2025-2026 Regular Session
SB527
Sheriffs; candidates for the office of sheriff are certified peace officers at the time of qualifying as a candidate; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-16-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualification requirements for sheriff and exemptions, so as to require that candidates for the office of sheriff are certified peace officers at the time of qualifying as a candidate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 3, 2026 · Senate
Passage: Senate Vote #610
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
49 yea–3 nay · 3 absent
Committee referrals
March 4, 2026 · House
Public Safety and Homeland Security
February 19, 2026 · Senate
Public Safety
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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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