2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB238: Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of police officers, so as to require the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; to provide for requirements for such course; to provide for collaborative course development with the Division of Aging Services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/21/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/25/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
4/2/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate
4/4/2025
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
4/4/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
4/4/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
4/9/2025
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Act 309
5/14/2025
Effective Date 2025-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Passage: Senate Vote #463
4/4/2025
52
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #177
3/4/2025
171
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/8/202575.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/4/202575.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/28/202573.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/5/202574.0 KB