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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB483

Crimes and offenses; protections for inspectors of code enforcement; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assault and battery, so as to provide for protections for inspectors of code enforcement; to provide for definitions; to provide for enhanced penalties for simple assault, aggravated assault, simple battery, battery, and aggravated battery committed upon inspectors of code enforcement in certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 4, 2025 Senate committee reassignment March 28, 2025 Senate committee substitute March 31, 2025 Senate committee reassignment January 12, 2026 Senate committee substitute January 28, 2026 Sent to Governor April 6, 2026 Governor approved May 5, 2026 Became law May 5, 2026

Recorded floor votes

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

March 6, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #247

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

168 yea–5 nay · 4 not voting · 3 absent

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March 12, 2026 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #712

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

40 yea–7 nay · 2 not voting · 6 absent

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March 23, 2026 · House

Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #751

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

140 yea–26 nay · 3 not voting · 7 absent

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Committee referrals

March 10, 2025 · Senate

Rules

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2026-05-05
  2. State Act 380
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  7. Senate Senate Third Read
  8. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  9. Senate Senate Recommitted
  10. Senate Senate Taken from Table
  11. Senate Senate Tabled
  12. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  13. Senate Senate Recommitted
  14. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  15. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  16. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  17. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  18. House House Third Readers
  19. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  20. House House Second Readers
  21. House House First Readers
  22. House House Hopper
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