Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1445: Juvenile proceedings; authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts
Status: Failed, March 4, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of delinquency in the juvenile code, so as to authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of delinquency in the juvenile code, so as to authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of delinquency in the juvenile code, so as to authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of delinquency in the juvenile code, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "15-11-605.1. Upon request by any state law enforcement agency or local school system or other public school, the DJJ shall share real-time GPS monitoring and exclusion violations of juvenile offenders with such law enforcement agencies and local school systems or other public schools for any juvenile actively monitored; provided, however, that such law enforcement agency, local school system, or other public school shall first certify to the DJJ that such H. B. 1445 LC 44 3485 juvenile offender is physically located within this state or the applicable local school system or other public school." SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. …
Sponsors
- Rick Townsend (R, 179) · primary sponsor
- Chuck Efstration (R, 104)
- Long Tran (D, 80)
- Leesa Hagan (R, 156)
- Lehman Franklin (R, 160)
- Jan Jones (R, 47)
Latest actions
- : Senate Passed/Adopted
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Withdrawn, Recommitted
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HB1445?
- HB1445 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Juvenile proceedings; authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts.
- What does HB1445 do?
- In its own words: To amend Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of delinquency in the juvenile code, so as to authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB1445?
- Failed as of March 4, 2026. Latest action: Senate Passed/Adopted (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1445?
- Rick Townsend (R, 179), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1445?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73607
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