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GeorgiaSB 122025-2026 Regular SessionSenate

Inspection of Public Records; documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; revise provisions

Sponsored By: John Albers (Republican), Jason T. Dickerson (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican), Bill Cowsert (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Frank Ginn (Republican), Steve Gooch (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Emanuel Jones (Democrat), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Chuck Payne (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Carden Summers (Republican), Blake Tillery (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican), Kenya Wicks (Democrat)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Agencies do not retrieve other agencies' records

The law says a custodian does not have to get records held by another agency or any other public entity. If a record is kept elsewhere, you must ask that other agency directly.

Agencies and contractors must share public records

The law defines the records custodian as the agency in charge of a record or its named employee. You must send public records requests to the custodian. The custodian must get public records from private people or companies that made, kept, or got them while doing agency work, or that store agency records for future use. Those private people or companies must turn over the records when the custodian asks within the legal retention time or the contract period, whichever is later.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • John Albers

    Republican • Senate

  • Jason T. Dickerson

    Republican • Senate

  • Matt Brass

    Republican • Senate

  • Bill Cowsert

    Republican • Senate

  • Clint Dixon

    Republican • Senate

  • Frank Ginn

    Republican • Senate

  • Steve Gooch

    Republican • Senate

  • Russ Goodman

    Republican • Senate

  • Bo Hatchett

    Republican • Senate

  • Emanuel Jones

    Democrat • Senate

  • Kay Kirkpatrick

    Republican • Senate

  • Chuck Payne

    Republican • Senate

  • Randy Robertson

    Republican • Senate

  • Shawn Still

    Republican • Senate

  • Carden Summers

    Republican • Senate

  • Blake Tillery

    Republican • Senate

  • Ben Watson

    Republican • Senate

  • Sam Watson

    Republican • Senate

  • Kenya Wicks

    Democrat • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Victor Anderson

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 269 • No: 2

House vote • 4/4/2025

PASSAGE

Yes: 167 • No: 1

Senate vote • 4/4/2025

AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE

Yes: 53 • No: 1

Senate vote • 2/21/2025

PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Yes: 49 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Senate Date Signed by Governor

    5/14/2025Senate

  2. Act 276

    5/14/2025

  3. Effective Date

    5/14/2025

  4. Senate Sent to Governor

    4/10/2025Senate

  5. House Third Readers

    4/4/2025House

  6. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    4/4/2025House

  7. Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub

    4/4/2025Senate

  8. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    4/2/2025House

  9. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    3/20/2025House

  10. House Second Readers

    2/26/2025House

  11. House First Readers

    2/24/2025House

  12. Senate Third Read

    2/21/2025Senate

  13. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    2/21/2025Senate

  14. Senate Read Second Time

    2/11/2025Senate

  15. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    2/10/2025Senate

  16. Senate Read and Referred

    1/16/2025Senate

  17. Senate Hopper

    1/15/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB 12/AP* (v11)

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