GA SB 565
died on adjournmentPeace Officers; the definition of law enforcement unit and peace officer to include members of police forces of nonprofit private colleges and universities; revise
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 565 pass?
No. GA SB 565 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 (2026-03-19): House Committee Favorably Reported
What is GA SB 565 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to employment and training of peace officers, so as to revise the definition of law enforcement unit and peace officer to include members of police forces of nonprofit private colleges and universities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 565?
Randy Robertson, Jason Anavitarte, John Albers and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 565.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to employment and training of peace officers, so as to revise the definition of law enforcement unit and peace officer to include members of police forces of nonprofit private colleges and universities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-24
- Latest action
- 2026-03-19 — House Committee Favorably Reported
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Randy Robertsonprimary
- Jason Anavitarteprimary
- John Albersprimary
- Brian Stricklandprimary
- Bo Hatchettprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-24
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-25
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-03-04
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2026-03-04
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2026-03-06
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-09
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-03-19
House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
Versions
Documents
Votes
Senate Vote #624 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-04 · 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: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: other
- 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: other
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- 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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