HB 1432 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Public Defender Council; provide for vacancies on the legislative oversight committee

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Public Defender Council, so as to provide for vacancies on the legislative oversight committee; to provide for a penalty for failure by the council to cooperate with the committee; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 24, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 48 1812S/hs → LC 48 1812S/hcs · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was updated from a committee report to the official committee substitute version. This change formalizes the bill's sponsorship by listing the specific representatives (Gullett, Park, Burchett, Evans, and Gunter) who are now officially attached to the legislation.

TECHNICAL

The header was changed from a committee offer statement to an official 'Committee Substitute' title, and the list of sponsoring representatives was added to the text.

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

142–1

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 151

Mar 4, 2026

D Democratic64

57 Yea 1 Nay 6

89% Yea

R Republican87

85 Yea 2

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors