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type: "Bill"
title: "Braselton, Town of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the Town of Braselton 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1000"
citation: "Georgia HB 1000 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry England", "Timothy Barr", "Tommy Benton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-24"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3737f4b0-7ae9-45c6-8341-ce6ca3104ac5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2efd302b07092842df7780ded1233ffe7567f39a0ab19bbce3697c74da5b44ad"
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 1000 (2019_20) — Braselton, Town of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the Town of Braselton 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 1000/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193875.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0361/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190746.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190755.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1420** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Terry England — primary (person)
- Timothy Barr — primary (person)
- Tommy Benton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-24** House Hopper
- **2020-02-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-02-28** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-02-28** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 331 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3737f4b0-7ae9-45c6-8341-ce6ca3104ac5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Forsyth, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL To be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Forsyth 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1005"
citation: "Georgia HB 1005 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Washburn", "Robert Dickey", "Susan Holmes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-24"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1eaf0cfc-5487-41f1-9d93-031a0741c078"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8c6ac78d083b0d382311186f702ed4ce7d14685ae8291602ebabb58adb498b09"
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 1005 (2019_20) — Forsyth, City of; levy an excise tax
A BILL To be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Forsyth 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 1005/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192525.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0335/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190804.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190859.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1420** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dale Washburn — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Susan Holmes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-24** House Hopper
- **2020-02-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-02-28** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-02-28** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-05** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 412 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1eaf0cfc-5487-41f1-9d93-031a0741c078`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Buildings and housing; residential industrial building; revise definition"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-111 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to factory built buildings and dwelling units, so as to revise the definition of residential industrial building; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1008"
citation: "Georgia HB 1008 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle", "Joe Campbell", "John Corbett", "Sam Watson", "Tom McCall", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-24"
last_action: "2021-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/002a0bcd-f7d6-45e5-8075-3d290e662f37"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c439ada9f97483fa7aa18c7f82b120f2daacf6c9e379f78cad23cf44955cd4c9"
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 (2019_20) — Buildings and housing; residential industrial building; revise definition
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-2-111 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to factory built buildings and dwelling units, so as to revise the definition of residential industrial building; 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/20192020/194601.pdf)
2. **LC 39 2508/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190816.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1661** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
- Joe Campbell — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
- Tom McCall — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-24** House Hopper
- **2020-02-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-09** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Third Read Tabled
- **2020-06-23** Senate Taken from Table
- **2020-06-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-03** Act 555 `executive-signature`
- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/002a0bcd-f7d6-45e5-8075-3d290e662f37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ad valorem tax; all-terrain vehicles; revise definitions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 and Code Section 48-5-504.40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and watercraft and all-terrain vehicles held in inventory for resale exempt from ad valorem taxation for limited period of time, respectively, so as to revise definitions relative to all-terrain vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 101"
citation: "Georgia HB 101 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle", "Jason Ridley", "John Corbett", "Penny Houston", "Sam Watson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e04a4fce-431d-467c-9b8f-968d4171cbf3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5033fa3a53065122b8e350954b185c778c9af38c657f33b17b335b023ba97ac6"
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 (2019_20) — Ad valorem tax; all-terrain vehicles; revise definitions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 and Code Section 48-5-504.40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and watercraft and all-terrain vehicles held in inventory for resale exempt from ad valorem taxation for limited period of time, respectively, so as to revise definitions relative to all-terrain 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 101/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187064.pdf)
2. **LC 43 1054ER/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180109.pdf)
3. **LC 43 1257S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/183824.pdf)
4. **LC 43 1257S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182395.pdf)
5. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 43 0147ER** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186790.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1680** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Penny Houston — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-30** House Hopper
- **2019-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-03-05** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2019-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2019-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-26** Act 61 `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e04a4fce-431d-467c-9b8f-968d4171cbf3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Atkinson 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 Atkinson County, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4771), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 27, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3808), so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1016"
citation: "Georgia HB 1016 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-25"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af344c7a-5320-4ad4-8df7-7fc96b6957ee"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6f9fe81779488ed16a56ba3c0f5cbca27c35c1852e1d108e6a54aa3f94dbf48c"
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 1016 (2019_20) — Atkinson 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 Atkinson County, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4771), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 27, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3808), so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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 1016/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193319.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0381/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190937.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190938.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1420** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James Burchett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-25** House Hopper
- **2020-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-02-28** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-02-28** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 413 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/af344c7a-5320-4ad4-8df7-7fc96b6957ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public officers and employees; revise when dependents qualify for a payment of indemnification for death under the Georgia State Indemnification Fund"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-9-85 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to payment of indemnification for death or disability, procedure for making payments, and appeal, so as to revise when dependents qualify for a payment of indemnification for death under the Georgia State Indemnification Fund; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1017"
citation: "Georgia HB 1017 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Dave Belton", "Dominic LaRiccia", "Jodi Lott", "John Corbett"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-25"
last_action: "2020-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd18ae02-1d1e-4dc0-9ece-de613302bbd5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ad3ffba27a849b9b57be342db115493642b345f362d0df87b0cfd4cb1df6e0ff"
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 1017 (2019_20) — Public officers and employees; revise when dependents qualify for a payment of indemnification for death under the Georgia State Indemnification Fund
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-9-85 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to payment of indemnification for death or disability, procedure for making payments, and appeal, so as to revise when dependents qualify for a payment of indemnification for death under the Georgia State Indemnification Fund; to provide for related matters; to provide 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. **HB 1017/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194591.pdf)
2. **LC 41 2132-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190926.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1630** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Dave Belton — primary (person)
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
- Jodi Lott — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-25** House Hopper
- **2020-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-26** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 385 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd18ae02-1d1e-4dc0-9ece-de613302bbd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "South Fulton, City of; offices of mayor and councilmember are part time; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3726), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 8, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 3910), so as to provide that the offices of mayor and councilmember are part time; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1019"
citation: "Georgia HB 1019 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debra Bazemore", "Derrick Jackson", "Marie Metze", "Roger Bruce", "William Boddie"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-25"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3f1afcc-1692-4d24-a2d8-1106c8b1a9c6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "34adf11f2d4b4c92c7e5049a886c4977cc19a1847a7bb24ecad1d0a78c4097d4"
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 (2019_20) — South Fulton, City of; offices of mayor and councilmember are part time; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3726), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 8, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 3910), so as to provide that the offices of mayor and councilmember are part time; 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/20192020/195265.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0432/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190935.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191027.pdf)
4. **Sen ctee sub LC 47 0553S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194969.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1420** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
- Derrick Jackson — primary (person)
- Marie Metze — primary (person)
- Roger Bruce — primary (person)
- William Boddie — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-25** House Hopper
- **2020-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-02-28** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-02-28** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 414 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3f1afcc-1692-4d24-a2d8-1106c8b1a9c6`. 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 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 6, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 4062), 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1025"
citation: "Georgia HB 1025 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "David Wilkerson", "Don Parsons", "Ed Setzler", "Ginny Ehrhart", "John Carson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-25"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d948df39-86b3-4e24-9267-a16871364a9f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8e8b2ca1ac8ca2ff3415c02762b38f573f28dbca77e2fa4af56625b68ffe3924"
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 (2019_20) — Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend 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 6, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 4062), 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 1025/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193876.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0297/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191016.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191036.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1531** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- David Wilkerson — primary (person)
- Don Parsons — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- Ginny Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-25** House Hopper
- **2020-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 332 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d948df39-86b3-4e24-9267-a16871364a9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Twiggs County; office of probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Twiggs County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1029"
citation: "Georgia HB 1029 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danny Mathis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-25"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67b8532c-c2d7-43c9-8c93-a349dff7df89"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "478cdb083fd3724484c17b74e75994ed19424836fa14d9e7294d04b24f0ffa88"
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 (2019_20) — Twiggs County; office of probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Twiggs County shall be nonpartisan elections; 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. **LC 47 0378/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194852.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0378/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191023.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191034.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **9069** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Danny Mathis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-25** House Hopper
- **2020-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** House Notice to Reconsider
- **2020-06-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 415 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67b8532c-c2d7-43c9-8c93-a349dff7df89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Twiggs County; office of chief judge of the Magistrate Court; provide nonpartisan elections"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of chief judge of the Magistrate Court of Twiggs County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for the sitting chief judge of the magistrate court to serve out his or her term of office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1030"
citation: "Georgia HB 1030 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danny Mathis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-25"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0f7f93a-e8e7-443f-8e79-c9094706e21f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0ccf79bfd9320f5cf1c70bf3d3a22eb339e44e1e184ca939b02970d47e99eafe"
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 (2019_20) — Twiggs County; office of chief judge of the Magistrate Court; provide nonpartisan elections
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of chief judge of the Magistrate Court of Twiggs County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for the sitting chief judge of the magistrate court to serve out his or her term of 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 47 0372/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194853.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0372/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191022.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191038.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **9065** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Danny Mathis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-25** House Hopper
- **2020-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** House Notice to Reconsider
- **2020-06-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 416 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0f7f93a-e8e7-443f-8e79-c9094706e21f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; State Court; change salary of the executive assistant to 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 3, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 378), so as to change the salary of the executive assistant to the clerk of the State Court 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1033"
citation: "Georgia HB 1033 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "David Wilkerson", "Erick Allen", "Ginny Ehrhart", "John Carson", "Teri Anulewicz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-26"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02286cc3-5ea0-48d5-84da-89dc0aa95f20"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8c573fc738a9a8d170f0744b55cf6359ec13678d01886b47e54f9b2a933c3fc1"
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 (2019_20) — Cobb County; State Court; change salary of the executive assistant to 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 3, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 378), so as to change the salary of the executive assistant to the clerk of the State Court 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 1033/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195324.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0410/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191103.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191115.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1530** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- David Wilkerson — primary (person)
- Erick Allen — primary (person)
- Ginny Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Teri Anulewicz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-26** House Hopper
- **2020-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 333 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02286cc3-5ea0-48d5-84da-89dc0aa95f20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act; move certain sound recordings from qualified production activities to production expenditures"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40.26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the \"Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act,\" so as to move certain sound recordings from qualified production activities to production expenditures; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1037"
citation: "Georgia HB 1037 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "Deborah Silcox", "Matt Dollar", "Ron Stephens", "Spencer Frye"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-26"
last_action: "2021-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a88dfb7-86ee-40cd-8114-e00fe4483aab"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e8a747e74efd6222a73c17f36b1120849842302a98739af5c987f4fe2e846ee5"
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 (2019_20) — Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act; move certain sound recordings from qualified production activities to production expenditures
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40.26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act," so as to move certain sound recordings from qualified production activities to production expenditures; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; 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/20192020/195277.pdf)
2. **LC 43 1588/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191157.pdf)
3. **LC 43 1629S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193205.pdf)
4. **LC 43 1629S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192722.pdf)
5. **Sen ctee sub LC 43 1686S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194413.pdf)
6. **Sen ctee sub LC 43 1689S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194799.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **15610** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Al Williams — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Matt Dollar — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Spencer Frye — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-26** House Hopper
- **2020-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-09** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-15** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2020-07-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-04** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-04** Act 559 `executive-signature`
- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a88dfb7-86ee-40cd-8114-e00fe4483aab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Contracts; additional protections for consumers who enter into service contracts that contain lengthy automatic renewal provisions; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to automatic renewal provisions, so as to provide additional protections for consumers who enter into service contracts that contain lengthy automatic renewal provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1039"
citation: "Georgia HB 1039 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "John Corbett", "John LaHood", "Sam Watson", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-26"
last_action: "2021-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d1543d4-0e96-48d4-ac78-8b0c9c9cf71d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f0f9f7216d581c1402578dd2a499c6737d4f852e2f5f60049879964c3737125a"
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 1039 (2019_20) — Contracts; additional protections for consumers who enter into service contracts that contain lengthy automatic renewal provisions; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to automatic renewal provisions, so as to provide additional protections for consumers who enter into service contracts that contain lengthy automatic renewal provisions; 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 1039/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195306.pdf)
2. **LC 36 4205/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191166.pdf)
3. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194626.pdf)
4. **Sen floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194681.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1631** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- John LaHood — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-26** House Hopper
- **2020-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-16** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Tabled
- **2020-06-24** Senate Taken from Table
- **2020-06-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
- **2020-06-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 504 `executive-signature`
- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d1543d4-0e96-48d4-ac78-8b0c9c9cf71d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fannin County; levy an excise tax; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Fannin County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1042"
citation: "Georgia HB 1042 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Ralston"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-26"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a004780-107d-48dd-afce-a954f6a901c5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c4f0f47ec08cd05a25ed20a5046c85c653a76a560e5a41210e9fbe30378dd701"
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 (2019_20) — Fannin County; levy an excise tax; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Fannin County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for 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 1042/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192956.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0357/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191143.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191201.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1530** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Ralston — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-26** House Hopper
- **2020-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-09** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 417 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a004780-107d-48dd-afce-a954f6a901c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fannin County; Board of Education; change compensation of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Fannin County, approved April 9, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4355), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4629), so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1043"
citation: "Georgia HB 1043 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Ralston"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-26"
last_action: "2020-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/635b4954-2675-49db-997b-57fd8a5ad8e9"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "995b5bdd0193753e06efb89f768572e1a7424ecca39588501b5b1685b634a68f"
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 (2019_20) — Fannin County; Board of Education; change compensation of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Fannin County, approved April 9, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4355), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4629), so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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 1043/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192957.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0358/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191159.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191200.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1530** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Ralston — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-26** House Hopper
- **2020-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-09** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 418 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/635b4954-2675-49db-997b-57fd8a5ad8e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; certain income received by taxpayers as payments from a disaster relief or assistance program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture in connection with Hurricane Michael; exempt"
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 tax, so as to exempt from state income tax certain income received by taxpayers as payments from a disaster relief or assistance program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture in connection with Hurricane Michael; to provide for legislative findings; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 105"
citation: "Georgia HB 105 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle", "Jay Powell", "Sam Watson", "Steven Meeks", "Tom McCall"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2020-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39b1ef52-0a49-4f8f-ab7b-5ca29296f90e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f7ae81544b9f976f1e61f2542f438cc79890c99831bc54bc6522c2a29247b860"
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 105 (2019_20) — Income tax; certain income received by taxpayers as payments from a disaster relief or assistance program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture in connection with Hurricane Michael; exempt
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 tax, so as to exempt from state income tax certain income received by taxpayers as payments from a disaster relief or assistance program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture in connection with Hurricane Michael; to provide for legislative findings; 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. **Fiscal Note LC 43 1111** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182391.pdf)
2. **Floor Amendment - AM 39 0291** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193279.pdf)
3. **HB 105 Fiscal Note Part 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191775.pdf)
4. **HB 105 Fiscal Note Part 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191777.pdf)
5. **HB 105 Fiscal Note Part 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191779.pdf)
6. **HB 105 Fiscal Note Part 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191780.pdf)
7. **HB 105/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194060.pdf)
8. **LC 43 1111/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180127.pdf)
9. **LC 43 1268S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182714.pdf)
10. **LC 43 1268S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182400.pdf)
11. **Sen ctee sub LC 43 1601S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191757.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1691** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
- Tom McCall — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-30** House Hopper
- **2019-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-02-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-03** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2020-03-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-03-12** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2020-06-18** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2020-06-18** Senate Transmitted House
- **2020-06-25** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-05** Act 606 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-05** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39b1ef52-0a49-4f8f-ab7b-5ca29296f90e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; certain persons receiving insurance coverage from health maintenance organization subscriber contracts or health care corporation plans; extend association protections"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 38 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, so as to extend association protections to certain persons receiving insurance coverage from health maintenance organization subscriber contracts or health care corporation plans; to provide for applicability; to provide for modernization and updates; to provide for revisions to the assessment formula on long-term care insurance written by impaired or insolvent insurers; to provide for the recoupment of assessments on certain members through a surcharge on premiums as approved by the Commissioner; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1050"
citation: "Georgia HB 1050 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darlene Taylor", "Eddie Lumsden", "John Carson", "Lee Hawkins", "Noel Williams, Jr."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-26"
last_action: "2020-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5839bce9-686a-4706-aab8-f5b8e0e3ed0b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "803b9f09630ea36b10695bf26e9ef1b8439cb21b1bc2ea1c08861fa030fdd71a"
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 (2019_20) — Georgia Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association; certain persons receiving insurance coverage from health maintenance organization subscriber contracts or health care corporation plans; extend association protections
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 38 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, so as to extend association protections to certain persons receiving insurance coverage from health maintenance organization subscriber contracts or health care corporation plans; to provide for applicability; to provide for modernization and updates; to provide for revisions to the assessment formula on long-term care insurance written by impaired or insolvent insurers; to provide for the recoupment of assessments on certain members through a surcharge on premiums as approved by the Commissioner; to provide for definitions; 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/20192020/194595.pdf)
2. **LC 46 0295/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191173.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1554** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-26** House Hopper
- **2020-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-15** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 405 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5839bce9-686a-4706-aab8-f5b8e0e3ed0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Arabi, Town of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Arabi; to provide for incorporation, corporate boundaries, powers, and construction; to provide for pending matters; to provide for construction; to provide for severability; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a specific repealer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1051"
citation: "Georgia HB 1051 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Noel Williams, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-26"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0fee25a-45b8-4cbd-a95a-e7d9cae9aab6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d739e9ed0672dc59bae5965880db3d9e19c98f63540d1277adbee626a85733c6"
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 (2019_20) — Arabi, Town of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Arabi; to provide for incorporation, corporate boundaries, powers, and construction; to provide for pending matters; to provide for construction; to provide for severability; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a specific repealer; 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/20192020/193877.pdf)
2. **LC 45 0404/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191149.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191199.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1530** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-26** House Hopper
- **2020-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 334 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0fee25a-45b8-4cbd-a95a-e7d9cae9aab6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture; further regulation of soil amendments derived from industrial by-products by local governments; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to soil amendments, so as to authorize further regulation of soil amendments derived from industrial by-products by local governments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1057"
citation: "Georgia HB 1057 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Fleming", "Chris Erwin", "Spencer Frye", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-27"
last_action: "2021-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/008dcb05-4c96-4e90-bc26-0b233668a337"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "aeea7335cce29d2c63a0ea9dd5ddd0cd503f036791606e409684d8e22ac58047"
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 1057 (2019_20) — Agriculture; further regulation of soil amendments derived from industrial by-products by local governments; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to soil amendments, so as to authorize further regulation of soil amendments derived from industrial by-products by local governments; 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 1057/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195326.pdf)
2. **LC 41 2409/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191291.pdf)
3. **LC 44 1488S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193217.pdf)
4. **LC 44 1488S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192742.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1642** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Spencer Frye — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-27** House Hopper
- **2020-02-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-03** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 505 `executive-signature`
- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/008dcb05-4c96-4e90-bc26-0b233668a337`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Condominiums; new insurance policy disclosure requirements for condominium associations and unit owners in the event of potential or actual claims filed against such policies; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to condominiums, so as to provide new insurance policy disclosure requirements for condominium associations and unit owners in the event of potential or actual claims filed against such policies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1070"
citation: "Georgia HB 1070 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carolyn Hugley", "Houston Gaines", "Marcus Wiedower", "Matt Dollar"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-28"
last_action: "2021-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3165fcf-b540-4899-a46f-9ab440aff796"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "289162cf8a0b6260500b6dc7fde2d07f5e932124af45e43105176a23f00aab37"
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 (2019_20) — Condominiums; new insurance policy disclosure requirements for condominium associations and unit owners in the event of potential or actual claims filed against such policies; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to condominiums, so as to provide new insurance policy disclosure requirements for condominium associations and unit owners in the event of potential or actual claims filed against such policies; 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 1070/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195278.pdf)
2. **LC 46 0297/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191489.pdf)
3. **LC 46 0313S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193148.pdf)
4. **LC 46 0313S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192071.pdf)
5. **Sen ctee sub LC 46 0335S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194464.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1574** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
- Marcus Wiedower — primary (person)
- Matt Dollar — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-28** House Hopper
- **2020-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 506 `executive-signature`
- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3165fcf-b540-4899-a46f-9ab440aff796`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Atlanta, City of; Board of Education; provide for staggered terms for members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue the existence of the Atlanta Independent School System under the management and control of the Atlanta Board of Education, approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4154), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4341), so as to provide for staggered terms for members of the board of education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1075"
citation: "Georgia HB 1075 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becky Evans", "Betsy Holland", "David Dreyer", "Deborah Silcox", "Derrick Jackson", "Pat Gardner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-28"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b01482f-a0e6-4c40-a4bf-ff43a5359ac4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "581839f53125953a205cd631860e26da2bcc2a9a9179ac6abdce747de7752435"
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 1075 (2019_20) — Atlanta, City of; Board of Education; provide for staggered terms for members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue the existence of the Atlanta Independent School System under the management and control of the Atlanta Board of Education, approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4154), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4341), so as to provide for staggered terms for members of the board of education; 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 1075/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194391.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0276/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191565.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191611.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1531** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Becky Evans — primary (person)
- Betsy Holland — primary (person)
- David Dreyer — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Derrick Jackson — primary (person)
- Pat Gardner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-28** House Hopper
- **2020-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 419 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b01482f-a0e6-4c40-a4bf-ff43a5359ac4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holly Springs, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption in the amount of up to $409,900.00 for residents 62 years or older"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Holly Springs ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of up to $409,900.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 62 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 compliance with constitutional requirements; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1087"
citation: "Georgia HB 1087 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Carson", "Michael Caldwell", "Scot Turner", "Wes Cantrell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-02"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d55de899-9b02-42c5-bd2c-665e1f8ff745"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2696786f20683693eee7df27754a5400ac7941ca4ec05b1a02919ed3e707ebeb"
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 1087 (2019_20) — Holly Springs, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption in the amount of up to $409,900.00 for residents 62 years or older
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Holly Springs ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of up to $409,900.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 62 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 compliance with constitutional requirements; 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 1087/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194382.pdf)
2. **LC 45 0412/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191708.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191761.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1531** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Michael Caldwell — primary (person)
- Scot Turner — primary (person)
- Wes Cantrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-02** House Hopper
- **2020-03-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 420 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d55de899-9b02-42c5-bd2c-665e1f8ff745`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ludowici, City of; change corporate limits"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Ludowici, approved April 18, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 3667), as amended, so as to change 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1088"
citation: "Georgia HB 1088 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Jones"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-02"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2a9aa9d-5105-49d5-9ccb-15d62c2a9456"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "30808f4bcf60c5e67d4f73a190e7f8761e85bde76749b346d146c0f624c5d527"
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 1088 (2019_20) — Ludowici, City of; change corporate limits
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Ludowici, approved April 18, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 3667), as amended, so as to change 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 1088/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193878.pdf)
2. **LC 28 9494/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191769.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191786.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1531** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jeff Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-02** House Hopper
- **2020-03-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 335 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2a9aa9d-5105-49d5-9ccb-15d62c2a9456`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Labor and industrial relations; provisions regarding employer's obligation to provide break time for an employee to express breast milk; revise"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, so as to revise provisions regarding employer's obligation to provide break time for an employee to express breast milk; to revise a definition; to provide for requirements for such employers; to provide for exceptions; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding public officers and employees, so as to require state entities and local governments to provide reasonable break time to an employee who needs to express breast milk; to provide for a definition; to provide for requirements for such state entities and local governments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1090"
citation: "Georgia HB 1090 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deborah Silcox", "Jan Jones", "Katie Dempsey", "Matt Hatchett", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-03"
last_action: "2020-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/238e3b38-4fa6-4850-bf53-3265a6361c33"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "956b49beedb1f080302cbb099fb8db619bdf92efc486f2e9f6d9a71695d2d7d4"
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 1090 (2019_20) — Labor and industrial relations; provisions regarding employer's obligation to provide break time for an employee to express breast milk; revise
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, so as to revise provisions regarding employer's obligation to provide break time for an employee to express breast milk; to revise a definition; to provide for requirements for such employers; to provide for exceptions; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding public officers and employees, so as to require state entities and local governments to provide reasonable break time to an employee who needs to express breast milk; to provide for a definition; to provide for requirements for such state entities and local governments; 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 1090/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195281.pdf)
2. **LC 50 0076/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191882.pdf)
3. **Sen ctee sub LC 36 4441S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194800.pdf)
4. **Sen ctee sub LC 46 0334S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194463.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **14516** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-03** House Hopper
- **2020-03-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-16** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2020-07-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-05** Act 595 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-05** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/238e3b38-4fa6-4850-bf53-3265a6361c33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture; provide for an Agricultural Commodity Commission for Wine and Grapes"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agricultural commodity commissions generally, so as to provide for an Agricultural Commodity Commission for Wine and Grapes; to provide a definition; to provide for composition, powers, and terms of office of the commission; to provide for limitations on assessments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1093"
citation: "Georgia HB 1093 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle", "Jason Ridley", "Sam Watson", "Steven Meeks", "Tom McCall"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-03"
last_action: "2020-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c48daeb5-f4ee-4419-8383-078eb5ce196d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5855aba0be2a68761d610d574178fd9be7ba4c7666e76244ff6a506c70cef4fe"
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 (2019_20) — Agriculture; provide for an Agricultural Commodity Commission for Wine and Grapes
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agricultural commodity commissions generally, so as to provide for an Agricultural Commodity Commission for Wine and Grapes; to provide a definition; to provide for composition, powers, and terms of office of the commission; to provide for limitations on assessments; 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/20192020/195239.pdf)
2. **LC 44 1472/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191959.pdf)
3. **Sen ctee sub LC 44 1517S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194182.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **15711** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
- Tom McCall — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-03** House Hopper
- **2020-03-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Third Read Tabled
- **2020-06-23** Senate Taken from Table
- **2020-06-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-03** Act 557 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c48daeb5-f4ee-4419-8383-078eb5ce196d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways, bridges, and ferries; development of a state-wide strategic transportation plan; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to provide for development of a state-wide strategic transportation plan; to provide for updating and reporting of such plan; to provide for use of such plan in making award determinations relating to public and private financing of projects; to provide for acquisition of property by the Department of Transportation for present or future public road purposes; to amend Code Section 48-8-243 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criteria for development of investment list of projects and programs for Special District Transportation Sales and Use Tax, report, and gridlock, so as to make a conforming cross-reference change; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1098"
citation: "Georgia HB 1098 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Prince", "Kasey Carpenter", "Mitchell Scoggins", "Teri Anulewicz", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-04"
last_action: "2020-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5339578e-6f17-4926-8b87-5dd77f12f804"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c1f938354db2f4e966b9451c75f281127bdccdfed2aca30d9ee7b125dde14c68"
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 1098 (2019_20) — Highways, bridges, and ferries; development of a state-wide strategic transportation plan; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to provide for development of a state-wide strategic transportation plan; to provide for updating and reporting of such plan; to provide for use of such plan in making award determinations relating to public and private financing of projects; to provide for acquisition of property by the Department of Transportation for present or future public road purposes; to amend Code Section 48-8-243 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criteria for development of investment list of projects and programs for Special District Transportation Sales and Use Tax, report, and gridlock, so as to make a conforming cross-reference change; 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 1098/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195240.pdf)
2. **LC 39 2601/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192081.pdf)
3. **Sen ctee sub LC 39 2686S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194059.pdf)
4. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194459.pdf)
5. **Sen floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194460.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1670** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brian Prince — primary (person)
- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
- Teri Anulewicz — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-04** House Hopper
- **2020-03-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Transmitted House
- **2020-06-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 507 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5339578e-6f17-4926-8b87-5dd77f12f804`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revised Homestead Option Sales and Use Tax Act of 2020; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2A of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homestead option sales and use tax, so as to provide for a revised homestead option sales tax; to provide for a revised distribution of the proceeds from the levy of an equalized homestead option sales and use tax; to provide for the levy of a special purpose local option sales and use tax in certain counties; to provide for elector petitions and referenda; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1102"
citation: "Georgia HB 1102 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roger Rutledge", "Tom Kirby"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-04"
last_action: "2020-08-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd020592-f472-404a-8970-872db8c57a54"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "63367072596b252e72c60dd683c6583bdf9cf23f606d066b875674c65e1dc92f"
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 (2019_20) — Revised Homestead Option Sales and Use Tax Act of 2020; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2A of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homestead option sales and use tax, so as to provide for a revised homestead option sales tax; to provide for a revised distribution of the proceeds from the levy of an equalized homestead option sales and use tax; to provide for the levy of a special purpose local option sales and use tax in certain counties; to provide for elector petitions and referenda; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for 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 1102/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195328.pdf)
2. **LC 44 1475/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192157.pdf)
3. **LC 44 1491S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193276.pdf)
4. **LC 44 1491S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192999.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **9170** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Roger Rutledge — primary (person)
- Tom Kirby — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-04** House Hopper
- **2020-03-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-12** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-05** Act 570 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-05** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd020592-f472-404a-8970-872db8c57a54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "East Dublin, City of; new term for the mayor pro tempore; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of East Dublin, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4645), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 5026) and an Act approved April 30, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3726), so as to provide a new term for the mayor pro tempore; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for the designation of at-large councilmember posts; to provide for the regular redistricting of city council districts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1110"
citation: "Georgia HB 1110 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Hatchett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-04"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60150c6f-3586-4f58-84ff-406f36b37190"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b619a5ae7c287eb0da7d863f686008a6a1c0e14baa5a853a952c19e66b6c9b3b"
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 (2019_20) — East Dublin, City of; new term for the mayor pro tempore; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of East Dublin, approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4645), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 5026) and an Act approved April 30, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3726), so as to provide a new term for the mayor pro tempore; to provide for the filling of vacancies; to provide for the designation of at-large councilmember posts; to provide for the regular redistricting of city council districts; 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/20192020/194383.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0455/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192161.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192189.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1531** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-04** House Hopper
- **2020-03-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 336 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60150c6f-3586-4f58-84ff-406f36b37190`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical assistance; Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1114"
citation: "Georgia HB 1114 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butch Parrish", "Jan Jones", "Jon Burns", "Katie Dempsey", "Sharon Cooper", "Terry England"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-05"
last_action: "2020-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f94365cc-2aca-4fc3-869c-c6dacc995152"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8890d30cda7abe73ce4c9a24871f7bcae4e0fe8dd9a7c1c78a7eafa943f01dae"
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 (2019_20) — Medical assistance; Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; 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/20192020/194813.pdf)
2. **LC 33 8346/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192330.pdf)
3. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 8410S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193945.pdf)
4. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194233.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1621** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-05** House Hopper
- **2020-03-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Tabled
- **2020-06-22** Senate Taken from Table
- **2020-06-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-16** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-16** Act 473 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-16** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f94365cc-2aca-4fc3-869c-c6dacc995152`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarksville, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Clarkesville; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for general powers and limitations on powers; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, and qualifications; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for severability; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1115"
citation: "Georgia HB 1115 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Rogers"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-05"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8738609b-3090-4d1c-bbe9-faf371cb1595"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b4381ded10ac2ede677ca0622746711edb627041f2510ed86b10c83b0a2ee791"
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 (2019_20) — Clarksville, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Clarkesville; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for general powers and limitations on powers; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, and qualifications; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for severability; to repeal a specific 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 1115/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194399.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0279/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192335.pdf)
3. **LC 47 0564S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193477.pdf)
4. **LC 47 0564S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193475.pdf)
5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192413.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Terry Rogers — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-05** House Hopper
- **2020-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 421 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8738609b-3090-4d1c-bbe9-faf371cb1595`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Stewart County; Board of Education; provide for compensation and expenses of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Board of Education of Stewart County and providing for the election of the members thereof, approved March 21, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 2264), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 4171), so as to provide for the compensation and expenses of the members of the Board of Education of Stewart 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1117"
citation: "Georgia HB 1117 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerald Greene"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-05"
last_action: "2020-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/493c3526-e232-4003-a0d6-68303ad2ec72"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5683fef2c92d3c2b70ea5ffb4d8cf314264835d4674ea0327daf990270c1804f"
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 1117 (2019_20) — Stewart County; Board of Education; provide for compensation and expenses of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to the Board of Education of Stewart County and providing for the election of the members thereof, approved March 21, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 2264), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 4171), so as to provide for the compensation and expenses of the members of the Board of Education of Stewart 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 1117/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194392.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0380/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192336.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192419.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-05** House Hopper
- **2020-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 337 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/493c3526-e232-4003-a0d6-68303ad2ec72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Douglas, City of; election of members of governing authority; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Douglas, approved March 10, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4022), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 8, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 4124), so as to provide for election 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1118"
citation: "Georgia HB 1118 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle", "Dominic LaRiccia"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-05"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bdb211b-eb35-4d36-8b48-aeabbc7d4cfa"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "45a6dafbb62aaff45f5862557096cb2f1a5b617cc73c5fc93540bb9914ae4041"
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 (2019_20) — Douglas, City of; election of members of governing authority; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Douglas, approved March 10, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4022), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 8, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 4124), so as to provide for election 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 1118/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194393.pdf)
2. **LC 44 1407/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192337.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192418.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-05** House Hopper
- **2020-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 338 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7bdb211b-eb35-4d36-8b48-aeabbc7d4cfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Paulding County; State Court; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the State Court of Paulding County; to provide for related matters; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1119"
citation: "Georgia HB 1119 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph Gullett", "Kimberly Alexander", "Martin Momtahan", "Micah Gravley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-05"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f9e570e-a516-4f51-b6e7-abcabb1b11f3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f57313059a962ad5a33a8e036c0926c5d36a67640e5d39a467c960f86cacfc29"
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 (2019_20) — Paulding County; State Court; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the State Court of Paulding County; to provide for related matters; 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 1119/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194603.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0420/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192341.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192421.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Joseph Gullett — primary (person)
- Kimberly Alexander — primary (person)
- Martin Momtahan — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-05** House Hopper
- **2020-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 339 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f9e570e-a516-4f51-b6e7-abcabb1b11f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lacee's Law; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 and Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to health and state employees' health insurance and benefit plans, respectively, so as to provide for information and screening coverage for individuals at high risk for breast cancer; to provide for a definition; to provide for identified and compiled information to be posted on the internet and distributed to physicians; to provide for coverage under the state health benefit plan for additional screening for individuals at high risk for breast cancer; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1125"
citation: "Georgia HB 1125 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darlene Taylor", "Deborah Silcox", "Ginny Ehrhart", "Lynn Smith", "Sharon Cooper", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-05"
last_action: "2021-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b9c3e45-3e30-4710-8efd-78005020e8e5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c14671b12d9a082d6ebe98ebae37edbd4aeca92e0c9425d035aa77440bea6faf"
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 (2019_20) — Lacee's Law; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 31 and Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relating to health and state employees' health insurance and benefit plans, respectively, so as to provide for information and screening coverage for individuals at high risk for breast cancer; to provide for a definition; to provide for identified and compiled information to be posted on the internet and distributed to physicians; to provide for coverage under the state health benefit plan for additional screening for individuals at high risk for breast cancer; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; 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/20192020/194854.pdf)
2. **LC 33 8063/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192420.pdf)
3. **LC 33 8381S/RCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193275.pdf)
4. **LC 33 8381S/rcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193258.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1630** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Ginny Ehrhart — primary (person)
- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-05** House Hopper
- **2020-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Tabled
- **2020-06-24** Senate Taken from Table
- **2020-06-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-08-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-05** Act 587 `executive-signature`
- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b9c3e45-3e30-4710-8efd-78005020e8e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cochran, City of; include mayor as a member of the governing authority"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Cochran, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5162), so as to include the mayor as a member of the governing authority 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1132"
citation: "Georgia HB 1132 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danny Mathis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-09"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0fd48f0-7bda-4377-b29d-50b0c67fb258"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "64ef8f63ba19c9e404941334874e12976e49094a7cd4ca6a56ff750e3458354f"
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 1132 (2019_20) — Cochran, City of; include mayor as a member of the governing authority
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Cochran, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5162), so as to include the mayor as a member of the governing authority 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 1132/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195329.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0387/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192654.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192664.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Danny Mathis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-09** House Hopper
- **2020-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 340 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0fd48f0-7bda-4377-b29d-50b0c67fb258`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Washington County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the State Court of Washington County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1137"
citation: "Georgia HB 1137 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mack Jackson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-09"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92c92765-dab6-4863-93a1-733bdeadef25"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "72d9356283679a88f75340ed6e0538b3ec1a0d99346633fdcdd24b56e8ea783a"
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 (2019_20) — Washington County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the State Court of Washington County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; 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/20192020/194400.pdf)
2. **LC28 9655/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192660.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192721.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mack Jackson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-09** House Hopper
- **2020-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 341 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92c92765-dab6-4863-93a1-733bdeadef25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Argyle, Town of; elections and procedures; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Argyle, approved November 18, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 301), so as to provide for elections and procedures; to provide for oaths; to provide for qualifications of voters; to provide for a county sheriff; to provide for a town clerk; to provide for bonds; to provide for the powers and duties of the mayor and council; to provide for public works; to provide for a mayor's court; to provide for sanctions for violations of law; to provide for compensation of various officials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1138"
citation: "Georgia HB 1138 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Corbett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-09"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30aba0b1-a03d-41ee-891c-3a16e2ca787e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "59768ea299cbf7c03960c43445568eac0eefed865ea06ca0be593989c6af63d1"
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 (2019_20) — Argyle, Town of; elections and procedures; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the town of Argyle, approved November 18, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 301), so as to provide for elections and procedures; to provide for oaths; to provide for qualifications of voters; to provide for a county sheriff; to provide for a town clerk; to provide for bonds; to provide for the powers and duties of the mayor and council; to provide for public works; to provide for a mayor's court; to provide for sanctions for violations of law; to provide for compensation of various officials; 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 1138/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194855.pdf)
2. **LC 28 9641/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192651.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192672.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-09** House Hopper
- **2020-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 342 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30aba0b1-a03d-41ee-891c-3a16e2ca787e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Forsyth County; creation or expansion of one or more community improvement districts in any municipality; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in Forsyth County, approved May 6, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3963), so as to authorize the creation or expansion of one or more community improvement districts in any municipality in Forsyth County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1142"
citation: "Georgia HB 1142 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Tanner", "Marc Morris", "Sheri Gilligan", "Todd Jones", "Wes Cantrell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-09"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b023298-ea80-429d-9a89-9f6fad1fa96c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "852276a99be81440fa8618b84838748651354e007c366d3dffde3fac14165fa0"
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 1142 (2019_20) — Forsyth County; creation or expansion of one or more community improvement districts in any municipality; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in Forsyth County, approved May 6, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3963), so as to authorize the creation or expansion of one or more community improvement districts in any municipality in Forsyth 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 1142/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194401.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0346/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192680.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192704.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
- Marc Morris — primary (person)
- Sheri Gilligan — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
- Wes Cantrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-09** House Hopper
- **2020-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 343 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b023298-ea80-429d-9a89-9f6fad1fa96c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Calhoun, City of; terms and qualifications for the mayor, councilmembers and board of education members; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Calhoun, Georgia, approved April 8, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4710), as amended, so as to provide terms of office and qualifications for the mayor, councilmembers, and members of the board of education; to provide dates for general municipal elections; to provide for removal of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for removal of municipal court judges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1145"
citation: "Georgia HB 1145 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Barton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-09"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46ee21e5-7ccf-4d59-8e2b-b9fe4a74f6b1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "196682c5085758a1a2d16dc7448ea6d5ef34def8da1f15a0317701556a3fe6e9"
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 (2019_20) — Calhoun, City of; terms and qualifications for the mayor, councilmembers and board of education members; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Calhoun, Georgia, approved April 8, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4710), as amended, so as to provide terms of office and qualifications for the mayor, councilmembers, and members of the board of education; to provide dates for general municipal elections; to provide for removal of the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for removal of municipal court judges; 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/20192020/194402.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0470/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192703.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192714.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Matt Barton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-09** House Hopper
- **2020-03-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 344 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46ee21e5-7ccf-4d59-8e2b-b9fe4a74f6b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Upson County; board of education; modify compensation of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the merger and consolidation of the existing Upson County School System and the existing City of Thomaston Independent School System into a single county-wide school system, approved March 13, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3794), so as to modify the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1147"
citation: "Georgia HB 1147 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ken Pullin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-10"
last_action: "2020-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb4f0f39-6f87-4151-a53b-da92833f51cd"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f686d9de31481e2a493378a6b3544eb5efeeb6f0fc6ef6bd09f1a03e5d7ee46e"
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 (2019_20) — Upson County; board of education; modify compensation of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the merger and consolidation of the existing Upson County School System and the existing City of Thomaston Independent School System into a single county-wide school system, approved March 13, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3794), so as to modify the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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 1147/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195331.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0237/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192770.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192780.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ken Pullin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-10** House Hopper
- **2020-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 422 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb4f0f39-6f87-4151-a53b-da92833f51cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Berrien County; Magistrate Court; provide for election of future chief magistrates"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to change provisions relating to the Magistrate Court of Berrien County, approved March 18, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3721), as amended, so as to provide for the election of future chief magistrates; to provide for the filling of vacancies; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1148"
citation: "Georgia HB 1148 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Penny Houston"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-10"
last_action: "2020-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc5abe4d-86ef-46c4-9bab-002fd2fa0046"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "70746401acad1f6c7ce243d8d13e35a68cfea381d4957e7c3e91e323ffadb1c6"
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 1148 (2019_20) — Berrien County; Magistrate Court; provide for election of future chief magistrates
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to change provisions relating to the Magistrate Court of Berrien County, approved March 18, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3721), as amended, so as to provide for the election of future chief magistrates; to provide for the filling of vacancies; 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 1148/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195333.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0406/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192769.pdf)
3. **LC 47 0534S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194082.pdf)
4. **LC 47 0534S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193791.pdf)
5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192794.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **10057** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Penny Houston — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-10** House Hopper
- **2020-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-17** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Postponed
- **2020-06-20** House Postponed
- **2020-06-22** House Postponed
- **2020-06-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 345 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc5abe4d-86ef-46c4-9bab-002fd2fa0046`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dade County; Probate Court; charge technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Probate Court of Dade County to charge a technology fee for each fine assessed for a criminal, traffic, or ordinance violation; to specify the uses to which said technology fee may be put; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1154"
citation: "Georgia HB 1154 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Colton Moore"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-10"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a7ab768-f1ce-4652-b124-a2685f7dbbc0"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7147c3e3c067a6e65fd60159ddd334b5bb3be03d5f9b66c0956d9a82097492a2"
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 1154 (2019_20) — Dade County; Probate Court; charge technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Probate Court of Dade County to charge a technology fee for each fine assessed for a criminal, traffic, or ordinance violation; to specify the uses to which said technology fee may be put; 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 1154/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194856.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0439/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192815.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192816.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Colton Moore — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-10** House Hopper
- **2020-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 423 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a7ab768-f1ce-4652-b124-a2685f7dbbc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; tax commissioner's office; 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 2, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3651), so as to change the compensation of certain employees of such office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1156"
citation: "Georgia HB 1156 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Wilkerson", "Erica Thomas", "Ginny Ehrhart", "John Carson", "Mary Frances Williams", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-10"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bc76286-28d3-47ec-8ee8-57256b4d6e20"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2defaaccadd31019b40c1f9b9ccea04bf80611617fa80db074e6444a8f61445a"
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 1156 (2019_20) — Cobb County; tax commissioner's office; 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 2, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3651), so as to change the compensation of certain employees of such 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 1156/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195334.pdf)
2. **LC 45 0483/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192822.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192851.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Wilkerson — primary (person)
- Erica Thomas — primary (person)
- Ginny Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Mary Frances Williams — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-10** House Hopper
- **2020-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 346 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7bc76286-28d3-47ec-8ee8-57256b4d6e20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Barrow County; State Court; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the State Court of Barrow County; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1157"
citation: "Georgia HB 1157 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Houston Gaines", "Terry England", "Tom Kirby"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-10"
last_action: "2021-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfe723a2-bae1-4481-a77b-da1763daecf9"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "09dac22daa36a2d4b21681aa3b3d76c9fa16a93add4d70137912ec852ddbcfac"
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 1157 (2019_20) — Barrow County; State Court; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the State Court of Barrow County; to provide for related matters; to provide for 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 1157/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194394.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0371/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192882.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192893.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
- Tom Kirby — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-10** House Hopper
- **2020-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 347 `executive-signature`
- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfe723a2-bae1-4481-a77b-da1763daecf9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Uvalda, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Uvalda; to provide for re-incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for related matters; to provide for severability; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1160"
citation: "Georgia HB 1160 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Morris"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-10"
last_action: "2020-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8d8a5ca-d816-43f3-aefc-5e0a9bebadf5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f9c939fb4421fb1bbd75a43f67082793c5e634d09de5779217d4e96864c9ab8b"
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 1160 (2019_20) — Uvalda, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Uvalda; to provide for re-incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for related matters; to provide for severability; to repeal a specific 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 1160/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194406.pdf)
2. **LC 45 0385/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192951.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192954.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Greg Morris — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-10** House Hopper
- **2020-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-07-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 525 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8d8a5ca-d816-43f3-aefc-5e0a9bebadf5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Blue Ridge, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Blue Ridge 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1162"
citation: "Georgia HB 1162 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Ralston"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-12"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53b2e6c0-3773-483b-a53a-d4f1041eaa7a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f9d16b4d4ca71d893b44e6e27d062bd3c5462f8cd44ec88c54f4dba2986964c9"
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 1162 (2019_20) — Blue Ridge, City of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Blue Ridge 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 1162/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194409.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0445/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193088.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193107.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1580** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Ralston — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-12** House Hopper
- **2020-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 348 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53b2e6c0-3773-483b-a53a-d4f1041eaa7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Randolph County; board of education; change compensation of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Randolph County, approved February 28, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3575), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1163"
citation: "Georgia HB 1163 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerald Greene"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-12"
last_action: "2020-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cb1901a-ba82-4110-a375-56d558ae3bfc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1c6d5b2a931e10e95202bf7106c13a6f57a1358d6cde24d73f527fd4d42c7706"
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 1163 (2019_20) — Randolph County; board of education; change compensation of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Randolph County, approved February 28, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3575), as amended, so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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 1163/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194857.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0523/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193091.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193106.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-12** House Hopper
- **2020-03-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 424 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cb1901a-ba82-4110-a375-56d558ae3bfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Joint Liberty County, City of Gum Branch, City of Midway, City of Riceboro, and City of Walthourville Fire Protection Facilities and Equipment Authority; repeal Act"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Joint Liberty County, City of Gum Branch, City of Midway, City of Riceboro, and City of Walthourville Fire Protection Facilities and Equipment Authority, approved April 5, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4826), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3920); to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide a specific repealer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1165"
citation: "Georgia HB 1165 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-12"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/910ffb22-8a83-48ba-b9cc-7ca2ac82fc29"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "640ca82663c8a3f42aae0c6ba618396b1e905f6d608a509da50ac4eb5c525f76"
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 1165 (2019_20) — Joint Liberty County, City of Gum Branch, City of Midway, City of Riceboro, and City of Walthourville Fire Protection Facilities and Equipment Authority; repeal Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Joint Liberty County, City of Gum Branch, City of Midway, City of Riceboro, and City of Walthourville Fire Protection Facilities and Equipment Authority, approved April 5, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4826), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3920); to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide a specific repealer; 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 1165/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195336.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0215/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193080.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193232.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1551** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Al Williams — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-12** House Hopper
- **2020-03-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 349 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/910ffb22-8a83-48ba-b9cc-7ca2ac82fc29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fayette County; school district ad valorem tax; provide new homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from Fayette County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1166"
citation: "Georgia HB 1166 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Josh Bonner", "Karen Mathiak", "Philip Singleton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-12"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4baa643b-2fac-4a94-852f-fe03c8ea4db2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "853b54e93a93376d3174b789a0f637e9130d533bd3f9456eb0696f53ff8b01cf"
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 1166 (2019_20) — Fayette County; school district ad valorem tax; provide new homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from Fayette County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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 1166/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194858.pdf)
2. **LC 44 1483/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193097.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193203.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
- Philip Singleton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-12** House Hopper
- **2020-03-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 425 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4baa643b-2fac-4a94-852f-fe03c8ea4db2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Atlanta, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide new homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Atlanta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $30,000.00 for each resident of the City of Atlanta who holds real property subject to a written lease having an initial term of not less than 99 years with a landlord that is an entity exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code and who owns all improvements located on the real property; 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 related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1167"
citation: "Georgia HB 1167 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bee Nguyen", "David Dreyer", "Kim Schofield", "Mable Thomas", "Park Cannon", "Pat Gardner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-12"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5d67874-b03d-4a98-85dc-8c6748a94eed"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8ddf8a14146489763b75a93e7a4c1866ef588c717473ddf09791316718e9868a"
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 1167 (2019_20) — Atlanta, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide new homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Atlanta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $30,000.00 for each resident of the City of Atlanta who holds real property subject to a written lease having an initial term of not less than 99 years with a landlord that is an entity exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code and who owns all improvements located on the real property; 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 related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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 1167/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195337.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0502/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193198.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193202.pdf)
## Votes
- Remove from Local Calendar — **9464** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bee Nguyen — primary (person)
- David Dreyer — primary (person)
- Kim Schofield — primary (person)
- Mable Thomas — primary (person)
- Park Cannon — primary (person)
- Pat Gardner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-12** House Hopper
- **2020-03-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Tabled
- **2020-06-22** House Taken from Table
- **2020-06-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 426 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5d67874-b03d-4a98-85dc-8c6748a94eed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Shellman, City of; filling vacancies on the city council; revise provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Shellman, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4412), so as to revise provisions related to filling vacancies on the city council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1169"
citation: "Georgia HB 1169 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerald Greene"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74f44ffd-ad51-42af-b71d-aeaaf334661e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9d83fe5dec5eaa741e35e62c38544e199653682136a8f4db102070a7c94fa6d3"
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 1169 (2019_20) — Shellman, City of; filling vacancies on the city council; revise provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Shellman, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4412), so as to revise provisions related to filling vacancies on the city council; 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 1169/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194861.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0510/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193378.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193420.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 427 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/74f44ffd-ad51-42af-b71d-aeaaf334661e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Newton County; dissolve Recreation Commission; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize Newton County to dissolve the Newton County Recreation Commission; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1171"
citation: "Georgia HB 1171 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Welch", "Dave Belton", "Pam Dickerson", "Roger Rutledge"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2020-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c970b04a-7752-4720-a5f2-238e64414f33"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "df62241e0c3308f0503b5357078dd15c6ed64962f08505c52ad6f5661a60e7b7"
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 1171 (2019_20) — Newton County; dissolve Recreation Commission; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize Newton County to dissolve the Newton County Recreation Commission; 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 1171/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194862.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0482/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193377.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193427.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
- Dave Belton — primary (person)
- Pam Dickerson — primary (person)
- Roger Rutledge — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 428 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c970b04a-7752-4720-a5f2-238e64414f33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bluffton, City of; mayor can vote to provide a majority on city council; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Bluffton, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3786), so as to provide that the mayor can vote on the city council to provide a majority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1173"
citation: "Georgia HB 1173 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerald Greene"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5dc949e-0e9e-4dcf-a30e-ab470a480a34"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "133dd835f740558d5368f63048116421effd8f86f5e6a27d7f8468e46b7297e5"
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 1173 (2019_20) — Bluffton, City of; mayor can vote to provide a majority on city council; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Bluffton, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3786), so as to provide that the mayor can vote on the city council to provide a majority; 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 1173/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194863.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0492/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193385.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193426.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 429 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5dc949e-0e9e-4dcf-a30e-ab470a480a34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Newton County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact"
description: "A BILL To be entitled an Act to create the Newton County Public Facilities Authority and to provide for the appointment of members of the authority; to provide for a short title; to confer powers upon the authority; to provide for purpose and scope of operations of the authority; to provide for definitions; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority; to fix and provide the venue and jurisdiction of actions relating to any provisions of this Act; to provide for moneys received and trust funds; to provide for tort immunity; to provide for tax exemption, rates, charges, and revenues; to provide for effect on other governments; to provide for construction of act and severability; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1174"
citation: "Georgia HB 1174 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Welch", "Dave Belton", "Pam Dickerson", "Roger Rutledge"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7057c612-1d40-4d26-845c-95f81e4b6b91"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3882a586c3185574dc17ed252e7c8f403381885acb1f6ce23e7b28c9201827bd"
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 1174 (2019_20) — Newton County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
A BILL To be entitled an Act to create the Newton County Public Facilities Authority and to provide for the appointment of members of the authority; to provide for a short title; to confer powers upon the authority; to provide for purpose and scope of operations of the authority; to provide for definitions; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority; to fix and provide the venue and jurisdiction of actions relating to any provisions of this Act; to provide for moneys received and trust funds; to provide for tort immunity; to provide for tax exemption, rates, charges, and revenues; to provide for effect on other governments; to provide for construction of act and severability; 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 1174/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194864.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0481/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193379.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193397.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
- Dave Belton — primary (person)
- Pam Dickerson — primary (person)
- Roger Rutledge — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 350 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7057c612-1d40-4d26-845c-95f81e4b6b91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Port Wentworth, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Port Wentworth; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1175"
citation: "Georgia HB 1175 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2020-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64fa72fb-083c-42e1-bdbd-aa026c2a2a38"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7e0606715e311f5351c7ace35fc9b888392bd2d2752eb31cc473916c8f930143"
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 1175 (2019_20) — Port Wentworth, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Port Wentworth; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal a specific 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 1175/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195338.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0530/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193389.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193398.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-07-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 526 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64fa72fb-083c-42e1-bdbd-aa026c2a2a38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mountain Park, City of; new term for a city council seat; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate the City of Mountain Park in the Counties of Fulton and Cherokee, approved March 30, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3648), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 27, 2010 (Ga. L. 2010, p. 3560), so as to provide a new term for a city council seat; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1176"
citation: "Georgia HB 1176 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jan Jones", "John Carson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/931657fd-2705-452a-a6c2-59a3e5ac63ed"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0b1f7710ef2e30187dcf9c9ab999643a01d0625114f88ed0ad0a0ddc573646fa"
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 1176 (2019_20) — Mountain Park, City of; new term for a city council seat; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate the City of Mountain Park in the Counties of Fulton and Cherokee, approved March 30, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3648), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 27, 2010 (Ga. L. 2010, p. 3560), so as to provide a new term for a city council seat; 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 1176/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194865.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0493/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193391.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193399.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 430 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/931657fd-2705-452a-a6c2-59a3e5ac63ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Jefferson, City of; independent school district ad valorem tax homestead exemption; require yearly income statements to continue to receive exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Jefferson independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over and an additional homestead exemption in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over and whose net income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $18,000.00, approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4353), as amended, so as to require yearly income statements to continue to receive the exemption; to provide for related matters; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1177"
citation: "Georgia HB 1177 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tommy Benton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2021-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92ce9f70-ce71-4058-a8cb-bd7ced8fe5f0"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cef5ddab2953b1f785bc06383dc2fa79a26b4a98e73462a4e20cf911e301c3cf"
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 1177 (2019_20) — Jefferson, City of; independent school district ad valorem tax homestead exemption; require yearly income statements to continue to receive exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Jefferson independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over and an additional homestead exemption in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over and whose net income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $18,000.00, approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4353), as amended, so as to require yearly income statements to continue to receive the exemption; to provide for related matters; 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. **HB 1177/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194866.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0474/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193394.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193400.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Tommy Benton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 527 `executive-signature`
- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92ce9f70-ce71-4058-a8cb-bd7ced8fe5f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Commerce, City of; independent school district ad valorem tax homestead exemption; require yearly income statements to continue to receive exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Commerce independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over and an additional homestead exemption in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over and whose net income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $18,000.00, approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4349), as amended, so as to require yearly income statements to continue to receive the exemption; to provide for related matters; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1178"
citation: "Georgia HB 1178 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tommy Benton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2021-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca2a56fc-9ffa-400e-9c84-5ea2e802145d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9941fe7688c9ff355a2eec0ae9e07d7b4b64b43e58e05b26a872b686f7e2e3b4"
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 1178 (2019_20) — Commerce, City of; independent school district ad valorem tax homestead exemption; require yearly income statements to continue to receive exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Commerce independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over and an additional homestead exemption in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over and whose net income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $18,000.00, approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4349), as amended, so as to require yearly income statements to continue to receive the exemption; to provide for related matters; 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. **HB 1178/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194867.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0473/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193392.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193499.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Tommy Benton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 528 `executive-signature`
- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca2a56fc-9ffa-400e-9c84-5ea2e802145d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Jackson County; school district ad valorem tax; require yearly income statements to tax commissioner to continue to receive exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Jackson County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over who have annual earned family incomes not exceeding $18,000.00, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3758), as amended, so as to require yearly income statements to the tax commissioner to continue to receive the exemption; to provide for related matters; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1179"
citation: "Georgia HB 1179 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Houston Gaines", "Tommy Benton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2021-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/feb699dc-2b50-4419-901e-6ef9662dced0"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9c118f593a75290c96bbff5edbf2ceaa45809c2c150b4a5780c6c258259e90a2"
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 1179 (2019_20) — Jackson County; school district ad valorem tax; require yearly income statements to tax commissioner to continue to receive exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Jackson County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over who have annual earned family incomes not exceeding $18,000.00, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3758), as amended, so as to require yearly income statements to the tax commissioner to continue to receive the exemption; to provide for related matters; 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. **HB 1179/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194873.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0468/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193395.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193502.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
- Tommy Benton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 529 `executive-signature`
- **2021-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/feb699dc-2b50-4419-901e-6ef9662dced0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and offenses; transmitting a false alarm; revise offense"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to revise the offense of transmitting a false alarm; to provide for the offense of making an unlawful request for emergency service assistance; to provide for definitions; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 118"
citation: "Georgia HB 118 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Eddie Lumsden", "Marc Morris", "Marcus Wiedower", "Micah Gravley", "Wes Cantrell"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68806086-d623-4cfa-bc4a-f18d4dbbdfa9"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e37679eea9f8aea63acfc5c5e90850d73e7f5f3e2650553ff13f47139cc9407c"
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 (2019_20) — Crimes and offenses; transmitting a false alarm; revise offense
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to revise the offense of transmitting a false alarm; to provide for the offense of making an unlawful request for emergency service assistance; to provide for definitions; 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. **HB 118/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187559.pdf)
2. **LC 41 1631/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180171.pdf)
3. **LC 41 1894S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/184076.pdf)
4. **LC 41 1894S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/183679.pdf)
5. **Sen ctee sub LC 41 2021S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/185967.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **15120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Marc Morris — primary (person)
- Marcus Wiedower — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
- Wes Cantrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-30** House Hopper
- **2019-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-03-07** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2019-03-08** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2019-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2019-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2019-04-11** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-28** Act 73 `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68806086-d623-4cfa-bc4a-f18d4dbbdfa9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Chattooga County; Board of Education; election of members; repeal amendment"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia for the election of members of the Board of Education of Chattooga County by the people, which amendment was proposed by 1959 House Resolution No. 146-432, Resolution Act No. 51 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 453), as amended by 1968 House Resolution No. 675-1458, Resolution Act No. 245 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1764), and as continued in force and effect by an Act approved March 6, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3821); to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, contingencies, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1180"
citation: "Georgia HB 1180 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eddie Lumsden"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc89aaaf-dd9b-457d-a7ac-ef3c4d6602ad"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "312fd732c132c21108eeaf8e3480f2bbf9619ac4f9b04d73c5e27412348d732e"
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 1180 (2019_20) — Chattooga County; Board of Education; election of members; repeal amendment
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia for the election of members of the Board of Education of Chattooga County by the people, which amendment was proposed by 1959 House Resolution No. 146-432, Resolution Act No. 51 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 453), as amended by 1968 House Resolution No. 675-1458, Resolution Act No. 245 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 1764), and as continued in force and effect by an Act approved March 6, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3821); to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, contingencies, 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 1180/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194875.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0451/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193393.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193423.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 431 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc89aaaf-dd9b-457d-a7ac-ef3c4d6602ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Johnson County; Board of Education; change compensation of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to fix the compensation of the members of the Board of Education of Johnson County, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5425), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3722), so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1181"
citation: "Georgia HB 1181 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mack Jackson", "Matt Hatchett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2020-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0b1044e-2d33-4d68-ad84-14c69ae92600"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cfa31166d252cb6b1120af7a532885750ae00fabf676a86b61e762e49012b5e1"
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 1181 (2019_20) — Johnson County; Board of Education; change compensation of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to fix the compensation of the members of the Board of Education of Johnson County, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5425), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3722), so as to change the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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 1181/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195341.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0544/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193425.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193491.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mack Jackson — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 351 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0b1044e-2d33-4d68-ad84-14c69ae92600`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hall County Family Connection Network; repeal an Act"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Hall County Family Connection Network, approved May 12, 2011 (Ga. L.2011, p. 4046); to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1182"
citation: "Georgia HB 1182 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lee Hawkins", "Matt Dubnik", "Timothy Barr"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd6c56ef-8b15-4a21-a8be-120013d65bb6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "995bff0dde53e025a0d484eda4f797a1c38d61e1344cccb13b54720a719050c4"
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 1182 (2019_20) — Hall County Family Connection Network; repeal an Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Hall County Family Connection Network, approved May 12, 2011 (Ga. L.2011, p. 4046); to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; 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. **LC 47 0522/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194876.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0522/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193459.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193492.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Timothy Barr — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 432 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd6c56ef-8b15-4a21-a8be-120013d65bb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pine Mountain, Town of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the Town of Pine Mountain 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1183"
citation: "Georgia HB 1183 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debbie Buckner", "Richard Smith", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76a24d94-4a8a-4889-9047-4bbe9c137e8d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9f03b0f0ff665c2948942620df516e9711dfb4d48509a8b8d909ee75c6aaf555"
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 1183 (2019_20) — Pine Mountain, Town of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the Town of Pine Mountain 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 1183/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195340.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0547/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193438.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193495.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- Richard Smith — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 352 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76a24d94-4a8a-4889-9047-4bbe9c137e8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hall County Commission for Children and Families; repeal an Act"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Hall County Commission for Children and Families, approved April 23, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4874); 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1189"
citation: "Georgia HB 1189 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lee Hawkins", "Matt Dubnik", "Timothy Barr"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-15"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e68ffa74-c230-4c27-a957-5f32d0d64e0e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8c99a09f3b8b28436680478274934f63a9207c284d8f811d006264d5e8a47d79"
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 1189 (2019_20) — Hall County Commission for Children and Families; repeal an Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Hall County Commission for Children and Families, approved April 23, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4874); 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 1189/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194877.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0521/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193437.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193503.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Timothy Barr — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-15** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 433 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e68ffa74-c230-4c27-a957-5f32d0d64e0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bacon County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Bacon 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 provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1191"
citation: "Georgia HB 1191 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dominic LaRiccia", "James Burchett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fed886ea-90cd-4e28-8cfd-3beb9fd6cb5f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "83b7e2d285c15eb675cec6298a964b57a96546952fd43ed10abbefd117883886"
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 1191 (2019_20) — Bacon County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Bacon 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 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 1191/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194605.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0365/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193689.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193707.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 353 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fed886ea-90cd-4e28-8cfd-3beb9fd6cb5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pierce County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Pierce 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 provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1192"
citation: "Georgia HB 1192 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "Steven Meeks"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d63585d6-91e1-4dd7-b1f0-411093ade178"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "790915712d50b5bf7678339ec2b9f259d4243aa77e6565744ca75848e630f41b"
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 1192 (2019_20) — Pierce County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Pierce 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 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 1192/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195343.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0369/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193701.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193708.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 530 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d63585d6-91e1-4dd7-b1f0-411093ade178`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Brantley County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Brantley 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 provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1193"
citation: "Georgia HB 1193 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "Steven Meeks"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a04ed14-9a9a-4a09-a3d1-df20d778c60f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a2e2690dfd08e6669a64f288efca453a7953047e5eb226058c36865e68dd6711"
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 1193 (2019_20) — Brantley County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Brantley 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 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 1193/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194606.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0366/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193702.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193709.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 531 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a04ed14-9a9a-4a09-a3d1-df20d778c60f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ware County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Ware 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 provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1194"
citation: "Georgia HB 1194 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "John Corbett", "Steven Sainz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4ec706b-8c88-4424-9cb5-90d8b0396684"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "35c5a1902a21659873ef1fdef02bced81109208bcbfcdc708dc897575b8026ce"
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 1194 (2019_20) — Ware County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Ware 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 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 1194/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195344.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0370/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193612.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193710.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Steven Sainz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 532 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4ec706b-8c88-4424-9cb5-90d8b0396684`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Berrien County; office of probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Berrien County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1195"
citation: "Georgia HB 1195 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Penny Houston"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9463d438-2961-4f55-9a36-6574036246c3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4af3b5f509b9541f80126cdc1c6d6f0de06f6914a19547b73fd265f9e004a568"
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 1195 (2019_20) — Berrien County; office of probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Berrien County shall be nonpartisan elections; 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 1195/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195347.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0444/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193600.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193724.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **9859** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Penny Houston — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Postponed
- **2020-06-20** House Postponed
- **2020-06-22** House Postponed
- **2020-06-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 533 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9463d438-2961-4f55-9a36-6574036246c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Coffee County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Coffee 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 provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1196"
citation: "Georgia HB 1196 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle", "Dominic LaRiccia", "James Burchett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f12eaf9-e959-44fb-b1ff-20a9a5da15ee"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f8bf06821b0c928d59eb973a448d3a4fe099ef22ff01a5affe7f9f9e0e67fc8f"
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 1196 (2019_20) — Coffee County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Coffee 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 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 1196/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194607.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0368/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193703.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193723.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 534 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f12eaf9-e959-44fb-b1ff-20a9a5da15ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Charlton County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Charlton 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 provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1197"
citation: "Georgia HB 1197 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "John Corbett", "Steven Sainz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-08-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ad60940-0465-4f4f-aecb-dabb3e646e61"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1cfff6c4b3d2cd4ca9e7b73fc14831da30cd0ba22038584896b9563300a7b5a8"
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 1197 (2019_20) — Charlton County; Magistrate Court; impose and collect county law library fees
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Charlton 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 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 1197/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194610.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0367/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193704.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193721.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Steven Sainz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 535 `executive-signature`
- **2020-08-28** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ad60940-0465-4f4f-aecb-dabb3e646e61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hart County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for homestead exemptions from Hart County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and from Hart County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that county and school district, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5574), so as to increase the amount of such homestead exemption from Hart County ad valorem taxes for county purposes from $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, contingent effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1198"
citation: "Georgia HB 1198 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad2dcb6e-ba6a-4e25-92e5-2d2c20366468"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "dec73d9b3a4442acb735607bf9fef39a1d8f032d4d017e0fb441ac80ec1e0160"
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 1198 (2019_20) — Hart County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for homestead exemptions from Hart County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and from Hart County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that county and school district, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5574), so as to increase the amount of such homestead exemption from Hart County ad valorem taxes for county purposes from $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, contingent 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 1198/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194616.pdf)
2. **LC 28 9801/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193605.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193719.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 354 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad2dcb6e-ba6a-4e25-92e5-2d2c20366468`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Franklin County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for homestead exemptions from Franklin County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and from Franklin County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that county and school district, approved February 26, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4770), so as to increase the amount of such exemptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum and contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1199"
citation: "Georgia HB 1199 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a98aa804-08f6-4e99-bdf3-2c1d455ba513"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7a7e9860c5fde46d1eda1392efde1bef721d4123732bdec0538c3c907fa2255e"
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 1199 (2019_20) — Franklin County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for homestead exemptions from Franklin County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and from Franklin County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that county and school district, approved February 26, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4770), so as to increase the amount of such exemptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum and contingent 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 1199/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194878.pdf)
2. **LC 28 9802/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193604.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193718.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 434 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a98aa804-08f6-4e99-bdf3-2c1d455ba513`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Quality Basic Education Act; post sign containing telephone number to receive reports of child abuse; require every public school"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the \"Quality Basic Education Act,\" so as to require every public school to post a sign containing the toll-free telephone number operated by the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide that no cause of action is created; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 12"
citation: "Georgia HB 12 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becky Evans", "Bill Hitchens", "Marcus Wiedower", "Mike Wilensky", "Rick Williams", "Scott Holcomb"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-08"
last_action: "2019-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2370359-acd9-4674-acd6-aa879233370a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ce4294ac3cc975f040baa7492c0bfb1dfa48ffc965c617f751f4df4ab0b0d9fa"
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 12 (2019_20) — Quality Basic Education Act; post sign containing telephone number to receive reports of child abuse; require every public school
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require every public school to post a sign containing the toll-free telephone number operated by the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide that no cause of action is created; 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 12/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187062.pdf)
2. **LC 45 0134/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180163.pdf)
3. **LC 45 0134/pf** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/179365.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1660** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Becky Evans — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Marcus Wiedower — primary (person)
- Mike Wilensky — primary (person)
- Rick Williams — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-08** House Prefiled `introduction`
- **2019-01-30** House Hopper
- **2019-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-03-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-03-05** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2019-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Act 129 `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2370359-acd9-4674-acd6-aa879233370a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit; Superior Court judges; increase salary supplement"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a salary supplement for each judge of the Superior Court of the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit, approved April 19, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3680), so as to increase the amount of such supplement; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 120"
citation: "Georgia HB 120 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Tanner", "Marc Morris", "Sheri Gilligan", "Todd Jones", "Wes Cantrell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edc7440d-1810-483c-941d-98e6343baeb6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "417893c37b41b4266fa0683a5b83a9a1d378c275d8d5370722dc55875d676b8a"
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 120 (2019_20) — Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit; Superior Court judges; increase salary supplement
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a salary supplement for each judge of the Superior Court of the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit, approved April 19, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3680), so as to increase the amount of such supplement; 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 120/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186291.pdf)
2. **LC 44 1013/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180270.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180380.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1670** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
- Marc Morris — primary (person)
- Sheri Gilligan — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
- Wes Cantrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-05** House Hopper
- **2019-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-03-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-05** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-03-05** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-30** Act 93 `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edc7440d-1810-483c-941d-98e6343baeb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wilcox County; board of elections and registration; provide for hiring of employees"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Wilcox County and to provide for its powers and duties, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4056), so as to provide for the hiring of employees, including an election supervisor, of such board by the county manager of Wilcox County; to provide for the employment of such employees by said county; to provide for the day-to-day supervision of the board's duties; to provide for the distribution of sample ballots and other information by the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1200"
citation: "Georgia HB 1200 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Noel Williams, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cb3fa05-d984-4f51-a83d-99c8f8ce980e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4ba4bc1d6523417ea5a2588c55ae771833ed48d86e012f2cc3070602563c5540"
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 1200 (2019_20) — Wilcox County; board of elections and registration; provide for hiring of employees
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Wilcox County and to provide for its powers and duties, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4056), so as to provide for the hiring of employees, including an election supervisor, of such board by the county manager of Wilcox County; to provide for the employment of such employees by said county; to provide for the day-to-day supervision of the board's duties; to provide for the distribution of sample ballots and other information by 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 1200/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195349.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0533/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193606.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193716.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 435 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7cb3fa05-d984-4f51-a83d-99c8f8ce980e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "City of Fayetteville Community Improvement Districts Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of Fayetteville City; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1215"
citation: "Georgia HB 1215 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debra Bazemore", "Derrick Jackson", "Josh Bonner", "Karen Mathiak", "Philip Singleton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d59c77c-aec2-45be-b9f7-365dda28a028"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b0b6ca189f5cb317731b37e3676e14758d197a3de6a8de89de67da055c36f17d"
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 1215 (2019_20) — City of Fayetteville Community Improvement Districts Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of Fayetteville City; 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 1215/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194879.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0466/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193631.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193711.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
- Derrick Jackson — primary (person)
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
- Philip Singleton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 436 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d59c77c-aec2-45be-b9f7-365dda28a028`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Union City; City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Union City ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; 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 compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1216"
citation: "Georgia HB 1216 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debra Bazemore", "Derrick Jackson", "Sharon Beasley-Teague", "William Boddie"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3e5eff7-3675-4765-b1cc-be95c9f99a97"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ec3e7d2dcfa3d656fe3d94c2fd6b0e76c0e90168fa0b27b2eb8efdfb5c45f887"
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 1216 (2019_20) — Union City; City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Union City ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; 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 compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and 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 1216/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195350.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0437/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193681.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193712.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
- Derrick Jackson — primary (person)
- Sharon Beasley-Teague — primary (person)
- William Boddie — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 437 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3e5eff7-3675-4765-b1cc-be95c9f99a97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Middle Chattahoochee Regional Water and Sewer Authority Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the South Fulton Municipal Regional Water and Sewer Authority, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 3739), so as to change the name of the authority; to revise provisions regarding notice of regular meetings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1217"
citation: "Georgia HB 1217 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debra Bazemore", "Derrick Jackson", "Philip Singleton", "Roger Bruce", "Sharon Beasley-Teague", "William Boddie"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc8179fb-74d6-4f8c-9850-0fe8b5b3f777"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "49de90e80a16e0069ef408c5aad739a0d0ab60f82cb08e0c7e74a4ac5b319eb5"
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 1217 (2019_20) — Middle Chattahoochee Regional Water and Sewer Authority Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the South Fulton Municipal Regional Water and Sewer Authority, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 3739), so as to change the name of the authority; to revise provisions regarding notice of regular meetings; 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 1217/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195351.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0499/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193632.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193713.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1510** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
- Derrick Jackson — primary (person)
- Philip Singleton — primary (person)
- Roger Bruce — primary (person)
- Sharon Beasley-Teague — primary (person)
- William Boddie — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 438 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc8179fb-74d6-4f8c-9850-0fe8b5b3f777`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hart County; Board of Education; revise compensation of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Hart County, approved March 30, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4215), as amended, particularly by an Act approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3952), so as to revise the compensation of the members of the board of education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1218"
citation: "Georgia HB 1218 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-17"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/859cb97a-fd8e-4062-bd91-d8af3c72d1e6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8af95be16165258d4a22ba8e1202414fc2980bb05f588b3093a1b737a5ab1c08"
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 1218 (2019_20) — Hart County; Board of Education; revise compensation of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Hart County, approved March 30, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4215), as amended, particularly by an Act approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 3952), so as to revise the compensation of the members of the board of education; 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 1218/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194604.pdf)
2. **LC 28 9807/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193761.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193763.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1561** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-17** House Hopper
- **2020-06-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 355 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/859cb97a-fd8e-4062-bd91-d8af3c72d1e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Haralson County; school district ad valorem tax; increase exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Haralson County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $10,000.00 and who are 65 years of age or over, approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4087), so as to increase the exemption to $14,000.00; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1221"
citation: "Georgia HB 1221 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Cooke", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-17"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb78822d-aa22-457b-8b68-f7d939cde91a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c8603df2344331f9a7f7c984d584ee377938b625c5f82df9d75938e7d054b098"
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 1221 (2019_20) — Haralson County; school district ad valorem tax; increase exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Haralson County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $10,000.00 and who are 65 years of age or over, approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4087), so as to increase the exemption to $14,000.00; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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 1221/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195352.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0306/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193773.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193783.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1510** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kevin Cooke — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-17** House Hopper
- **2020-06-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 439 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bb78822d-aa22-457b-8b68-f7d939cde91a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Colquitt County; Airport Authority; modify provisions regarding qualifications, selection, terms, powers, officers, and duties of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish an airport authority for Colquitt County, approved March 4, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953 Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 3035), as amended, particularly by any Act approved April 28, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 3798), so as to modify provisions regarding the qualifications, selection, terms, powers, officers, and duties of members; to provide for meetings; to provide vacancies; to provide for conflicts of interest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1223"
citation: "Georgia HB 1223 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joe Campbell", "Sam Watson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-17"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e3bc775-22a9-46a9-a7f2-05c95af380f8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "dc7348f92e819c0b04e0ee9f4e331883d15d21ce9800e2b0e847ecc90dfb49e4"
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 1223 (2019_20) — Colquitt County; Airport Authority; modify provisions regarding qualifications, selection, terms, powers, officers, and duties of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish an airport authority for Colquitt County, approved March 4, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953 Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 3035), as amended, particularly by any Act approved April 28, 1969 (Ga. L. 1969, p. 3798), so as to modify provisions regarding the qualifications, selection, terms, powers, officers, and duties of members; to provide for meetings; to provide vacancies; to provide for conflicts of interest; 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 1223/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195353.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0535/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193786.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193836.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1510** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Joe Campbell — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-17** House Hopper
- **2020-06-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 440 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e3bc775-22a9-46a9-a7f2-05c95af380f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Young Harris, City of; reduce size of city council; modify term of mayor"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Young Harris, approved May 3, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 3713), so as to reduce the size of the city council; to modify the term of the mayor; to modify provisions related to a quorum of the city council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1225"
citation: "Georgia HB 1225 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Gurtler"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-17"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/165de296-9f4b-4877-86e4-e56a791d5764"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1f8e254b189e0d8fb788f92fc37b4e11aec4fb49ecf3a89e8cb3bd7c5789871c"
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 1225 (2019_20) — Young Harris, City of; reduce size of city council; modify term of mayor
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Young Harris, approved May 3, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 3713), so as to reduce the size of the city council; to modify the term of the mayor; to modify provisions related to a quorum of the city council; 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 1225/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195355.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0382/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193782.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193792.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1510** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Matt Gurtler — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-17** House Hopper
- **2020-06-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 441 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/165de296-9f4b-4877-86e4-e56a791d5764`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cusseta-Chattahoochee County; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1227"
citation: "Georgia HB 1227 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cheokas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-17"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9169590b-4538-4edd-8e19-f8ec3a1b7830"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f50e52ba5f69a552175e7991c7bb58a058904b588ea2d203c93a9120391d5f3e"
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 1227 (2019_20) — Cusseta-Chattahoochee County; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for 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 1227/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195356.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0526/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193897.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193909.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1510** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mike Cheokas — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-17** House Hopper
- **2020-06-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 442 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9169590b-4538-4edd-8e19-f8ec3a1b7830`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Chehaw Park Authority; change name of park; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Chehaw Park Authority, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 4515), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5755), so as to change the name of the park; to expand the purpose of the authority to include the acquisition of zoological specimens; to change procedures for the appointment of authority members; to change provisions regarding a quorum and majority of the authority; to make the city manager of the City of Albany a voting member of the authority; to revise definitions; to remove certain duties of the City of Albany regarding the authority; to extend the existence 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1231"
citation: "Georgia HB 1231 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Yearta", "CaMia Hopson", "Gerald Greene", "Winfred Dukes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-18"
last_action: "2020-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b00e47a-da31-43e4-8f57-de40790967a0"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7a21d70e6ec98875922d8f27995aa7036680377c0e9b9bce2414685b8cd926a3"
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 1231 (2019_20) — Chehaw Park Authority; change name of park; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Chehaw Park Authority, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 4515), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5755), so as to change the name of the park; to expand the purpose of the authority to include the acquisition of zoological specimens; to change procedures for the appointment of authority members; to change provisions regarding a quorum and majority of the authority; to make the city manager of the City of Albany a voting member of the authority; to revise definitions; to remove certain duties of the City of Albany regarding the authority; to extend the existence 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 1231/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195357.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0531/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193994.pdf)
3. **Local Ads** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194005.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1510** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Yearta — primary (person)
- CaMia Hopson — primary (person)
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Winfred Dukes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-18** House Hopper
- **2020-06-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-07-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 536 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b00e47a-da31-43e4-8f57-de40790967a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lavonia, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; increase homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Lavonia 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, approved May 11, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3964), so as to increase the amount of such exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1233"
citation: "Georgia HB 1233 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-18"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2569d354-9b65-4840-852e-90e794e1de00"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8f86258fe91a662fa39d01b7d3fe47ffcffda97a963303a8266ae9e48d92781a"
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 1233 (2019_20) — Lavonia, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; increase homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Lavonia 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, approved May 11, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3964), so as to increase the amount of such exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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 1233/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195358.pdf)
2. **LC 28 9730/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194052.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194055.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1510** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-18** House Hopper
- **2020-06-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 443 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2569d354-9b65-4840-852e-90e794e1de00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tallulah Falls, Town of; terms, qualifications, election, and vacancies of mayor and councilmembers; modify provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend, revise, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the Town of Tallulah Falls in Habersham and Rabun counties, approved February 6, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3547), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 8, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 4044), an Act approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3533), and an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4384); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for the other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1234"
citation: "Georgia HB 1234 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Matt Gurtler"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-19"
last_action: "2020-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b07d2db-9ad4-4fbf-a004-cef4853afaa4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1ecba55ff05203253ba40cf8e1f5c986622b5737c2e7cf7526d1f24bcd88a862"
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 1234 (2019_20) — Tallulah Falls, Town of; terms, qualifications, election, and vacancies of mayor and councilmembers; modify provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend, revise, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the Town of Tallulah Falls in Habersham and Rabun counties, approved February 6, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3547), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 8, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 4044), an Act approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3533), and an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4384); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for the other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1234/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195360.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0586/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194095.pdf)
3. **Local Ads** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194118.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1510** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Matt Gurtler — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-19** House Hopper
- **2020-06-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-07-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 537 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b07d2db-9ad4-4fbf-a004-cef4853afaa4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Centralhatchee, Town of; provide for a municipal court"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate the Town of Centralhatchee in the County of Heard and the State of Georgia, approved March 21, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 2347), as amended, so as to provide for a municipal court; to provide for the judges and staff of such court; to provide for powers, duties, and responsibilities of such judges; to provide for procedures and rules of the court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 124"
citation: "Georgia HB 124 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randy Nix"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d795c24-e618-47d7-808b-48b5441e28b9"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "aa25d0cfac0c2dc339507ff58a3bfa2fe90210d8efc99e56d34db12a2267fe1b"
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 124 (2019_20) — Centralhatchee, Town of; provide for a municipal court
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate the Town of Centralhatchee in the County of Heard and the State of Georgia, approved March 21, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 2347), as amended, so as to provide for a municipal court; to provide for the judges and staff of such court; to provide for powers, duties, and responsibilities of such judges; to provide for procedures and rules of the 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 124/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/185045.pdf)
2. **LC 28 8949/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180268.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180352.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1640** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Randy Nix — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-05** House Hopper
- **2019-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-02-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-30** Act 94 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d795c24-e618-47d7-808b-48b5441e28b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "DeKalb County; board of commissioners; change manner of appointment and terms of office of members"
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), an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3900), an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6137), and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3811); to provide for related matters; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1243"
citation: "Georgia HB 1243 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bee Nguyen", "Billy Mitchell", "Karla Drenner", "Michele Henson", "Renitta Shannon", "Viola Davis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-20"
last_action: "2020-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a050846-5829-4ca7-823a-58fcda8e8684"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f54d042b101fd1dee185e57eb5b2a969bf41d9b2f81f36058e180feb56ca224a"
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 1243 (2019_20) — DeKalb County; board of commissioners; change manner of appointment and terms of office of members
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), an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3900), an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6137), and an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3811); to provide for related matters; 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 1243/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195283.pdf)
2. **LC 28 9832/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194261.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194275.pdf)
4. **Sen ctee sub LC 28 9852S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194970.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1551** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bee Nguyen — primary (person)
- Billy Mitchell — primary (person)
- Karla Drenner — primary (person)
- Michele Henson — primary (person)
- Renitta Shannon — primary (person)
- Viola Davis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-20** House Hopper
- **2020-06-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2020-07-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 538 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a050846-5829-4ca7-823a-58fcda8e8684`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lanier County Building Authority Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Lanier County Building Authority; to provide for construction of the Act and severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1245"
citation: "Georgia HB 1245 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-22"
last_action: "2020-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5220b40-457f-4825-95a7-df69c99aa4ea"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b681661b4d67c5165de29c3269e5768d0e423a60ec37c2d920376644d0d17644"
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 1245 (2019_20) — Lanier County Building Authority Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Lanier County Building Authority; to provide for construction of the Act and severability; 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 1245/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195361.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0578/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194311.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194316.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1551** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James Burchett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-22** House Hopper
- **2020-06-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-07-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 539 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5220b40-457f-4825-95a7-df69c99aa4ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Satilla Regional Water and Sewer Authority; all five board members are elected pursuant to the Act; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Ware County Water and Sewer Authority, now known as the Satilla Regional Water and Sewer Authority, approved October 1, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, Ex. Sess., p. 705), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5337), so as to provide that all five board members are elected pursuant to the Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1246"
citation: "Georgia HB 1246 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "John Corbett", "Steven Meeks", "Steven Sainz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-22"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b89f458a-5172-4866-b258-fff642b97c9c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cb7441ccc8c7876443196a8251c07b3e61600b89008aee3f44d2ec44e94c276a"
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 1246 (2019_20) — Satilla Regional Water and Sewer Authority; all five board members are elected pursuant to the Act; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Ware County Water and Sewer Authority, now known as the Satilla Regional Water and Sewer Authority, approved October 1, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, Ex. Sess., p. 705), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5337), so as to provide that all five board members are elected pursuant to the Act; 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 1246/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195363.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0417/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194312.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194315.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1551** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
- Steven Sainz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-22** House Hopper
- **2020-06-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 444 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b89f458a-5172-4866-b258-fff642b97c9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Warner Robins, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Warner Robins; to provide for construction and severability; to provide for related matters; to provide a specific repealer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1247"
citation: "Georgia HB 1247 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danny Mathis", "Heath Clark", "Noel Williams, Jr.", "Robert Dickey", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-22"
last_action: "2020-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7853eb4-21e8-4891-8b10-63b59533df01"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f7636253fe8c5fe9dd7a0a491ffd4f16833db4ab6d7ea821260cc2b1f29eaee0"
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 1247 (2019_20) — Warner Robins, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Warner Robins; to provide for construction and severability; to provide for related matters; to provide a specific repealer; 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 1247/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195285.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0589/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194319.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194318.pdf)
4. **Sen ctee sub LC 47 0606S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194848.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1551** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Danny Mathis — primary (person)
- Heath Clark — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-22** House Hopper
- **2020-06-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2020-06-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2020-07-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 540 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7853eb4-21e8-4891-8b10-63b59533df01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cordele, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Cordele; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1248"
citation: "Georgia HB 1248 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Noel Williams, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-22"
last_action: "2020-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9379c118-7552-44b8-8d88-e1ac875afdf2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "792997de45dca526d0947ca39f5db71e1e20748f8b13bf355d16470ee7d8cb97"
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 1248 (2019_20) — Cordele, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Cordele; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal a specific 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 1248/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195364.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0581/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194313.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194320.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1551** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-22** House Hopper
- **2020-06-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-07-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-29** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Act 541 `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9379c118-7552-44b8-8d88-e1ac875afdf2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Henry County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize Henry County, Georgia, and each municipality located within Henry County, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the \"Redevelopment Powers Law,\" as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1249"
citation: "Georgia HB 1249 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Welch", "David Knight", "Demetrius Douglas", "El-Mahdi Holly", "Karen Mathiak", "Roger Rutledge"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-22"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0744b01a-dddb-4a8f-91db-a6eda70ed51d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "73d23a6011448971ea97135631c34f98af5f4e10b320e5d380b4f56eba4d94bd"
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 1249 (2019_20) — Henry County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize Henry County, Georgia, and each municipality located within Henry County, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to provide for severability; 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 1249/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195365.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0588/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194336.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194356.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1551** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
- David Knight — primary (person)
- Demetrius Douglas — primary (person)
- El-Mahdi Holly — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
- Roger Rutledge — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-06-22** House Hopper
- **2020-06-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-24** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 445 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0744b01a-dddb-4a8f-91db-a6eda70ed51d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bowdon, City of; provide for a municipal court"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate the City of Bowdon in the County of Carroll, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3654), as amended, so as to provide for a municipal court; to provide for the judges and staff of such court; to provide for powers, duties, and responsibilities of such judges; to provide for procedures and rules of the court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 125"
citation: "Georgia HB 125 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J Collins", "Kevin Cooke", "Randy Nix"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fffc361-68e0-46ef-87e8-9c1699ff7cf2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "608630ec32726eedda61d9b59c31dad21a91994a9f0c17f3f0571853a5ec1533"
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 (2019_20) — Bowdon, City of; provide for a municipal court
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate the City of Bowdon in the County of Carroll, approved April 17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3654), as amended, so as to provide for a municipal court; to provide for the judges and staff of such court; to provide for powers, duties, and responsibilities of such judges; to provide for procedures and rules of the 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 125/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/185047.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0024/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180273.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180359.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1640** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- J Collins — primary (person)
- Kevin Cooke — primary (person)
- Randy Nix — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-05** House Hopper
- **2019-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-02-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-30** Act 95 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fffc361-68e0-46ef-87e8-9c1699ff7cf2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Echols County; Probate Court; extend time for collecting technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Echols County, approved April 27, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3845), so as to extend the time for collecting such fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 127"
citation: "Georgia HB 127 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Corbett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc8815bd-0d15-40f8-a5b0-3df611324ce6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "61afa79a475204f7d0b99cc3de8ebe5097bcbd6b140aa0a98ace9eac2b60434d"
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 127 (2019_20) — Echols County; Probate Court; extend time for collecting technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Echols County, approved April 27, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3845), so as to extend the time for collecting such fee; 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 127/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/181773.pdf)
2. **LC 28 8982/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180267.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180280.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **1640** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-05** House Hopper
- **2019-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-02-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-30** Act 96 `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-30** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc8815bd-0d15-40f8-a5b0-3df611324ce6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance; insurers do not have to notify the Georgia Composite Medical Board of agreements to settle medical malpractice claims against physicians when the settlement resulted in the low payment under a high/low agreement; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, so as to provide that insurers do not have to notify the Georgia Composite Medical Board of agreements to settle medical malpractice claims against physicians when the settlement resulted in the low payment under a high/low agreement; to amend Code Section 43-34-8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the authority of the Georgia Composite Medical Board to refuse license, certificate, or permit or issue discipline; to amend Code Section 43-34A-3 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physician profiles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 128"
citation: "Georgia HB 128 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Welch", "Barry Fleming", "Deborah Silcox", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a591002-2209-4af8-9c53-919ec02547dc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f0ea534e85201ed083739b47e8eed9cae879465c7923e943ed925359f38913e1"
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 128 (2019_20) — Insurance; insurers do not have to notify the Georgia Composite Medical Board of agreements to settle medical malpractice claims against physicians when the settlement resulted in the low payment under a high/low agreement; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, so as to provide that insurers do not have to notify the Georgia Composite Medical Board of agreements to settle medical malpractice claims against physicians when the settlement resulted in the low payment under a high/low agreement; to amend Code Section 43-34-8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the authority of the Georgia Composite Medical Board to refuse license, certificate, or permit or issue discipline; to amend Code Section 43-34A-3 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physician profiles; 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 128/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186260.pdf)
2. **LC 33 7579/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180275.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1620** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-05** House Hopper
- **2019-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-02-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2019-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Act 269 `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a591002-2209-4af8-9c53-919ec02547dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Board of Education; authorize the Georgia Foundation for Public Education to establish a nonprofit corporation to qualify as a public foundation; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Board of Education, so as to authorize the Georgia Foundation for Public Education to establish a nonprofit corporation to qualify as a public foundation; to provide for conditions; to provide for an annual report; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 130"
citation: "Georgia HB 130 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew Gambill", "Mike Glanton", "Randy Nix", "Rick Jasperse", "Robert Dickey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9ad87ce-0cb8-4e22-9637-c0bca08527e3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c0ed040bf4fb5eeb97975f8c046a8461f5fdb3f0e1b182faa58dddb1cb0c6b5d"
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 130 (2019_20) — State Board of Education; authorize the Georgia Foundation for Public Education to establish a nonprofit corporation to qualify as a public foundation; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Board of Education, so as to authorize the Georgia Foundation for Public Education to establish a nonprofit corporation to qualify as a public foundation; to provide for conditions; to provide for an annual report; to provide for a definition; 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 130/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186283.pdf)
2. **LC 33 7509/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180277.pdf)
3. **LC 33 7702S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182275.pdf)
4. **LC 33 7702S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/181561.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1671** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Mike Glanton — primary (person)
- Randy Nix — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-05** House Hopper
- **2019-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-02-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2019-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2019-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Act 131 `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9ad87ce-0cb8-4e22-9637-c0bca08527e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "County law libraries; repeal a population provision regarding the disposition of law library funds in certain counties"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county law libraries, so as to repeal a population provision regarding the disposition of law library funds in certain counties; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 134"
citation: "Georgia HB 134 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Moore", "Bonnie Rich", "Chuck Efstration", "Deborah Silcox", "Ginny Ehrhart", "Gregg Kennard"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86b5bc03-477b-4d72-9a93-f311605cad87"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a087b9cce3547ca8ed7b9ccdec9e8bc9994b9f3f591bc778ba572827bb371129"
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 134 (2019_20) — County law libraries; repeal a population provision regarding the disposition of law library funds in certain counties
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county law libraries, so as to repeal a population provision regarding the disposition of law library funds in certain counties; 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 134/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187065.pdf)
2. **LC 28 9084/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/180308.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **1680** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Beth Moore — primary (person)
- Bonnie Rich — primary (person)
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Ginny Ehrhart — primary (person)
- Gregg Kennard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-05** House Hopper
- **2019-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2019-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2019-02-28** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-03-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2019-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2019-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Act 240 `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-07** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86b5bc03-477b-4d72-9a93-f311605cad87`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).

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