GA SB 204

enacted

Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 204 pass?

Yes. GA SB 204 has been enacted into law as of 2026-05-12. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Veto V10

What is GA SB 204 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-7-70.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trial upon accusations in certain felony and misdemeanor cases and trial upon plea of guilty or nolo contendere, so as to allow for offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 204?

Colton Moore, Michael 'Doc' Rhett, Elena Parent and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 204.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-19
Latest action: 2026-05-12 — Veto V10
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-19
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-20
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-03-03
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-04
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2025-03-06
Senate Tabled
2025-03-06
Senate Taken from Table
2025-03-06
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2025-03-06
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-03-10
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-03-11
House Second Readers
reading-2
2025-03-27
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-31
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
referral-committee,withdrawal
2025-04-04
House Third Readers
reading-3
2025-04-04
House Third Readers
reading-3
2025-04-04
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2026-01-13
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2026-04-10
Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-12
Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-12
Veto V10
executive-veto

Versions

As Introduced LC 49 2247Compare
As Passed SenateCompare
LC 48 1608S/hssCompare
Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0496Compare
LC 49 2425S/hrcsCompare
SB 204/AP*Compare

Documents

Votes

Senate Vote #211 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-06 · pass · 51-4
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: no
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: other
- MERRITT: yes
- MOORE: no
- ORROCK: yes
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: no
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: no
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
House Vote #428 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-04-04 · fail · 75-95
Member-level votes (165)
- ADESANYA: yes
- ADEYINA: yes
- ALEXANDER: yes
- ANDERSON: no
- AU: yes
- BAKER: other
- BALLARD: no
- BALLINGER: no
- BARNES: yes
- BARRETT: no
- BARTON: no
- BAZEMORE: yes
- BECKLES: yes
- BELL: yes
- BENNETT: yes
- BERRY: yes
- BLACKMON: no
- BONNER: no
- BUCKNER: yes
- BURCHETT: no
- BURNOUGH: yes
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: no
- CAMERON: no
- CAMP: no
- CAMPBELL: yes
- CANNON: yes
- CARPENTER: no
- CARSON: no
- CARTER: yes
- CHASTAIN: no
- CHEOKAS: no
- CLARK: no
- CLIFTON: no
- COOPER: no
- CORBETT: no
- COX: no
- CRAWFORD: yes
- CROWE: no
- CUMMINGS: yes
- DAVIS: yes
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: no
- DEMPSEY: no
- DICKEY: no
- DONATUCCI: no
- DOUGLAS: yes
- DRAPER: yes
- DRENNER: yes
- DUBNIK: no
- DUNAHOO: no
- EFSTRATION: no
- EHRHART: no
- ERWIN: no
- EVANS: yes
- FLEMING: no
- FLOURNOY: yes
- FORD: no
- FRANKLIN: no
- FRYE: yes
- GAINES: no
- GAMBILL: no
- GILLIARD: yes
- GLAIZE: yes
- GREENE: no
- GRIFFIN: yes
- GULLETT: no
- GUNTER: no
- HAGAN: no
- HATCHETT: no
- HAWKINS: no
- HEFFNER: yes
- HENDERSON: other
- HERRING: yes
- HILTON: no
- HITCHENS: no
- HOLCOMB: yes
- HOLLAND: yes
- HOLLY: yes
- HONG: no
- HORNER: no
- HOWARD: no
- HUDDLESTON: no
- HUGLEY: yes
- HUTCHINSON: other
- JACKSON: yes
- JASPERSE: no
- JENKINS: no
- JONES: no
- KAHAIAN: no
- KELLEY: no
- KENDRICK: yes
- LAHOOD: no
- LEVERETT: no
- LEWIS-WARD: yes
- LIM: yes
- LUMSDEN: no
- LUPTON: yes
- MARTIN: other
- MARTINEZ: no
- MATHIAK: no
- MATHIS: no
- MCCLAIN: yes
- MCCOLLUM: no
- MCDONALD III: no
- MCQUEEN: yes
- MEEKS: no
- MILLER: yes
- MITCHELL: yes
- MOMTAHAN: no
- MOORE: yes
- MYLES: yes
- NEAL: yes
- NEW: no
- NEWTON: no
- OKOYE: yes
- OLALEYE: yes
- OLIVER: yes
- O'STEEN: no
- PANITCH: yes
- PARIS: yes
- PARK: yes
- PARRISH: no
- PARSONS: no
- PERSINGER: no
- PETREA: no
- POWELL: no
- PRINCE: yes
- REESE: yes
- REEVES: other
- RHODES: no
- RICE: no
- RICHARDSON: no
- RIDLEY: no
- ROBERTS: yes
- ROMMAN: yes
- SAINZ: no
- SAMPSON: yes
- SANCHEZ: other
- SANTOS: yes
- SCHOFIELD: yes
- SCOGGINS: no
- SCOTT: yes
- SEABAUGH: no
- SHARPER: yes
- SILCOX: other
- SMITH: no
- STEPHENS: no
- STINSON: yes
- TARVIN: no
- TAYLOR: yes
- THOMAS: no
- TOWNSEND: no
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: no
- WASHBURN: no
- WERKHEISER: no
- WESTBROOK: yes
- WIEDOWER: other
- WILKERSON: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
- WILLIAMS, JR.: no
- WILLIAMSON: no
- WILLIS: yes
- YEARTA: no
House Vote #429 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-04-04 · pass · 99-74
Member-level votes (165)
- ADESANYA: no
- ADEYINA: no
- ALEXANDER: no
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: no
- BAKER: other
- BALLARD: yes
- BALLINGER: yes
- BARNES: no
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: no
- BECKLES: no
- BELL: no
- BENNETT: no
- BERRY: no
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: no
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: no
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: no
- CANNON: no
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: no
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: no
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: no
- DAVIS: no
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: no
- DRAPER: no
- DRENNER: no
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: no
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: no
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: no
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: no
- GLAIZE: no
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: no
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HEFFNER: no
- HENDERSON: other
- HERRING: no
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: no
- HOLLAND: no
- HOLLY: no
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: no
- HUTCHINSON: other
- JACKSON: no
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: yes
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: no
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: no
- LIM: no
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: no
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: no
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: no
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: no
- MITCHELL: no
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: no
- MYLES: no
- NEAL: no
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: no
- OLALEYE: no
- OLIVER: no
- O'STEEN: yes
- PANITCH: no
- PARIS: no
- PARK: no
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: no
- REESE: no
- REEVES: other
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: no
- ROMMAN: no
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: no
- SANCHEZ: no
- SANTOS: no
- SCHOFIELD: no
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: no
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SHARPER: no
- SILCOX: other
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: yes
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: no
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: no
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: yes
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: no
- WIEDOWER: yes
- WILKERSON: no
- WILLIAMS: no
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: no
- YEARTA: yes
Senate Vote #494 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-01-13 · pass · 32-21
Member-level votes (53)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: no
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: no
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: no
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: no
- JONES: other
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: no
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: no
- MERRITT: no
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: other
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes
Senate Vote #495 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-01-13 · pass · 31-21
Member-level votes (53)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: no
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: no
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: no
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: no
- JONES: other
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: no
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: no
- MERRITT: no
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: other
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: other
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes

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Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70476

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