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81 lines
3.8 KiB
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bonds and recognizances in criminal proceedings, so as to require the inclusion of certain contact information on such bonds and recognizances; 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 222"
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citation: "Georgia HB 222 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Anissa Jones", "Bethany Ballard", "Chuck Efstration", "Noel Williams, Jr.", "Shaw Blackmon"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-03"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3476c08-d47e-4b48-b8be-96dde524c881"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "da3b7f536b5bc7d2161744bdd2e93dfa83728e8190177ee94616e939f1da724d"
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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 222 (2025_26) — Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bonds and recognizances in criminal proceedings, so as to require the inclusion of certain contact information on such bonds and recognizances; 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 222/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239289.pdf)
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2. **LC 48 1345/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230993.pdf)
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3. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 48 0062** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239184.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #458 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #83 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **169–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Anissa Jones — primary (person)
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- Bethany Ballard — primary (person)
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- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
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- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-03** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Tabled
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- **2025-04-04** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2025-04-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-04** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-14** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-14** Act 254 `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/b3476c08-d47e-4b48-b8be-96dde524c881`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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