--- title: SB 390. State Military; deployment of armed military forces of other states into this state without the permission of the Governor; prohibit collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sb390 cite_as: SB 390, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb390 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb390.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb390/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72173 date: 2026-01-14 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb389.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb391.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 95 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb390.md?full=1 bill_number: SB 390 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: bill status_date: 2026-01-13 last_action: Senate Read and Referred sponsors: - Harold Jones - Kim Jackson - Nan Orrock - Elena Parent - Sheikh Rahman - Randal Mangham - Kenya Wicks text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB390/2025 upstream_id: 2074047 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - state military - National Guard - governor's authority - state sovereignty --- # SB 390. State Military; deployment of armed military forces of other states into this state without the permission of the Governor; prohibit ## Text Senate Bill 390 By: Senators Jones II of the 22nd, Jackson of the 41st, Orrock of the 36th, Parent of the 44th, Rahman of the 5th and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of state military generally, so as to prohibit the deployment of armed military forces of other states into this state without the permission of the Governor; to provide for an exception; to provide for other matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of state military generally, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "38-2-13. (a) No armed military forces from another state, territory, or district shall enter this state for the purpose of performing any military duty without the permission of the Governor. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to armed military forces that are in the service of the United States and are acting under authority that is validly invoked by the President of the United States." SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate bill would bar armed military forces from other states from entering Georgia to perform military duty unless the Governor gives permission, with an exception for forces under valid federal authority. ### Plain-language summary Georgia law currently does not spell out whether armed military units from another state can come into Georgia to perform military duties without the Governor's say-so. This bill adds a new section to Georgia's military code addressing that gap. The bill states that no armed military forces from another state, territory, or district may enter Georgia to perform military duty without the Governor's permission. It carves out an exception for forces that are serving the United States and acting under authority validly invoked by the President. The bill repeals any conflicting laws but does not include a separate effective date section, so it would take effect under Georgia's standard rules for new legislation. ### What it does - Adds a new Code section (O.C.G.A. ยง 38-2-13) requiring the Governor's permission before armed military forces from another state can enter Georgia to perform military duty. - Creates an exception allowing armed forces in United States service acting under authority validly invoked by the President to enter without the Governor's permission. - Repeals any existing Georgia laws that conflict with this new requirement. ### Who it affects The bill affects the Governor's office, the Georgia National Guard and state military organizations, out-of-state National Guard or military units, and the federal government when it deploys forces validly authorized by the President into Georgia. ### Why it matters The bill would give Georgia's Governor formal authority to block armed forces from other states from entering Georgia for military duty, except when those forces act under valid presidential authority for the United States, clarifying who controls such deployments. ### Key provisions - Section 1 adds new Code section 38-2-13(a), prohibiting armed military forces from another state, territory, or district from entering Georgia to perform military duty without the Governor's permission. - Section 1 also adds subsection (b), exempting forces in United States service acting under authority validly invoked by the President from the permission requirement. - Section 2 repeals all laws and parts of laws that conflict with the new provisions. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-01-13) - Last action: Senate Read and Referred (2026-01-14) - Sponsors: Harold Jones, Kim Jackson, Nan Orrock, Elena Parent, Sheikh Rahman, Randal Mangham, Kenya Wicks - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72173 > The history, votes, and amendments (95 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sb390.md?full=1