---
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).