Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation HB1469
Legislation Overview
Title: Crimes; restriction and seal of certain records upon sentencing of a first conditional discharge for possession of controlled substances and certain nonviolent property crimes; provide
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to controlled substances, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of certain records upon sentencing of a first conditional discharge for possession of controlled substances and certain nonviolent property crimes until such status is revoked; to provide for exceptions; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of a sentence entered upon a first conditional discharge for possession of a controlled substance until such status is revoked; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: House First Readers
Last Action Date: February 26, 2026
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Mary Ann Santos (D); Matt Reeves (R); Scott Holcomb (D); Rob Leverett (R); Leesa Hagan (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (5 of 180)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 26, 2026 | House First Readers |
| House | Feb 25, 2026 | House Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 26, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
