Georgia SB 207 — 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

Georgia, 2025_26. SB 207: Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by ce

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Latest action

July 1, 2026 — Effective Date

Summary

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.

Sponsors

• Brian Strickland — primary sponsor
• Matt Brass — primary sponsor
• Jason Anavitarte — primary sponsor
• Bill Cowsert — primary sponsor
• Kay Kirkpatrick — primary sponsor
• Elena Parent — primary sponsor
• Kim Jackson — primary sponsor
• Blake Tillery — primary sponsor
• John Albers — primary sponsor
• Carden Summers — primary sponsor
• Ben Watson — primary sponsor
• Ed Setzler — primary sponsor
• Max Burns — primary sponsor
• Chuck Payne — primary sponsor

Bill text

SB 207/AP* Read version ↗

Floor Amendment AM 64 0009 Read version ↗

LC 59 0181S/hrcs Read version ↗

Sen Floor amend 1 AM 49 0279 Read version ↗

As Passed Senate Read version ↗

As Introduced LC 49 2185 Read version ↗

Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. July 1, 2026Effective Date
2. May 12, 2026Act 628
3. May 12, 2026Senate Date Signed by Governor
4. April 10, 2026Senate Sent to Governor
5. April 2, 2026Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
6. March 31, 2026House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
7. April 4, 2025Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
8. April 4, 2025House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
9. April 4, 2025House Third Readers
10. March 20, 2025House Committee Favorably Reported
11. March 11, 2025House Second Readers
12. March 10, 2025House First Readers
13. March 6, 2025Senate Passed/Adopted
14. March 6, 2025Senate Third Read
15. March 3, 2025Senate Read Second Time
16. February 28, 2025Senate Committee Favorably Reported
17. February 20, 2025Senate Read and Referred
18. February 19, 2025Senate Hopper

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