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| Bill | Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of police officers, so as to require the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; to provide for requirements for such course; to provide for collaborative course development with the Division of Aging Services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 238 | Georgia HB 238 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 238 (2025_26) — Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of police officers, so as to require the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia; to provide for requirements for such course; to provide for collaborative course development with the Division of Aging Services; 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 238/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 56 0262/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 56 0301S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 56 0301S/hs (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #463 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 52–0 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #177 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 171–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-02-04 House Hopper
introduction - 2025-02-05 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2025-02-06 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2025-02-27 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-04 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2025-03-04 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2025-03-06 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
- 2025-04-04 Senate Taken from Table
- 2025-04-04 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2025-04-04 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2025-04-09 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-05-14 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2025-05-14 Act 309
executive-signature - 2025-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3e1e6ebd-c5aa-4182-87a1-a93b17811ac8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).