# Georgia SB 8: Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide

Georgia SB 8, Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Matt Brass (Republican), Jason Esteves (Democrat), Bo Hatchett (Republican) and 3 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-27 (House Third Readers); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 8
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2026-03-27, House Third Readers
- Sponsors: Matt Brass (Republican), Jason Esteves (Democrat), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Kim Jackson (Democrat), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Judiciary Juvenile, Children and Families, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (365 yes, 233 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matt Brass (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jason Esteves (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kim Jackson (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joseph Gullett (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED | fail | 26 | 26 | 3 |
| 2026-03-27 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 115 | 45 | 5 |
| 2025-03-31 | House | PASSAGE | fail | 79 | 87 | 6 |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Reconsider | pass | 94 | 74 | 6 |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 51 | 1 | 3 |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-03-27: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-27: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-04-04: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Third Reading Lost (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Reconsidered (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House)
- 2025-02-27: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-12: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-11: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-10: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- LC 44 3546S/hss (v9): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247222)

## 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
- [LC 44 3546S/hss (v9) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247222)

## 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-SB8-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).