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GA SB 21

withdrawn

Local Governments; violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; waive sovereign and governmental immunities

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for a violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding jails, so as to require sheriffs, jailers, and deputies to honor immigration detainer requests issued by the Department of Homeland Security; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-03-19 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Blake Tilleryprimary
  • Matt Brassprimary
  • Larry Walker, IIIprimary
  • Marty Harbinprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • Bo Hatchettprimary
  • Brandon Beachprimary
  • Chuck Hufstetlerprimary
  • Carden Summersprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary
  • John F. Kennedyprimary
  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • Ed Setzlerprimary
  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Brian Stricklandprimary
  • Drew Echolsprimary
  • Colton Mooreprimary
  • Clint Dixonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-17

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-27

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-06

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-02-10

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2025-02-13

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  6. 2025-02-13

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  7. 2025-02-18

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  8. 2025-02-19

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  9. 2025-03-27

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-04

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

  11. 2026-03-19

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #53 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-02-13 · fail · 20-31

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: no
    • ANAVITARTE: no
    • ANDERSON: no
    • BEACH: no
    • BEARDEN: no
    • BRASS: no
    • BURNS: no
    • COWSERT: no
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DIXON: no
    • DOLEZAL: other
    • ECHOLS: no
    • ESTEVES: yes
    • GINN: no
    • GOOCH: no
    • GOODMAN: no
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: no
    • HARBISON: other
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: other
    • HICKMAN: no
    • HODGES: no
    • HUFSTETLER: no
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KENNEDY: no
    • KIRKPATRICK: no
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MERRITT: yes
    • MOORE: no
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: other
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: no
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: no
    • SETZLER: no
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: no
    • STRICKLAND: no
    • SUMMERS: no
    • TILLERY: no
    • WALKER, III: no
    • WATSON: no
    • WICKS: other
    • WILLIAMS: no

  • Senate Vote #54 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-02-13 · pass · 33-18

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: other
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: no
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: other
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: other
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: no
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MERRITT: no
    • MOORE: yes
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: other
    • PARKES: no
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: no
    • RHETT: no
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: other
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69478

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