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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Outdoor Advertising; references to the term \"mechanical\" in relation to multiple message signs; remove"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-6-75 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on outdoor advertising authorized by Code Sections 32-6-72 and 32-6-73 and multiple message signs on the interstate system, primary highways, and other highways, so as to remove references to the term \"mechanical\" in relation to multiple message signs; 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: "SB 79"
+citation: "Georgia SB 79 (2019_20)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brandon Beach", "Frank Ginn", "Gloria Butler", "Steve Gooch", "Tyler Harper"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2019-02-08"
+last_action: "2019-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0301a56-9816-4fb1-b647-5a89c313be35"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "e45f5687d925c72f1fd06b16daa9b1a545439652d1e35d2611fc353e971e3595"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia SB 79 (2019_20) — Outdoor Advertising; references to the term "mechanical" in relation to multiple message signs; remove
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-6-75 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on outdoor advertising authorized by Code Sections 32-6-72 and 32-6-73 and multiple message signs on the interstate system, primary highways, and other highways, so as to remove references to the term "mechanical" in relation to multiple message signs; 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. **As introduced LC 39 2044** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182192.pdf)
+2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182189.pdf)
+3. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182043.pdf)
+4. **Floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182068.pdf)
+5. **LC 39 2235S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/185046.pdf)
+6. **SB 79/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186913.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE AS AMENDED — **52–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
+- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
+- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
+- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
+- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-08** Senate Hopper
+- **2019-02-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-02-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2019-02-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2019-02-20** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
+- **2019-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2019-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-03-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2019-03-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2019-03-29** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
+- **2019-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-04-26** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-04-26** Act 54 `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/e0301a56-9816-4fb1-b647-5a89c313be35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+