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Georgia General Assembly · SB 535 · Senate Date Signed by Governor (Act 412)

Mental Health; the re-creation of community service boards; provide

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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to provide for the re-creation of community service boards; Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to provide for the re-creation of community service boards; to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to meetings open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and teleconferences, so as to revise a provision authorizing community service boards to conduct teleconference meetings under certain circumstances; to
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Senate Hopper · Feb 19, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 20, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 24, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Third Read · Feb 26, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 26, 2026
House First Readers · Mar 3, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 4, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 12, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 16, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 16, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 5, 2026
Act 412 · May 5, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Kirkpatrick, KayCooper, Sharon

Recorded votes

PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-16 · yea 130, nay 31, notVoting 9, excused 10
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-02-26 · yea 45, nay 2, notVoting 2, excused 7
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2026).