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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Coleman-Baker Act; enact"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to enact the \"Coleman-Baker Act\"; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for review of cold case murder files by law enforcement agencies; to provide for application of review; to provide for limitations of review; to provide for notification regarding review; to provide for the promulgation of regulations; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for conflicting investigations; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2023_24"
+identifier: "HB 88"
+citation: "Georgia HB 88 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Bill Werkheiser", "Clint Crowe", "Houston Gaines", "Marcus Wiedower", "Stacey Evans"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-26"
+last_action: "2023-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e8cb289-583b-4489-b4d8-87a12262d140"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "82bf3549756342d025b90f5cafbbb6b0f37ba08f9c080f0a625ebc90eae0b0d2"
+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 88 (2023_24) — Coleman-Baker Act; enact
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to enact the "Coleman-Baker Act"; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for review of cold case murder files by law enforcement agencies; to provide for application of review; to provide for limitations of review; to provide for notification regarding review; to provide for the promulgation of regulations; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for conflicting investigations; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 88/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220455.pdf)
+2. **LC 48 0754/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212871.pdf)
+3. **LC 48 0830S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214496.pdf)
+4. **LC 48 0868S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216318.pdf)
+5. **LC 48 0868S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215774.pdf)
+6. **Sen ctee sub LC 48 0948S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218775.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House Vote #97 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–1** (pass) · lower
+- Senate Vote #382 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #386 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alan Powell — primary (person)
+- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
+- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
+- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
+- Marcus Wiedower — primary (person)
+- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-26** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2023-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2023-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-14** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-21** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
+- **2023-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2023-02-28** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2023-03-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-27** Senate Tabled
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Taken from Table
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2023-03-29** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
+- **2023-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-04-28** Act 55 `executive-signature`
+- **2023-07-01** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e8cb289-583b-4489-b4d8-87a12262d140`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+