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GA SB 117

died on adjournment

Public Officers and Employees; a misdemeanor offense for violations regarding complaints by public employees; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 117 pass?

No. GA SB 117 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 (2026-01-12): Senate Recommitted

What is GA SB 117 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public officers and employees, so as to provide a misdemeanor offense for violations regarding complaints by public employees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 117?

Rick Williams, Chuck Payne, Lee Anderson and 4 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 117.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public officers and employees, so as to provide a misdemeanor offense for violations regarding complaints by public employees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-06
Latest action
2026-01-12 — Senate Recommitted
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rick Williamsprimary
  • Chuck Payneprimary
  • Lee Andersonprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • Brian Stricklandprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary
  • Mike Hodgesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-10

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-27

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-02-28

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-01-12

    Senate Recommitted

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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