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type: "Bill"
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title: "Coleman-Baker Act; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to enact the \"Coleman-Baker Act\"; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for review of cold case murder files by law enforcement agencies; to provide for application of review; to provide for limitations of review; to provide for notification regarding review; to provide for the promulgation of regulations; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for conflicting investigations; to provide for applicability; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 88"
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citation: "Georgia HB 88 (2023_24)"
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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 Werkheiser", "Clint Crowe", "Houston Gaines", "Marcus Wiedower", "Stacey Evans"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-01-26"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e8cb289-583b-4489-b4d8-87a12262d140"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "82bf3549756342d025b90f5cafbbb6b0f37ba08f9c080f0a625ebc90eae0b0d2"
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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 88 (2023_24) — Coleman-Baker Act; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to enact the "Coleman-Baker Act"; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for review of cold case murder files by law enforcement agencies; to provide for application of review; to provide for limitations of review; to provide for notification regarding review; to provide for the promulgation of regulations; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for conflicting investigations; to provide for applicability; 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 88/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220455.pdf)
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2. **LC 48 0754/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212871.pdf)
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3. **LC 48 0830S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214496.pdf)
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4. **LC 48 0868S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216318.pdf)
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5. **LC 48 0868S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215774.pdf)
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6. **Sen ctee sub LC 48 0948S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218775.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #97 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #382 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #386 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alan Powell — primary (person)
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- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
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- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
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- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
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- Marcus Wiedower — primary (person)
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- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-26** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-14** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-21** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2023-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-28** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Tabled
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-29** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2023-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-28** Act 55 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-01** 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/1e8cb289-583b-4489-b4d8-87a12262d140`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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