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type: "Bill"
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title: "Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to first offenders relative to probation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of first offender sentences at the time of sentencing; 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 162"
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citation: "Georgia HB 162 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "PENAL INSTITUTIONS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Werkheiser", "Katie Dempsey", "Leesa Hagan", "Matt Reeves", "Rob Leverett", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-28"
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last_action: "2026-05-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0503c81-3de1-449a-ad3e-d8380ce71ef2"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "0cc77d61a6fcf38680d78be3921e7f6b8533841e4639bad8f58d3c82209a4610"
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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 162 (2025_26) — Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to first offenders relative to probation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of first offender sentences at the time of sentencing; 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 162/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247114.pdf)
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2. **LC 48 1348/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230507.pdf)
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3. **LC 48 1476S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232937.pdf)
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4. **LC 48 1476S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232176.pdf)
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5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 49 2793** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245620.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #45 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #746 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #709 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
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- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
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- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
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- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
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- Rob Leverett — 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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- **2025-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-19** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Tabled
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- **2026-01-12** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2026-01-12** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-12** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-12** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-23** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-05** Act 403 `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/b0503c81-3de1-449a-ad3e-d8380ce71ef2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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