# Georgia HB 238: Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia

Georgia HB 238, Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Clint Crowe (Republican), Stan Gunter (Republican), Bill Hitchens (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 238
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Clint Crowe (Republican), Stan Gunter (Republican), Bill Hitchens (Republican), Eddie Lumsden (Republican), Lauren McDonald III (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Safety, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (223 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New dementia response training for Georgia responders: benefit, low. The Georgia Public Safety Training Center must create and maintain a course on responding to at-risk adults, including people with dementia. It is available to all peace officers, emergency medical personnel, and behavioral health co-responders. Training covers investigations of benefits traffickin…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clint Crowe (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Stan Gunter (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bill Hitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lauren McDonald III (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 171 | 0 | 3 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-14: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-14: Act 309
- 2025-04-09: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-04: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-27: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-06: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-05: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-04: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 238/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239291)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 238/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239291)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB238-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).