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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machine; prohibit the removal of a sticker without authorization"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so as to prohibit the removal of a sticker without authorization; 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: "SB 388"
+citation: "Georgia SB 388 (2015_16)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["David Lucas"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2016-02-17"
+last_action: "2016-05-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/699d7d56-031d-45e6-97bb-f77514908407"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "edfb868b353e57fcbd985f4bdad8cb4b8c518b41d9460df97df812682e9ca67a"
+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 SB 388 (2015_16) — Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machine; prohibit the removal of a sticker without authorization
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so as to prohibit the removal of a sticker without authorization; 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. **As introduced LC 28 7943** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157677.pdf)
+2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158851.pdf)
+3. **LC 28 8091S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160855.pdf)
+4. **LC 28 8099S/hsfs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161985.pdf)
+5. **SB 388/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162434.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- David Lucas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-02-17** Senate Hopper
+- **2016-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2016-02-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2016-02-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2016-02-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2016-02-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2016-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2016-02-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2016-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2016-03-22** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
+- **2016-03-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2016-03-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2016-03-24** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
+- **2016-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2016-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2016-05-03** Act 572 `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/699d7d56-031d-45e6-97bb-f77514908407`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+