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type: "Bill"
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title: "Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16, 17, and 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, and evidence, respectively, so as to provide for defendants to support a justification defense by offering evidence of family violence, dating violence, or child abuse committed by the alleged victim; to provide a privilege for participation in victim centered programs and victim-offender dialogues; to provide for definitions; to provide for limitations; to provide for civil immunity for facilitators in certain circumstances; to provide for a short title; 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 582"
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citation: "Georgia HB 582 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "EVIDENCE", "PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "Kimberly New", "Matt Reeves", "Soo Hong", "Stan Gunter", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-21"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d701b1a-e8a4-4f49-a26c-5dd786f53c60"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "b274b13871d3627b32ef1307a53c230fb4e66de24fe88def616ae63eec9b12f5"
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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 582 (2025_26) — Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16, 17, and 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, criminal procedure, and evidence, respectively, so as to provide for defendants to support a justification defense by offering evidence of family violence, dating violence, or child abuse committed by the alleged victim; to provide a privilege for participation in victim centered programs and victim-offender dialogues; to provide for definitions; to provide for limitations; to provide for civil immunity for facilitators in certain circumstances; to provide for a short title; 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 582/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239314.pdf)
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2. **LC 48 1572S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235639.pdf)
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3. **LC 48 1572S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235090.pdf)
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4. **LC 49 2256/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233484.pdf)
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5. **SCSFA to HB 582** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238841.pdf)
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6. **Sen Ctee sub LC 49 2384S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237920.pdf)
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7. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 62 0042** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238834.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #254 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–2** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #407 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #417 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- James Burchett — primary (person)
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- Kimberly New — primary (person)
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- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
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- Soo Hong — primary (person)
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- Stan Gunter — 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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- **2025-02-21** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-26** 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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- **2025-03-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-04-04** 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 131 `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/9d701b1a-e8a4-4f49-a26c-5dd786f53c60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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