SB586
Senate Bill
Passed
"K-9 Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2026"; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-107 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to interfering with, harming of, or aggravated harming of a public safety animal or search and rescue animal, so as to provide for commendations of public safety animals and search and rescue animals that are injured or killed in the line of duty; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Details
State
Georgia
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber
Senate
Official Source
LegiScan
Sponsors
Ricky Williams
(Sen - R)
Randy Robertson
(Sen - R)
Martin Momtahan
(Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-02
S
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
2026-03-31
H
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-31
H
House Third Readers
2026-03-27
H
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-03-10
H
House Second Readers
2026-03-09
H
House First Readers
2026-03-06
S
Senate Passed/Adopted
2026-03-06
S
Senate Third Read
2026-03-06
S
Senate Taken from Table
2026-03-06
S
Senate Tabled
2026-03-04
S
Senate Read Second Time
2026-03-03
S
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2026-02-26
S
Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-25
S
Senate Hopper
Votes
2026-03-06
Passage: Senate Vote #666
Yea: 51
Nay: 0
2026-03-31
Passage: House Vote #820
Yea: 166
Nay: 1
2026-04-02
Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #942
Yea: 49
Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-26
S
Public Safety
2026-03-09
H
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Amendments
2026-04-02
Floor Amendment
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-26
Introduced
2026-03-06
Engrossed
2026-03-27
Comm Sub
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