2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB8: Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/14/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/15/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/5/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
2/6/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/10/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/10/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
2/11/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
House Third Reading Lost
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
House Reconsidered
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #348
3/31/2025
79
Yea
87
Nay
6
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: FAILED
Reconsider: House Vote #349
3/31/2025
94
Yea
74
Nay
6
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #28
2/10/2025
51
Yea
1
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/10/202580.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/15/202579.9 KB