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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB12

Inspection of Public Records; documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of public records, so as to revise provisions related to documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; to revise definitions; to revise provisions related to judicial enforcement of inspection requests; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 14, 2025
Last status update
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Author
Frank Ginn
Co-sponsors
Randy RobertsonCarden SummersClint DixonShawn StillBill CowsertBen WatsonBlake TilleryBo HatchettJohn AlbersMatt BrassKay KirkpatrickRuss GoodmanSteve GoochSam WatsonEmanuel JonesKenya WicksBrandon BeachChuck PayneVictor Anderson

Legislative progress

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Senate committee substitute February 10, 2025 House committee substitute March 20, 2025 House committee reassignment April 2, 2025 Sent to Governor April 10, 2025 Governor approved May 14, 2025 Became law May 14, 2025
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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.

February 21, 2025 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #80

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

49 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 2 absent

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April 4, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #432

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

167 yea–1 nay · 1 not voting · 11 absent

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April 4, 2025 · Senate

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #490

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

53 yea–1 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent

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Committee referrals

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.

  1. State Effective Date 2025-05-14
  2. State Act 276
  3. Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Senate Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
  6. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  7. House House Third Readers
  8. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  9. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. House House Second Readers
  11. House House First Readers
  12. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  13. Senate Senate Third Read
  14. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  15. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  16. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  17. Senate Senate Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1922188
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB12.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00