Criminal Justice

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2025

HB 120: Crimes and offenses; preemption of local regulation and lawsuits relative to firearms, ammunition, and other weapons; provide for a definition

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-173 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preemption of local regulation and lawsuits relative to firearms, ammunition, and other weapons, so as to provide for a definition; to prohibit the enforcement of federal and other extreme risk protection orders in this state; to prohibit the acceptance of federal funds relating to extreme risk protection orders; to provide for applicability; to provide for cause of action and venue; to provide for civil monetary penalty; to provide for hearings; to authorize action by the Attorney General; to waive sovereign immunity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeProhibits extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), a criminal justice reform tool for gun violence prevention, weakening oversight of firearm access.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Firearms

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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 19, 2025

HB 458: Controlled substances; possession of four grams or more of fentanyl; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties regarding controlled substances, so as to clarify that the sale, manufacture, delivery, or possession of four grams or more of fentanyl and fentanyl analog structural class is included within the prohibition of trafficking certain drugs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill classifies possession of ≥4g fentanyl as trafficking, increasing penalties and expanding criminalization per Georgia's controlled substances law, opposing reform efforts.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Drug Policy

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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2025

HB 525: Criminal procedure; discovery in misdemeanor cases; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to discovery, so as to change provisions relating to discovery in misdemeanor cases; to provide for reciprocal discovery on behalf of the accused; to require the accused to provide a list of witness and alibi information to the prosecuting attorney; to provide for procedures; to provide for a penalty for noncompliance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeRequires accused to disclose witness/alibi info, reducing defendant rights and limiting defense options under discovery rules.85% confidence

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died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 602: Education; denial of state funds for loans, grants, and scholarships for any student convicted of a criminal offense; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to provide for the denial of state funds for loans, grants, and scholarships for any student who is convicted of a criminal offense or who is determined by the postsecondary educational institution at which such student is enrolled to have violated a postsecondary educational institution's code of conduct for students when such conviction or determination is a result of a student engaging in materially and substantially disruptive conduct on such postsecondary educational institution's campus; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeDenies education funding to students with criminal convictions, restricting rehabilitation opportunities and opposing reform efforts that support reentry.95% confidence ✗ EducationOpposes EducationBill denies state funds for loans/grants/scholarships to students with criminal convictions or conduct violations, directly restricting educational funding access for specific groups.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Higher Education

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signed · Georgia · Senate May 8, 2025

SB 185: Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to prohibit the use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations by the Board of Corrections relating to such prohibitions and exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeProhibits state funds for inmate treatments, restricting rehabilitation programs which aligns with 'oppose' indicators of cutting rehabilitation services.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Corrections

signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2025

SB 79: "Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise threshold amounts of fentanyl and related substances necessary to constitute the offenses of possessing, selling, distributing, and manufacturing of such substances; to revise mandatory minimum departure provisions for defendants convicted of trafficking of substances in violation of Code Section 16-13-31, relating to trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs, marijuana, or methamphetamine and penalties; to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeLowers fentanyl offense thresholds and strengthens mandatory minimums for drug trafficking, increasing criminalization and harsher sentencing without reform elements.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Drug Policy Sentencing

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2025

HB 125: Crimes and offenses; online menacing of a peace officer; provide for offense

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for the offense of online menacing of a peace officer; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeCreates new offense for online threats against officers, expanding criminalization per bill's purpose to 'provide for offense'90% confidence

Sub-Topics Law Enforcement

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in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 28, 2025

SB 32: Obstruction of Public Administration; convicted of doing violence in the obstruction or hindering of law enforcement officers; provide for a mandatory minimum sentence

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to provide for a mandatory minimum sentence for those convicted of doing violence in the obstruction or hindering of law enforcement officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeMandatory minimum sentences for violent obstruction of law enforcement increase penalties and restrict judicial discretion, opposing criminal justice reform trends.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Sentencing

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in committee · Georgia · House Feb 26, 2026

HB 821: Criminal procedure; include aggravated assault as a bailable offense only before a superior court judge

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to bonds and recognizances, so as to include aggravated assault as a bailable offense only before a superior court judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeRestricts defendant rights by limiting bail eligibility for aggravated assault to superior court judges only, reducing pretrial freedom without reform indicators.92% confidence

Sub-Topics Judges Violent Crime

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