Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16, Chapter 4 of Title 30, and Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, rights of persons with disabilities, and uniform rules of the road, respectively, so as to change references to assistance and...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16, Chapter 4 of Title 30, and Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, rights of persons with disabilities, and uniform rules of the road, respectively, so as to change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs; to provide for definitions and conforming changes; to provide for a criminal penalty for a person who causes death or physical harm to a service dog; to provide for excepti
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 27, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 28, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 3, 2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted · Mar 3, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 6, 2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted · Apr 4, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 25, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 6, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 9, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 18, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Tabled · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Taken from Table · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 27, 2026
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Mar 31, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 440 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Thomas, BradSeabaugh, DevanWashburn, DaleMcCollum, DerrickDempsey, KatieTaylor, DarleneKirkpatrick, Kay
Recorded votes
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2026-03-31 · yea 168, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 7
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-27 · yea 47, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 5
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-06 · yea 168, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 8
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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