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GA SB 605

enacted

Prosecuting Attorneys; additional grounds for discipline of a district attorney or solicitor-general or for his or her removal or involuntary retirement from office; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding prosecuting attorneys, so as to provide for additional grounds for discipline of a district attorney or solicitor-general or for his or her removal or involuntary retirement from office; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-25
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-11 — Effective Date
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bill Cowsertprimary
  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-25

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-26

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-03

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-03-04

    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. 2026-03-19

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-03-27

    House Third Readers

    reading-3

  13. 2026-03-27

    House Passed/Adopted

    passage

  14. 2026-04-10

    Senate Sent to Governor

    executive-receipt

  15. 2026-05-11

    Senate Date Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  16. 2026-05-11

    Act 499

    executive-signature

  17. 2026-05-11

    Effective Date

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #658 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · pass · 34-18

    Member-level votes (53)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • 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: no
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: other
    • MALLOW: no
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: no
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: no
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: no
    • RHETT: no
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: no
    • STILL: other
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: no
    • WILLIAMS: yes
  • House Vote #783 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-27 · pass · 156-7

    Member-level votes (161)
    • ADESANYA: yes
    • ADEYINA: yes
    • ALEXANDER: yes
    • ALI: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: other
    • BAKER: other
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BARNES: no
    • BARRETT: yes
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: yes
    • BECKLES: yes
    • BELL: other
    • BERRY: yes
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: yes
    • BUCKNER: yes
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: yes
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: yes
    • CAMERON: yes
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: yes
    • CANNON: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: yes
    • CARTER: yes
    • CHASTAIN: yes
    • CHEOKAS: yes
    • CLARK: yes
    • CLIFTON: yes
    • COOPER: yes
    • CORBETT: yes
    • COX: yes
    • CRAWFORD: yes
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: yes
    • DAVIS: no
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: yes
    • DOUGLAS: yes
    • DRAPER: other
    • DRENNER: yes
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: yes
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: yes
    • FINCHER: yes
    • FLEMING: yes
    • FLOURNOY: yes
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: yes
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: yes
    • GILLIARD: yes
    • GISLER: yes
    • GLAIZE: yes
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: yes
    • GULLETT: yes
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HERRING: yes
    • HILTON: yes
    • HITCHENS: yes
    • HOLCOMB: yes
    • HOLLAND: yes
    • HOLLY: yes
    • HONG: yes
    • HORNER: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JASPERSE: yes
    • JENKINS: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • KAHAIAN: yes
    • KELLEY: yes
    • KENDRICK: yes
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: other
    • LIM: yes
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: yes
    • MARTIN: yes
    • MARTINEZ: yes
    • MATHIAK: yes
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: yes
    • MCCOLLUM: yes
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: yes
    • MEEKS: yes
    • MILLER: other
    • MITCHELL: yes
    • MOMTAHAN: yes
    • MOORE: yes
    • MYLES: other
    • NEAL: other
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: yes
    • OLALEYE: yes
    • OLIVER: yes
    • O'STEEN: yes
    • PANITCH: yes
    • PARIS: yes
    • PARK: yes
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: yes
    • POWELL: yes
    • PRINCE: other
    • REESE: other
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: yes
    • RICHARDSON: yes
    • RIDLEY: yes
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • ROMMAN: no
    • SAINZ: yes
    • SAMPSON: yes
    • SANCHEZ: no
    • SANTOS: yes
    • SCHOFIELD: no
    • SCOGGINS: yes
    • SCOTT: no
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SILCOX: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: yes
    • TARVIN: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: yes
    • WADE: yes
    • WASHBURN: yes
    • WERKHEISER: yes
    • WESTBROOK: yes
    • WILKERSON: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: yes
    • YEARTA: yes

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