HB 246

  • Georgia House Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Feb 04, 2025
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Courts; office of sheriff and training of peace officers; revise qualification requirements

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-16-1 and Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualification requirements for sheriff and exemptions and employment and training of peace officers, respectively, so as to require a person qualifying as a candidate for sheriff be a peace officer not under revocation or suspension by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for a penalty; to provide for submission of a form completed by the executive director of such council; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Feb 28, 2025

House

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Public Safety and Homeland Security

Feb 27, 2025

House

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

  • Referral-Committee
  • Withdrawal
Public Safety and Homeland Security

Feb 13, 2025

House

House Committee Favorably Reported

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Public Safety and Homeland Security

Feb 06, 2025

House

House Second Readers

Feb 05, 2025

House

House First Readers

Feb 04, 2025

House

House Hopper

Bill Text

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LC 56 0356S/hs PDF
LC 39 4539/a PDF

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