Committee
Georgia House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
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committee members
Victor Anderson (R)
Chair
Clint Crowe (R)
Terry Cummings (D)
Gerald Greene (R)
Bill Hitchens (R)
Scott Holcomb (D)
Mack Jackson (D)
Rick Jasperse (R)
David Jenkins (R)
Eddie Lumsden (R)
Danny Mathis (R)
Derrick McCollum (R)
Lauren McDonald (R)
L.C. Myles (D)
Yasmin Neal (D)
Vice Chair
Kimberly New (R)
Esther Panitch (D)
Jesse Petrea (R)
Alan Powell (R)
Secretary
Gary Richardson (R)
Jordan Ridley (R)
Steven Sainz (R)
Bill Werkheiser (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB1 | Pediatric Health Safe Storage Act; enact | Introduced | 01/14/2025 |
| HB3 | Brady Law Regulations; require universal background checks in all manner of firearm transfers | Introduced | 01/14/2025 |
| HB4 | Brady Law Regulations; three-day waiting period for purchase or transfer of certain firearms; require | Introduced | 01/14/2025 |
| HB63 | Crimes and offenses; establish offense of failure to adequately secure a loaded or unloaded firearm | Introduced | 01/16/2025 |
| HB64 | Crimes and offenses; require an owner of an assault weapon to procure and maintain sufficient liability insurance | Introduced | 01/16/2025 |
| HB80 | Law enforcement agencies; option to destroy or sell certain firearms; provide | Introduced | 01/17/2025 |
| HB119 | Brady Law Regulations; bringing an action against the government for an unauthorized act relating to regulation of weapons; revise standards | Introduced | 01/28/2025 |
| HB120 | Crimes and offenses; preemption of local regulation and lawsuits relative to firearms, ammunition, and other weapons; provide for a definition | Introduced | 01/28/2025 |
| HB121 | Second Amendment Preservation Act; enact | Introduced | 01/28/2025 |
| HB138 | Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; establish basic and in-service training courses on de-escalation techniques and methods | In Committee | 01/28/2025 |
| HB205 | Board of Homeland Security; development of a list of approved unmanned aircraft systems; provide | Crossed Over | 02/03/2025 |
| HB207 | Firearms; storage within a motor vehicle or vessel; provide | Introduced | 02/03/2025 |
| HB238 | Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/05/2025 |
| HB246 | Courts; office of sheriff and training of peace officers; revise qualification requirements | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB288 | Appeal and error; declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding credibility of a peace officer; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/06/2025 |
| HB295 | Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions | In Committee | 02/06/2025 |
| HB309 | Local government; require adoption of a resolution or ordinance and voter approval prior to abolishment of a police force that was created by such method | Crossed Over | 02/10/2025 |
| HB315 | Law Enforcement Partners Act; enact | In Committee | 02/10/2025 |
| HB350 | Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions | In Committee | 02/11/2025 |
| HB423 | Emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system; Next Generation 9-1-1 systems and services; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| HB433 | Human Services, Department of; authorized to access restricted and sealed information to conduct employee oversight in certain circumstances; provide | Vetoed | 02/13/2025 |
| HB452 | Firearms; persons convicted of family violence offenses cannot possess or purchase; provide | Introduced | 02/18/2025 |
| HB453 | Georgia Red Flag Protective Order Act; enact | Introduced | 02/18/2025 |
| HB469 | True Campus Safety Act; enact | Introduced | 02/19/2025 |
| HB470 | Crimes and offenses; prohibit activities related to immigration enforcement in certain locations | Introduced | 02/19/2025 |
| HB472 | Crimes and offenses; add certain facilities of the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority to the locations in which the carrying of weapons or long guns is prohibited | Introduced | 02/19/2025 |
| HB497 | Penal institutions; inmate be allowed to dress in plain clothes during trial proceedings; provide | Introduced | 02/19/2025 |
| HB508 | Crimes and offenses; prohibit sale, transfer, use, possession, importation, or manufacture of certain firearms and magazines | Introduced | 02/20/2025 |
| HB518 | Sexual Assault Reform Act of 2025; enact | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| HB549 | Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought | Crossed Over | 02/21/2025 |
| HB601 | Georgia Gun Safe Act of 2025; enact | Introduced | 02/26/2025 |
| HB621 | Georgia Bureau of Investigation; provide for members of the General Assembly to request assistance | Introduced | 02/27/2025 |
| HB646 | Coroners; provide minimum salaries | Crossed Over | 02/27/2025 |
| HB691 | Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; create Georgia Resilience Office | In Committee | 02/28/2025 |
| HB705 | Motor vehicles; prohibit traffic stop on sole basis that the person is operating a motorcycle or wearing motorcycle paraphernalia | Introduced | 03/04/2025 |
| HB711 | Georgia Firearms and Weapons Act; enact | Introduced | 03/04/2025 |
| HB752 | Georgia SAFE (Support and Awareness for Fair Encounters) Act; enact | Introduced | 03/11/2025 |
| HB889 | Law enforcement officers and agencies; certain federal agents to clearly identify themselves while in the performance of their duties; provide | Introduced | 04/02/2025 |
| HB909 | Firefighter Health and Environmental Safety Act; enact | Introduced | 04/04/2025 |
| HB915 | Law enforcement officers and agencies; authorize county and municipal law enforcement agencies to employ civilian personnel to assist in certain investigations | Introduced | 04/04/2025 |
| HB920 | Hate-Free Heroes Act; enact | Introduced | 04/04/2025 |
| HR756 | General Assembly; preserve access to safety and justice for all survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking; encourage | Introduced | 03/28/2025 |
| SB21 | Local Governments; violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; waive sovereign and governmental immunities | Crossed Over | 02/18/2025 |
| SB29 | DNA Sampling, Collection, and Analysis; collection of DNA samples of individuals arrested for the commission of a felony at the time such individuals are booked or otherwise processed by a detention facility; provide | Crossed Over | 03/04/2025 |
| SB56 | Georgia State Indemnification Fund; the Department of Administrative Services to purchase annuities for the payment of indemnification claims; authorize | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/04/2025 |
| SB99 | Crimes and Offenses; definition of law enforcement officer; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/18/2025 |
| SB147 | Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |