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| Bill | 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. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2023_24 | HB 88 | Georgia HB 88 (2023_24) |
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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.
- HB 88/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 48 0754/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 48 0830S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 48 0868S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 48 0868S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 48 0948S (committee substitute) — source
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; origin ocd-bill/1e8cb289-583b-4489-b4d8-87a12262d140. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).