SB 468 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; reporting requirements of sexual offenders; increase

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sexual offender risk review board, so as to increase reporting requirements of sexual offenders; to allow for increased monitoring of homeless sexual offenders; to require sexual offenders to report international travel; to provide for placement of sexual offenders in risk assessment classifications when convicted of specific crimes; to amend Code Section 8-3-11 of the O.C.G.A., relating to creation of stable housing accountability programs, application process, minimum standards, approval criteria, and funding, so as to require stable housing accountability programs to report program applicants who are sexual offenders; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

As Passed Senate → LC 64 0104S/hss · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill version adds a House substitute amendment that simplifies the definition of homelessness for sexual offenders and renumbers registration requirements while keeping the core obligations intact. The changes clarify what counts as homelessness and streamline how homeless offenders report their sleeping locations to authorities.

DEFINITION

The definition of homelessness was simplified by removing the requirement that a residence must be 'safe, sanitary, and decent' and changing 'fixed, regular, or traditional nighttime residence' to just 'fixed, regular nighttime residence'.

REQUIREMENT

Registration requirements were renumbered and slightly reorganized, adding a new requirement for homeless offenders to maintain registration information with sheriffs in counties where they reside or sleep.

The reporting timeline for homeless offenders changing sleeping locations was clarified to require notification within 72 hours to the last registered county sheriff and the new county sheriff if the county changed.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the House Committee on Judiciary, Non-Civil substitute version with new tracking numbers and page headers.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

45–2

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 48

Mar 3, 2026

D Democratic19

16 Yea 2 Nay 1

84% Yea

R Republican29

29 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Introduced

Senate Hopper

upper

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors