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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Haleigh's Hope Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, acupuncture, physician assistants, cancer and glaucoma treatment, respiratory care, clinical perfusionists, and orthotics and prosthetics practice, so as to change certain provisions relating to the use of marijuana for treatment of cancer and glaucoma; to provide for regulated medicinal use of cannabis and derivatives thereof to treat certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1"
citation: "Georgia HB 1 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen Peake", "Margaret Kaiser", "Matt Ramsey", "Micah Gravley", "Rich Golick", "Tom McCall"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2014-11-17"
last_action: "2015-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6e03b0c-4728-45b4-8ec1-e03a53f7b4a5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "eb02159086ae0b5da83840c5282a05cc643584c9f2bec0f0f9c58fb212f07c35"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1 (2015_16) — Haleigh's Hope Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, acupuncture, physician assistants, cancer and glaucoma treatment, respiratory care, clinical perfusionists, and orthotics and prosthetics practice, so as to change certain provisions relating to the use of marijuana for treatment of cancer and glaucoma; to provide for regulated medicinal use of cannabis and derivatives thereof to treat certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Floor Amendment AM 29 2358** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149317.pdf)
2. **Floor Amendment AM 29 2360** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149316.pdf)
3. **HB 1/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152355.pdf)
4. **HB 1/CSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149361.pdf)
5. **LC 29 6436S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149081.pdf)
6. **LC 37 1839/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145761.pdf)
7. **LC 37 1839/pf** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145148.pdf)
8. **SCSFA to HB 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152148.pdf)
9. **Sen ctee sub LC 37 1997S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/151761.pdf)
10. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 25 1345** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152090.pdf)
11. **Sen floor amend 2 AM 25 1346** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152089.pdf)
12. **Sen floor amend 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152116.pdf)
13. **Sen floor amend 4 AM 37 0276** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152119.pdf)
14. **Sen floor amend 5 AM 37 0277** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152120.pdf)
15. **Sen floor amend 6 AM 25 1347** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152131.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **158–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Allen Peake — primary (person)
- Margaret Kaiser — primary (person)
- Matt Ramsey — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
- Rich Golick — primary (person)
- Tom McCall — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2014-11-17** House Prefiled `introduction`
- **2015-01-26** House Hopper
- **2015-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-02-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Transmitted House
- **2015-03-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2015-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-04-16** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-04-16** Act 20 `executive-signature`
- **2015-04-16** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6e03b0c-4728-45b4-8ec1-e03a53f7b4a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education; date by which a child must reach a certain age in order to be eligible for enrollment in certain educational programs; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to change provisions relating to the date by which a child must reach a certain age in order to be eligible for enrollment in certain educational programs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 100"
citation: "Georgia HB 100 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks Coleman", "Gerald Greene", "James Epps", "Terry England", "Tom Dickson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-27"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5712fe22-3a3b-4e32-aad9-5675a0ae50f1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "12606b9d118fd7de0c95cd5228736b9ab12476094e232da290e9168bdd7b0e4c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 100 (2015_16) — Education; date by which a child must reach a certain age in order to be eligible for enrollment in certain educational programs; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to change provisions relating to the date by which a child must reach a certain age in order to be eligible for enrollment in certain educational programs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Floor Amendment AM 33 1655** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161419.pdf)
2. **HB 100/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162393.pdf)
3. **LC 33 5811/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145919.pdf)
4. **LC 33 5913S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/148514.pdf)
5. **LC 33 5913S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/147835.pdf)
6. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 6627S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160471.pdf)
## Votes
- MORNING ROLL CALL — **52–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brooks Coleman — primary (person)
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
- Tom Dickson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-27** House Hopper
- **2015-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-02-19** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-22** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2016-03-24** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2016-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 614 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5712fe22-3a3b-4e32-aad9-5675a0ae50f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority; membership and terms of office of members; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 497), as amended, so as to change provisions relating to the membership and terms of office of members of the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1003"
citation: "Georgia HB 1003 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Wilkerson", "Don Parsons", "Earl Ehrhart", "John Carson", "Matt Dollar", "Stacey Evans"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bc11f9d-60c1-4883-a97a-e7035385cc8c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ac8279a983d2dd50563dcfed84fb010903732bb98293ff2e665dd9074acf6ece"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1003 (2015_16) — Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority; membership and terms of office of members; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority, approved February 21, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 497), as amended, so as to change provisions relating to the membership and terms of office of members of the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1003/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162464.pdf)
2. **LC 40 1073/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157323.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **162–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Wilkerson — primary (person)
- Don Parsons — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Matt Dollar — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** House Hopper
- **2016-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Lost `failure, reading-3`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Notice to Reconsider
- **2016-03-24** Senate Reconsidered
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 495 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7bc11f9d-60c1-4883-a97a-e7035385cc8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts; maps, plats, and plans to be filed for record; provide requirements"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15 and 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts and property, respectively, so as to provide requirements for maps, plats, and plans to be filed for record; to provide for filing of electronic images of maps, plats, and plans; to provide for delivery of plats to the clerk of superior court; to change certain provisions relating to recordation and notations of plats; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1004"
citation: "Georgia HB 1004 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Howard Maxwell", "Mandi Ballinger", "Rick Jasperse", "Tom Weldon"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2017-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf9ba06d-30ba-46ed-b8a5-4e29e4bc30d3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4d936488daa423b4313c7b2f0a61a92dd01470d414472022e8df2b6dd360b63c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1004 (2015_16) — Courts; maps, plats, and plans to be filed for record; provide requirements
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15 and 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts and property, respectively, so as to provide requirements for maps, plats, and plans to be filed for record; to provide for filing of electronic images of maps, plats, and plans; to provide for delivery of plats to the clerk of superior court; to change certain provisions relating to recordation and notations of plats; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1004/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162183.pdf)
2. **LC 29 7033S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159238.pdf)
3. **LC 29 7033S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158921.pdf)
4. **LC 36 2986/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157321.pdf)
5. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 29 2550** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161853.pdf)
6. **Sen ctee sub LC 36 3608S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159886.pdf)
7. **Sen floor Amend 2 AM 28 1510** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161869.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **170–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Howard Maxwell — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Tom Weldon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** House Hopper
- **2016-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Tabled
- **2016-03-24** Senate Taken from Table
- **2016-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2016-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-26** Act 351 `executive-signature`
- **2017-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf9ba06d-30ba-46ed-b8a5-4e29e4bc30d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pelham, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Pelham; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and property of the city; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1007"
citation: "Georgia HB 1007 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Powell"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92f6d3e9-fd12-412f-ac87-08a742fb5dd9"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f011dd29bd95dde118b82e219f3971a02ed8ec856fa73f32f43a17d3efa63f66"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1007 (2015_16) — Pelham, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Pelham; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and property of the city; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1007/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158934.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0028/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157346.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** House Hopper
- **2016-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 496 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92f6d3e9-fd12-412f-ac87-08a742fb5dd9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; State Court; change salary of the chief deputy clerk and the clerk"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 30, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3695), an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3723), an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4267), and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4063), so as to change the salary of the chief deputy clerk and the clerk of the State Court of Cobb County; to change the salary of the chief assistant solicitor of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1008"
citation: "Georgia HB 1008 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Earl Ehrhart", "John Carson", "Rich Golick", "Sharon Cooper", "Stacey Evans"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7171dffa-0fe6-4e49-af04-66d085cfb432"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0a67843ab1ee796b51003be63029f78876db3a66f8f99f7aef88dd953ee24434"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1008 (2015_16) — Cobb County; State Court; change salary of the chief deputy clerk and the clerk
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 30, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3695), an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3723), an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4267), and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4063), so as to change the salary of the chief deputy clerk and the clerk of the State Court of Cobb County; to change the salary of the chief assistant solicitor of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1008/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160810.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0008/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157337.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Rich Golick — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** House Hopper
- **2016-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 497 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7171dffa-0fe6-4e49-af04-66d085cfb432`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; tax commissioner; change compensation of certain employees"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act consolidating the offices of tax collector and tax receiver into the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County, approved February 17, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 790), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3725) and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4046), so as to change the compensation of certain employees of such office; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1009"
citation: "Georgia HB 1009 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Earl Ehrhart", "John Carson", "Rich Golick", "Sharon Cooper", "Stacey Evans"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1009 (2015_16) — Cobb County; tax commissioner; change compensation of certain employees
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act consolidating the offices of tax collector and tax receiver into the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County, approved February 17, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 790), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3725) and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4046), so as to change the compensation of certain employees of such office; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1009/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160785.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0006/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157339.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Rich Golick — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** House Hopper
- **2016-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 498 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a63c8fb-03e5-471c-b038-db6d780c5ef3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Schley County; Board of Education; change description of districts"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the Board of Education of Schley County, approved March 4, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 2955), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 8, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3822), so as to change the description of education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 101"
citation: "Georgia HB 101 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cheokas"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-27"
last_action: "2016-01-01"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 101 (2015_16) — Schley County; Board of Education; change description of districts
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the Board of Education of Schley County, approved March 4, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 2955), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 8, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 3822), so as to change the description of education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 101/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/147500.pdf)
2. **LC 40 0700/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145924.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **146–9** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mike Cheokas — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-27** House Hopper
- **2015-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-02-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-02-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-02-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-10** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Act 110 `executive-signature`
- **2016-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0c353dc-2c5e-44b4-b6f9-35063d94816a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; Board of Commissioners; compensation of the chairperson and other commissioners; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Cobb County, approved June 19, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 2075), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3691) and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4048), so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the chairperson and the other commissioners of the board; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1010"
citation: "Georgia HB 1010 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Earl Ehrhart", "John Carson", "Rich Golick", "Sharon Cooper", "Stacey Evans"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f069a37-6c9a-4e77-8fff-b0ac3c21d581"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1010 (2015_16) — Cobb County; Board of Commissioners; compensation of the chairperson and other commissioners; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Cobb County, approved June 19, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess., p. 2075), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3691) and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4048), so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the chairperson and the other commissioners of the board; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1010/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160812.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0004/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157340.pdf)
3. **LC 44 0110S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158208.pdf)
4. **LC 44 0110S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158207.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **151–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Rich Golick — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** House Hopper
- **2016-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-23** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 499 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f069a37-6c9a-4e77-8fff-b0ac3c21d581`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; chief deputy, assistant chief deputy, and executive assistant to the sheriff; change compensation"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3702), an Act approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4150), an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4269), and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4281), so as to change the compensation of the chief deputy, the assistant chief deputy, and the executive assistant to the sheriff; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1011"
citation: "Georgia HB 1011 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Earl Ehrhart", "John Carson", "Rich Golick", "Sharon Cooper", "Stacey Evans"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f5a7f0b-f8d2-4627-b7eb-45e1057360cc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b452772986078583ba43ad8a3e5add9147eb9321fce6a1089b7e433f5989c66c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1011 (2015_16) — Cobb County; chief deputy, assistant chief deputy, and executive assistant to the sheriff; change compensation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3702), an Act approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4150), an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4269), and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4281), so as to change the compensation of the chief deputy, the assistant chief deputy, and the executive assistant to the sheriff; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1011/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160912.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0010/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157364.pdf)
3. **Sen ctee sub LC 44 0174S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160478.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Rich Golick — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** House Hopper
- **2016-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-16** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 500 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f5a7f0b-f8d2-4627-b7eb-45e1057360cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; clerk of the superior court, deputy clerk, and executive assistant; change salary"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4104), an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4269), and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4284), so as to change the salary of the clerk of the superior court, the deputy clerk, the executive assistant, and the executive secretary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1012"
citation: "Georgia HB 1012 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Earl Ehrhart", "John Carson", "Rich Golick", "Sharon Cooper", "Stacey Evans"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1012 (2015_16) — Cobb County; clerk of the superior court, deputy clerk, and executive assistant; change salary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4104), an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4269), and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4284), so as to change the salary of the clerk of the superior court, the deputy clerk, the executive assistant, and the executive secretary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1012/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161100.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0011/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157341.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Rich Golick — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** House Hopper
- **2016-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 501 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96d974dd-00b9-445e-8599-29ae5dcedcf3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; exemption for donation of real property for conservation use; extend sunset date"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to extend the sunset date of the existing exemption for donation of real property for conservation use; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1014"
citation: "Georgia HB 1014 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Jay Powell"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b6efb41-7871-4754-8dbb-5c79936963ec"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1014 (2015_16) — Income tax; exemption for donation of real property for conservation use; extend sunset date
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to extend the sunset date of the existing exemption for donation of real property for conservation use; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1014/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162070.pdf)
2. **LC 34 4841/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157367.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **165–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** House Hopper
- **2016-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 502 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b6efb41-7871-4754-8dbb-5c79936963ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Candler County; Board of Commissioners; provide nonbinding, advisory referendum"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding, advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the Candler County Board of Commissioners should levy an additional ad valorem tax for the purpose of realizing additional tax revenue to provide payment for the Candler County Hospital Authority's services and facilities; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for a referendum and effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1018"
citation: "Georgia HB 1018 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butch Parrish"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2016-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7f11f46-07a4-4edf-9dd6-39055c605257"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7903969b5f842fff8176a6680d19012181d8da6892ef03c6507891d196aafaaf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1018 (2015_16) — Candler County; Board of Commissioners; provide nonbinding, advisory referendum
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding, advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the Candler County Board of Commissioners should levy an additional ad valorem tax for the purpose of realizing additional tax revenue to provide payment for the Candler County Hospital Authority's services and facilities; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for a referendum and effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1018/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158780.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0070/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157464.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-16** House Hopper
- **2016-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-11** Act 324 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7f11f46-07a4-4edf-9dd6-39055c605257`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Upson County Magistrate Court; collect and impose county law library fees as part of court cost; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Upson County to impose and collect county law library fees as part of the court costs in the magistrate court; to provide for practices and procedures connected therewith; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1019"
citation: "Georgia HB 1019 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnnie Caldwell, Jr."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52d10e2e-156a-408e-9d91-12f1d230636e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3bc62ade6883ab4c98b13f0df97ed69db1b413bca33e7eb38825b9741bda3ff9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1019 (2015_16) — Upson County Magistrate Court; collect and impose county law library fees as part of court cost; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Upson County to impose and collect county law library fees as part of the court costs in the magistrate court; to provide for practices and procedures connected therewith; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1019/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158939.pdf)
2. **LC 43 0181/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157466.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Johnnie Caldwell, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-16** House Hopper
- **2016-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 503 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52d10e2e-156a-408e-9d91-12f1d230636e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schley County; Probate Court; judge shall also serve as judge of Magistrate Court on and after January 1, 2017"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Schley County shall also serve as the judge of the Magistrate Court of Schley County on and after January 1, 2017; to provide for the continuation in office and expiration of term of the current magistrate judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 102"
citation: "Georgia HB 102 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cheokas"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-27"
last_action: "2015-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d444ae70-78c2-496d-99b0-d04419b5f17f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9aa111031395749cbd9268b8a49b5948234617ec4926a68457949570529b360c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 102 (2015_16) — Schley County; Probate Court; judge shall also serve as judge of Magistrate Court on and after January 1, 2017
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Schley County shall also serve as the judge of the Magistrate Court of Schley County on and after January 1, 2017; to provide for the continuation in office and expiration of term of the current magistrate judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 102/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/147501.pdf)
2. **LC 40 0714/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145931.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **146–9** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mike Cheokas — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-27** House Hopper
- **2015-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-02-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-02-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-02-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-10** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Act 111 `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d444ae70-78c2-496d-99b0-d04419b5f17f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hogansville, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Hogansville; to provide for incorporation and boundaries; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1020"
citation: "Georgia HB 1020 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randy Nix", "Robert Trammell"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/915fcd2a-e905-47a9-90b3-6b1ebe61254f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a4e25b0632f9ea3ced47a0a3826b58d6d2c462d8bd1e05591b45fb1bd22519c2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1020 (2015_16) — Hogansville, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Hogansville; to provide for incorporation and boundaries; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1020/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159477.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0054/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157467.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Randy Nix — primary (person)
- Robert Trammell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-16** House Hopper
- **2016-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 551 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/915fcd2a-e905-47a9-90b3-6b1ebe61254f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Spalding County; State Court; provide election of county solicitor"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the State Court of Spalding County, formerly known as the City Court of Griffin, approved December 14, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 462), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4527), so as to provide for the election of the county solicitor; to specify the requirements for holding the office of the county solicitor; to establish the office of the county solicitor as a full-time position; to designate the salary of the office of the county solicitor; to authorize the appointment of assistant county solicitors; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1021"
citation: "Georgia HB 1021 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Knight", "John Yates"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2017-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/671a8cf7-c960-4d49-9974-6c5818717ce2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cbade2b94ba5a4463ed7562ae0340760fad88fd16cb7a12c2bc8be92323378a3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1021 (2015_16) — Spalding County; State Court; provide election of county solicitor
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the State Court of Spalding County, formerly known as the City Court of Griffin, approved December 14, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 462), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4527), so as to provide for the election of the county solicitor; to specify the requirements for holding the office of the county solicitor; to establish the office of the county solicitor as a full-time position; to designate the salary of the office of the county solicitor; to authorize the appointment of assistant county solicitors; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1021/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158782.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0021/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157468.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Knight — primary (person)
- John Yates — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-16** House Hopper
- **2016-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 552 `executive-signature`
- **2017-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/671a8cf7-c960-4d49-9974-6c5818717ce2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ware County; Board of Education; change compensation of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Ware County, approved September 18, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, Ex. Sess., p. 445), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the members of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1023"
citation: "Georgia HB 1023 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Shaw", "Jason Spencer", "John Corbett"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0866b68d-ad84-45e1-81a8-2b44e2fede40"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a6b36099d609bbc48a23c9a957888fb9ebe2d0bd302e83f5863bf8377067739c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1023 (2015_16) — Ware County; Board of Education; change compensation of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Ware County, approved September 18, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, Ex. Sess., p. 445), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the members of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1023/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158774.pdf)
2. **LC 40 1079/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157488.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jason Shaw — primary (person)
- Jason Spencer — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-16** House Hopper
- **2016-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 553 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0866b68d-ad84-45e1-81a8-2b44e2fede40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lake Park, City of; election and terms of office of mayor and councilmembers; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Lake Park, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3074), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4123), an Act approved February 18, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4536), and an Act approved May 6, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3743), so as to provide for the election and terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1024"
citation: "Georgia HB 1024 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Carter", "Dexter Sharper", "Jason Shaw", "John Corbett"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2017-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0e51453-573e-43c7-b1f2-b38de94598b1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "643a317fd5abea4746600c0304514c2cdc71ed40b452efcd819fabe1df7efb34"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1024 (2015_16) — Lake Park, City of; election and terms of office of mayor and councilmembers; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Lake Park, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3074), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4123), an Act approved February 18, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4536), and an Act approved May 6, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3743), so as to provide for the election and terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1024/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159110.pdf)
2. **LC 43 0184/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157491.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Amy Carter — primary (person)
- Dexter Sharper — primary (person)
- Jason Shaw — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-16** House Hopper
- **2016-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 554 `executive-signature`
- **2017-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0e51453-573e-43c7-b1f2-b38de94598b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts; service of accusations of or citations for violations of ordinances under certain circumstances; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to violation of ordinances of counties and state authorities, so as to change provisions relating to service of accusations of or citations for violations of ordinances under certain circumstances; to provide for judgments when service is perfected under such circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1025"
citation: "Georgia HB 1025 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Dar'shun Kendrick", "Karla Drenner", "Michele Henson", "Tom Taylor", "Wendell Willard"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e87d5015-3d16-4327-8430-fac56bf64c19"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "613ae73d2c297c0e2fa562ad7faf512ddbcb3bf81dd457fb50ed869c58288488"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1025 (2015_16) — Courts; service of accusations of or citations for violations of ordinances under certain circumstances; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to violation of ordinances of counties and state authorities, so as to change provisions relating to service of accusations of or citations for violations of ordinances under certain circumstances; to provide for judgments when service is perfected under such circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1025/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162160.pdf)
2. **LC 29 6960/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157493.pdf)
3. **LC 29 7026S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159294.pdf)
4. **LC 29 7026S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158629.pdf)
5. **SCSFA to HB 1025** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161977.pdf)
6. **Sen Floor amend 1 AM 43 0031** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161186.pdf)
7. **Sen Floor amend 4 AM 40 0172** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161913.pdf)
8. **Sen ctee sub LC 43 0387S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160741.pdf)
9. **Sen floor amend 2 AM 40 0168ER** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161976.pdf)
10. **Sen floor amend 3 AM 43 0043** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161911.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **145–22** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Dar'shun Kendrick — primary (person)
- Karla Drenner — primary (person)
- Michele Henson — primary (person)
- Tom Taylor — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-16** House Hopper
- **2016-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Tabled
- **2016-03-24** Senate Taken from Table
- **2016-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2016-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 569 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e87d5015-3d16-4327-8430-fac56bf64c19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources, Department of; Environmental Protection Division; provide notice to affected localities upon certain events relating to permitted solid or hazardous waste facilities"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to waste management, so as to require the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to provide notice to affected localities upon the occurrence of certain events relating to permitted solid or hazardous waste facilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1028"
citation: "Georgia HB 1028 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Werkheiser", "Chad Nimmer", "Chuck Williams", "Jon Burns", "Michael Caldwell", "Stacey Abrams"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/762b67a5-87d2-43c3-b70f-ea51bb9534f5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0e664cc2a53a050284a2c95116188773cb50bcdb6ac03b81577e62b5019c43cc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1028 (2015_16) — Natural Resources, Department of; Environmental Protection Division; provide notice to affected localities upon certain events relating to permitted solid or hazardous waste facilities
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to waste management, so as to require the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to provide notice to affected localities upon the occurrence of certain events relating to permitted solid or hazardous waste facilities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1028/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161661.pdf)
2. **LC 40 1081/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157550.pdf)
3. **LC 40 1141S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159129.pdf)
4. **LC 40 1141S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158750.pdf)
5. **Sen ctee sub LC 40 1173S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159811.pdf)
6. **Senate Floor AM 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160953.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
- Chuck Williams — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Michael Caldwell — primary (person)
- Stacey Abrams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-16** House Hopper
- **2016-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-22** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-26** Act 359 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/762b67a5-87d2-43c3-b70f-ea51bb9534f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Whitfield County; appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Whitfield County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve the remainder of his or her term; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1029"
citation: "Georgia HB 1029 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Broadrick", "Steve Tarvin", "Tom Dickson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2016-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ce38f16-c43a-43de-b3b0-48253f7f7530"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "83dd9425160c4ded1916c9ef587d2f1f2cd7d1de53bcd59db9bdd7a058032a7d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1029 (2015_16) — Whitfield County; appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Whitfield County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve the remainder of his or her term; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1029/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159111.pdf)
2. **LC 40 1050/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157551.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Broadrick — primary (person)
- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
- Tom Dickson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-16** House Hopper
- **2016-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-03-31** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-03-31** Act 320 `executive-signature`
- **2016-03-31** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ce38f16-c43a-43de-b3b0-48253f7f7530`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Seed Development Commission; change certain provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Seed Development Commission, so as to change certain provisions relating to the Georgia Seed Development Commission and its membership; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1030"
citation: "Georgia HB 1030 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dominic LaRiccia", "John Corbett", "Penny Houston", "Sam Watson", "Terry England"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53826a1f-7480-4803-a882-b9126d973f51"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e1d457a36a796de94b9d7c3d7c34208a21907941ce7916b69cb0f3c0027700ef"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1030 (2015_16) — Georgia Seed Development Commission; change certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Seed Development Commission, so as to change certain provisions relating to the Georgia Seed Development Commission and its membership; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1030/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162162.pdf)
2. **LC 40 1109/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157597.pdf)
3. **Sen ctee sub LC 40 1185S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160477.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Penny Houston — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-16** House Hopper
- **2016-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 555 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53826a1f-7480-4803-a882-b9126d973f51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; Probate Court; change compensation of judge and clerk"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3732) and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4050), so as to change the compensation of the judge of the probate court; to change the compensation of the clerk of the probate court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1033"
citation: "Georgia HB 1033 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "David Wilkerson", "Earl Ehrhart", "John Carson", "Rich Golick", "Stacey Evans"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-16"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e40659b-2f05-45d3-bf8a-9e5a3706929b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "550f826f19a9d9a896dbbe95b3a393fe881495ebf36ba2cb06c50a75b86ec866"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1033 (2015_16) — Cobb County; Probate Court; change compensation of judge and clerk
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3732) and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4050), so as to change the compensation of the judge of the probate court; to change the compensation of the clerk of the probate court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1033/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160836.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0046/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157598.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **148–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- David Wilkerson — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Rich Golick — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-16** House Hopper
- **2016-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 556 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e40659b-2f05-45d3-bf8a-9e5a3706929b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eminent domain; construction of petroleum pipelines and the environmental permitting requirements; change certain provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 22 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the exercise of power of eminent domain for special purposes, so as to change certain provisions relating to the exercise of power of eminent domain for construction of petroleum pipelines and the environmental permitting requirements for petroleum pipelines; to enact a temporary moratorium on the use of eminent domain for construction of petroleum pipelines and the permitting for construction of such pipelines so that a commission of elected officials and field experts can conduct a detailed study; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1036"
citation: "Georgia HB 1036 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "Bill Hitchens", "Carolyn Hugley", "Jesse Petrea", "Ron Stephens", "Stacey Abrams"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-17"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d4e9567-7dec-4d1e-a80e-8ae11a7ef2c1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cd948ee03962e407fe95de10462c2288a28863e0b592b5f53b6f76ad98365e76"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1036 (2015_16) — Eminent domain; construction of petroleum pipelines and the environmental permitting requirements; change certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 22 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the exercise of power of eminent domain for special purposes, so as to change certain provisions relating to the exercise of power of eminent domain for construction of petroleum pipelines and the environmental permitting requirements for petroleum pipelines; to enact a temporary moratorium on the use of eminent domain for construction of petroleum pipelines and the permitting for construction of such pipelines so that a commission of elected officials and field experts can conduct a detailed study; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Floor Amendment AM 36 0555** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161129.pdf)
2. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160535.pdf)
3. **Floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160767.pdf)
4. **HB 1036/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161662.pdf)
5. **LC 36 2988/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157669.pdf)
6. **LC 36 3048S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159334.pdf)
7. **LC 36 3048S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158914.pdf)
8. **SCSFA to HB1036** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160538.pdf)
9. **Sen ctee sub LC 36 3060S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159601.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **165–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Al Williams — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Stacey Abrams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-17** House Hopper
- **2016-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-22** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 557 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d4e9567-7dec-4d1e-a80e-8ae11a7ef2c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Community Health, Department of; certified nurse aide registry to nurse aides who provide services in private residences; expand"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to expand the certified nurse aide registry to nurse aides who provide services in private residences; to provide for inquiries and complaints; to provide that the registry be easily located on the department's website; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1037"
citation: "Georgia HB 1037 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Broadrick", "Chuck Efstration", "Darlene Taylor", "Margaret Kaiser", "Sharon Cooper", "Valerie Clark"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-17"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d902256e-95ce-473e-8c97-c47b8da01cbe"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "209ca516c3b5ca3a85c6706d62de5fd1b11d9fee972f2600ef7993983bb884b7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1037 (2015_16) — Community Health, Department of; certified nurse aide registry to nurse aides who provide services in private residences; expand
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to expand the certified nurse aide registry to nurse aides who provide services in private residences; to provide for inquiries and complaints; to provide that the registry be easily located on the department's website; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1037/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161101.pdf)
2. **LC 33 6440/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157670.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **170–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Broadrick — primary (person)
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Margaret Kaiser — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Valerie Clark — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-17** House Hopper
- **2016-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-26** Act 353 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d902256e-95ce-473e-8c97-c47b8da01cbe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eatonton, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Eatonton to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1038"
citation: "Georgia HB 1038 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rusty Kidd", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-17"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13e0e9aa-dadc-470f-9740-486bf12fd5e8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f668a942c963719a65d779f1af336e2e5bce320aa0737ca72f285934b6c1d14d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1038 (2015_16) — Eatonton, City of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Eatonton to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1038/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159485.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0014/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157683.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **151–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Rusty Kidd — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-17** House Hopper
- **2016-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 558 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13e0e9aa-dadc-470f-9740-486bf12fd5e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Properties Code; applicability of public bidding processes for certain conveyances; clarify"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the \"State Properties Code,\" so as to clarify applicability of public bidding processes for certain conveyances; to correct cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 104"
citation: "Georgia HB 104 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara Sims", "Emory Dunahoo", "Gerald Greene", "Howard Maxwell", "Kevin Tanner", "Rusty Kidd"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-27"
last_action: "2015-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/799b4e2b-6671-477e-9450-b7834babe20f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2e8e424093f48e4d208b55717e95aba4fe257613efd30ecfab3e337043b6e899"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 104 (2015_16) — State Properties Code; applicability of public bidding processes for certain conveyances; clarify
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "State Properties Code," so as to clarify applicability of public bidding processes for certain conveyances; to correct cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 104/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153826.pdf)
2. **LC 40 0711/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145938.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **170–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Barbara Sims — primary (person)
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Howard Maxwell — primary (person)
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
- Rusty Kidd — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-27** House Hopper
- **2015-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-02-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2015-03-31** Senate Tabled
- **2015-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
- **2015-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2015-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Act 112 `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/799b4e2b-6671-477e-9450-b7834babe20f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Polk County; Board of Commissioners; change provisions relating to the filling of vacancies of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in and for the County of Polk, approved August 19, 1919 (Ga. L. 1919, p. 719), so as to change provisions relating to the filling of vacancies in the offices of members of the governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1042"
citation: "Georgia HB 1042 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-17"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5b1bda9-ca0c-4958-b42f-0c9614fe7b95"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ebc2bea5d1853606a6870fbcdd22223651034d17d615f1dbf554a3362f341351"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1042 (2015_16) — Polk County; Board of Commissioners; change provisions relating to the filling of vacancies of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in and for the County of Polk, approved August 19, 1919 (Ga. L. 1919, p. 719), so as to change provisions relating to the filling of vacancies in the offices of members of the governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1042/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159489.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0087/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157780.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **151–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-17** House Hopper
- **2016-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 559 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5b1bda9-ca0c-4958-b42f-0c9614fe7b95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vaccine protocol agreements; influenza; exempt activities conducted by a hospital or health system from certain requirements"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-26.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vaccine protocol agreements, so as to exempt activities conducted by a hospital or health system with respect to influenza vaccinations from certain requirements; to provide for conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1043"
citation: "Georgia HB 1043 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon Cooper", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-17"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0a49c76-f001-445c-9af3-efdd09e693d4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "76b2eb36adc9ef437c1e22e9933de67ad56d823e39c05e1672615dfd0330f555"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1043 (2015_16) — Vaccine protocol agreements; influenza; exempt activities conducted by a hospital or health system from certain requirements
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-26.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vaccine protocol agreements, so as to exempt activities conducted by a hospital or health system with respect to influenza vaccinations from certain requirements; to provide for conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1043/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162164.pdf)
2. **LC 33 6521/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157779.pdf)
3. **LC 33 6531S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159256.pdf)
4. **LC 33 6531S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158609.pdf)
5. **SCSFA to HB 1043** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161548.pdf)
6. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 6588S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159932.pdf)
7. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 28 1518** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161547.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **173–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-17** House Hopper
- **2016-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Tabled
- **2016-03-22** Senate Taken from Table
- **2016-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-26** Act 332 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0a49c76-f001-445c-9af3-efdd09e693d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lowndes County; election of the Board of Tax Assessors; repeal"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia providing for the election of the Board of Tax Assessors of Lowndes County and thereby end the elective terms of members of the Board of Tax Assessors of Lowndes County on December 31, 2020; to provide for a referendum with respect to the effectiveness of the foregoing; to provide for contingent effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1044"
citation: "Georgia HB 1044 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Carter", "Dexter Sharper", "Jason Shaw", "John Corbett"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b16ef7ab-ed14-4133-b903-6e432fbd9b7d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f444fab316be3b3af94a5b852125a8e9f9e1e4a705750d52becc1be62413adef"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1044 (2015_16) — Lowndes County; election of the Board of Tax Assessors; repeal
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia providing for the election of the Board of Tax Assessors of Lowndes County and thereby end the elective terms of members of the Board of Tax Assessors of Lowndes County on December 31, 2020; to provide for a referendum with respect to the effectiveness of the foregoing; to provide for contingent effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1044/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159492.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0090/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157850.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **151–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Amy Carter — primary (person)
- Dexter Sharper — primary (person)
- Jason Shaw — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-18** House Hopper
- **2016-02-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 560 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b16ef7ab-ed14-4133-b903-6e432fbd9b7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Coweta County; State Court; revise terms"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act continuing the State Court of Coweta County, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4260), so as to revise the terms of court of the State Court of Coweta County; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1047"
citation: "Georgia HB 1047 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Stover", "Lynn Smith", "Matt Ramsey", "Robert Trammell"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2017-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/febfdc9b-2390-4d4e-b1f6-029f24e738dd"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c3acfb049a2efa5edf8b8a19631b11077565d9133468716faf8d377819cd3926"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1047 (2015_16) — Coweta County; State Court; revise terms
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act continuing the State Court of Coweta County, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4260), so as to revise the terms of court of the State Court of Coweta County; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1047/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160410.pdf)
2. **LC 40 1078/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157909.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **151–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Stover — primary (person)
- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
- Matt Ramsey — primary (person)
- Robert Trammell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-18** House Hopper
- **2016-02-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 561 `executive-signature`
- **2017-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/febfdc9b-2390-4d4e-b1f6-029f24e738dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Houston County; Commission on Children and Youth; repeal an Act"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Houston County Commission on Children and Youth, approved April 14, 1997 (Ga. L.1997, p. 4177); to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1048"
citation: "Georgia HB 1048 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buddy Harden", "Heath Clark", "James Epps", "Robert Dickey", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7209e7f7-2064-4329-898f-7e4915953bb7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "76cdb4678ceedbca7a9e89bb29511ad0ccbe001733040dc8c7c39d46cc6396ec"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1048 (2015_16) — Houston County; Commission on Children and Youth; repeal an Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Houston County Commission on Children and Youth, approved April 14, 1997 (Ga. L.1997, p. 4177); to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1048/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160411.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0045/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157910.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **151–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Buddy Harden — primary (person)
- Heath Clark — primary (person)
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-18** House Hopper
- **2016-02-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 562 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7209e7f7-2064-4329-898f-7e4915953bb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Savannah, City of; Board of Public Education; authorize to censure its members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and Chatham County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2636), as amended, so as to authorize members of the Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and Chatham County to censure its members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1049"
citation: "Georgia HB 1049 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Bob Bryant", "J. Craig Gordon", "Jesse Petrea", "Mickey Stephens", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b1422e4-3942-479d-a81a-347aeacd7434"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e3ab1b69ea7570cf752bcff1958637b5009282437d7253dce4182118cc44c4e9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1049 (2015_16) — Savannah, City of; Board of Public Education; authorize to censure its members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and Chatham County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2636), as amended, so as to authorize members of the Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and Chatham County to censure its members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1049/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160509.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0073/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157937.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **151–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Bob Bryant — primary (person)
- J. Craig Gordon — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Mickey Stephens — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-18** House Hopper
- **2016-02-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 563 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b1422e4-3942-479d-a81a-347aeacd7434`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Savannah, City of; mayor and aldermen; authorize to censure its members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend several Acts relating to and incorporating the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah, so as to authorize members of the governing body of the City of Savannah to censure its members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1050"
citation: "Georgia HB 1050 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Bob Bryant", "J. Craig Gordon", "Jesse Petrea", "Mickey Stephens", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7268f37-9e26-4644-b0de-c293a89188ec"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "133c175bd8df5e88b53fa9c43f8d9e5e4e5a5e6db7fc3c58cd9d7923134d2856"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1050 (2015_16) — Savannah, City of; mayor and aldermen; authorize to censure its members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend several Acts relating to and incorporating the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah, so as to authorize members of the governing body of the City of Savannah to censure its members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1050/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160510.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0075/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157943.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **151–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Bob Bryant — primary (person)
- J. Craig Gordon — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Mickey Stephens — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-18** House Hopper
- **2016-02-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 564 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7268f37-9e26-4644-b0de-c293a89188ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Chatham County; governing authority; provide additional power of the board to censure members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act completely revising the laws relative to the governing authority of Chatham County, approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5050), as amended, so as to provide for an additional power of the board to censure members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1051"
citation: "Georgia HB 1051 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Bob Bryant", "J. Craig Gordon", "Jesse Petrea", "Mickey Stephens", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04e686ae-6ba6-4842-b37f-1c6b6fecfc0b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "edbd4c62c31bcb6dc36e46bf715be335836e5a97585e3337ae053f41d5b1be1e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1051 (2015_16) — Chatham County; governing authority; provide additional power of the board to censure members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act completely revising the laws relative to the governing authority of Chatham County, approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5050), as amended, so as to provide for an additional power of the board to censure members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1051/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160514.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0074/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157950.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **151–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Bob Bryant — primary (person)
- J. Craig Gordon — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Mickey Stephens — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-18** House Hopper
- **2016-02-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 565 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04e686ae-6ba6-4842-b37f-1c6b6fecfc0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Grady County; board of education; provide that members shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new board of education of Grady County, approved March 5, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2120), as amended, so as to provide that members of the board of education shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis; to provide for continuation in office of current members of the board; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1053"
citation: "Georgia HB 1053 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darlene Taylor"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-19"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d78e8fc6-b5ef-44e7-902e-6e14d80e8804"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e1db8d0dc703ece4a219f7900d04d5ff2d25f0f4297207f8b9d8ad6eaa3437a3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1053 (2015_16) — Grady County; board of education; provide that members shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new board of education of Grady County, approved March 5, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2120), as amended, so as to provide that members of the board of education shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis; to provide for continuation in office of current members of the board; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1053/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160518.pdf)
2. **LC 40 1125/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158045.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **74–81** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-19** House Hopper
- **2016-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-26** House Postponed
- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Third Reading Lost `failure, reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Reconsidered
- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted Reconsidered Bill/Resolution
- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 566 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d78e8fc6-b5ef-44e7-902e-6e14d80e8804`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pickens County; Airport Authority; reduce number of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Pickens County Airport Authority, approved April 19, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3645), so as to reduce the number of members; to revise the appointment and qualifications of members; to revise the election of chairperson; to revise terms by which a vacancy on the authority shall exist; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1056"
citation: "Georgia HB 1056 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-19"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63f63020-6f25-4aea-9ca5-cf9bb9001cdf"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e135af86299dbe796b4f1208a6920b6dd5446433596fb657c2de0ed073afc1c6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1056 (2015_16) — Pickens County; Airport Authority; reduce number of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Pickens County Airport Authority, approved April 19, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3645), so as to reduce the number of members; to revise the appointment and qualifications of members; to revise the election of chairperson; to revise terms by which a vacancy on the authority shall exist; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1056/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160412.pdf)
2. **LC 41 0547/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158061.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **153–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-19** House Hopper
- **2016-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 567 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63f63020-6f25-4aea-9ca5-cf9bb9001cdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health; HIV and AIDS; revise various statutes"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapters 17 and 22 of Title 31 and Code Section 24-12-21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to control of venereal disease, clinical laboratories, and the disclosure of AIDS confidential information, respectively, so as to revise various statutes relating to HIV and AIDS; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1058"
citation: "Georgia HB 1058 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Betty Price", "Katie Dempsey", "Lee Hawkins", "Rick Jasperse", "Sharon Cooper", "Valerie Clark"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-19"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65d40d79-505c-4bd4-9af4-ffe8047c45cc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6e0726cee8204a430177f300f2a72d904908b36dafab87b7431a46b2104d43c2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1058 (2015_16) — Health; HIV and AIDS; revise various statutes
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapters 17 and 22 of Title 31 and Code Section 24-12-21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to control of venereal disease, clinical laboratories, and the disclosure of AIDS confidential information, respectively, so as to revise various statutes relating to HIV and AIDS; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1058/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161663.pdf)
2. **LC 33 6524/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158058.pdf)
3. **LC 33 6542S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159295.pdf)
4. **LC 33 6542S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158611.pdf)
5. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 6601S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159934.pdf)
6. **Senate Floor AM 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161013.pdf)
7. **Senate Floor AM 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160989.pdf)
8. **Senate Floor AM 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161012.pdf)
9. **Senate Floor Amend 3a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161014.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **169–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Betty Price — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Valerie Clark — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-19** House Hopper
- **2016-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-22** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 568 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/65d40d79-505c-4bd4-9af4-ffe8047c45cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways; revise what constitutes part of the state highway system; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to revise what constitutes part of the state highway system; to provide for the appropriation of funds to the Department of Transportation; to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for submission of electronic accident reports by law enforcement agencies; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 106"
citation: "Georgia HB 106 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Roberts", "Jon Burns", "Tom McCall"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-27"
last_action: "2015-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0acc715b-d8a7-48ff-bf47-ae5a46254e70"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "272fa72191ce7e38ae7b42c65f8ce2d0eddc9857fd43aa2704e320dc87ce757c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 106 (2015_16) — Highways; revise what constitutes part of the state highway system; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to revise what constitutes part of the state highway system; to provide for the appropriation of funds to the Department of Transportation; to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for submission of electronic accident reports by law enforcement agencies; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Floor Amendment - AM 34 0723ER** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153601.pdf)
2. **HB 106/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153773.pdf)
3. **LC 39 0870/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145946.pdf)
4. **LC 39 1004S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150607.pdf)
5. **LC 39 1004S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150155.pdf)
6. **SCSFA to HB 106** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152672.pdf)
7. **Sen ctee sub LC 34 4641S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/151540.pdf)
8. **Sen ctee sub LC 34 4662ERS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152043.pdf)
9. **Sen fl amend 1 AM 34 0713ER** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152548.pdf)
10. **Sen floor am 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152606.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **166–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jay Roberts — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Tom McCall — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-27** House Hopper
- **2015-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-03-09** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2015-03-23** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2015-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2015-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2015-04-14** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-12** Act 301 `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0acc715b-d8a7-48ff-bf47-ae5a46254e70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and offenses; carrying and possession of firearms; confirm that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disposition of property seized; to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of issuing center, and provision of certain information to the FBI in conjunction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding torts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1060"
citation: "Georgia HB 1060 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Dustin Hightower", "Heath Clark", "John Meadows", "Mandi Ballinger", "Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-19"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/454249b9-379e-4ff0-b2e7-3436114be4de"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "715543549ab9e72d066e5e18749fa44eeb3bf2b6dbd058e8a82d4e36cb2ec6f2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1060 (2015_16) — Crimes and offenses; carrying and possession of firearms; confirm that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to carrying and possession of firearms; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disposition of property seized; to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of issuing center, and provision of certain information to the FBI in conjunction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding torts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1060/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162156.pdf)
2. **LC 41 0742/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158071.pdf)
3. **LC 41 0766S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159239.pdf)
4. **LC 41 0766S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158582.pdf)
5. **Sen ctee sub LC 41 0823S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160743.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **120–52** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Dustin Hightower — primary (person)
- Heath Clark — primary (person)
- John Meadows — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-19** House Hopper
- **2016-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2016-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Veto V12 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/454249b9-379e-4ff0-b2e7-3436114be4de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Greene County; board of elections and registration; provide election supervisor"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Greene County, approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3602), so as to provide for an election supervisor; to provide for the qualifications, appointment, compensation, duties, and employment of said election supervisor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1067"
citation: "Georgia HB 1067 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-22"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47a4d664-1b76-4df7-8969-c7c37e95d981"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "46dfa0dc928c5fc3a1c1f8ceef06439beaa6950f5004f77b32b882876a007ac0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1067 (2015_16) — Greene County; board of elections and registration; provide election supervisor
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Greene County, approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3602), so as to provide for an election supervisor; to provide for the qualifications, appointment, compensation, duties, and employment of said election supervisor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1067/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161102.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0050/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158239.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **153–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-22** House Hopper
- **2016-02-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 540 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47a4d664-1b76-4df7-8969-c7c37e95d981`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Domestic relations; adoption; permit the department to use certain information in the records concerning the adopted child's biological parents"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adoption, so as to permit the department to use certain information in the department's records concerning the adopted child's biological parents; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1070"
citation: "Georgia HB 1070 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erica Thomas", "James Epps", "Katie Dempsey", "Mary Oliver", "Penny Houston", "Wendell Willard"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-22"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d40f510-282f-4325-bc0a-2ff015b551d6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "811a068a7d0f6b5107158d71f392d89789c4ba5751f41d4acd258401b1f113e2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1070 (2015_16) — Domestic relations; adoption; permit the department to use certain information in the records concerning the adopted child's biological parents
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adoption, so as to permit the department to use certain information in the department's records concerning the adopted child's biological parents; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1070/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162144.pdf)
2. **LC 37 2080ER/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158242.pdf)
3. **SCSFA to HB 1070** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161545.pdf)
4. **Sen ctee sub LC 37 2214ERS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160304.pdf)
5. **Senate Floor Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161539.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **162–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Erica Thomas — primary (person)
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Penny Houston — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-22** House Hopper
- **2016-02-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Tabled
- **2016-03-22** Senate Taken from Table
- **2016-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 541 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d40f510-282f-4325-bc0a-2ff015b551d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education; service cancelable loan fund; remove ineligibility for such loans for members of the Georgia National Guard also receiving HOPE"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-374 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service cancelable loan fund and authorized types of service cancelable educational loans financed by state funds and issued by the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to remove ineligibility for such loans for members of the Georgia National Guard also receiving HOPE scholarship or HOPE grant funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1072"
citation: "Georgia HB 1072 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buddy Harden", "Carl Rogers", "Christian Coomer", "Robert Dickey", "Shaw Blackmon", "Stacey Abrams"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-22"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ac857a2-43dc-4fde-93c5-7f341ef347ab"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b1ee296c47f047d63de0cffea53df711bf993f53fe13bc844e8a27971ab0f7a3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1072 (2015_16) — Education; service cancelable loan fund; remove ineligibility for such loans for members of the Georgia National Guard also receiving HOPE
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-374 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service cancelable loan fund and authorized types of service cancelable educational loans financed by state funds and issued by the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to remove ineligibility for such loans for members of the Georgia National Guard also receiving HOPE scholarship or HOPE grant funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1072/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162073.pdf)
2. **LC 39 1319/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158334.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **144–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Buddy Harden — primary (person)
- Carl Rogers — primary (person)
- Christian Coomer — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
- Stacey Abrams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-22** House Hopper
- **2016-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 621 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ac857a2-43dc-4fde-93c5-7f341ef347ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the judges of the state court; to authorize the governing authority of Cobb County to make payments to the Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1074"
citation: "Georgia HB 1074 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "David Wilkerson", "Ed Setzler", "John Carson", "Matt Dollar", "Stacey Evans"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-22"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ff648d4-acfd-4e3d-be5a-0bbf962ad142"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a814d8df8519f78c767381895923ded6005ca6c55ca7ddecfd35ea6296c55186"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1074 (2015_16) — Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the judges of the state court; to authorize the governing authority of Cobb County to make payments to the Trial Judges and Solicitors Retirement Fund; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1074/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162074.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0095/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158342.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **153–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- David Wilkerson — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Matt Dollar — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-22** House Hopper
- **2016-02-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 542 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ff648d4-acfd-4e3d-be5a-0bbf962ad142`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fayette County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees as part of court cost"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Fayette County to impose and collect county law library fees as part of the court costs in the magistrate court; to provide for practices and procedures connected therewith; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1080"
citation: "Georgia HB 1080 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Yates", "Matt Ramsey", "Ronnie Mabra", "Virgil Fludd"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-23"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21c063ef-13b4-4ff6-9daa-6413f9c25987"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "146680dd4f848c5b58a6725433ff58aa68df59d25cd3e476b35c73971d69e114"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1080 (2015_16) — Fayette County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees as part of court cost
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Fayette County to impose and collect county law library fees as part of the court costs in the magistrate court; to provide for practices and procedures connected therewith; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1080/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162465.pdf)
2. **LC 43 0182/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158416.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Yates — primary (person)
- Matt Ramsey — primary (person)
- Ronnie Mabra — primary (person)
- Virgil Fludd — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-23** House Hopper
- **2016-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 543 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21c063ef-13b4-4ff6-9daa-6413f9c25987`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Jersey, City of; terms of the members of the governing authority; change"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Jersey, approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4484), so as to change the terms of the members of the governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1081"
citation: "Georgia HB 1081 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-23"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/850eae3d-30e4-4cd3-bd10-45a6ed197f8c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "77ecbb87d0eb0b3b992eed4602e19b76e96f4e384f7836ce1579b19ee6312f5b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1081 (2015_16) — Jersey, City of; terms of the members of the governing authority; change
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Jersey, approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4484), so as to change the terms of the members of the governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1081/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160413.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0099/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158454.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **153–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-23** House Hopper
- **2016-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 544 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/850eae3d-30e4-4cd3-bd10-45a6ed197f8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Blakely, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Blakely; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1082"
citation: "Georgia HB 1082 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerald Greene"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-23"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26309054-f3ce-4db1-ad1c-d59ee7ad4535"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3220ea75c98ec32424e07144598afe74adad2949506f0789e6f790afaea45d2a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1082 (2015_16) — Blakely, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Blakely; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1082/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160414.pdf)
2. **LC 40 1105/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158459.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **153–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-23** House Hopper
- **2016-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 545 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26309054-f3ce-4db1-ad1c-d59ee7ad4535`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tift County; State Court; change the office of the solicitor to a full-time position"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and establishing the State Court of Tift County, approved March 30, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2468), so as to change the office of the solicitor of the state court to a full-time position; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1083"
citation: "Georgia HB 1083 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle", "Penny Houston", "Sam Watson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-23"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a39bf6b6-aeb9-4dc8-8535-5c166d5acab6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0fe714364f86102b5e8aa6a1672cc395aefbe2563188a1cafe76a3463ae56436"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1083 (2015_16) — Tift County; State Court; change the office of the solicitor to a full-time position
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and establishing the State Court of Tift County, approved March 30, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2468), so as to change the office of the solicitor of the state court to a full-time position; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1083/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160127.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0076/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158462.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **153–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
- Penny Houston — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-23** House Hopper
- **2016-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 546 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a39bf6b6-aeb9-4dc8-8535-5c166d5acab6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Social services; aging; transfer oversight of such services to the Department of Community Health"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to services for the aging, so as to transfer the oversight of such services to the Department of Community Health; to provide for the department to establish a community care unit within the Division of Medical Assistance; to delete certain provisions related to the implementation of a community care system; to provide for an annual community care plan to be incorporated into the State Plan for Medical Assistance; to change references to agency to department; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1085"
citation: "Georgia HB 1085 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butch Parrish", "Katie Dempsey", "Matt Hatchett", "Penny Houston", "Sharon Cooper", "Terry England"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-23"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71f66ff5-52ef-48e8-a047-d03847ebb252"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f5065a6ca03d770c1b00f0afe804fa88a7f1c6306c1b41b64b272ca46aef516d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1085 (2015_16) — Social services; aging; transfer oversight of such services to the Department of Community Health
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to services for the aging, so as to transfer the oversight of such services to the Department of Community Health; to provide for the department to establish a community care unit within the Division of Medical Assistance; to delete certain provisions related to the implementation of a community care system; to provide for an annual community care plan to be incorporated into the State Plan for Medical Assistance; to change references to agency to department; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1085/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162466.pdf)
2. **LC 37 2152/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158531.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Penny Houston — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-23** House Hopper
- **2016-02-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Tabled
- **2016-03-24** Senate Taken from Table
- **2016-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 547 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71f66ff5-52ef-48e8-a047-d03847ebb252`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Habersham County; Airport Authority; provide for the assets and encumbrances"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Habersham County Airport Authority, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3684); to provide for the assets and encumbrances thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1092"
citation: "Georgia HB 1092 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Gasaway", "Terry Rogers"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-23"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8fb5db2-3a68-4cc4-ad07-f557fd3ec0be"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d8dcb2e1df4ee6cf4ca71f38557f482e64928956fdc9f92cd31ea3b07ac52927"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1092 (2015_16) — Habersham County; Airport Authority; provide for the assets and encumbrances
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Habersham County Airport Authority, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3684); to provide for the assets and encumbrances thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1092/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160844.pdf)
2. **LC 34 4806/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158559.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1110 & SB 343 — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dan Gasaway — primary (person)
- Terry Rogers — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-23** House Hopper
- **2016-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 548 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8fb5db2-3a68-4cc4-ad07-f557fd3ec0be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Carroll County; tax commissioner; increase the percentage of educational funds retained and remitted"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing that the tax commissioner of Carroll County shall retain 1 percent of educational funds collected by said officer and remit the same to the governing authority of Carroll County to reimburse the county for the cost of collecting school taxes, approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3698), so as to increase the percentage of educational funds retained and remitted by said officer for said purpose to the governing authority of Carroll County; to provide a statement of intention and authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1093"
citation: "Georgia HB 1093 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dustin Hightower", "Kevin Cooke", "Lynn Smith", "Randy Nix"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-24"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e8adf25-b862-4ee4-b2bc-f809fd5de0a6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "53dd91da1a336d75a3323c29831154fa22c04b46cde5ef6bc8b5367809e82d78"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1093 (2015_16) — Carroll County; tax commissioner; increase the percentage of educational funds retained and remitted
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing that the tax commissioner of Carroll County shall retain 1 percent of educational funds collected by said officer and remit the same to the governing authority of Carroll County to reimburse the county for the cost of collecting school taxes, approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3698), so as to increase the percentage of educational funds retained and remitted by said officer for said purpose to the governing authority of Carroll County; to provide a statement of intention and authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1093/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160520.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0083/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158661.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1110 & SB 343 — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dustin Hightower — primary (person)
- Kevin Cooke — primary (person)
- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
- Randy Nix — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-24** House Hopper
- **2016-02-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 550 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e8adf25-b862-4ee4-b2bc-f809fd5de0a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Fayette County; Board of Education; increase compensation of the chairperson and members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the compensation and expenses of the chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Fayette County, approved March 30, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4308), so as to increase the compensation of the chairperson and members of the Fayette County Board of Education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1097"
citation: "Georgia HB 1097 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Yates", "Matt Ramsey", "Ronnie Mabra", "Virgil Fludd"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-25"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8d295ee-8eb6-4996-a8c0-ac51e53f1fa1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c825ca47450de2da334d686efdde9acc203d816d9b6820720b1646f503642b2e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1097 (2015_16) — Fayette County; Board of Education; increase compensation of the chairperson and members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the compensation and expenses of the chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Fayette County, approved March 30, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4308), so as to increase the compensation of the chairperson and members of the Fayette County Board of Education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1097/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161103.pdf)
2. **LC 43 0340/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158849.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1110 & SB 343 — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Yates — primary (person)
- Matt Ramsey — primary (person)
- Ronnie Mabra — primary (person)
- Virgil Fludd — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-25** House Hopper
- **2016-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 549 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8d295ee-8eb6-4996-a8c0-ac51e53f1fa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Fireworks; provide for sale of consumer fireworks; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fireworks, so as to provide for the sale of consumer fireworks; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensing; to revise penalties; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to provide for an excise tax on the sale of consumer fireworks; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 110"
citation: "Georgia HB 110 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Fleming", "Dominic LaRiccia", "Jay Roberts", "Scot Turner", "Tom McCall"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-27"
last_action: "2015-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d84862d-3965-4e28-82ac-4b9941c69f6c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "62da27911f45555e03651c31e5d1f7e365ce872c836696d026f05a5082fe48b1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 110 (2015_16) — Fireworks; provide for sale of consumer fireworks; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fireworks, so as to provide for the sale of consumer fireworks; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensing; to revise penalties; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to provide for an excise tax on the sale of consumer fireworks; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Floor Amendment AM 36 0498** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150543.pdf)
2. **HB 110/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153851.pdf)
3. **HB 110/CSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150553.pdf)
4. **LC 36 2743S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149945.pdf)
5. **LC 41 0356/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145967.pdf)
6. **SCSFA to HB 110** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153402.pdf)
7. **Sen ctee sub LC 41 0510S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152505.pdf)
8. **Sen fl amend 1 AM 41 0127** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153382.pdf)
9. **Sen fl amend 2 AM 41 0130** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153276.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **119–49** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
- Jay Roberts — primary (person)
- Scot Turner — primary (person)
- Tom McCall — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-27** House Hopper
- **2015-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-03-03** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-03-09** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-26** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2015-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2015-03-31** Senate Tabled
- **2015-03-31** Senate Taken from Table
- **2015-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2015-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-05** Act 50 `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d84862d-3965-4e28-82ac-4b9941c69f6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Jenkins County; Board of Commissioners; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the Board of Commissioners of Jenkins County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1101"
citation: "Georgia HB 1101 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butch Parrish"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-29"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39ac8550-90d8-485c-b07a-34d281a7a459"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cb9437408f70eadc855a155cb6fa8f47ef9ced9c0165de13e5dce503ccf03fd8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1101 (2015_16) — Jenkins County; Board of Commissioners; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the Board of Commissioners of Jenkins County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1101/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160847.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0120/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159133.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1110 & SB 343 — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-29** House Hopper
- **2016-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 504 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39ac8550-90d8-485c-b07a-34d281a7a459`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Forsyth County; school district; revise eligibility of residents for homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from all Forsyth County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full value of the homestead of certain residents of that school district, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4268), so as to revise the eligibility of residents for such homestead exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1102"
citation: "Georgia HB 1102 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Geoff Duncan", "Kevin Tanner", "Mike Dudgeon", "Sheri Gilligan", "Wes Cantrell"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-29"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d40f87db-7878-4d5a-b580-258c81e4958f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "02383842a7ff2dbe9f47bee4f9a88f99fe7a4842fe85c42ac1f232832f861ad2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1102 (2015_16) — Forsyth County; school district; revise eligibility of residents for homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from all Forsyth County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full value of the homestead of certain residents of that school district, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4268), so as to revise the eligibility of residents for such homestead exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1102/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162075.pdf)
2. **LC 28 8014/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159165.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1110 & SB 343 — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Geoff Duncan — primary (person)
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
- Mike Dudgeon — primary (person)
- Sheri Gilligan — primary (person)
- Wes Cantrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-29** House Hopper
- **2016-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 505 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d40f87db-7878-4d5a-b580-258c81e4958f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Muscogee County; homestead exemption; revise"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to revise the homestead exemption for Muscogee County formerly provided for by a local constitutional amendment duly ratified at the 1982 general election (Res. Act No. 76, House Resolution No. 271, Ga. L. 1981, p. 1926), which local constitutional amendment was continued in force and effect as statutory law pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution and provides for the valuation of certain homestead property of Muscogee County for purposes of ad valorem taxation for school and consolidated city-county government purposes; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1104"
citation: "Georgia HB 1104 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calvin Smyre", "Carolyn Hugley", "Debbie Buckner", "John Pezold", "Richard Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-29"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27624235-740a-4770-b2be-4e7ad11dde0c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "433a82cbf613aca928c9a4fee94788996d4654ec8cd68721ae4dc60894e4679b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1104 (2015_16) — Muscogee County; homestead exemption; revise
A BILL to be entitled an Act to revise the homestead exemption for Muscogee County formerly provided for by a local constitutional amendment duly ratified at the 1982 general election (Res. Act No. 76, House Resolution No. 271, Ga. L. 1981, p. 1926), which local constitutional amendment was continued in force and effect as statutory law pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution and provides for the valuation of certain homestead property of Muscogee County for purposes of ad valorem taxation for school and consolidated city-county government purposes; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1104/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162467.pdf)
2. **LC 34 4834/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159210.pdf)
3. **Sen ctee sub LC 34 4946S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161127.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1110 & SB 343 — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Calvin Smyre — primary (person)
- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- John Pezold — primary (person)
- Richard Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-29** House Hopper
- **2016-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Tabled
- **2016-03-24** Senate Taken from Table
- **2016-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 506 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27624235-740a-4770-b2be-4e7ad11dde0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cherokee County; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Cherokee County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1105"
citation: "Georgia HB 1105 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Carson", "Mandi Ballinger", "Michael Caldwell", "Scot Turner", "Wes Cantrell"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-29"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5cb1a6d8-7068-401d-8b37-ae550c0e0790"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "706378595d990d9df715a183e0005563ab5fffa6c53f7c91376ebf5821a34025"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1105 (2015_16) — Cherokee County; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Cherokee County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1105/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162076.pdf)
2. **LC 34 4810/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159209.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1110 & SB 343 — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Michael Caldwell — primary (person)
- Scot Turner — primary (person)
- Wes Cantrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-29** House Hopper
- **2016-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 507 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5cb1a6d8-7068-401d-8b37-ae550c0e0790`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sugar Hill, City of; municipal property ownership; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Sugar Hill, approved May 14, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3546), so as to change provisions relating to municipal property ownership; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1106"
citation: "Georgia HB 1106 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks Coleman", "Buzz Brockway", "David Clark"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-29"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62d637f6-d6d5-4140-8b95-b153f239a065"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "784d41129501f504b56ace22f4fac33270ce688c48d3142ccedf07a8af708d13"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1106 (2015_16) — Sugar Hill, City of; municipal property ownership; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Sugar Hill, approved May 14, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3546), so as to change provisions relating to municipal property ownership; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1106/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161106.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0113/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159223.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brooks Coleman — primary (person)
- Buzz Brockway — primary (person)
- David Clark — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-29** House Hopper
- **2016-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 508 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62d637f6-d6d5-4140-8b95-b153f239a065`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Waycross and Ware County Development Authority; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Waycross and Ware County Development Authority, approved March 7, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 2840), as amended, so as to provide for the composition, qualifications, appointment, filling of vacancies, terms and limits thereon, officers, and compensation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1108"
citation: "Georgia HB 1108 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Shaw", "Jason Spencer", "John Corbett"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-29"
last_action: "2016-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72f47f9a-2681-4295-ba00-ef4fffad0df1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8e411aa2ac91d354ba2eb42ba5c3ab054c7c7b5f8ae186109829a035920f8872"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1108 (2015_16) — Waycross and Ware County Development Authority; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Waycross and Ware County Development Authority, approved March 7, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 2840), as amended, so as to provide for the composition, qualifications, appointment, filling of vacancies, terms and limits thereon, officers, and compensation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1108/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162469.pdf)
2. **LC 28 8034/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159252.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1110 & SB 343 — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jason Shaw — primary (person)
- Jason Spencer — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-29** House Hopper
- **2016-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-11** Act 322 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72f47f9a-2681-4295-ba00-ef4fffad0df1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled \"An Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Acworth,\" approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4201), so as to adopt by reference a certain map; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1109"
citation: "Georgia HB 1109 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Earl Ehrhart", "Ed Setzler", "John Carson", "Rich Golick", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-29"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9247f8d6-d19e-46f4-90f1-9fa5d4cd1fd2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6bc32a4aa5b1343e5defe167875a03c8d5e02178ddbdebaccb8763102cee4431"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1109 (2015_16) — Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Acworth," approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4201), so as to adopt by reference a certain map; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1109/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160521.pdf)
2. **LC 28 8031/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159302.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1110 & SB 343 — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Rich Golick — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-29** House Hopper
- **2016-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 509 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9247f8d6-d19e-46f4-90f1-9fa5d4cd1fd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Roberta-Crawford County; unified government; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the unified government of Roberta-Crawford County; to provide for boundaries and districts; to provide for powers and duties; to provide for organization, qualifications, election, terms, compensation, and filling of vacancies; to provide for associated offices, departments, agencies, and personnel; to provide for budgets and financial matters; to provide for a transition period; to provide for the repeal of certain Acts; to provide for a referendum; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1110"
citation: "Georgia HB 1110 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert Dickey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-29"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9b0b800-9e33-4797-a508-356e28a184c8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ccc03e28cfc48055a6cbff1dd6c754ff75d6daade67b29b5af1cdf5ed683bc01"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1110 (2015_16) — Roberta-Crawford County; unified government; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the unified government of Roberta-Crawford County; to provide for boundaries and districts; to provide for powers and duties; to provide for organization, qualifications, election, terms, compensation, and filling of vacancies; to provide for associated offices, departments, agencies, and personnel; to provide for budgets and financial matters; to provide for a transition period; to provide for the repeal of certain Acts; to provide for a referendum; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1110/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162077.pdf)
2. **LC 28 8040ER/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159331.pdf)
3. **LC 28 8057ERS/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159842.pdf)
4. **LC 28 8057ERS/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159841.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **162–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-29** House Hopper
- **2016-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-08** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2016-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-10** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 510 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9b0b800-9e33-4797-a508-356e28a184c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Kennesaw, City of; powers and duties of the mayor; revise"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4234), as amended, so as to revise the powers and duties of the mayor; to provide for the removal of officers under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1111"
citation: "Georgia HB 1111 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Don Parsons", "Earl Ehrhart", "Ed Setzler"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-29"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d6eeb74-427f-4d1b-95a7-0cc7367aa76e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1426520e4a34c0b91929c8fcb84de783860656facbde326a7cd18d3698cc31da"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1111 (2015_16) — Kennesaw, City of; powers and duties of the mayor; revise
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4234), as amended, so as to revise the powers and duties of the mayor; to provide for the removal of officers under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1111/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162083.pdf)
2. **LC 28 8041/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159326.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1110 & SB 343 — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Don Parsons — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-29** House Hopper
- **2016-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 511 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d6eeb74-427f-4d1b-95a7-0cc7367aa76e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Greene County; certain officials; clarify the qualifications for participating in health insurance"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that certain officials of Greene County who have served at least 15 years in office may, upon leaving, continue to participate in the county health insurance program for themselves and their dependents by paying the total cost of such participation, approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3664), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 24, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3654), so as to clarify the qualifications for participation in such health insurance program; to prohibit persons who are separated from the county by their commission of an illegal act from participating in such health insurance program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1113"
citation: "Georgia HB 1113 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-02"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c185182c-9efc-4749-afb6-90425e9c476c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4011cc9e9a51486a5eb7e0301cf3b13167afd75e90bec0cd4cd9988d4e1fce99"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1113 (2015_16) — Greene County; certain officials; clarify the qualifications for participating in health insurance
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that certain officials of Greene County who have served at least 15 years in office may, upon leaving, continue to participate in the county health insurance program for themselves and their dependents by paying the total cost of such participation, approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3664), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 24, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3654), so as to clarify the qualifications for participation in such health insurance program; to prohibit persons who are separated from the county by their commission of an illegal act from participating in such health insurance program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1113/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162089.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0049/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159367.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **162–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-02** House Hopper
- **2016-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 512 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c185182c-9efc-4749-afb6-90425e9c476c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission; provide immunity and exemption from liability"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission, approved April 19, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3661), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5287); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1114"
citation: "Georgia HB 1114 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alex Atwood", "Jeff Jones"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-02"
last_action: "2016-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/002303f7-fd28-440a-8187-9305b0de1260"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "93dc96e4a826d933c6826046886d21928bdb5efb1c4978f08f1cd2e5f9d27f4e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1114 (2015_16) — Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission; provide immunity and exemption from liability
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission, approved April 19, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3661), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5287); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1114/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161107.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0155/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159372.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **162–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alex Atwood — primary (person)
- Jeff Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-02** House Hopper
- **2016-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-03-31** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-03-31** Act 321 `executive-signature`
- **2016-03-31** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/002303f7-fd28-440a-8187-9305b0de1260`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "DeKalb County; Magistrate Court; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to make provisions for the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4819), as amended, so as to allow for service of a citation for or accusation of a violation of an ordinance concerning the condition of real property by leaving a copy at the premises where the violation is allegedly to have occurred, mailing a copy to the owner of the premises, and filing with the clerk of the magistrate court; to limit sanctions for violations when such form of service is used; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1115"
citation: "Georgia HB 1115 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karla Drenner", "Mary Oliver", "Michele Henson", "Pam Stephenson", "Scott Holcomb", "Tom Taylor"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-02"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7885eb3-bd73-484e-bfae-19630b07618a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8759df698d2757f76a1f9f8fe7dd2853f7b6579d9d01c22e79e945ee2901f3a7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1115 (2015_16) — DeKalb County; Magistrate Court; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to make provisions for the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4819), as amended, so as to allow for service of a citation for or accusation of a violation of an ordinance concerning the condition of real property by leaving a copy at the premises where the violation is allegedly to have occurred, mailing a copy to the owner of the premises, and filing with the clerk of the magistrate court; to limit sanctions for violations when such form of service is used; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1115/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162153.pdf)
2. **LC 28 7991/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159389.pdf)
3. **SCSFA to HB 1115** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161751.pdf)
4. **Sen Ctee sub LC 43 0391S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161476.pdf)
5. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 43 0044** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161720.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **162–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Karla Drenner — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Michele Henson — primary (person)
- Pam Stephenson — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
- Tom Taylor — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-02** House Hopper
- **2016-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 513 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7885eb3-bd73-484e-bfae-19630b07618a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "DeKalb County; State Court; provide for the payment of costs"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of DeKalb County, formerly known as the Civil and Criminal Court of DeKalb County, approved February 14, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2401), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 3, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3501), so as to provide for the payment of costs in such court; to provide for a failure to appear fee in such court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1116"
citation: "Georgia HB 1116 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Oliver", "Michele Henson", "Pam Stephenson", "Scott Holcomb", "Taylor Bennett", "Tom Taylor"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-02"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1f1bbe9-a018-44e6-b7f1-2923f8f1e1d1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9f24a6280b8c796ae110f7d21425cd0b8bd10fbd913ea3e3b4faead4d356a5ed"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1116 (2015_16) — DeKalb County; State Court; provide for the payment of costs
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of DeKalb County, formerly known as the Civil and Criminal Court of DeKalb County, approved February 14, 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 2401), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 3, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3501), so as to provide for the payment of costs in such court; to provide for a failure to appear fee in such court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1116/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161108.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0126/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159394.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **162–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Michele Henson — primary (person)
- Pam Stephenson — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
- Taylor Bennett — primary (person)
- Tom Taylor — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-02** House Hopper
- **2016-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 514 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a1f1bbe9-a018-44e6-b7f1-2923f8f1e1d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Washington County Hospital Authority; filling of vacancies; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the filling of vacancies on the Washington County Hospital Authority; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1118"
citation: "Georgia HB 1118 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mack Jackson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f81776c3-51db-48f0-b79c-4c7c4769234b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ecba7632a45fc103ccbd9719dac585c42c70276b4bdf9ba1ec742104d4245b24"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1118 (2015_16) — Washington County Hospital Authority; filling of vacancies; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the filling of vacancies on the Washington County Hospital Authority; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1118/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161111.pdf)
2. **LC 33 6567/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159508.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mack Jackson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-07** House Hopper
- **2016-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 515 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f81776c3-51db-48f0-b79c-4c7c4769234b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Chatham County; elected county surveyor; abolish the office"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Chatham County; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve the remainder of his or her term; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1119"
citation: "Georgia HB 1119 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "J. Craig Gordon", "Jesse Petrea", "Mickey Stephens", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07"
last_action: "2016-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34a7348c-7cf1-4b41-bc48-6f549849f589"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b9ab5a337514a3109e5dea3fa72cc9360a61317daa5b1cbf81131012c5a6fb09"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1119 (2015_16) — Chatham County; elected county surveyor; abolish the office
A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Chatham County; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve the remainder of his or her term; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1119/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162470.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0157/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159534.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- J. Craig Gordon — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Mickey Stephens — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-07** House Hopper
- **2016-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Act 516 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34a7348c-7cf1-4b41-bc48-6f549849f589`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Screven County; Board of Commissioners; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the Board of Commissioners of Screven County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1120"
citation: "Georgia HB 1120 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jon Burns"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c743da64-62c6-4610-8b9a-1a3c2f987ae1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "204813fe37768230202821bb9641e4760b2155bf0bb85ba9c4e1242d2acd7f9c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1120 (2015_16) — Screven County; Board of Commissioners; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the Board of Commissioners of Screven County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1120/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162090.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0105/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159511.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-07** House Hopper
- **2016-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 574 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c743da64-62c6-4610-8b9a-1a3c2f987ae1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hamilton, City of; resident of the city to being domiciled in such city; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a new charter for the City of Hamilton, approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4118), so as to change provisions related to residing or being a resident of the city to being domiciled in such city; to provide that the failure of the mayor to regularly attend city council meetings shall be considered forfeiture of office; to eliminate the position of the city manager; to transfer certain duties from the city manager to the mayor; to fix a cross-reference; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1121"
citation: "Georgia HB 1121 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debbie Buckner", "John Pezold"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c606b52-98cd-4fec-8bbb-47a6c97bf250"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "38c21012d4cdedfe33fba171e2f92df7dab754f4f9590721aa32fd01cd729b2b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1121 (2015_16) — Hamilton, City of; resident of the city to being domiciled in such city; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a new charter for the City of Hamilton, approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4118), so as to change provisions related to residing or being a resident of the city to being domiciled in such city; to provide that the failure of the mayor to regularly attend city council meetings shall be considered forfeiture of office; to eliminate the position of the city manager; to transfer certain duties from the city manager to the mayor; to fix a cross-reference; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1121/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162471.pdf)
2. **LC 43 0304ER/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159517.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- John Pezold — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-07** House Hopper
- **2016-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 575 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c606b52-98cd-4fec-8bbb-47a6c97bf250`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oglethorpe County; board of elections and registration; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Oglethorpe County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection and appointment of members and an elections supervisor; to provide for the qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to provide for meetings; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize expenditure of public funds; to provide compensation for board members; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1122"
citation: "Georgia HB 1122 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07"
last_action: "2017-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de689da3-7595-4e04-9cef-679ae06c4406"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "09b1826081c8e6c2220e356289131305e999a9fd5a23ef96a225df393be1f6b1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1122 (2015_16) — Oglethorpe County; board of elections and registration; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Oglethorpe County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection and appointment of members and an elections supervisor; to provide for the qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to provide for meetings; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize expenditure of public funds; to provide compensation for board members; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1122/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161112.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0052/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159542.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-07** House Hopper
- **2016-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 576 `executive-signature`
- **2017-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de689da3-7595-4e04-9cef-679ae06c4406`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Warner Robins, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act authorizing the governing authority of the City of Warner Robins to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 3981), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4161), so as to identify the projects or tourism product development purposes and specify the allocation of proceeds of the excise tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1123"
citation: "Georgia HB 1123 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buddy Harden", "Heath Clark", "James Epps", "Robert Dickey", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d149e07-2b5c-487f-b684-d43dfb48945c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a28d7d485ee192fc5b29bb7940783ba706f8d1f7119ec09daec4ad56f0703fe3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1123 (2015_16) — Warner Robins, City of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act authorizing the governing authority of the City of Warner Robins to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 3981), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4161), so as to identify the projects or tourism product development purposes and specify the allocation of proceeds of the excise tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1123/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162092.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0153/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159530.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Buddy Harden — primary (person)
- Heath Clark — primary (person)
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-07** House Hopper
- **2016-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 577 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d149e07-2b5c-487f-b684-d43dfb48945c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ocilla-Irwin County Industrial Development Authority; reconstitute"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to reconstitute the Ocilla-Irwin County Industrial Development Authority; to provide for powers, authority, funds, purposes, and procedures connected therewith; to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating the previous Ocilla-Irwin County Industrial Development Authority; to provide for a referendum with respect to the effectiveness of the foregoing; to provide for contingent effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1124"
citation: "Georgia HB 1124 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/859db0c2-10c5-42cb-ab7e-7a4bf8ca3364"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "bddce2eb088ccd1bbe01c0583ffa1bb58b3b0f7da8549dcbdc3180b6cd99105a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1124 (2015_16) — Ocilla-Irwin County Industrial Development Authority; reconstitute
A BILL to be entitled an Act to reconstitute the Ocilla-Irwin County Industrial Development Authority; to provide for powers, authority, funds, purposes, and procedures connected therewith; to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating the previous Ocilla-Irwin County Industrial Development Authority; to provide for a referendum with respect to the effectiveness of the foregoing; to provide for contingent effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1124/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162473.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0111/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159539.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-07** House Hopper
- **2016-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 578 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/859db0c2-10c5-42cb-ab7e-7a4bf8ca3364`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Surrency, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Surrency, formerly the Town of Surrency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1125"
citation: "Georgia HB 1125 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chad Nimmer", "Greg Morris"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8eb9a074-3be4-4706-ac5d-a00cf4291ce4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9ca46b09b5105c15c6b6ba01448720d68a277f9d6f816242b5b23f306067ae15"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1125 (2015_16) — Surrency, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Surrency, formerly the Town of Surrency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1125/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161113.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0123/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159567.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
- Greg Morris — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-07** House Hopper
- **2016-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 579 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8eb9a074-3be4-4706-ac5d-a00cf4291ce4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Graham, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Graham; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1126"
citation: "Georgia HB 1126 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Morris"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68208bb0-d2b1-464b-831a-0d8ac9aa3d2c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d7ad037273cc801f39ce174cd97fe71dcf8926d43f528f1fb239cbf4419def47"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1126 (2015_16) — Graham, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Graham; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1126/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161114.pdf)
2. **LC 40 1132/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159568.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Greg Morris — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-07** House Hopper
- **2016-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 580 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68208bb0-d2b1-464b-831a-0d8ac9aa3d2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "City of Vidalia Convention and Visitor's Bureau Authority; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Vidalia Convention and Visitor's Bureau Authority as a public body corporate and politic, a political subdivision of the state, and a public corporation, to have the responsibility and authority to promote tourism, trade, and conventions in the City of Vidalia, Georgia; to provide for creation and organization of the authority; to provide for a purpose; to provide for powers, duties, and authority; to provide for a board of directors, membership, terms of office, and removal from office; to provide for an executive director and his or her duties and powers; to provide for meetings; to limit liability; to provide for a budget and finances; to provide for oversight; to provide that the city not be bound; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1127"
citation: "Georgia HB 1127 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Morris"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6aa49125-fe8d-409a-aa0e-ab7947cb9127"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "68f2a4993130994674a6a264f9f2dff1a828bc110488881b18da7b8ce97bf330"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1127 (2015_16) — City of Vidalia Convention and Visitor's Bureau Authority; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Vidalia Convention and Visitor's Bureau Authority as a public body corporate and politic, a political subdivision of the state, and a public corporation, to have the responsibility and authority to promote tourism, trade, and conventions in the City of Vidalia, Georgia; to provide for creation and organization of the authority; to provide for a purpose; to provide for powers, duties, and authority; to provide for a board of directors, membership, terms of office, and removal from office; to provide for an executive director and his or her duties and powers; to provide for meetings; to limit liability; to provide for a budget and finances; to provide for oversight; to provide that the city not be bound; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1127/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161115.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0131/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159569.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Greg Morris — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-07** House Hopper
- **2016-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 581 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6aa49125-fe8d-409a-aa0e-ab7947cb9127`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Chattahoochee County; Board of Education; reconstitute"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to reconstitute the Chattahoochee County Board of Education with staggered terms and nonpartisan elections for members; to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating a new board of education for Chattahoochee County, approved March 25, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 603), which was continued under the 1983 Constitution of the State of Georgia by an Act approved March 20, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4311); to provide for a referendum with respect to the foregoing; to provide for a contingent effective date; to provide for a contingent automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1128"
citation: "Georgia HB 1128 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cheokas"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-07"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1ebdc7c-6646-4cd0-b9d1-d13b2e343880"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8233d7df011b535aa9a53851a1928fb92f6202660d261e307ba2ff141b732645"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1128 (2015_16) — Chattahoochee County; Board of Education; reconstitute
A BILL to be entitled an Act to reconstitute the Chattahoochee County Board of Education with staggered terms and nonpartisan elections for members; to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating a new board of education for Chattahoochee County, approved March 25, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 603), which was continued under the 1983 Constitution of the State of Georgia by an Act approved March 20, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4311); to provide for a referendum with respect to the foregoing; to provide for a contingent effective date; to provide for a contingent automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1128/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161116.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0117/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159574.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mike Cheokas — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-07** House Hopper
- **2016-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 582 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1ebdc7c-6646-4cd0-b9d1-d13b2e343880`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority Act\"; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority, approved May 14, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 4328), so as to continue such authority; to provide for extended contract and lease periods with respect to projects; to provide for public contracts with private enterprises for the completion of projects; to revise provisions relating to absences from board meetings; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1129"
citation: "Georgia HB 1129 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard Mosby", "Joe Wilkinson", "Margaret Kaiser", "Park Cannon", "Pat Gardner", "Taylor Bennett"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-08"
last_action: "2016-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28f2424a-c289-41f5-b26b-e7700731fd00"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "164c37492870f556a40ae2f1670aa3f7cb2a8180cde2e566d17af29df5e68961"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1129 (2015_16) — "McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority Act"; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Authority, approved May 14, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 4328), so as to continue such authority; to provide for extended contract and lease periods with respect to projects; to provide for public contracts with private enterprises for the completion of projects; to revise provisions relating to absences from board meetings; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1129/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162093.pdf)
2. **LC 28 7864ER/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159613.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **160–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Howard Mosby — primary (person)
- Joe Wilkinson — primary (person)
- Margaret Kaiser — primary (person)
- Park Cannon — primary (person)
- Pat Gardner — primary (person)
- Taylor Bennett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-08** House Hopper
- **2016-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2016-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-04-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-26** Act 329 `executive-signature`
- **2016-04-26** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28f2424a-c289-41f5-b26b-e7700731fd00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Houston County; State Court; office of the clerk; change to an appointed position"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish the State Court of Houston County, approved February 28, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 2584), as amended, so as to change the office of the clerk of the state court to an appointed position; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1130"
citation: "Georgia HB 1130 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buddy Harden", "Heath Clark", "James Epps", "Robert Dickey", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-08"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f47e6fe-b4fd-4bc3-be3e-b502771d0aaa"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "067a6468398aae1cef666454873ae8447448dafece1729efbdd994fbca558a33"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1130 (2015_16) — Houston County; State Court; office of the clerk; change to an appointed position
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create and establish the State Court of Houston County, approved February 28, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 2584), as amended, so as to change the office of the clerk of the state court to an appointed position; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1130/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162094.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0163/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159612.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **160–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Buddy Harden — primary (person)
- Heath Clark — primary (person)
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-08** House Hopper
- **2016-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2016-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 583 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f47e6fe-b4fd-4bc3-be3e-b502771d0aaa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lumpkin, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Lumpkin; to provide for pending matters; to provide for construction and severability; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1133"
citation: "Georgia HB 1133 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerald Greene"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-08"
last_action: "2016-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0983cd04-5c6b-41e9-9c1e-c266414c45aa"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ef10e4410b782c8e8faf10c2c4b0caa317af7cf16d29bbf847b55d2c0dcf6522"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1133 (2015_16) — Lumpkin, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Lumpkin; to provide for pending matters; to provide for construction and severability; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1133/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162097.pdf)
2. **LC 40 1175/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159863.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **160–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-08** House Hopper
- **2016-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2016-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 584 `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0983cd04-5c6b-41e9-9c1e-c266414c45aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Powder Springs, City of; annexation of certain property; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Powder Springs, approved March 13, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2760), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4167), so as to provide for annexation of certain property; to provide for deannexation of certain property; to provide for related matters; to repeal a certain act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1134"
citation: "Georgia HB 1134 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "David Wilkerson", "Earl Ehrhart", "Erica Thomas", "Michael Smith", "Stacey Evans"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-08"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d2e8e18-8cf1-45d6-991a-b0034983c705"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "28a27566b36f7895c837d3dced3d0e5c8807b5dd8800030ca0292f1c25e21971"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1134 (2015_16) — Powder Springs, City of; annexation of certain property; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Powder Springs, approved March 13, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2760), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4167), so as to provide for annexation of certain property; to provide for deannexation of certain property; to provide for related matters; to repeal a certain act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1134/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162100.pdf)
2. **LC 43 0309ER/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159622.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **160–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- David Wilkerson — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- Erica Thomas — primary (person)
- Michael Smith — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-08** House Hopper
- **2016-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2016-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 585 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d2e8e18-8cf1-45d6-991a-b0034983c705`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Kennesaw, City of; corporate limits; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4234), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4106) and by an Act approved May 6, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3737), so as to change provisions relating to the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1135"
citation: "Georgia HB 1135 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "David Wilkerson", "Don Parsons", "Earl Ehrhart", "Ed Setzler", "Sam Teasley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-08"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bf23f32-62ef-4f13-81d3-0fe1d0008c7c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d944cad1ef2d8cdbc5d30a28f1f1570a74a21171105637b83ce6cb83f0e3146a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1135 (2015_16) — Kennesaw, City of; corporate limits; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4234), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4106) and by an Act approved May 6, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3737), so as to change provisions relating to the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1135/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162101.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0158/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159671.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **160–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- David Wilkerson — primary (person)
- Don Parsons — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- Sam Teasley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-08** House Hopper
- **2016-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2016-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 586 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bf23f32-62ef-4f13-81d3-0fe1d0008c7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Rome, City of; residency qualifications for members of the governing authority; change"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Rome, approved August 19, 1918 (Ga. L. 1918, p. 813), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 16, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4188), an Ordinance adopted by the Rome City Commission June 15, 1987 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 5404), an Ordinance adopted by the Rome City Commission August 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4849), and an Ordinance adopted by the Rome City Commission September 3, 2002 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4756), so as to change qualifications for members of the governing authority to include residency in the ward in which they seek office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1136"
citation: "Georgia HB 1136 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christian Coomer", "Eddie Lumsden", "Katie Dempsey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-08"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7ddb34b-2603-4ae6-889c-d9084b54e6ea"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f519b7a7e385a2f8d6ba883699b0feba225093cde9ff8b965edb874207279b3a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1136 (2015_16) — Rome, City of; residency qualifications for members of the governing authority; change
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Rome, approved August 19, 1918 (Ga. L. 1918, p. 813), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 16, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4188), an Ordinance adopted by the Rome City Commission June 15, 1987 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 5404), an Ordinance adopted by the Rome City Commission August 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4849), and an Ordinance adopted by the Rome City Commission September 3, 2002 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4756), so as to change qualifications for members of the governing authority to include residency in the ward in which they seek office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1136/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162102.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0097/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159682.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **160–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Christian Coomer — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-08** House Hopper
- **2016-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-14** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2016-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 587 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7ddb34b-2603-4ae6-889c-d9084b54e6ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Haralson County; Tax Commissioner; modify compensation"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act consolidating the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Haralson County into the office of Tax Commissioner of Haralson County, approved March 21, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 2917), as amended, so as to modify the compensation of the tax commissioner; to provide that all fees, commissions, costs, and perquisites collected by the tax commissioner shall be the property of Haralson County; to modify the appointment and compensation of deputies and clerical staff; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1137"
citation: "Georgia HB 1137 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Cooke", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-10"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0e6d6cc-d41b-4c5f-8cd7-659e4d9576ad"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e81becaaf6a59983ec15e813064b2b7f3e9420720ed078c7c63c177ee86525cc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1137 (2015_16) — Haralson County; Tax Commissioner; modify compensation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act consolidating the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Haralson County into the office of Tax Commissioner of Haralson County, approved March 21, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 2917), as amended, so as to modify the compensation of the tax commissioner; to provide that all fees, commissions, costs, and perquisites collected by the tax commissioner shall be the property of Haralson County; to modify the appointment and compensation of deputies and clerical staff; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1137/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162474.pdf)
2. **LC 43 0290/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159940.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1131 — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kevin Cooke — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-10** House Hopper
- **2016-03-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 622 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0e6d6cc-d41b-4c5f-8cd7-659e4d9576ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Haralson County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Haralson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $4,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older and whose income, together with the income of the spouse of such resident who resides within such homestead and excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $10,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1138"
citation: "Georgia HB 1138 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Cooke", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-10"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0645bb5-b720-49f7-9e7b-410265dfc01b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e3bfe8272de3158d98ce0446a6e596c46e07c594f72a1769f2f0a2250bbbb485"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1138 (2015_16) — Haralson County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Haralson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $4,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older and whose income, together with the income of the spouse of such resident who resides within such homestead and excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $10,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1138/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162476.pdf)
2. **LC 43 0289/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159938.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1131 — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kevin Cooke — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-10** House Hopper
- **2016-03-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Lost `failure, reading-3`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Notice to Reconsider
- **2016-03-24** Senate Reconsidered
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 623 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0645bb5-b720-49f7-9e7b-410265dfc01b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fairmount, City of; corporate limits; change"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to repeal and replace the Charter of the City of Fairmount, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3136), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of the city by annexing certain territory to the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1139"
citation: "Georgia HB 1139 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Meadows", "Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-10"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa202526-5d0e-4f23-bac3-7e58808a8188"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7d4153d0273d42cc1a98d6fe00a72ab1879c0f708db38a4ab017cbdcd869cd5b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1139 (2015_16) — Fairmount, City of; corporate limits; change
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to repeal and replace the Charter of the City of Fairmount, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3136), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of the city by annexing certain territory to the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1139/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162477.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0160/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159986.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar Without HB 1131 — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Meadows — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-10** House Hopper
- **2016-03-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 588 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa202526-5d0e-4f23-bac3-7e58808a8188`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Troup County; State Court; judge and solicitor-general; change salaries"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Troup County, approved March 6, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 3020), as amended, so as to change the salaries of the judge of the state court and the solicitor-general of the state court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1145"
citation: "Georgia HB 1145 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Pezold", "Randy Nix", "Robert Trammell"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-14"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19bbf74f-eeee-48f2-a7db-b583ed20de5b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5918a05ee69a76adf4f5b89469087d355d5e06ac87d25d2614e30190697d81fe"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1145 (2015_16) — Troup County; State Court; judge and solicitor-general; change salaries
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Troup County, approved March 6, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 3020), as amended, so as to change the salaries of the judge of the state court and the solicitor-general of the state court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1145/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162479.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0171/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160313.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Pezold — primary (person)
- Randy Nix — primary (person)
- Robert Trammell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-14** House Hopper
- **2016-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 589 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19bbf74f-eeee-48f2-a7db-b583ed20de5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "DeKalb County; provide regulation of land use; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws relating to the governing authority of DeKalb County and creating a chairman and board of commissioners of said county, approved March 8, 1956 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 3237), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4304), so as to provide for the regulation of land use; to provide for the completion of an audit by an outside auditor; to provide for purchases without sealed bid through an existing contract or schedule with a county, municipality, the State of Georgia or the federal government; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1146"
citation: "Georgia HB 1146 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dar'shun Kendrick", "Doreen Carter", "Earnest Williams", "Karla Drenner", "Mary Oliver", "Rahn Mayo"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-14"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da62f341-d0af-43e4-a080-5de43ec473b9"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f8991b7efefab34a955d540a67876ea6448f3455edd0799d48b92f2109b72686"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1146 (2015_16) — DeKalb County; provide regulation of land use; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws relating to the governing authority of DeKalb County and creating a chairman and board of commissioners of said county, approved March 8, 1956 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 3237), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4304), so as to provide for the regulation of land use; to provide for the completion of an audit by an outside auditor; to provide for purchases without sealed bid through an existing contract or schedule with a county, municipality, the State of Georgia or the federal government; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1146/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162480.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0162/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160314.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dar'shun Kendrick — primary (person)
- Doreen Carter — primary (person)
- Earnest Williams — primary (person)
- Karla Drenner — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Rahn Mayo — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-14** House Hopper
- **2016-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 590 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da62f341-d0af-43e4-a080-5de43ec473b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Byron Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; staff; revise provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Byron Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority, approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3921), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. l. 2009, p. 4149), so as to revise the provisions regarding staff of the authority; to provide for the manner of appointment of a director; to provide for the duties of the director; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1147"
citation: "Georgia HB 1147 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Heath Clark", "Robert Dickey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-14"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/873cbf20-3462-4707-b13a-c271d83ab4c8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "878e9b00c792cb13cec5b499327a98a1b8e1bbe56ebbe06ea7d700fcf85d797b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1147 (2015_16) — Byron Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; staff; revise provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Byron Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority, approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3921), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. l. 2009, p. 4149), so as to revise the provisions regarding staff of the authority; to provide for the manner of appointment of a director; to provide for the duties of the director; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1147/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162481.pdf)
2. **LC 28 8052ER/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160317.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Heath Clark — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-14** House Hopper
- **2016-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 591 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/873cbf20-3462-4707-b13a-c271d83ab4c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liberty County; Board of Education; reimbursement of expenses for chairperson and members; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Education of Liberty County, approved February 10, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3542), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 5, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3661), so as to provide for reimbursement of expenses for the chairperson and members of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1149"
citation: "Georgia HB 1149 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-14"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95fbf98e-0f69-41b2-8107-92cf251fbe68"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "220638652a47308a0ffe51dfd256540455a7daf726f9a9592d962bda05b88eda"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1149 (2015_16) — Liberty County; Board of Education; reimbursement of expenses for chairperson and members; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Education of Liberty County, approved February 10, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3542), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 5, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3661), so as to provide for reimbursement of expenses for the chairperson and members of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1149/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162483.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0172/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160330.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **139–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Al Williams — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-14** House Hopper
- **2016-03-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 592 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95fbf98e-0f69-41b2-8107-92cf251fbe68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Seminole County; Board of Commissioners; compensation of chairperson and commissioners; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the Board of Commissioners of Seminole County, approved August 16, 1920 (Ga. L. 1920, p. 610), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 2, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3076), so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the chairperson and the other commissioners of the board; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1152"
citation: "Georgia HB 1152 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Winfred Dukes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-15"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d10e863-8900-4d57-96c9-9e13c395ce9d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7d5fed3188d6c2ab78dc609d3ccc3c99f6d9c80ea4fa954c82e4da1a0ac7f3ea"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1152 (2015_16) — Seminole County; Board of Commissioners; compensation of chairperson and commissioners; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the Board of Commissioners of Seminole County, approved August 16, 1920 (Ga. L. 1920, p. 610), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 2, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3076), so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of the chairperson and the other commissioners of the board; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1152/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162484.pdf)
2. **LC 44 0150/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160465.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **139–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Winfred Dukes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-15** House Hopper
- **2016-03-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 593 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d10e863-8900-4d57-96c9-9e13c395ce9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Greene County; certain officials; clarify the qualifications for participation in health insurance program"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that certain officials of Greene County who have served at least 15 years in office may, upon leaving, continue to participate in the county health insurance program for themselves and their dependents by paying the total cost of such participation, approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3664), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 24, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3654), so as to clarify the qualifications for participation in such health insurance program; to clarify who is covered under such provision; to provide limits on coverages offered; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 1153"
citation: "Georgia HB 1153 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-03-15"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bcc4198-4a58-4317-8616-9daf1cc5ad67"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "44b02f7b8b0a5b6675e1edebcfd9d29517d24e86adf0a389fbabbe6f864898ee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1153 (2015_16) — Greene County; certain officials; clarify the qualifications for participation in health insurance program
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that certain officials of Greene County who have served at least 15 years in office may, upon leaving, continue to participate in the county health insurance program for themselves and their dependents by paying the total cost of such participation, approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3664), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 24, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3654), so as to clarify the qualifications for participation in such health insurance program; to clarify who is covered under such provision; to provide limits on coverages offered; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1153/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162485.pdf)
2. **LC 28 7839/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160541.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **139–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-03-15** House Hopper
- **2016-03-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-03-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-03-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 594 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bcc4198-4a58-4317-8616-9daf1cc5ad67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Employment security; modify definition of the term most recent employer; change certain provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to employment security, so as to change certain provisions relating to employment security; to modify the definition of the term \"most recent employer\"; to amend Code Section 50-36-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to requirements, procedures, and conditions for verification of lawful presence within the United States, exceptions, regulations, and criminal and other penalties for violations, so as to provide a method for such verification of lawful presence that may be utilized in conjunction with the electronic filing of an application for unemployment insurance with the Department of Labor; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 117"
citation: "Georgia HB 117 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Fleming", "Brian Strickland", "Bruce Broadrick", "Jimmy Pruett", "Mark Hamilton", "Tom Kirby"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-27"
last_action: "2015-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd69f417-c64b-4700-b9c9-a41b0567ee08"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9a6c00dbffaf7211b1c43f09bcbcf05a8e6c3784e40eacb3194c94c7e4d86337"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 117 (2015_16) — Employment security; modify definition of the term most recent employer; change certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to employment security, so as to change certain provisions relating to employment security; to modify the definition of the term "most recent employer"; to amend Code Section 50-36-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to requirements, procedures, and conditions for verification of lawful presence within the United States, exceptions, regulations, and criminal and other penalties for violations, so as to provide a method for such verification of lawful presence that may be utilized in conjunction with the electronic filing of an application for unemployment insurance with the Department of Labor; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 117/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153891.pdf)
2. **LC 36 2662ER/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145974.pdf)
3. **Sen ctee sub LC 37 1996ERS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/151696.pdf)
4. **Sen fl amend 1 AM 36 0523** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153232.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **159–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
- Bruce Broadrick — primary (person)
- Jimmy Pruett — primary (person)
- Mark Hamilton — primary (person)
- Tom Kirby — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-27** House Hopper
- **2015-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-02-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-19** House Postponed
- **2015-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-02-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2015-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2015-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2015-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Act 113 `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd69f417-c64b-4700-b9c9-a41b0567ee08`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drivers' licenses; issuance of commercial licenses and instruction permits to comply with federal law; amend certain provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to amend certain provisions relative to the issuance of commercial drivers' licenses and commercial drivers' instruction permits so as to comply with federal law; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform rules of the road, so as to prohibit certain activities with wireless telecommunications devices by drivers of commercial motor vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 118"
citation: "Georgia HB 118 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Bill Hitchens", "Eddie Lumsden", "Kevin Tanner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-27"
last_action: "2015-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/097678e8-3697-4f00-8580-50f447519020"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f5065af470fbdee43410ee378526a33b9824f980fd8fd446a4f91e3d3035a01b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 118 (2015_16) — Drivers' licenses; issuance of commercial licenses and instruction permits to comply with federal law; amend certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to amend certain provisions relative to the issuance of commercial drivers' licenses and commercial drivers' instruction permits so as to comply with federal law; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform rules of the road, so as to prohibit certain activities with wireless telecommunications devices by drivers of commercial motor vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 118/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153466.pdf)
2. **LC 39 0867/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145972.pdf)
3. **Sen fl amend 1 AM 41 0103** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153047.pdf)
4. **Sen floor am 1a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153060.pdf)
5. **Sen floor am 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153062.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **147–11** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-27** House Hopper
- **2015-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-26** House Postponed
- **2015-03-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-03-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2015-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2015-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-12** Act 240 `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-12** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/097678e8-3697-4f00-8580-50f447519020`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicles; use of safety chain or cable when operating a motor vehicle drawing a trailer; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to equipment and inspection of motor vehicles, so as to provide for the use of a safety chain or cable when operating a motor vehicle drawing a trailer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 123"
citation: "Georgia HB 123 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Yates"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-27"
last_action: "2015-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d28e4fa4-cf18-4932-8a9b-634254fa5a0e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7baf43d36fe0d64230a1f5ed35c46ce7c9a54f526db1d240cd8a35a16584b396"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 123 (2015_16) — Motor vehicles; use of safety chain or cable when operating a motor vehicle drawing a trailer; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to equipment and inspection of motor vehicles, so as to provide for the use of a safety chain or cable when operating a motor vehicle drawing a trailer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 123/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153467.pdf)
2. **LC 39 0857/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/146112.pdf)
3. **LC 39 0939S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/148701.pdf)
4. **LC 41 0474S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150795.pdf)
5. **LC 41 0474S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149977.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Yates — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-27** House Hopper
- **2015-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-26** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2015-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-03-11** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2015-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2015-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-05** Act 80 `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d28e4fa4-cf18-4932-8a9b-634254fa5a0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Rutledge, City of; residents 65 years of age or older; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Rutledge ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 125"
citation: "Georgia HB 125 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Belton"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-27"
last_action: "2015-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14397635-e344-4056-8049-050138d1ed0d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "49bf7d324ddc657efa995fc3fb6c4c21f56a9b03356d6bdd6319d0008465d5be"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 125 (2015_16) — Rutledge, City of; residents 65 years of age or older; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Rutledge ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 125/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/147857.pdf)
2. **LC 34 4354/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/146119.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **146–9** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dave Belton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-27** House Hopper
- **2015-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-02-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-02-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-02-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Act 114 `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/14397635-e344-4056-8049-050138d1ed0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "The End to Cyberbullying Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-751.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to policies in public schools prohibiting bullying, so as to prohibit cyberbullying; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 131"
citation: "Georgia HB 131 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karla Drenner", "Keisha Waites", "Mable Thomas", "Pam Dickerson", "Sheila Jones"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0e7b4c1-457f-4b86-9e5d-d0d3ffef2eb2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d65bdd16fe0ea91af0d9f00047e429fb70071bfcb7d50901debddd969796dcb2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 131 (2015_16) — The End to Cyberbullying Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-751.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to policies in public schools prohibiting bullying, so as to prohibit cyberbullying; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Floor Amendment - AM 33 1564** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153094.pdf)
2. **HB 131/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153777.pdf)
3. **LC 33 5972S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/151101.pdf)
4. **LC 33 5972S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149757.pdf)
5. **LC 40 0742/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/146168.pdf)
6. **SCSFA to HB 131** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152856.pdf)
7. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 6192S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152476.pdf)
8. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152781.pdf)
9. **Sen floor amend 1a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152785.pdf)
10. **Sen floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152787.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **140–26** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Karla Drenner — primary (person)
- Keisha Waites — primary (person)
- Mable Thomas — primary (person)
- Pam Dickerson — primary (person)
- Sheila Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-28** House Hopper
- **2015-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-03-03** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-13** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-03-13** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-03-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-26** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2015-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2015-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2015-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2015-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Act 191 `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0e7b4c1-457f-4b86-9e5d-d0d3ffef2eb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicles; initial two-year registration period for certain vehicles; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, so as to provide for an initial two-year registration period for certain vehicles; to provide for certain fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 147"
citation: "Georgia HB 147 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Allen Peake", "David Knight", "Matt Hatchett"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c513b1cc-e891-4ea3-acf8-9d87bfb294a3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "181460c5af7e3ab071822541d8900672579958c69eb46ad087ec0812179e6097"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 147 (2015_16) — Motor vehicles; initial two-year registration period for certain vehicles; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, so as to provide for an initial two-year registration period for certain vehicles; to provide for certain fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 147/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153468.pdf)
2. **LC 39 0829/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/146198.pdf)
3. **LC 39 0959S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149785.pdf)
4. **LC 39 0959S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149089.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **168–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Allen Peake — primary (person)
- David Knight — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-28** House Hopper
- **2015-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2015-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2015-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2015-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Act 115 `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c513b1cc-e891-4ea3-acf8-9d87bfb294a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Byron, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Byron to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2015_16"
identifier: "HB 148"
citation: "Georgia HB 148 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Heath Clark", "Robert Dickey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ae1a5b0-9208-485b-b482-cbb9722dfc1b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7fb4798672a7610dc457a4737edf960c13cc744c06bfb79c97036ce5b17be9d3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 148 (2015_16) — Byron, City of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Byron to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 148/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/148683.pdf)
2. **LC 37 1838/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/146206.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **146–9** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Heath Clark — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2015-01-28** House Hopper
- **2015-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2015-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2015-02-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2015-02-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-02-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2015-02-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2015-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Act 116 `executive-signature`
- **2015-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ae1a5b0-9208-485b-b482-cbb9722dfc1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).

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