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SB 185 — Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Brian Kemp (Republican) on May 08, 2025.
Prognosis
Likely to advance
66% · moderate confidence
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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21 sponsors
1 primary, 20 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (21 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to prohibit the use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations by the Board of Corrections relating to such prohibitions and exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Sponsors
- Brian Strickland · Cosponsor
- Ben Watson · Cosponsor
- Matt Brass · Cosponsor
- Jason Anavitarte · Cosponsor
- Brandon Beach · Cosponsor
- Bo Hatchett · Cosponsor
- Lee Anderson · Cosponsor
- Marty Harbin · Cosponsor
- Drew Echols · Cosponsor
- Blake Tillery · Cosponsor
- Russ Goodman · Cosponsor
- Frank Ginn · Cosponsor
- Mike Hodges · Cosponsor
- Rick Williams · Cosponsor
- Chuck Payne · Cosponsor
- Chuck Hufstetler · Cosponsor
- Max Burns · Cosponsor
- Carden Summers · Cosponsor
- John Albers · Cosponsor
- Steve Gooch · Cosponsor
- Randy Robertson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 226 not signed on · 29 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Randy Robertson Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (20)
- Brian Strickland Republican Voted No
- Ben Watson Republican Voted No
- Matt Brass Republican Voted No
- Jason Anavitarte Republican Voted No
- Brandon Beach Republican Voted No
- Bo Hatchett Republican Voted No
- Lee Anderson Republican Voted No
- Marty Harbin Republican Voted No
- Drew Echols Republican Voted No
- Blake Tillery Republican Voted No
- Russ Goodman Republican Voted No
- Frank Ginn Republican Voted No
- Mike Hodges Republican Voted No
- Rick Williams Republican Voted No
- Chuck Payne Republican Voted No
- Chuck Hufstetler Republican Voted No
- Max Burns Republican Voted No
- Carden Summers Republican Voted No
- John Albers Republican Voted No
- Steve Gooch Republican Voted No
Not signed on (226)
226 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 226 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Votes
Passed
100 Yea
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2 Nay
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78 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 3 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
| Republican | 97 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 100 | 2 | 0 | 78 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 1% | 0% | 43% |
How each member voted (180)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Al Williams | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Angela Moore | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Anissa Jones | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Anne Allen Westbrook | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Arlene Beckles | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Betsy Holland | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Billy Mitchell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Brian Prince | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Bryce Berry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Carl Gilliard | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Carolyn Hugley | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dar'shun Kendrick | Democrat | Not Voting |
| David Sampson | Democrat | Nay |
| David Wilkerson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Debbie Buckner | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Debra Bazemore | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Demetrius Douglas | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Derrick Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dewey McClain | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dexter Sharper | Democrat | Yea |
| Doreen Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Edna Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| El-Mahdi Holly | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Eric Bell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Esther Panitch | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Floyd Griffin | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gabe Okoye | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gabriel Sanchez | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Imani Barnes | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Inga Willis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jasmine Clark | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Karen Bennett | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Karen Lupton | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Karla Drenner | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Karlton Howard | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kim Schofield | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kimberly Alexander | Democrat | Not Voting |
| L.C. Myles | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lisa Campbell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Long Tran | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lydia Glaize | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lynn Heffner | Democrat | Yea |
| Mack Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marvin Lim | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mary Ann Santos | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mary Frances Williams | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mary Oliver | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mekyah McQueen | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michael Smith | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michelle Au | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Miriam Paris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Omari Crawford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Park Cannon | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Patty Marie Stinson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Phil Olaleye | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Lewis-Ward | Democrat | Nay |
| Rhonda Burnough | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rhonda Taylor | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robert Dawson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robert Flournoy | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ruwa Romman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Saira Draper | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sam Park | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sandra Scott | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Scott Holcomb | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Segun Adeyina | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sharon Henderson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Shea Roberts | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sheila Jones | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Shelly Hutchinson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Solomon Adesanya | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Spencer Frye | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Stacey Evans | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sylvia Wayfer Baker | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tangie Herring | Democrat | Yea |
| Tanya Miller | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Terry Cummings | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Tremaine Reese | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Viola Davis | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Yasmin Neal | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alan Powell | Republican | Yea |
| Angie O'Steen | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Camp | Republican | Yea |
| Bethany Ballard | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Hitchens | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Werkheiser | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Yearta | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Cox | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Williamson | Republican | Yea |
| Buddy DeLoach | Republican | Yea |
| Butch Parrish | Republican | Yea |
| Carmen Rice | Republican | Yea |
| Carter Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Charlice Byrd | Republican | Yea |
| Chas Cannon | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Erwin | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Efstration | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Crowe | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Washburn | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Mathis | Republican | Yea |
| Darlene Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| David Clark | Republican | Yea |
| David Huddleston | Republican | Yea |
| David Jenkins | Republican | Yea |
| Deborah Silcox | Republican | Yea |
| Derrick McCollum | Republican | Yea |
| Devan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Don Parsons | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Lumsden | Republican | Yea |
| Emory Dunahoo | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Gerald Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Ginny Ehrhart | Republican | Yea |
| Holt Persinger | Republican | Yea |
| Houston Gaines | Republican | Yea |
| Jaclyn Ford | Republican | Yea |
| James Burchett | Republican | Yea |
| Jan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Ridley | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Petrea | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| John Carson | Republican | Yea |
| John Corbett | Republican | Yea |
| John LaHood | Republican | Not Voting |
| Johnny Chastain | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Burns | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jordan Ridley | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Gullett | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bonner | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Mathiak | Republican | Yea |
| Kasey Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Katie Dempsey | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly New | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren McDonald III | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| Leesa Hagan | Republican | Yea |
| Lehman Franklin | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Mandi Ballinger | Republican | Yea |
| Marcus Wiedower | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Momtahan | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Dubnik | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hatchett | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Reeves | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Gambill | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Cameron | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Cheokas | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell Horner | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell Scoggins | Republican | Yea |
| Noel Williams, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Noelle Kahaian | Republican | Yea |
| Reynaldo Martinez | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Jasperse | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Townsend | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Clifton | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Leverett | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Donatucci | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Hilton | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Shaw Blackmon | Republican | Yea |
| Soo Hong | Republican | Yea |
| Stan Gunter | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Tarvin | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Meeks | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Sainz | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Kelley | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Paul Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vance Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Victor Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Will Wade | Republican | Yea |
Failed
19 Yea
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34 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 19 | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 34% | 61% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (56)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| David Lucas | Democrat | Yea |
| Derek Mallow | Democrat | Yea |
| Donzella James | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Harbison | Democrat | Yea |
| Elena Parent | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Freddie Powell Sims | Democrat | Yea |
| Gail Davenport | Democrat | Yea |
| Harold Jones II | Democrat | Yea |
| Jason Esteves | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Josh McLaurin | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenya Wicks | Democrat | Yea |
| Kim Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael 'Doc' Rhett | Democrat | Yea |
| Nabilah Parkes | Democrat | Yea |
| Nan Orrock | Democrat | Yea |
| Nikki Merritt | Democrat | Not Voting |
| RaShaun Kemp | Democrat | Yea |
| Randal Mangham | Democrat | Yea |
| Sally Harrell | Democrat | Nay |
| Sheikh Rahman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya Halpern | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Anderson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ben Watson | Republican | Nay |
| Bill Cowsert | Republican | Nay |
| Billy Hickman | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Tillery | Republican | Nay |
| Bo Hatchett | Republican | Nay |
| Brandon Beach | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Strickland | Republican | Nay |
| Carden Summers | Republican | Nay |
| Chuck Hufstetler | Republican | Nay |
| Chuck Payne | Republican | Nay |
| Clint Dixon | Republican | Nay |
| Colton Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Drew Echols | Republican | Nay |
| Ed Setzler | Republican | Nay |
| Frank Ginn | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Dolezal | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Anavitarte | Republican | Nay |
| John Albers | Republican | Nay |
| John F. Kennedy | Republican | Nay |
| Kay Kirkpatrick | Republican | Nay |
| Larry Walker, III | Republican | Nay |
| Lee Anderson | Republican | Nay |
| Marty Harbin | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Brass | Republican | Nay |
| Max Burns | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Hodges | Republican | Nay |
| Randy Robertson | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Williams | Republican | Nay |
| Russ Goodman | Republican | Nay |
| Sam Watson | Republican | Nay |
| Shawn Still | Republican | Nay |
| Steve Gooch | Republican | Nay |
| Timothy Bearden | Republican | Nay |
Passed
37 Yea
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15 Nay
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4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 37 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 27% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (56)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| David Lucas | Democrat | Nay |
| Derek Mallow | Democrat | Nay |
| Donzella James | Democrat | Nay |
| Ed Harbison | Democrat | Yea |
| Elena Parent | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel Jones | Democrat | Nay |
| Freddie Powell Sims | Democrat | Yea |
| Gail Davenport | Democrat | Nay |
| Harold Jones II | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason Esteves | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Josh McLaurin | Democrat | Nay |
| Kenya Wicks | Democrat | Nay |
| Kim Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael 'Doc' Rhett | Democrat | Nay |
| Nabilah Parkes | Democrat | Nay |
| Nan Orrock | Democrat | Nay |
| Nikki Merritt | Democrat | Not Voting |
| RaShaun Kemp | Democrat | Nay |
| Randal Mangham | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sally Harrell | Democrat | Nay |
| Sheikh Rahman | Democrat | Nay |
| Sonya Halpern | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Anderson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ben Watson | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Cowsert | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Hickman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Tillery | Republican | Yea |
| Bo Hatchett | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon Beach | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| Carden Summers | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Hufstetler | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Dixon | Republican | Yea |
| Colton Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Setzler | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Ginn | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Dolezal | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Anavitarte | Republican | Yea |
| John Albers | Republican | Yea |
| John F. Kennedy | Republican | Yea |
| Kay Kirkpatrick | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Walker, III | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Harbin | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Brass | Republican | Yea |
| Max Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Robertson | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Goodman | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Watson | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn Still | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Gooch | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Bearden | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 185 do?
- A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to prohibit the use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations by the Board of Corrections relating to such prohibitions and exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Who sponsors SB 185?
- SB 185 is sponsored by Brian Strickland (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican), Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Brandon Beach (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Lee Anderson (Republican), Marty Harbin (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), Blake Tillery (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Frank Ginn (Republican), Mike Hodges (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican), Chuck Payne (Republican), Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Max Burns (Republican), Carden Summers (Republican), John Albers (Republican), Steve Gooch (Republican), and Randy Robertson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 185?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2025. Enacted.
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