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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sexual Assault Reform Act of 2021; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sexual assault protocol, so as to require certain certifications to be filed; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to investigating sexual assault; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies; to amend Chapter 6A of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, physician assistants, and others; to provide for limited liability; to amend Chapter 34A of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to patient right to know, so as to provide for annual reporting to the General Assembly of the number of physicians investigated or disciplined for the sexual assault of patients; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; 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 255"
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citation: "Georgia HB 255 (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: ["Bill Hitchens", "Carolyn Hugley", "Chuck Efstration", "Josh McLaurin", "Mary Oliver", "Scott Holcomb"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-02"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a24650a-3544-4e53-bd69-67ed9ac8e608"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "9de315acc96c19204b60b459f5cb75f6fe9090d147d670a7145c2e7fa8fa6cd2"
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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 255 (2021_22) — Sexual Assault Reform Act of 2021; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sexual assault protocol, so as to require certain certifications to be filed; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to investigating sexual assault; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies; to amend Chapter 6A of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians, physician assistants, and others; to provide for limited liability; to amend Chapter 34A of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to patient right to know, so as to provide for annual reporting to the General Assembly of the number of physicians investigated or disciplined for the sexual assault of patients; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; 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 255/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202037.pdf)
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2. **LC 28 0055/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196588.pdf)
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3. **LC 28 0282S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199986.pdf)
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4. **LC 28 0282S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199632.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **174–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
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- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
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- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
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- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
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- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
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- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-02** House Hopper
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- **2021-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-05** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-08** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Tabled
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-06** Act 251 `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/5a24650a-3544-4e53-bd69-67ed9ac8e608`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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