GeorgiaHB 1622025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide

Sponsored By: Katie Dempsey (Republican), Leesa Hagan (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican), Matt Reeves (Republican), Tyler Paul Smith (Republican), Bill Werkheiser (Republican)

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Katie Dempsey

    Republican • House

  • Leesa Hagan

    Republican • House

  • Rob Leverett

    Republican • House

  • Matt Reeves

    Republican • House

  • Tyler Paul Smith

    Republican • House

  • Bill Werkheiser

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Bill Cowsert

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 385 • No: 0

House vote 3/23/2026

Agree to Senate Substitute

Yes: 166 • No: 0

Senate vote 3/12/2026

PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Yes: 47 • No: 0

House vote 2/19/2025

PASSAGE

Yes: 172 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. House Sent to Governor

    4/6/2026House
  2. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

    3/23/2026House
  3. Senate Third Read

    3/12/2026Senate
  4. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    3/12/2026Senate
  5. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    3/10/2026Senate
  6. Senate Taken from Table

    1/12/2026Senate
  7. Senate Recommitted

    1/12/2026Senate
  8. Senate Tabled

    4/2/2025Senate
  9. Senate Read Second Time

    3/25/2025Senate
  10. Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    3/21/2025Senate
  11. Senate Read and Referred

    2/20/2025Senate
  12. House Third Readers

    2/19/2025House
  13. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    2/19/2025House
  14. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    2/12/2025House
  15. House Second Readers

    1/30/2025House
  16. House First Readers

    1/29/2025House
  17. House Hopper

    1/28/2025House

Bill Text

  • HB 162/AP* (v8)

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