2025-2026 Regular Session
SB204
Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-7-70.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trial upon accusations in certain felony and misdemeanor cases and trial upon plea of guilty or nolo contendere, so as to allow for offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
5 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: Senate Vote #211
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
51 yea–4 nay · 1 absent
April 4, 2025 · House
Table: House Vote #428
Failed
75 yea–95 nay · 4 not voting · 6 absent
April 4, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #429
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
99 yea–74 nay · 2 not voting · 5 absent
January 13, 2026 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #494
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
32 yea–21 nay · 2 absent
January 13, 2026 · Senate
Motion To Immediately Transmit To Governor: Senate Vote #495
Passed
31 yea–21 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent
Committee referrals
March 10, 2025 · House
Judiciary - Non-Civil
February 20, 2025 · Senate
Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Veto V10
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
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Senate Senate Third Read
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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
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper