2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB218: Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide that the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts and shall be funded by funds appropriated or otherwise available to the judicial branch of state government; to amend Code Section 16-11-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2, so as to provide for exemptions for current and retired members, staff, and other employees of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/19/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/26/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/27/2025
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
4/2/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amend 1

3/7/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #431
4/4/2025
149
Yea
18
Nay
4
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #177
3/6/2025
34
Yea
21
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text4/5/202588.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/1/2025135.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/7/202595.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/27/202596.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/20/202598.5 KB