Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB218: Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide that the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts and shall be funded by funds appropriated or otherwise available to the judicial branch of state government; to amend Code Section 16-11-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2, so as to provide for exemptions for current and retired members, staff, and other employees of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide that the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts and shall be funded by funds appropriated or otherwise available to the judicial branch of state government; to provide for appeals from the decisions of hearing panels of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; to revise the date before which certain complaints of misconduct shall be barred…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide that the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts and shall be funded by funds appropriated or otherwise available to the judicial branch of state government; to provide for appeals from the decisions of hearing panels of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; to revise the date before which certain complaints of misconduct shall be barred; to provide for executive director designation; to provide generally for constitutionally or statutorily created organizations funded through the judicial branch of state government expressly authorized by law to conduct investigations to provide for special commission investigators; to provide for limited powers of arrest for such special commission investigators; to provide for search warrants; to provide for subpoenas; to provide for construction; to provide for definitions; to amend Code Section 16-11-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2, so as to provide for exemptions for current and retired members, staff, and other employees of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: S. B. …