Georgia · Senate Bill 7 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Jails; certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff; require

SB 7 Sponsored by John Albers Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 14, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 15, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding jails, so as to require that certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff under certain conditions; to provide for fee and fee cap; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateSenate Hopper
  2. CommitteeSenate Read and Referred · Senate Public Safety
  3. CommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported · Senate Public Safety
  4. SenateSenate Read Second Time
  5. CommitteeSenate Recommitted · Senate Public Safety

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Republicans.

All 5 cosponsors

From Georgia's official records (www.legis.ga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.