HB 994

Georgia House bill in Session 1033.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 27, 2026.

Crimes and offenses; riot; provide for a felony penalty.

Bill ID GA-1033-HB-994

Session 1033

Status in_committee

Committee Judiciary Non-Civil

House in_committee 2026-01-27

Criminal Justice

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to riot, so as to provide for a felony penalty; to amend Code Section 17-6-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when offenses bailable, procedure, schedule of bails, and appeal bonds, so as to include the offense of riot; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsor

Cheokas, Mike

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-15	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-01-27	Status	in_committee
2026-01-27	Latest Action	House Second Readers

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