---
type: "Bill"
title: "Proceedings; jail-based competency restoration programs; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-7-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to proceedings upon plea of mental incompetency to stand trial, so as to provide for jail-based competency restoration programs; 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 533"
citation: "Georgia SB 533 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Strickland"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-20"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ae9333a-ae4a-42b1-a4b7-e5d38f5152eb"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3872c2be822056102a782b28bcb1e9198381ffa17adf83b85245b467679e84de"
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 533 (2023_24) — Proceedings; jail-based competency restoration programs; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-7-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to proceedings upon plea of mental incompetency to stand trial, so as to provide for jail-based competency restoration programs; 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 33 9669** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224745.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226251.pdf)
3. **SB 533/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228203.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Vote #623 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #718 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **159–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian Strickland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-20** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Tabled
- **2024-02-29** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-02-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 621 `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/1ae9333a-ae4a-42b1-a4b7-e5d38f5152eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).