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type: "Bill"
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title: "Hidden Predator Act; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 9 and Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations of actions and child abuse and deprivation records, respectively, so as to extend the statute of limitations for actions for childhood sexual abuse; to provide for a short title; to provide for limitations of liability for certain legal entities; to change provisions relating to tolling of limitations for a minor's cause of action; to change provisions relating to the tolling of limitations for tort actions while criminal prosecution is pending; to change provisions relating to the confidentiality and use of certain records; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2015_16"
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identifier: "HB 17"
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citation: "Georgia HB 17 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Greg Morris", "Jason Spencer", "Margaret Kaiser", "Mary Oliver", "Paulette Rakestraw"]
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version_count: 14
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2014-12-03"
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last_action: "2015-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd5b1d31-85a9-4d83-8081-587c7a03c379"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "f2aae0a5a5d30e2a9231c50e75b9ce21dbc599da784ab264ddd8981f415bd104"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 17 (2015_16) — Hidden Predator Act; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 9 and Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations of actions and child abuse and deprivation records, respectively, so as to extend the statute of limitations for actions for childhood sexual abuse; to provide for a short title; to provide for limitations of liability for certain legal entities; to change provisions relating to tolling of limitations for a minor's cause of action; to change provisions relating to the tolling of limitations for tort actions while criminal prosecution is pending; to change provisions relating to the confidentiality and use of certain records; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 17/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153841.pdf)
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2. **LC 29 6112/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145540.pdf)
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3. **LC 29 6112/pf** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145184.pdf)
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4. **LC 29 6550S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/151265.pdf)
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5. **LC 29 6550S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150472.pdf)
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6. **SCSFA to HB 17** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153377.pdf)
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7. **Sen ctee sub LC 29 6632S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152300.pdf)
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8. **Sen fl amend 1 AM 29 2460** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153252.pdf)
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9. **Sen fl amend 2 AM 29 2465** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153271.pdf)
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10. **Sen fl amend 3 AM 29 2450** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153278.pdf)
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11. **Sen floor am 1a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153260.pdf)
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12. **Sen floor am 1b** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153301.pdf)
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13. **Sen floor am 1c** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153304.pdf)
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14. **Sen floor am 3a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153295.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **169–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Greg Morris — primary (person)
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- Jason Spencer — primary (person)
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- Margaret Kaiser — primary (person)
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- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
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- Paulette Rakestraw — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-12-03** House Prefiled `introduction`
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- **2015-01-15** House Hopper
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- **2015-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-01-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-09** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-13** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-13** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-03-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2015-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2015-05-05** Act 97 `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd5b1d31-85a9-4d83-8081-587c7a03c379`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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