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GA SB 527

died on adjournment

Sheriffs; candidates for the office of sheriff are certified peace officers at the time of qualifying as a candidate; require

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-16-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualification requirements for sheriff and exemptions, so as to require that candidates for the office of sheriff are certified peace officers at the time of qualifying as a candidate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-18
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-03-25 — House Committee Favorably Reported
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • Clint Dixonprimary
  • John Albersprimary
  • Marty Harbinprimary
  • Billy Hickmanprimary
  • Mike Hodgesprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • Jason T. Dickersonprimary
  • Lee Andersonprimary
  • Matt Brassprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Chuck Payneprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-18

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-19

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-24

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-25

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-03-03

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  6. 2026-03-03

    Senate Passed/Adopted

    passage

  7. 2026-03-04

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  8. 2026-03-06

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  9. 2026-03-25

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #610 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-03 · pass · 49-3

    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: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: other
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: other
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: yes
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: other
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: no
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • 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/73378

Attribution

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