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| Bill | Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to first offenders relative to probation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of first offender sentences at the time of sentencing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 162 | Georgia HB 162 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 162 (2025_26) — Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to first offenders relative to probation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of first offender sentences at the time of sentencing; 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.
- HB 162/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 48 1348/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 48 1476S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 48 1476S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- Sen Ctee Sub LC 49 2793 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #45 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 172–0 (pass) · lower
- House Vote #746 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 166–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #709 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 47–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-28 House Hopper
introduction - 2025-01-29 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2025-01-30 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2025-02-12 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-02-19 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2025-02-19 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2025-02-20 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2025-03-21 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-25 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2025-04-02 Senate Tabled
- 2026-01-12 Senate Taken from Table
- 2026-01-12 Senate Recommitted
referral-committee - 2026-03-10 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-12 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-03-12 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2026-03-23 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2026-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-05 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-05 Act 403
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b0503c81-3de1-449a-ad3e-d8380ce71ef2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).