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GA SB 62

withdrawn

"Defend the Guard Act"; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 62 pass?

No. GA SB 62 was withdrawn on 2026-01-12 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-01-12): Senate Recommitted

What is GA SB 62 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state militia generally, so as to require an official declaration of war or an official action to call forth the state militia by the United States Congress before members of the Georgia National Guard may be released from state control to participate in active duty combat or combat support operations; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 62?

Colton Moore is the primary sponsor of GA SB 62.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state militia generally, so as to require an official declaration of war or an official action to call forth the state militia by the United States Congress before members of the Georgia National Guard may be released from state control to participate in active duty combat or combat support operations; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-29
Latest action
2026-01-12 — Senate Recommitted
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Colton Mooreprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-29

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-30

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-24

    Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

  4. 2025-02-27

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-28

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  6. 2026-01-12

    Senate Recommitted

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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