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HB967 • 2025

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; provide financial assistance to law enforcement agencies to equip certain motor vehicles with bullet-resistant features; establish grant program

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; provide financial assistance to law enforcement agencies to equip certain motor vehicles with bullet-resistant features; establish grant program

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Sponsor
Ridley, Jordan
Last action
2026-03-06
Official status
Senate Read and Referred
Effective date
Not listed

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Grant Program for Bullet-Resistant Police Vehicles

This bill creates a grant program to give money to law enforcement agencies so they can add bullet-resistant features to certain vehicles.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes a new grant program under the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
  • Provides financial assistance for equipping specific motor vehicles with bullet-resistant features.
  • Sets rules and procedures that agencies must follow to receive these grants.
  • Requires agencies receiving money to submit reports on how they used it.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Law enforcement agencies seeking funding for vehicle upgrades
  • The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council managing the grants

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill text does not state the total amount of money available for these grants.
  • It is unclear which specific types of motor vehicles qualify for this funding based on the provided summary.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-06 Georgia General Assembly

    Senate Read and Referred

Official Summary Text

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; provide financial assistance to law enforcement agencies to equip certain motor vehicles with bullet-resistant features; establish grant program