# Georgia SB 99: Crimes and Offenses; definition of law enforcement officer; provide

Georgia SB 99, Crimes and Offenses; definition of law enforcement officer; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Albers (Republican), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican) and 10 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 99
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Crimes and Offenses; definition of law enforcement officer; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: John Albers (Republican), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), Steve Gooch (Republican), Marty Harbin (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), Mike Hodges (Republican), Chuck Payne (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican), Carden Summers (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Safety and Homeland Security, Public Safety, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (251 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More officers qualify under Georgia arrest law: benefit, low. Georgia expands who counts as a law enforcement officer under its criminal and arrest laws, alongside peace officers. State or federal officers qualify when helping Georgia agencies during a Governor-declared emergency or disaster. Appointed police chiefs and law enforcement department heads qualif…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Albers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Timothy Bearden (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Drew Echols (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Steve Gooch (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Marty Harbin (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Hodges (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Chuck Payne (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Carden Summers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sam Watson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Reeves (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 50 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025-03-31 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 152 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 49 | 1 | 2 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-13: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Act 192
- 2025-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-20: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-19: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-18: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-13: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 99/AP* (v9): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239521)

## 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 99/AP* (v9) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239521)

## 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-SB99-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).