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Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia HB 582

Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· 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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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Apr 4, 2025
House		House Vote #417 - 2025-2026 Regular SessionpassSet your home in Georgia to see
Apr 2, 2025
Senate		Senate Vote #407 - 2025-2026 Regular SessionpassSet your home in Georgia to see
Mar 6, 2025
House		House Vote #254 - 2025-2026 Regular SessionpassSet your home in Georgia to see

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