# Georgia SB 204: Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow Georgia SB 204, Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Donzella James (Democrat), Colton Moore (Republican), Elena Parent (Democrat) and 2 others; status vetoed, last action 2026-05-12 (Senate Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB204-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia SB 204 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow - Status: vetoed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2026-05-12, Senate Date Signed by Governor - Sponsors: Donzella James (Democrat), Colton Moore (Republican), Elena Parent (Democrat), Sheikh Rahman (Democrat), Michael 'Doc' Rhett (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Judiciary Non-Civil, Judiciary, General Bill - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (288 yes, 215 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger lawsuits over illegal gun rules: benefit, medium. If a local rule violates this law, you can sue in superior court. You can recover your actual losses or at least $100, and the winner can get attorney’s fees. Lawful carriers have stronger remedies: your losses or at least $25,000 plus expenses and fees, or three times your litigation costs and fee… - DAs can charge felonies by accusation: cost, high. District attorneys can charge many felonies by accusation instead of using a grand jury indictment. This does not apply to serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other listed crimes. A DA may file an accusation after you are bound over to superior court on probable cause, after you waive a h… - State takes over most gun rules: mixed, medium. The state now controls most gun and weapon rules. Cities and counties cannot regulate shows, buying, selling, carrying, storage, or registration. Local governments can still limit or ban firing guns inside their borders. Counties and cities can set gun rules for their employees and unpaid volunteer… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Donzella James (Democrat), Senate - Sponsor: Colton Moore (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Elena Parent (Democrat), Senate - Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman (Democrat), Senate - Sponsor: Michael 'Doc' Rhett (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Alan Powell (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-01-13 | Senate | MOTION TO IMMEDIATELY TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR | pass | 31 | 21 | 2 | | 2026-01-13 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 32 | 21 | 1 | | 2025-04-04 | House | TABLE | fail | 75 | 95 | 4 | | 2025-04-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 99 | 74 | 2 | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 51 | 4 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-05-12: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2026-05-12: Veto V10 - 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate) - 2025-04-04: House Third Readers (House) - 2025-04-04: House Third Readers (House) - 2025-04-04: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2025-03-31: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House) - 2025-03-27: 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 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate Hopper (Senate) ## Bill text - SB 204/AP* (v12): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239795) ## 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 204/AP* (v12) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239795) ## 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) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB204-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).