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| Bill | Aviation; prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding aviation, so as to prohibit the operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration; to provide for a definition; to provide for exceptions; to require posting of signs warning of such prohibition; to provide for violations and penalties; to declare such systems contraband; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1230 | Georgia HB 1230 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1230 (2025_26) — Aviation; prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding aviation, so as to prohibit the operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration; to provide for a definition; to provide for exceptions; to require posting of signs warning of such prohibition; to provide for violations and penalties; to declare such systems contraband; 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 1230/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 4917/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 64 0073S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 64 0073S/hs (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #593 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 166–2 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #869 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 45–0 (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 26–22 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-06 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-02-09 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-02-10 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-02-24 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-03 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-03-03 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2026-03-04 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-03-19 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-20 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2026-03-27 Senate Tabled
- 2026-03-27 Senate Taken from Table
- 2026-03-27 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-03-27 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-10 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-05 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-05 Act 388
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/26fcece6-3f73-49bc-a1b9-9ce52bb62d1c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).