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type: "Bill"
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title: "State records management; minimum retention periods for video recordings from law enforcement devices on or inside a vehicle; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state records management, so as to provide for minimum retention periods for video recordings from law enforcement surveillance devices, law enforcement body-worn devices, or devices located on or inside of a law enforcement vehicle; to provide for a definition; to provide for exceptions; to provide for presumptions, civil liability, and fees; to provide for related matters; 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 976"
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citation: "Georgia HB 976 (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: ["Alan Powell", "Bill Hitchens", "Eddie Lumsden", "Johnnie Caldwell, Jr.", "Kevin Tanner", "Wendell Willard"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2016-02-10"
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last_action: "2016-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56ce4b88-34b8-41a3-83bd-a0e89fbe8b28"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "01efb8c0a1b3a9ba6d7a22d14337e23106cf3d5a9408c1f06e5f3cde402641b0"
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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 976 (2015_16) — State records management; minimum retention periods for video recordings from law enforcement devices on or inside a vehicle; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state records management, so as to provide for minimum retention periods for video recordings from law enforcement surveillance devices, law enforcement body-worn devices, or devices located on or inside of a law enforcement vehicle; to provide for a definition; to provide for exceptions; to provide for presumptions, civil liability, and fees; to provide for related matters; 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 976/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162151.pdf)
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2. **LC 29 6910/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157076.pdf)
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3. **LC 41 0767S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159121.pdf)
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4. **LC 41 0767S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158577.pdf)
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5. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 41 0125** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161554.pdf)
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6. **Sen floor amend 1a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161544.pdf)
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7. **Sen floor amend 1b** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161538.pdf)
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8. **Sen floor amend 3 AM 41 0212** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161543.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **164–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alan Powell — primary (person)
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- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
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- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
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- Johnnie Caldwell, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
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- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-10** House Hopper
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- **2016-02-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2016-02-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Tabled
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2016-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-05-03** Act 599 `executive-signature`
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- **2016-07-01** 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/56ce4b88-34b8-41a3-83bd-a0e89fbe8b28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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