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| Bill | Law enforcement officers and agencies; Office of Public Safety Officer Support; change the name | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-5-510 and Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileged communications between law enforcement officers and peer counselors and Office of Public Safety Officer Support, respectively, so as to change the name of the Office of Public Safety Officer Support; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | HB 838 | Georgia HB 838 (2019_20) |
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Georgia HB 838 (2019_20) — Law enforcement officers and agencies; Office of Public Safety Officer Support; change the name
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-5-510 and Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileged communications between law enforcement officers and peer counselors and Office of Public Safety Officer Support, respectively, so as to change the name of the Office of Public Safety Officer Support; 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 838/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 2453/a (committee substitute) — source
- SCSFA to HB838 (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 34 5700S (committee substitute) — source
- Sen floor amend 1 AM 34 0821 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 147–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Jodi Lott — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2020-01-28 House Hopper
- 2020-01-29 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2020-01-30 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2020-02-25 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-02-27 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2020-02-27 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2020-02-28 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2020-06-18 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-06-19 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2020-06-23 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2020-06-23 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2020-06-23 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2020-06-23 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2020-06-23 Senate Transmitted House
- 2020-06-23 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2020-06-25 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2020-08-05 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2020-08-05 Act 569
executive-signature - 2021-01-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/958ede4d-aef4-459c-a544-48549d89ff26. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).