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State Government / Georgia / Legislation / SB 319

SB 319Session 2025_26SenateIn committee

"Dorothy Mae Smith Wright Act"; enact

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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 relative to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide a standard by which state, county, and local law enforcement agencies authorize the engagement of vehicular pursuits; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Latest development · Mar 4, 2025

Senate Read and Referred

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Session
2025_26
Introduced
Mar 3, 2025
Latest passage
Date unavailable
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public Safety

Source subjects

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorDerek Mallow
Primary sponsorDonzella James
Primary sponsorEd Harbison
Primary sponsor

Freddie Powell Sims

Primary sponsorGail Davenport
Primary sponsorHarold Jones II
Primary sponsorJosh McLaurin
Primary sponsorKim Jackson
Primary sponsorRaShaun Kemp
Primary sponsorSheikh Rahman
Primary sponsorTonya Anderson

Action timeline

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View full action timeline2 actions⌄
  1. Mar 4, 2025

    Senate Read and Referred

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  2. Mar 3, 2025

    Senate Hopper

    IntroductionSenate

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Source data last updated Jun 15, 2026.