STATE BILLGA SB 535PASSED

Mental Health; the re-creation of community service boards; provide

State of Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to provide for the re-creation of community service boards; to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to meetings open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and teleconferences, so as to revise a provision authorizing community service boards to conduct teleconference meetings under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 5, 2026
191 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
GA SB 535 · PassedMay 5

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Bill details

Last action
Effective Date 2026-07-01 · May 5, 2026

Sponsors

KKKay KirkpatrickSenator · Republican · SD-032Primary sponsor
SCSharon CooperRepresentative · Republican · HD-045

Bill history

Newest first.

May 5, 2026Effective Date 2026-07-01
May 5, 2026Act 412
May 5, 2026Senate Date Signed by GovernorSenate
Apr 10, 2026Senate Sent to GovernorSenate
Mar 16, 2026House Passed/AdoptedHouse
Mar 16, 2026House Third ReadersHouse
Mar 12, 2026House Committee Favorably ReportedHouse
Mar 4, 2026House Second ReadersHouse
Show 7 earlier actions
Mar 3, 2026House First ReadersHouse
Feb 26, 2026Senate Passed/Adopted By SubstituteSenate
Feb 26, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate
Feb 25, 2026Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Feb 24, 2026Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteSenate
Feb 20, 2026Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Feb 19, 2026Senate HopperSenate

Recorded votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #597Feb 26, 2026 · Senate · 45 yea · 2 nayPassed
Passage: House Vote #710Mar 16, 2026 · House · 130 yea · 31 nayPassed

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