Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reimbursement of training expenses by subsequent employer of peace officer, collection procedure, and required documentation, so as to extend the time frame for which reimbursement of...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reimbursement of training expenses by subsequent employer of peace officer, collection procedure, and required documentation, so as to extend the time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer of a peace officer may be sought; to provide for types of training eligible for reimbursement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 20, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 21, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 24, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 27, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 6, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 10, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Tabled · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Taken from Table · Jan 12, 2026
Senate Recommitted · Jan 12, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 3, 2026
Senate Tabled · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Taken from Table · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 27, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 6, 2026
Act 422 · May 6, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Seabaugh, DevanMcDonald III, LaurenMcCollum, DerrickLumsden, EddieHitchens, BillPrince, BrianBearden, Timothy
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-27 · yea 47, nay 2, notVoting 2, excused 5
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-06 · yea 164, nay 0, notVoting 12, excused 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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