HB 549 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reimbursement of training expenses by subsequent employer of peace officer, collection procedure, and required documentation, so as to extend the time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer of a peace officer may be sought; to provide for types of training eligible for reimbursement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Signed May 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

LC 39 4641/a HB 549/AP* · 2 edits
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The bill's title was updated to reflect that it has been passed by both the House and Senate, indicating it is now in its final amended form. A technical change was made to the page number and bill identifier, updating the reference from the original LC 39 4641 to LC 39 4641/AP.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope and applicability remain unchanged; the updates are administrative and reflect the bill's legislative status.
TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to indicate its current legislative status.

The page header was updated to change the bill identifier from 'LC 39 4641' to 'LC 39 4641/AP' and adjusted the page number from 25 to 26.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2026 · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

412
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Mar 27, 2026
D Democratic18
14 Yea 4
77% Yea
R Republican29
27 Yea 2 Nay
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
5
May 6, 2026
Signed into law
Act 422
upper
May 6, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 13, 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
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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