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GeorgiaHB 11312025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide

Sponsored By: Soo Hong (Republican), Matt Reeves (Republican), Steven Sainz (Republican), Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), Tyler Paul Smith (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Lower cash deposit cap for bail companies

Professional bail companies qualify after operating continuously in a county for at least 18 months. Their maximum required cash escrow deposit drops from $1 million to $500,000. Required cash escrow or other collateral also remains capped at 5% of current outstanding bail bond liability.

Family cash bonds escape yearly limits

An individual posting a cash bond for an immediate family member is exempt from the three-bonds-per-year limit in each jurisdiction. The same exception removes the charitable bail fund requirements in that paragraph. It applies only to an individual posting for an immediate family member, not an organization.

Stronger notice rights for accused people

Before an arrest warrant hearing, officials must try to notify the person whose arrest is sought. They must use personal service or another judge- or officer-approved method likely to convey the hearing’s date, time, and location. The exception in Georgia Code Section 17-4-40(b)(6) still applies. In criminal arrest warrant proceedings, accused people must receive personal service of the specific charge and its basic details.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Soo Hong

    Republican • House

  • Matt Reeves

    Republican • House

  • Steven Sainz

    Republican • House

  • Mitchell Scoggins

    Republican • House

  • Tyler Paul Smith

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Randy Robertson

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 418 • No: 12

Senate vote • 4/2/2026

PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Yes: 47 • No: 2 • Other: 5

House vote • 4/2/2026

Agree to Senate Substitute

Yes: 166 • No: 0 • Other: 11

Senate vote • 3/31/2026

MOTION TO TABLE REMAINING LEGISLATION ON THE RULES CALENDAR

Yes: 39 • No: 10 • Other: 4

House vote • 2/26/2026

PASSAGE

Yes: 166 • No: 0 • Other: 8

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective Date

    7/1/2026

  2. House Date Signed by Governor

    5/11/2026House

  3. Act 482

    5/11/2026

  4. House Sent to Governor

    4/10/2026House

  5. Senate Taken from Table

    4/2/2026Senate

  6. Senate Third Read

    4/2/2026Senate

  7. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    4/2/2026Senate

  8. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

    4/2/2026House

  9. Senate Tabled

    3/31/2026Senate

  10. Senate Read Second Time

    3/19/2026Senate

  11. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    3/18/2026Senate

  12. Senate Read and Referred

    3/3/2026Senate

  13. House Third Readers

    2/26/2026House

  14. House Passed/Adopted

    2/26/2026House

  15. House Committee Favorably Reported

    2/18/2026House

  16. House Second Readers

    2/4/2026House

  17. House First Readers

    2/3/2026House

  18. House Hopper

    2/2/2026House

Bill Text

  • HB 1131/AP* (v7)

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