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| Bill | Georgia Bureau of Investigation; authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain cyber enabled threats to life and property; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, to provide for authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain crimes relating to cyber enabled threats to life and property; to provide for punishment for failure to obey certain subpoenas; to amend Title 16 and Code Sections 20-3-10, 36-80-23, and 38-3-40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, sanctuary policies prohibited and penalty for violation, prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies by local governmental entities, certification of compliance, and punishment, and definitions relative to the Board of Homeland Security, respectively, so as to repeal the definition of 'domestic terrorism'; to establish the crime of domestic terrorism; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 161 | Georgia HB 161 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 161 (2025_26) — Georgia Bureau of Investigation; authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain cyber enabled threats to life and property; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, to provide for authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain crimes relating to cyber enabled threats to life and property; to provide for punishment for failure to obey certain subpoenas; to amend Title 16 and Code Sections 20-3-10, 36-80-23, and 38-3-40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, sanctuary policies prohibited and penalty for violation, prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies by local governmental entities, certification of compliance, and punishment, and definitions relative to the Board of Homeland Security, respectively, so as to repeal the definition of 'domestic terrorism'; to establish the crime of domestic terrorism; to make conforming changes; 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.
- HB 161/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 4507/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 56 0311S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 56 0311S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- Sen Ctee Sub LC 62 0177S (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #308 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 150–18 (pass) · lower
- House Vote #217 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 158–8 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #258 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 48–4 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
- Kimberly New — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-28 House Hopper
introduction - 2025-01-29 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2025-01-30 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2025-03-04 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-06 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2025-03-06 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2025-03-10 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2025-03-13 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-18 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2025-03-20 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2025-03-20 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2025-03-25 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2025-04-07 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-05-08 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2025-05-08 Act 68
executive-signature - 2025-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5e51b9d5-6a3e-4be0-985c-1d9c361ad1b7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).