Georgia House Bill 168 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on April 21 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-21 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-5-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to confidentiality of information supplied by inmates, penalties for breach, classified nature of department investigation reports, confidentiality of certain identifying information, and custodians of records, so as to provide that certain information within inmate files of the Department of Corrections shall not be classified as confidential state secrets when requested by the district attorney for purposes of responding to proposed actions of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles; to provide for a definition; to provide for an exception; to provide for nondisclosure; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Penal institutions; certain information within inmate files of the Department of Corrections shall not be classified as confidential state secrets when requested by the district attorney; provide

Rep. Jesse Petrea [R]	Rep. Ron Stephens [R]	Rep. Bruce Williamson [R]	Rep. Barry Fleming [R]
Rep. Heath Clark [R]	Rep. John LaHood [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]

2021-03-23 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #256 (Y: 40 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-02-18 - House - Passage: House Vote #62 (Y: 99 N: 66 NV: 5 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-21		Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-04-21		Act 22
2021-04-21	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2021-03-23	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2021-03-23	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-16	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2021-02-22	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-02-18	House	House Passed/Adopted
2021-02-18	House	House Third Readers
2021-02-11	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2021-02-01	House	House Second Readers
2021-01-29	House	House First Readers
2021-01-28	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59090
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/196229
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201315
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59090#18176
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59090#18609