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type: "Bill"
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title: "Crimes and Offenses; definition of law enforcement officer; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-1-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for a definition of law enforcement officer; 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 99"
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citation: "Georgia SB 99 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Drew Echols", "John Albers", "Marty Harbin", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch", "Timothy Bearden"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-05"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/844b3c45-cbad-44d8-b702-43cd90aba945"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "24ed6de6939f6bb97266ad5d87ef3dcc95302eb111222c1590524bf481c9a529"
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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 99 (2025_26) — Crimes and Offenses; definition of law enforcement officer; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-1-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for a definition of law enforcement officer; 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/20252026/232487.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 39 4562** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231367.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 39 4596S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231982.pdf)
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4. **LC 56 0388S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236594.pdf)
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5. **SB 99/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239521.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #370 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **152–11** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #55 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–1** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #475 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — 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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- **2025-02-05** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-12** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-13** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-13** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-31** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-31** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-04-04** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-13** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13** Act 192 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/844b3c45-cbad-44d8-b702-43cd90aba945`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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