# Georgia SB 132: Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require

Georgia SB 132, Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tonya Anderson (Democrat), Kim Jackson (Democrat), Kay Kirkpatrick (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 SB 132
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Tonya Anderson (Democrat), Kim Jackson (Democrat), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Judiciary Non-Civil, Judiciary, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (247 yes, 25 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Defendants get competency hearings and privacy rules: mixed, low. Georgia courts must hold a hearing when defendants or their lawyers provide information raising genuine doubt about their ability to stand trial. When a defendant formally claims mental incompetence and the court orders an evaluation, the court must share the report. It goes to the defendant or the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tonya Anderson (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Kim Jackson (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ben Watson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tyler Paul Smith (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 50 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025-04-02 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 142 | 24 | 3 |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 55 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-14: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Act 288
- 2025-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-04-02: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-28: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-11: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-10: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 132/AP* (v9): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239593)

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## Sources
- [SB 132/AP* (v9) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239593)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB132-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).