Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB 12
Inspection of Public Records; documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; revise provisions
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Frank Ginn (Republican)
- Randy Robertson (Republican)
- Carden Summers (Republican)
- Clint Dixon (Republican)
- Shawn Still (Republican)
- Bill Cowsert (Republican)
- Ben Watson (Republican)
- Blake Tillery (Republican)
- Bo Hatchett (Republican)
- John Albers (Republican)
- Matt Brass (Republican)
- Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican)
- Russ Goodman (Republican)
- Steve Gooch (Republican)
- Sam Watson (Republican)
- Emanuel Jones (Democratic)
- Kenya Wicks (Democratic)
- Brandon Beach
- Chuck Payne (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of public records, so as to revise provisions related to documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; to revise definitions; to revise provisions related to judicial enforcement of inspection requests; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #490 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
| Apr 4, 2025 House | House Vote #432 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
| Feb 21, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #80 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
Actions
- May 14, 2025 · Legislature
Effective Date - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Act 276 - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Senate Date Signed by Governor - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Senate Sent to Governor - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub - Apr 4, 2025 · House
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute - Apr 4, 2025 · House
House Third Readers - Apr 2, 2025 · House
House Withdrawn, Recommitted - Mar 20, 2025 · House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Feb 26, 2025 · House
House Second Readers - Feb 24, 2025 · House
House First Readers - Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute - Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Senate Third Read - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read Second Time - Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Jan 16, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read and Referred - Jan 15, 2025 · Senate
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