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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1061

Mandi Ballinger Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to enact the "Mandi Ballinger Act"; to provide for an implementation committee; to provide for the powers, composition, and appointment of such committee; to change the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to include certain children who are 17 years of age; to amend Titles 15, 16, 17, 27, 37, 42, and 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, game and fish, mental health, penal institutions, and social services, respectively, so as to make conforming cross-references; to provide for effective dates and automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate
Last status date
March 25, 2026
Last status update
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Author
Beth Camp
Co-sponsors
James BurchettMatt ReevesStan GunterMary Ann SantosMary OliverChuck Payne

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute February 12, 2026 Senate committee substitute March 25, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 20, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #538

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

155 yea–0 nay · 6 not voting · 16 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  2. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  3. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  4. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  5. House House Third Readers
  6. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  7. House House Second Readers
  8. House House First Readers
  9. House House Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2100791
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB1061.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00