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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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
March 12, 2026 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #712
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–7 nay · 2 not voting · 6 absent
March 23, 2026 · House
Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #751
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
140 yea–26 nay · 3 not voting · 7 absent
Committee referrals
March 10, 2025 · Senate
Rules
February 19, 2025 · House
Judiciary - Non-Civil
Instrument history
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State Effective Date 2026-05-05
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State Act 380
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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 Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Recommitted
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Senate Senate Taken from Table
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Senate Senate Tabled
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Recommitted
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
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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