Georgia Bureau of Investigation; authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain cyber enabled threats to life and property; provide
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, to provide for authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain crimes...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, to provide for authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain crimes relating to cyber enabled threats to life and property; to provide for punishment for failure to obey certain subpoenas; to amend Title 16 and Code Sections 20-3-10, 36-80-23, and 38-3-40 of the O.C.G.A.,
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Jan 28, 2025
House First Readers · Jan 29, 2025
House Second Readers · Jan 30, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 4, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 6, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 10, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 20, 2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Mar 25, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 8, 2025
Act 68 · May 8, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2025-03-25 · yea 150, nay 18, notVoting 6, excused 6
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-20 · yea 48, nay 4, notVoting 1, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-06 · yea 158, nay 8, notVoting 7, excused 7
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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