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type: "Bill"
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title: "Appeal and error; declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding credibility of a peace officer; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 5, Chapter 4 of Title 9, Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15, and Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appellate practice, declaratory judgments, prosecuting attorneys, and criminal trials, respectively, so as to provide for declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding the credibility of a peace officer; to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to provide for review by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council of accusations of peace officer impairment as a witness; to provide for definitions; to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to grand juries, so as to provide for 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 288"
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citation: "Georgia HB 288 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["APPEAL AND ERROR", "CIVIL PRACTICE", "COURTS", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Clint Crowe", "Eddie Lumsden", "Houston Gaines", "Matt Reeves", "Rob Clifton", "Stan Gunter"]
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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: "2025-02-05"
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last_action: "2025-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e35feadf-422e-4ec5-b56b-1c0ce91bad00"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "2d1929ee2b1bee5491a67d5e8943d6fa6eb8d1698f06ff93f84afa72c8dc42cd"
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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 288 (2025_26) — Appeal and error; declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding credibility of a peace officer; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 5, Chapter 4 of Title 9, Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15, and Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appellate practice, declaratory judgments, prosecuting attorneys, and criminal trials, respectively, so as to provide for declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding the credibility of a peace officer; to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to provide for review by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council of accusations of peace officer impairment as a witness; to provide for definitions; to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to grand juries, so as to provide for 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 288/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238525.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 4532/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231500.pdf)
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3. **LC 56 0365S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235452.pdf)
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4. **LC 56 0365S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235036.pdf)
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5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 62 0195S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236825.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #349 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #367 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **152–14** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #204 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **146–20** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
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- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
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- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
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- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
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- Rob Clifton — primary (person)
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- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-05** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-10** 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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- **2025-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-12** Act 115 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-12** 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/e35feadf-422e-4ec5-b56b-1c0ce91bad00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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