---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prosecuting Attorneys Oversight Commission; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding prosecuting attorneys, so as to create the Prosecuting Attorneys Oversight Commission; to provide for definitions; to provide for the powers, composition, appointment, and confirmation of such commission; to provide for commission members' terms, vacancies, and removals; to provide for procedures and confidentiality; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "SB 92"
citation: "Georgia SB 92 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cowsert", "Jason Anavitarte", "John F. Kennedy", "Larry Walker, III", "Matt Brass", "Randy Robertson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59d3cfdb-a784-4f65-bba8-66c0af13b65b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "342386ced3da4b3b62138c009d07ae2cbf16d3b5ca553734a5b973db4082c05f"
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 92 (2023_24) — Prosecuting Attorneys Oversight Commission; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding prosecuting attorneys, so as to create the Prosecuting Attorneys Oversight Commission; to provide for definitions; to provide for the powers, composition, appointment, and confirmation of such commission; to provide for commission members' terms, vacancies, and removals; to provide for procedures and confidentiality; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; 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 0659** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213666.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216780.pdf)
3. **Committee sub LC 44 2314S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215987.pdf)
4. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216742.pdf)
5. **Floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216775.pdf)
6. **LC 47 2519S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219484.pdf)
7. **LC 48 0938S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219134.pdf)
8. **SB 92/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219947.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #308 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **97–77** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #309 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **73–98** (fail) · lower
- Senate Vote #117 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–24** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #336 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–24** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
- Matt Brass — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-03-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-05** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-05** Act 349 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-05** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59d3cfdb-a784-4f65-bba8-66c0af13b65b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).