Bill Sponsor
Georgia House Bill 1097
Session 2025_26
Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide
Active
Active
Passed House on Feb 26, 2026
First Action
Jan 29, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 3, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1097
State
Georgia
Session
2025_26
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 26, 2026
Motion Text
House Vote #579 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Roll Call Votes
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ANDERSON
Yes
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BAKER
Yes
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CAMPBELL
Yes
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CAMPBELL
Yes
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CANNON
Yes
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CANNON
Yes
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CLARK
Yes
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CLARK
Yes
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HOWARD
Yes
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HOWARD
Yes
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JONES
Other
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JONES
Yes
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JONES
Yes
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JONES
Yes
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RIDLEY
Yes
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RIDLEY
Yes
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SMITH
Yes
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SMITH
Yes
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SMITH
Yes
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SMITH
Yes
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TAYLOR
Yes
Unknown
TAYLOR
Yes
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; to provide for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to submit fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Georgia Crime Information Center for the purpose of background checks to find disqualifying records; to provide for maintenance of personnel files; to provide for procedures relating to applicants or employees with ineligible determinations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Actions (7)
03/03/2026
Senate
Senate Read and Referred
02/26/2026
House
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
02/26/2026
House
House Third Readers
02/18/2026
House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
02/03/2026
House
House Second Readers
02/02/2026
House
House First Readers
01/29/2026
House
House Hopper