---
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).