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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Trial proceedings; testimony of a child ten years old or younger by closed circuit television and persons entitled to be present; repeal provisions"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conduct of trial proceedings, so as to repeal provisions relating to the testimony of a child ten years old or younger by closed circuit television and persons entitled to be present; to provide for the testimony of individuals under 18 years of age outside the physical presence of an accused in criminal proceedings under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2013_14"
+identifier: "HB 804"
+citation: "Georgia HB 804 (2013_14)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B.J. Pak", "Buzz Brockway", "Edward Lindsey", "LaDawn Jones", "Matt Ramsey"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2014-01-22"
+last_action: "2014-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/698b9ab1-98ff-40c9-8268-9147341a5ebd"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "bdce4f192b6ef18763b6c487cf87b431abe32bac01eb5ca21d26348bb650ca28"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 804 (2013_14) — Trial proceedings; testimony of a child ten years old or younger by closed circuit television and persons entitled to be present; repeal provisions
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conduct of trial proceedings, so as to repeal provisions relating to the testimony of a child ten years old or younger by closed circuit television and persons entitled to be present; to provide for the testimony of individuals under 18 years of age outside the physical presence of an accused in criminal proceedings under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 804/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/144915.pdf)
+2. **LC 29 5801ER/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/137913.pdf)
+3. **LC 29 5932ERS/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/141396.pdf)
+4. **LC 29 5932ERS/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/139922.pdf)
+5. **SCSFA to HB 804** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/144342.pdf)
+6. **Sen ctee sub LC 29 6049ERS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143516.pdf)
+7. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 29 2327** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/144153.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **163–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B.J. Pak — primary (person)
+- Buzz Brockway — primary (person)
+- Edward Lindsey — primary (person)
+- LaDawn Jones — primary (person)
+- Matt Ramsey — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2014-01-22** House Hopper
+- **2014-01-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2014-01-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2014-02-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2014-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2014-02-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2014-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2014-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2014-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2014-03-18** Senate Tabled
+- **2014-03-18** Senate Taken from Table
+- **2014-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2014-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2014-03-20** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
+- **2014-03-27** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2014-04-15** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2014-04-15** Act 512 `executive-signature`
+- **2014-07-01** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/698b9ab1-98ff-40c9-8268-9147341a5ebd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+