Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Introduced 6 R cosponsors

HB 997 — Penal institutions; limit time that Department of Community Supervision can hold certain inmates in a county facility

Last action — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to limit the time that Department of Community Supervision can hold certain inmates in a county facility; to increase the amount of reimbursement paid to counties by the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles for housing inmates; to provide revised time periods for when such reimbursement begins and ends; to prohibit certain inmates from serving sentences in a county facility following conviction, revocation of probation, or revocation of parole; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Action History

  1. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  2. House Second Readers

  3. House First Readers

  4. House Hopper

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (241)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 997 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to limit the time that Department of Community Supervision can hold certain inmates in a county facility; to increase the amount of reimbursement paid to counties by the Department of Corrections and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles for housing inmates; to provide revised time periods for when such reimbursement begins and ends; to prohibit certain inmates from serving sentences in a county facility following conviction, revocation of probation, or revocation of parole; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HB 997?
HB 997 is sponsored by Bill Hitchens (Republican), Angie O'Steen (Republican), Danny Mathis (Republican), Clint Crowe (Republican), James Burchett (Republican), and Rob Leverett (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 997?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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