---
type: "Bill"
title: "Probation services; provide for legislative findings and intent; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agreements for probation services, so as to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for the supervision of misdemeanor and county and city ordinance offenders by county and municipal probation officers and private probation services providers; to provide for the revocation, modification, and tolling of sentences under certain circumstances by county and municipal courts; to provide for the conditions of probation; to provide for the assessment and collection of costs of probation; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "HB 837"
citation: "Georgia HB 837 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Howard Maxwell", "Jay Powell", "Mandi Ballinger", "Mark Hamilton", "Rich Golick"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2014-01-24"
last_action: "2014-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1efe5f9e-67c9-4659-b72a-46f532cf4aac"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5acb09c97979d7758c269f2d5b5ed42d7e97b5d0c55faad6538419795ed8b1f7"
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 HB 837 (2013_14) — Probation services; provide for legislative findings and intent; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agreements for probation services, so as to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for the supervision of misdemeanor and county and city ordinance offenders by county and municipal probation officers and private probation services providers; to provide for the revocation, modification, and tolling of sentences under certain circumstances by county and municipal courts; to provide for the conditions of probation; to provide for the assessment and collection of costs of probation; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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. **HB 837/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/144916.pdf)
2. **HB 837/CSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/140950.pdf)
3. **LC 28 6949/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/138103.pdf)
4. **LC 41 0173S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/138938.pdf)
5. **SCSFA to HB 837** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/144225.pdf)
6. **Sen ctee sub LC 29 6048S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143511.pdf)
7. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 28 1353** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143840.pdf)

## Votes

- Abrams AM 41 0008 — **84–81** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Howard Maxwell — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Mark Hamilton — primary (person)
- Rich Golick — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2014-01-24** House Hopper
- **2014-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2014-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2014-02-04** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-02-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2014-02-07** House Postponed
- **2014-02-10** House Tabled
- **2014-02-21** House Taken from Table
- **2014-02-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2014-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-04** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2014-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2014-03-18** Senate Tabled
- **2014-03-18** Senate Taken from Table
- **2014-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2014-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2014-03-20** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2014-03-27** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-04-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-29** Veto V6 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1efe5f9e-67c9-4659-b72a-46f532cf4aac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).