2025-2026 Regular Session

SB517

Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; use of immigration detention centers in this state for two years; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to prohibit the use of immigration detention centers in this state for two years; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Public Safety
Last status date: February 18, 2026
Last status update: Senate Read and Referred
Pending committee: Public Safety
Author: Jaha Howard
Co-sponsors: Harold Jones Nikki Merritt Nan Orrock RaShaun Kemp Tonya Anderson Kenya WicksNabilah Islam ParkesSheikh Rahman

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Committee referrals

February 18, 2026 · Senate

Public Safety

Instrument history

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.

February 18, 2026
Senate Senate Read and Referred
February 17, 2026
Senate Senate Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2118596
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB517.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00