2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB207: Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 26, 31, 33, and 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, insurance, and professions and businesses; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to firefighter standards and training; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Georgia Crime Information Center; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to first offenders; to amend Code Section 17-10-21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to vacating of sentence for trafficking victim defendants; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; 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
2/28/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/10/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment

Floor amend 1 AM 49 0279

4/4/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #433
4/4/2025
170
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment: Senate Vote #487
4/4/2025
52
Yea
1
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #488
4/4/2025
53
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #178
3/6/2025
55
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text4/4/202570.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/6/2025382.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/20/2025382.5 KB