2025-2026 Regular Session
SB132
Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insanity and mental incapacity, so as to require a hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; to provide for the release of reports of such evaluations; to establish different procedures in cases where the subject has been accused only of one or more nonviolent misdemeanor offenses, including automatic dismissal in some cases, subject to exceptions; to provide for such different procedures and such exceptions; 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 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #209
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
55 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting
April 2, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #390
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
142 yea–24 nay · 3 not voting · 11 absent
April 4, 2025 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #469
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
50 yea–1 nay · 3 not voting · 2 absent
Committee referrals
March 10, 2025 · House
Judiciary - Non-Civil
February 11, 2025 · Senate
Judiciary
Instrument history
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State Effective Date 2025-07-01
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State Act 288
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Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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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 Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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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 Taken from Table
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Senate Senate Tabled
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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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Senate Senate Hopper