Georgia - Session 1033
Title: Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; to provide for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to submit fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Georgia Crime Information Center for the purpose of background checks to find disqualifying records; to provide for maintenance of personnel files; to provide for procedures relating to applicants or employees with ineligible determinations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-19 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-19 | Latest Action | Senate Read Second Time |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1131 | Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide | in_committee |
| HB 1504 | Dekalb County; State Court; authorize the charge and collection of technology fees | in_committee |
| HB 668 | Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs | in_committee |
| HR 1703 | House Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation; create | in_committee |
| SB 268 | Offenses Against Public Order; crime of interference with a first responder; provide | in_committee |
| SB 547 | Offenses of Pimping and Pandering; modify the penalties | in_committee |
| SB 594 | Internet and E-mail Fraud; the criminal offense of digital identity fraud; establish | in_committee |
| SB 604 | Crimes and Offenses; the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with district attorneys to conduct criminal prosecutions of violent crimes, illegal immigration offenses, and fentanyl offenses; provide | in_committee |