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GA SB 615

died on adjournment

Incorporation of Municipal Corporations; county police services for qualified municipalities; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 615 pass?

No. GA SB 615 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 (2026-03-04): Senate Read and Referred

What is GA SB 615 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to provide for county police services for qualified municipalities; to hold certain agreements void; to provide for special service districts to raise funds for police services for qualified municipalities; to prohibit qualified municipalities from taking control of, maintaining, or responsibility for certain infrastructure; to provide for exceptions; to provide qualified municipalities access to certain provisions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 615?

Donzella James, Sheikh Rahman, Ed Harbison and 1 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 615.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to provide for county police services for qualified municipalities; to hold certain agreements void; to provide for special service districts to raise funds for police services for qualified municipalities; to prohibit qualified municipalities from taking control of, maintaining, or responsibility for certain infrastructure; to provide for exceptions; to provide qualified municipalities access to certain provisions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-03-03
Latest action
2026-03-04 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Donzella Jamesprimary
  • Sheikh Rahmanprimary
  • Ed Harbisonprimary
  • Randal Manghamprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-03

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-04

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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