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type: "Bill"
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title: "Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide that the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts and shall be funded by funds appropriated or otherwise available to the judicial branch of state government; to amend Code Section 16-11-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2, so as to provide for exemptions for current and retired members, staff, and other employees of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; to provide for related matters; 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 218"
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citation: "Georgia SB 218 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COURTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Strickland", "John F. Kennedy", "Larry Walker, III", "Randy Robertson", "Steve Gooch", "Timothy Bearden"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-19"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/008e69c6-a66f-4857-ba4e-254f9cd2c4b9"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "74307682d03c412099b53b18bf22272a17961ac567c7d73e4c6a3379ed1a3e4a"
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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 218 (2025_26) — Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide that the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts and shall be funded by funds appropriated or otherwise available to the judicial branch of state government; to amend Code Section 16-11-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2, so as to provide for exemptions for current and retired members, staff, and other employees of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; to provide for related matters; 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/20252026/235489.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 49 2232** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233012.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 49 2293S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233869.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235385.pdf)
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5. **LC 48 1627S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238641.pdf)
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6. **LC 49 2429S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239183.pdf)
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7. **SB 218/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244090.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #177 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **34–21** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #431 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **149–18** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #585 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-19** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-02** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-04** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2025-04-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 489 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** 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/008e69c6-a66f-4857-ba4e-254f9cd2c4b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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