Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; venue for certain petitions regarding state sexual offender registry; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Sexual Offender Risk Review Board, so as to provide for venue for certain petitions regarding the state sexual offender registry; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was converted from a committee report to a formal committee substitute, introducing a new list of sponsoring representatives. The substantive text regarding the sexual offender registry remains unchanged in this excerpt, though the formatting of the section header was slightly adjusted.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability appear unchanged based on the provided text, as the core legal amendments to the sexual offender registry were not altered.
TECHNICAL
Added a formal header identifying the document as a 'Committee Substitute' and listed the specific representatives sponsoring the bill.
Adjusted the indentation and spacing of the 'SECTION 1' header and the introductory text regarding the amendment to Code Section 42-1-12.
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
148–0
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 159
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic67
91% Yea
R
Republican92
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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