Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; revise quorum for transaction of business; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to revise the quorum for transaction of business by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to clarify that certain investigators employed by the council may retain their weapon and badge upon retirement; to repeal the requirement that peace officers who do not perform satisfactorily on the job related academy entrance examination be ineligible to retake the examination for a period of 30 days; to repeal requirements for the training and certification of police chaplains; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 7, 2018
Signed May 3, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 3, 2018
Signed into law
Act 386
upper
May 3, 2018
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 26, 2018
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 15, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
Eddie Lumsden
RRepublican
P
Jesse Petrea
RRepublican
P
Kevin Tanner
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
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