff be a peace officer not under revocation or suspension by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for a penalty; to provide for submission of a form completed by the executive director of such council; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-04
Latest action
2025-04-04 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Houston Gainesprimary
  • Clint Croweprimary
  • Gerald Greeneprimary
  • Chris Erwinprimary
  • Danny Mathisprimary
  • Patty Marie Stinsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-04

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

  2. 2025-02-28

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  3. 2025-02-27

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

  4. 2025-02-13

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-06

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  6. 2025-02-05

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  7. 2025-02-04

    House Hopper

    introduction

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69851

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