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GA SB 482

died on adjournment

Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; persons requesting booking photographs to provide the first and last names of the individuals in the photographs; require

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 482 pass?

No. GA SB 482 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 (2026-03-27): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

What is GA SB 482 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 regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to require persons requesting booking photographs to provide the first and last names of the individuals in the photographs; to require requests for booking photographs to be made as separate requests; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 482?

Brian Strickland, Randy Robertson, Timothy Bearden and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 482.

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 regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to require persons requesting booking photographs to provide the first and last names of the individuals in the photographs; to require requests for booking photographs to be made as separate requests; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Latest action
2026-03-27 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Brian Stricklandprimary
  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • Timothy Beardenprimary
  • Blake Tilleryprimary
  • Tonya Andersonprimary
  • Kenya Wicksprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-09

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-10

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-19

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-20

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-03-06

    Senate Tabled

  6. 2026-03-06

    Senate Taken from Table

  7. 2026-03-06

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  8. 2026-03-06

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  9. 2026-03-09

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  10. 2026-03-10

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  11. 2026-03-27

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #659 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · pass · 53-0

    Member-level votes (53)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DICKERSON: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: other
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: yes
    • 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: other
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73034

Attribution

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