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type: "Bill"
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title: "Trey's Law; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisional and final remedies and special proceedings, so as to prohibit as contrary to the public policy of this state any contract or agreement that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details relating to a claim of childhood sexual abuse; to provide for the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of childhood sexual abuse; to provide for a short title; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 1187"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1187 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CIVIL PRACTICE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Devan Seabaugh", "Katie Dempsey", "Matthew Gambill", "Soo Hong", "Stan Gunter", "Will Wade"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-02-04"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d260a84-5b38-488e-bf23-2d7d48163aad"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "200f008b7f1d4e221e5f42b5cece1b01cdb5a3af939c3540ac36aea6e5b3557c"
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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 1187 (2025_26) — Trey's Law; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisional and final remedies and special proceedings, so as to prohibit as contrary to the public policy of this state any contract or agreement that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details relating to a claim of childhood sexual abuse; to provide for the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of childhood sexual abuse; to provide for a short title; 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 1187/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249037.pdf)
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2. **LC 49 2538-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241481.pdf)
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3. **LC 62 0369S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244976.pdf)
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4. **LC 62 0369S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242120.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #605 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **174–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #951 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #912 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **39–10** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
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- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
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- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
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- Soo Hong — primary (person)
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- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
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- Will Wade — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-04** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-10** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-31** Senate Tabled
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- **2026-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2026-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 448 `executive-signature`
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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/5d260a84-5b38-488e-bf23-2d7d48163aad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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