Courts; juvenile proceedings; use of a deadly weapon; revise a provision
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to revise a provision relating to the use of a deadly weapon; to provide for additional offenses where the superior court has exclusive jurisdiction in juvenile cases; 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 26, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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LC 48 1566S/hs
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LC 48 1566S/hcs
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to replace the original committee report with a committee substitute version, updating the sponsor list and formatting. The substantive legal content regarding juvenile code definitions remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; only procedural formatting and sponsor information were updated.
TECHNICAL
Replaced committee report header with committee substitute header and updated sponsor list
Adjusted line spacing and indentation formatting throughout the document
DEFINITION
Core legal definitions in Section 1 regarding aggravated assault remain identical
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
138–2
Passed · 19 other
Total votes 159
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic67
80% Yea
R
Republican92
91% 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 26, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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