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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Sheriffs; qualification requirements for the office of sheriff; revise"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding sheriffs, so as to revise qualification requirements for the office of sheriff; to require certification as a peace officer at the time of qualifying as a candidate for sheriff; to require such candidate to be in good standing with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for a confirming affidavit; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2023_24"
+identifier: "SB 37"
+citation: "Georgia SB 37 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Carden Summers", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-01-27"
+last_action: "2024-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a63d2fb1-5729-40b3-8183-110bc1a77efe"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "226b273f663e4dc5d5d39369688c9da569be0a87d5815ce987640b4606d6f8f1"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia SB 37 (2023_24) — Sheriffs; qualification requirements for the office of sheriff; revise
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding sheriffs, so as to revise qualification requirements for the office of sheriff; to require certification as a peace officer at the time of qualifying as a candidate for sheriff; to require such candidate to be in good standing with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for a confirming affidavit; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As introduced LC 48 0658** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212914.pdf)
+2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213946.pdf)
+3. **Floor amend 1 AM 39 0429** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229459.pdf)
+4. **LC 39 3939S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219073.pdf)
+5. **LC 39 4391S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227929.pdf)
+6. **SB 37/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229541.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Senate Vote #27 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–5** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #782 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–2** (pass) · lower
+- Senate Vote #891 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–3** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #887 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **99–58** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
+- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
+- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
+- Carden Summers — primary (person)
+- Carden Summers — primary (person)
+- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
+- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
+- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
+- John Albers — primary (person)
+- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
+- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
+- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
+- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
+- Matt Brass — primary (person)
+- Max Burns — primary (person)
+- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
+- Rick Williams — primary (person)
+- Shawn Still — primary (person)
+- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-27** Senate Hopper `introduction`
+- **2023-01-30** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-06** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-07** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2023-02-07** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2023-02-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-29** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
+- **2024-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2024-03-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
+- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
+- **2024-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-05-01** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2024-05-01** Act 506 `executive-signature`
+- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a63d2fb1-5729-40b3-8183-110bc1a77efe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+