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House agrees to senate substitute expanding GBI authority to issue administrative subpoenas
Summary
The House agreed to a senate substitute to House Bill 161, extending the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's administrative-subpoena authority to additional crimes including swatting and domestic terrorism; the agree passed 150''''''''''''''18.
The House agreed to a senate substitute to House Bill 161, expanding the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's authority to issue administrative subpoenas for electronic communications records in investigations of certain crimes.
Chairman Crow explained the substitute as restoring and extending administrative-subpoena authority in narrow circumstances. The substitute adds categories such as swatting and domestic terrorism; the sponsor said the only substantive change in the Senate was refined language in the domestic-terrorism definition at the prosecutors' suggestion to improve prosecutorial clarity.
Supporters said the change will help the GBI access electronic records in time-sensitive investigations. The House agreed to the senate substitute by roll-call vote: 150 yeas and 18 nays.
Details: The caption references Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia. Sponsor remarks said the change is limited to specific additional offenses and that the Senate amendment tightened statutory language on domestic terrorism to address prosecution concerns.
