GA HB 1596
died on adjournmentNo 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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Scott Holcombprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-03-23
House Hopper
introduction
2026-03-25
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-27
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 62 0500/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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