2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB185: Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to prohibit the use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations by the Board of Corrections relating to such prohibitions and exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/18/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/19/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/26/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
2/27/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/4/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0446

3/3/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #391
4/2/2025
100
Yea
2
Nay
7
Not Voting
71
Absent
Result: PASSED
Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 44th: Senate Vote #127
3/3/2025
19
Yea
34
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passage: Senate Vote #128
3/3/2025
37
Yea
15
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED