GA SB 7
died on adjournmentJails; certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff; require
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 7 pass?
No. GA SB 7 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 (2026-01-12): Senate Recommitted
What is GA SB 7 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding jails, so as to require that certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff under certain conditions; to provide for fee and fee cap; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 7?
John Albers, Randy Robertson, Brandon Beach and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 7.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding jails, so as to require that certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff under certain conditions; to provide for fee and fee cap; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-01-12 — Senate Recommitted
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- John Albersprimary
- Randy Robertsonprimary
- Brandon Beachprimary
- Shawn Stillprimary
- Chuck Payneprimary
- Brian Stricklandprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-14
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-01-15
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-02-06
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-10
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-01-12
Senate Recommitted
referral-committee
Versions
- As Introduced LC 47 3188Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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