Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact
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Officially: “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...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
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
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 21, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 24, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 26, 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 28, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 28, 2025
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Apr 2, 2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Apr 4, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2025
Act 131 · May 12, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2025-04-04 · yea 164, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 11
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 53, nay 1, notVoting 1, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-06 · yea 166, nay 2, notVoting 5, 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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2025).