2025-2026 Regular Session
SB207
Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 26, 31, 33, and 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, insurance, and professions and businesses; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to firefighter standards and training; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Georgia Crime Information Center; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to first offenders; to amend Code Section 17-10-21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to vacating of sentence for trafficking victim defendants; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
6 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 #178
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
55 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting
April 4, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #433
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
170 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 9 absent
April 4, 2025 · Senate
Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment: Senate Vote #487
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
52 yea–1 nay · 2 not voting · 1 absent
April 4, 2025 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #488
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
53 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 1 absent
March 31, 2026 · House
Agree To Sam To Hsub As Ham: House Vote #829
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
160 yea–3 nay · 4 not voting · 9 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment To House Substitute: Senate Vote #946
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
50 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 3 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 Effective Date 2026-07-01
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State Act 628
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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 Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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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
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted 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
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper