# Georgia SB 16: Public Officials; bail bond business; modify provisions

Georgia SB 16, Public Officials; bail bond business; modify provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Matt Brass (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-02-25 (Senate Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 16
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public Officials; bail bond business; modify provisions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2025-02-25, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Matt Brass (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Governmental Affairs, State and Local Governmental Operations, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (210 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Local officials face narrower bail business bans: mixed, low. Georgia bars elected officials, court officers, law enforcement officers, and attorneys from direct or indirect involvement in bail bond businesses. Elected school board members and elected county, city, or consolidated-government leaders are exempt from the elected-official ban. However, all membe…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matt Brass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Huddleston (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-21 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 159 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 51 | 2 | 2 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-02-25: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Act 1
- 2025-02-25: Effective Date
- 2025-02-24: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-21: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-13: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-05: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-04: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-03: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senate Transmitted House (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 16/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233564)

## 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
- [SB 16/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233564)

## 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-SB16-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).