GA SB 527
died on adjournmentSheriffs; candidates for the office of sheriff are certified peace officers at the time of qualifying as a candidate; require
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 527 pass?
No. GA SB 527 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 (2026-03-25): House Committee Favorably Reported
What is GA SB 527 about?
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.
Who sponsors GA SB 527?
Randy Robertson, Clint Dixon, John Albers and 9 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 527.
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
- 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
2026-02-18
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-19
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-03-03
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2026-03-03
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2026-03-04
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-06
House Second Readers
reading-2
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.
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