Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB61: Delinquency; additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction; provide
Status: Passed one chamber, March 27, 2026
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.
What the bill says
To amend Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 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 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…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 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 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 repeal a provision that limited superior courts from exercising exclusive original jurisdiction over the trials of children 13 to 17 years of age alleged to have committed aggravated assault only in certain cases involving the use of a firearm upon a public safety officer; 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 make conforming changes by including such additional offenses in the list of offenses for which juvenile and superior courts shall consider certain criteria when determining whether to transfer cases; to amend Chapter 2 of Title of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require that the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided by such student's previous school …
Sponsors
- Tyler Smith (R, 18) · primary sponsor
- Greg Dolezal (R, 27) · primary sponsor
- Clint Dixon (R, 45)
- Billy Hickman (R, 4)
- Shawn Still (R, 48)
- Randy Robertson (R, 29)
- John Albers (R)
- Watson, Sam (R, 11)
- Marty Harbin (R, 16)
- Russ Goodman (R, 8)
- Burns, Max (R, 23)
- Lee Anderson (R, 24)
Latest actions
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- : Senate Third Read
- : Senate Read Second Time
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : Senate Hopper
Votes
- Senate Vote #164 (March 6, 2025): 33 yea, 22 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB61?
- SB61 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Delinquency; additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction; provide.
- What does SB61 do?
- In its own words: To amend Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 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 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…
- What is the status of SB61?
- Passed one chamber as of March 27, 2026. Latest action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (March 27, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB61?
- Tyler Smith (R, 18), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB61?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69639
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