2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB16: Public Officials; bail bond business; modify provisions

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous offenses concerning public officers and employees, so as to modify provisions relating to public officials engaging in the bail bond business; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/15/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/16/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
1/27/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
1/28/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/3/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/3/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
2/3/2025
Senate Transmitted House
Senate
2/4/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
2/24/2025
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate
2/25/2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Senate
2/25/2025
Act 1
2/25/2025
Effective Date 2025-02-25

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #65
2/21/2025
159
Yea
6
Nay
4
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #18
2/3/2025
51
Yea
2
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(2/25/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Matt Brass
Matt Brass
Republican

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/24/202571.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/3/202571.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/202570.2 KB