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type: "Bill"
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title: "Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to prohibit the use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations by the Board of Corrections relating to such prohibitions and exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 185"
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citation: "Georgia SB 185 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["PENAL INSTITUTIONS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Drew Echols", "Frank Ginn", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-18"
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last_action: "2025-05-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13040d43-7ad8-4703-acff-1e00e759d5d2"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "80fe96a560a209f8c20c04019716ea44a33965c5c0c805052de04c25e89138ed"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 185 (2025_26) — Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to prohibit the use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations by the Board of Corrections relating to such prohibitions and exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235006.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 39 4625** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232616.pdf)
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3. **Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0446** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234971.pdf)
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4. **SB 185/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239144.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #128 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **37–15** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #391 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **100–2** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #127 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **19–34** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-18** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-02** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-08** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-08** Act 69 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-08** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13040d43-7ad8-4703-acff-1e00e759d5d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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