SR 875 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

State-Wide Grand Juries; jurisdiction, powers, and duties; provide -CA

Summary
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for state-wide grand juries; to provide for the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of state-wide grand juries; to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for procedures for the summoning and empaneling of state-wide grand juries; to provide for a presiding judge; to provide that the Attorney General or his or her designee shall act as the legal adviser and prosecutor for such state-wide grand juries; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2026 Last action Mar 6, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026

How they voted

2716
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 48
Mar 6, 2026
D Democratic19
16 Nay 3
84% Nay
R Republican29
27 Yea 2
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 6, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (27-16-5)
senate
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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