Courts; reestablishment of the Criminal Case Data Exchange Board as an advisory board to The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia; provide

SB 441 reestablishes the Criminal Case Data Exchange Board as an advisory board to the Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia. It sets the board's membership and duties, requires superior courts to keep their operations consistent with the council's uniform data standards, provides for the transmission of criminal case data to the Georgia Crime Information Center, calls for annual progress reports, and allows the release of money from the technology empowerment fund under conditions.

The Senate passed it 53-0 on March 8, 2022. On April 4, 2022, the House passed a Rules Committee substitute 98-69 that added original jurisdiction and subpoena power for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate election fraud and election crimes, and the Senate agreed to the substitute 33-22 the same day. It was signed on April 27, 2022 (Act 717).