2025-2026 Regular Session
HB582
Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16, 17, and 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, and evidence, respectively, so as to provide for defendants to support a justification defense by offering evidence of family violence, dating violence, or child abuse committed by the alleged victim; to provide a privilege for participation in victim centered programs and victim-offender dialogues; to provide for definitions; to provide for limitations; to provide for civil immunity for facilitators in certain circumstances; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 6, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #254
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
166 yea–2 nay · 5 not voting · 7 absent
April 2, 2025 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #407
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
53 yea–1 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent
April 4, 2025 · House
Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #417
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
164 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 11 absent
Committee referrals
March 10, 2025 · Senate
Judiciary
February 24, 2025 · House
Judiciary - Non-Civil
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Effective Date 2025-07-01
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State Act 131
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House House Date Signed by Governor
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House House Sent to Governor
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House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper