--- title: SFA to HB 1283 to HB 1283 collection: amendment id: amendment:2025-2026/hb1283/248552 cite_as: HB 1283, SFA to HB 1283 canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1283/amendments/248552 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1283/amendments/248552.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1283/amendments/248552/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248552 date: 2026-09-25 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, from its website (legis.ga.gov) publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. version: SFA to HB 1283 version_id: amendment:2025-2026/hb1283/248552@248552 --- # SFA to HB 1283 to HB 1283 SENATE AMENDMENT TO HB 1283 ADOPTED SENATE Amend HB 1283 (LC 48 1779S) by replacing lines 1 and 2 with the following: To amend Chapter 13 of Title 19 and Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to family violence and criminal procedure, respectively, so as to authorize the creation of By replacing lines 218 through the end with the following: SECTION 2. Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, is amended in Code Section 17-5-71, relating to preservation of evidence, by revising subsection (b) as follows: "(b) If the victim chooses not to report the alleged sexual assault to law enforcement at the time of evidence collection, the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction shall maintain any physical evidence collected as a result of such alleged sexual assault that contains biological material, including, but not limited to, stains, fluids, or hair samples that relate to the identity of the perpetrator of the alleged sexual assault, for not less than 12 months 10 years from the date any such physical evidence is collected." SECTION 3. Said title is further amended in Code Section 17-16-2, relating to applicability of article in felony cases, by adding a new subsection to read as follows: (d.1) For purposes of this article, any records, reports, notes, data, or other materials created, received, or maintained solely by a partner or participating agency within a Family Justice Center established pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 shall not be deemed to be in the possession, custody, or control of the state or prosecution or any law enforcement agency as defined in Code Section 35-3-30 based only on the co-location of such partner or participating agency in a facility with a prosecuting attorney or law enforcement agency." SECTION 4. Said title is further amended by revising Code Section 17-16-20, relating to applicability of article in misdemeanor cases, as follows: "17-16-20. (a) The provisions of this article shall apply only to misdemeanor cases or to felony cases docketed, indicted, or in which an accusation was returned prior to January 1, 1995, if the prosecuting attorney and the defendant do not agree in writing that the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter shall apply. (b) For purposes of this article, any records, reports, notes, data, or other materials created, received, or maintained solely by a partner or participating agency within a Family Justice Center established pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 shall not be deemed to be in the possession, custody, or control of the state or prosecution or any law enforcement agency as defined in Code Section 35-3-30 based only on the co-location of such partner or participating agency in a facility with a prosecuting attorney or law enforcement agency." SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.