2025-2026 Regular Session
HB1097
Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; to provide for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to submit fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Georgia Crime Information Center for the purpose of background checks to find disqualifying records; to provide for maintenance of personnel files; to provide for procedures relating to applicants or employees with ineligible determinations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 26, 2026 · House
Passage: House Vote #579
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
164 yea–2 nay · 3 not voting · 8 absent
March 20, 2026 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #775
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
44 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 7 absent
March 27, 2026 · House
Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #780
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
160 yea–2 nay · 3 not voting · 11 absent
Committee referrals
March 3, 2026 · Senate
Health and Human Services
February 2, 2026 · House
Public and Community Health
Instrument history
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State Effective Date 2026-07-01
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State Act 444
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House House Date Signed by Governor
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House House Sent to Governor
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House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper