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type: "Bill"
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title: "Penal institutions; certain information within inmate files of the Department of Corrections shall not be classified as confidential state secrets when requested by the district attorney; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-5-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to confidentiality of information supplied by inmates, penalties for breach, classified nature of department investigation reports, confidentiality of certain identifying information, and custodians of records, so as to provide that certain information within inmate files of the Department of Corrections shall not be classified as confidential state secrets when requested by the district attorney for purposes of responding to proposed actions of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles; to provide for a definition; to provide for an exception; to provide for nondisclosure; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 168"
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citation: "Georgia HB 168 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Barry Fleming", "Bruce Williamson", "Heath Clark", "Jesse Petrea", "John LaHood", "Ron Stephens"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-28"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98f4cbfd-64a2-4d42-aada-ad07ce76e4d5"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "6b6c0ec211d9a9b0eee595cfa9cc84b2603387fc7cfbc3e5bb9fa1e9324edd6f"
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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 168 (2021_22) — Penal institutions; certain information within inmate files of the Department of Corrections shall not be classified as confidential state secrets when requested by the district attorney; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-5-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to confidentiality of information supplied by inmates, penalties for breach, classified nature of department investigation reports, confidentiality of certain identifying information, and custodians of records, so as to provide that certain information within inmate files of the Department of Corrections shall not be classified as confidential state secrets when requested by the district attorney for purposes of responding to proposed actions of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles; to provide for a definition; to provide for an exception; to provide for nondisclosure; 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 168/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201315.pdf)
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2. **LC 41 2678/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196229.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **99–66** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
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- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
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- Heath Clark — primary (person)
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- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
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- John LaHood — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-28** House Hopper
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- **2021-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-21** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-21** Act 22 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-01** 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/98f4cbfd-64a2-4d42-aada-ad07ce76e4d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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