# Georgia SB 233: Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission; revise the subcommittees

Georgia SB 233, Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission; revise the subcommittees, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Matt Brass (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-14 (Senate Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 233
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission; revise the subcommittees
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Matt Brass (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public and Community Health, Health and Human Services, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (215 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Georgia expands and extends behavioral health commission: benefit, low. Georgia’s Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission grows from 24 to 30 members. Its end date moves from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2026, when its governing law also expires. The Governor appoints an addiction survivor who is a certified recovery specialist and an intellectual and deve…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matt Brass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sharon Cooper (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 164 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 51 | 4 | 1 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-14: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Act 294
- 2025-05-14: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-27: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-20: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-11: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-10: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 233/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237924)

## 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 233/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237924)

## 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-SB233-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).