Crimes and offenses; uniform oaths to be sworn by all peace officers; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abuse of governmental office and official oaths, respectively, so as to provide for uniform oaths to be sworn by all peace officers; to provide for aspirational language in such oaths; to limit the legal effect of any such aspirational language; to limit the crime of violation of oath of a public officer to codified oaths; to limit the violation of oath by a public officer to violations predicated on a separate felony; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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MINOR
The document was updated from a committee substitute draft to the final committee substitute version of HB 384. The substantive policy text regarding oaths for peace officers remains unchanged, but the header was revised to reflect the bill's official status and the specific representatives sponsoring it.
Scope change
No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the bill continues to address oaths for peace officers.
TECHNICAL
The header was changed to identify the document as the official 'Committee Substitute' and listed the specific sponsors (Representatives Seabaugh, Reeves, Carson, Hitchens, Fleming, and others), replacing the generic committee offer text.
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
149–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 159
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic67
91% Yea
R
Republican92
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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