Georgia Senate Bill 61

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 15-1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to delinquency, so as to provide for additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction for the trials of children 13 to 17 years of age to include the offenses of certain terroristic threats or acts involving public and private schools and attempt or criminal conspiracy to commit certain offenses; to provide for which such cases shall be subject to the class A designated felony act provisions of Code Section 15-11-602 upon transfer to a juvenile court; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Delinquency; additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction; provide

Sen. Greg Dolezal [R]	Sen. Clint Dixon [R]	Sen. Billy Hickman [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]
Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]
Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]
Sen. Blake Tillery [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Sen. David Lucas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-30	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-01-29	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69639
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/230607