2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB384: Crimes and offenses; uniform oaths to be sworn by all peace officers; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abuse of governmental office and official oaths, respectively, so as to provide for uniform oaths to be sworn by all peace officers; to provide for aspirational language in such oaths; to limit the legal effect of any such aspirational language; to limit the crime of violation of oath of a public officer to codified oaths; to limit the violation of oath by a public officer to violations predicated on a separate felony; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/11/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/20/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/21/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #242
3/6/2025
171
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/6/202576.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/6/202576.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/12/202576.8 KB