Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “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;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
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 conflict
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Where it is
Senate Hopper · Feb 18, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 3, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 3, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 4, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 6, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Apr 2, 2025
House Third Readers · Apr 2, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 8, 2025
Act 69 · May 8, 2025
Effective Date · May 8, 2025
The numbers
22
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Robertson, RandyGooch, SteveAlbers, JohnSummers, CardenBurns, MaxHufstetler, ChuckPayne, ChuckWilliams, RickHodges, MikeGinn, FrankGoodman, RussTillery, BlakeEchols, DrewStrickland, BrianHarbin, MartyAnderson, LeeHatchett, BoBeach, BrandonAnavitarte, JasonBrass, MattWatson, BenHilton, Scott
Recorded votes
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-04-02 · yea 100, nay 2, notVoting 7, excused 71
PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-03 · yea 37, nay 15, notVoting 3, excused 1
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 44THSenate · 2025-03-03 · yea 19, nay 34, notVoting 2, excused 1
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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