2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB61: Delinquency; additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to delinquency, so as to provide for additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction for the trials of children 13 to 17 years of age to include the offenses of certain terroristic threats or acts involving public and private schools and attempt or criminal conspiracy to commit certain offenses; to provide for which such cases shall be subject to the class A designated felony act provisions of Code Section 15-11-602 upon transfer to a juvenile court; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/30/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/10/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0245

3/6/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #164
3/6/2025
33
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Judiciary - Non-Civil(House of Representatives)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/6/2025117.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/3/2025115.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/29/2025125.1 KB