---
type: "Bill"
title: "Individual's criminal history record information; revise definitions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to review of individual's criminal history record information, definitions, and privacy considerations, so as to revise definitions; to clarify provisions relating to record restriction involving certain felony offenses; to change provisions relating to the application of the Code section to arrests occurring prior to July 1, 2013; 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 271"
citation: "Georgia HB 271 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dustin Hightower", "Edward Lindsey", "Jay Neal", "John Meadows", "Mary Oliver", "Stacey Abrams"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-02-08"
last_action: "2014-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54ad717e-a318-4f7c-ba44-ae48a58f2670"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "875eede079e86f2952ad3ad1a37616611fb283eff7dde02a2b9669caca569707"
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 271 (2013_14) — Individual's criminal history record information; revise definitions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to review of individual's criminal history record information, definitions, and privacy considerations, so as to revise definitions; to clarify provisions relating to record restriction involving certain felony offenses; to change provisions relating to the application of the Code section to arrests occurring prior to July 1, 2013; 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 271/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/144947.pdf)
2. **LC 29 5434/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/130244.pdf)
3. **LC 29 5536S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133117.pdf)
4. **LC 29 5536S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132724.pdf)
5. **SCSFA to HB 271** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143880.pdf)
6. **Sen ctee sub LC 25 6400S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143508.pdf)
7. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 25 1334** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143842.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **168–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dustin Hightower — primary (person)
- Edward Lindsey — primary (person)
- Jay Neal — primary (person)
- John Meadows — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Stacey Abrams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-08** House Hopper
- **2013-02-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2013-03-05** 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 As Amended
- **2014-03-20** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2014-03-27** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-22** Act 577 `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/54ad717e-a318-4f7c-ba44-ae48a58f2670`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).