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GA SB 319

died on adjournment

"Dorothy Mae Smith Wright Act"; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 319 pass?

No. GA SB 319 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 (2025-03-04): Senate Read and Referred

What is GA SB 319 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide a standard by which state, county, and local law enforcement agencies authorize the engagement of vehicular pursuits; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 319?

Gail Davenport, Donzella James, Tonya Anderson and 8 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 319.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide a standard by which state, county, and local law enforcement agencies authorize the engagement of vehicular pursuits; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-03-03
Latest action
2025-03-04 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gail Davenportprimary
  • Donzella Jamesprimary
  • Tonya Andersonprimary
  • Josh McLaurinprimary
  • Harold Jones IIprimary
  • Freddie Powell Simsprimary
  • Ed Harbisonprimary
  • Derek Mallowprimary
  • Kim Jacksonprimary
  • Sheikh Rahmanprimary
  • RaShaun Kempprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-03

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-04

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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