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Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisional and final remedies and special proceedings, so as to prohibit as contrary to the public policy of this state any contract or agreement that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details relating to a claim of childhood sexual abuse; to provide for the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of childhood sexual abuse; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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What changed between versions
LC 49 2538-EC/a
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LC 62 0369S/hs
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was replaced with a new version that significantly expands protections against non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by explicitly including employment contracts and clarifying that only the abuse details must remain public while settlement amounts can stay private. It also adds a new legal requirement for anyone trying to enforce an NDA to first win a court ruling stating the agreement is valid before they can use it.
Scope change
The scope of prohibited agreements was broadened to include employment agreements, and the definition of prohibited content was refined to specifically target the disclosure of abuse acts and related facts rather than general 'details'.
REQUIREMENT
Added a mandatory court process requiring a person to obtain a final, unappealable declaratory judgment before they can enforce an agreement preventing the disclosure of childhood sexual abuse.
SCOPE
Expanded the types of contracts covered to explicitly include employment agreements, not just settlement agreements.
DEFINITION
Refined the prohibited content to specifically ban agreements that stop a person from disclosing an act of childhood sexual abuse or facts related to it, while explicitly allowing confidentiality around other settlement terms like payment amounts.
TECHNICAL
Changed the document title from the original bill to indicate this is a substitute version offered by the Judiciary Committee.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Apr 2, 2026
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 448
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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