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type: "Bill"
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title: "Georgia Bureau of Investigation; authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain cyber enabled threats to life and property; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, to provide for authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain crimes relating to cyber enabled threats to life and property; to provide for punishment for failure to obey certain subpoenas; to amend Title 16 and Code Sections 20-3-10, 36-80-23, and 38-3-40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, sanctuary policies prohibited and penalty for violation, prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies by local governmental entities, certification of compliance, and punishment, and definitions relative to the Board of Homeland Security, respectively, so as to repeal the definition of 'domestic terrorism'; to establish the crime of domestic terrorism; to make conforming changes; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 161"
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citation: "Georgia HB 161 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)", "EDUCATION", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MILITARY", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "AND VETERANS AFFAIRS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Beth Camp", "Clint Crowe", "Kimberly New", "Matt Reeves", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-28"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e51b9d5-6a3e-4be0-985c-1d9c361ad1b7"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "49357e20c9d9178946eaaf8c3fa5244c8c45cce364280c3c88317daec769dca9"
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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 161 (2025_26) — Georgia Bureau of Investigation; authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain cyber enabled threats to life and property; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, to provide for authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain crimes relating to cyber enabled threats to life and property; to provide for punishment for failure to obey certain subpoenas; to amend Title 16 and Code Sections 20-3-10, 36-80-23, and 38-3-40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, sanctuary policies prohibited and penalty for violation, prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies by local governmental entities, certification of compliance, and punishment, and definitions relative to the Board of Homeland Security, respectively, so as to repeal the definition of 'domestic terrorism'; to establish the crime of domestic terrorism; to make conforming changes; 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 161/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237200.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 4507/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230506.pdf)
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3. **LC 56 0311S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235510.pdf)
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4. **LC 56 0311S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235093.pdf)
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5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 62 0177S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235991.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #308 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **150–18** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #217 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–8** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #258 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Beth Camp — primary (person)
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- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
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- Kimberly New — primary (person)
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- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
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- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-28** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-08** Act 68 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/5e51b9d5-6a3e-4be0-985c-1d9c361ad1b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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