Georgia · Senate Bill 8 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide

  1. Introduced Jan 14, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 15, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Feb 10, 2025
  4. Passed the House Mar 27, 2026
  5. Died  
  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 Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Every action

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

Show the 9 earlier steps
  1. SenateSenate Hopper
  2. CommitteeSenate Read and Referred · Senate Children and Families
  3. CommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported · Senate Children and Families
  4. SenateSenate Read Second Time
  5. SenateSenate Third Read
  6. SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
  7. CommitteeHouse First Readers · House Judiciary Juvenile
  8. HouseHouse Second Readers
  9. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported · House Judiciary Juvenile
  1. HouseHouse Third Readers
  2. HouseHouse Third Reading Lost
  3. HouseHouse Reconsidered
  4. CommitteeHouse Withdrawn, Recommitted · House Judiciary Juvenile
  5. CommitteeHouse Withdrawn, Recommitted · House Judiciary Juvenile
  6. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · House Judiciary Juvenile
  7. HouseHouse Third Readers
  8. HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 5 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

PASSAGE (Senate Vote #28) · Full Senate

Passed 51–1
Feb 10, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 51 No 1 Not voting 4
Democrats: 22 yes, 0 no Republicans: 29 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 51

No · 1

Not voting · 3

Excused · 1

PASSAGE (House Vote #348) · Full House

Failed 79–87
Mar 31, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 79 No 87 Not voting 14
Democrats: 0 yes, 72 no Republicans: 79 yes, 15 no
How each member voted

Yes · 79

No · 87

Not voting · 6

Excused · 8

Reconsider (House Vote #349) · Full House

94–74
Mar 31, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 94 No 74 Not voting 12
Democrats: 0 yes, 72 no Republicans: 94 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 94

No · 74

Not voting · 6

Excused · 6

PASSAGE (House Vote #786) · Full House

Passed 115–45
Mar 27, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 115 No 45 Not voting 20
Democrats: 18 yes, 45 no Republicans: 97 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 115

No · 45

Not voting · 1

Excused · 15

AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED (Senate Vote #964) · Full Senate

26–26
Apr 2, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 26 No 26 Not voting 4
Democrats: 0 yes, 20 no Republicans: 26 yes, 6 no
How each member voted

Yes · 26

No · 26

Not voting · 1

Excused · 1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

All 6 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.