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GA HB 1596

died on adjournment

No Evidence Ignored Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1596 pass?

No. GA HB 1596 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-27): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 1596 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to provide local prosecutorial agencies with certain information regarding forensic database evidence; to provide for local prosecutorial agency determinations; to require certain actions by prosecutorial agencies; to provide for reports; to provide for certain exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1596?

Scott Holcomb is the primary sponsor of GA HB 1596.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to provide local prosecutorial agencies with certain information regarding forensic database evidence; to provide for local prosecutorial agency determinations; to require certain actions by prosecutorial agencies; to provide for reports; to provide for certain exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-03-23
Latest action
2026-03-27 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Scott Holcombprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-23

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-25

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-27

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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