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type: "Bill"
title: "Jackson County; school district ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Jackson County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for senior citizens in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the 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 applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1003"
citation: "Georgia HB 1003 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Emory Dunahoo", "Holt Persinger", "Houston Gaines"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-23"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bbdb5cc-2d32-44e2-bd86-05202a3cb25a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "21b749422c1aaa349c4db2889c6fbf0e646ec81a0c25a159cb399a31abfc6b17"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1003 (2023_24) — Jackson County; school district ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Jackson County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for senior citizens in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the 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 applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1003/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223299.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2493/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221570.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221608.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #423 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #476 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- Holt Persinger — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-23** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 444 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bbdb5cc-2d32-44e2-bd86-05202a3cb25a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Jackson County; school district ad valorem tax for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00; provide homestead 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 senior citizens 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 increase the amounts and income limit of such homestead exemptions; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1004"
citation: "Georgia HB 1004 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Emory Dunahoo", "Holt Persinger", "Houston Gaines"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-23"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/973492e8-9298-4ae9-8a27-f3f93fa2fa7b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "bc97ddb06fcc74aa8f7d6d2c65fc39c1fd70deb35823ee9278aa046cd9dd44ed"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1004 (2023_24) — Jackson County; school district ad valorem tax for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00; provide homestead 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 senior citizens 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 increase the amounts and income limit of such homestead exemptions; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1004/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223301.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2480/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221571.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221607.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #476 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #423 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- Holt Persinger — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-23** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 445 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/973492e8-9298-4ae9-8a27-f3f93fa2fa7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Lincoln County; board of elections and registration; meetings; revise provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute and reestablish the board of elections and registration for Lincoln County, approved May 3, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4161), so as to revise provisions relating to meetings of said board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1007"
citation: "Georgia HB 1007 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Leverett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-23"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5147016-51ee-453e-898f-f0e992402a58"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "aadea13f598abf82a59ebda81216d5860c8f82437963e37bae3c59f68e3bc76a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1007 (2023_24) — Lincoln County; board of elections and registration; meetings; revise provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute and reestablish the board of elections and registration for Lincoln County, approved May 3, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4161), so as to revise provisions relating to meetings of said 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 1007/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223296.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2634/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221609.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221635.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #414 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **96–71** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #476 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-23** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-01-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-01-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 446 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b5147016-51ee-453e-898f-f0e992402a58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Lincoln County; compensation of tax commissioner; remove provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act consolidating the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Lincoln County into the office of Tax Commissioner of Lincoln County, approved December 17, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 2604), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 25, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4478), so as to remove provisions relating to the compensation of the tax commissioner; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1008"
citation: "Georgia HB 1008 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Leverett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-23"
last_action: "2025-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bac9b93a-5ddf-4007-992d-b1b1d81f3625"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a6f5771e80877829ca88c0edde1fce5fe49076d7b65aeee394e22243bd6e9f13"
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 (2023_24) — Lincoln County; compensation of tax commissioner; remove provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act consolidating the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Lincoln County into the office of Tax Commissioner of Lincoln County, approved December 17, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 2604), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 25, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4478), so as to remove provisions relating to the compensation of the tax commissioner; 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 1008/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223297.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2635/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221610.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221632.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #476 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #414 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **96–71** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-23** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-01-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-01-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-01-30** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 447 `executive-signature`
- **2025-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bac9b93a-5ddf-4007-992d-b1b1d81f3625`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Public officers and employees; increase number of hours permitted for paid parental leave"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to personnel administration relative to public officers and employees, so as to increase the number of hours permitted for paid parental leave; to specify that individuals employed full time by local education agencies are eligible employees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1010"
citation: "Georgia HB 1010 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bethany Ballard", "Deborah Silcox", "Jan Jones", "Katie Dempsey", "Lauren Daniel", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b898440-dbbf-49b7-8e0c-5598b56fd6a8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8564cb838eabadedbb6147cf5b096616d202ce0493622d79a7660d8bca1d6ecc"
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 1010 (2023_24) — Public officers and employees; increase number of hours permitted for paid parental leave
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to personnel administration relative to public officers and employees, so as to increase the number of hours permitted for paid parental leave; to specify that individuals employed full time by local education agencies are eligible employees; 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 1010/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229092.pdf)
2. **LC 36 5675/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221698.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 52 0531S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226709.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #749 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **42–6** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #793 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **149–17** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #489 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **153–11** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bethany Ballard — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Lauren Daniel — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-01-31** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** House Postponed
- **2024-02-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-21** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Act 464 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b898440-dbbf-49b7-8e0c-5598b56fd6a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Wilcox County; Board of Education; provide compensation"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the compensation of the Wilcox County Board of Education; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1012"
citation: "Georgia HB 1012 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Noel Williams, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bca5888-a776-4af0-b159-6d66cbc85d0d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3e52d01287b59a0bdbdfc113318e509ce2e3fce218e9164f3e361f76fd6ca995"
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 1012 (2023_24) — Wilcox County; Board of Education; provide compensation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the compensation of the Wilcox County Board of Education; 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 1012/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223912.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2665/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221716.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221793.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #423 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #491 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 448 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bca5888-a776-4af0-b159-6d66cbc85d0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Woodstock, City of; homestead exemption; provide residency requirement"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from all City of Woodstock ad valorem taxes for city purposes for the full value of the homestead after a two-year phase-in period for certain residents of that city who are 62 years of age or older, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3793), so as to provide for a residency requirement and grandfathering of certain residents; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1013"
citation: "Georgia HB 1013 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Thomas", "Charlice Byrd", "Don Parsons", "John Carson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-02-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79da5b0b-7541-46cc-aa40-219e911f9e33"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "359712eb7f4ed38da6b4742f260d30521920141544385e5ad11a068c1a44434d"
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 1013 (2023_24) — Woodstock, City of; homestead exemption; provide residency requirement
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from all City of Woodstock ad valorem taxes for city purposes for the full value of the homestead after a two-year phase-in period for certain residents of that city who are 62 years of age or older, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3793), so as to provide for a residency requirement and grandfathering of certain residents; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 1013/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223918.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2549/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221721.pdf)
3. **LC 44 2675S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223277.pdf)
4. **LC 44 2675S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223276.pdf)
5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221789.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #491 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
- Charlice Byrd — primary (person)
- Don Parsons — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-19** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-19** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-19** Act 361 `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-19** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79da5b0b-7541-46cc-aa40-219e911f9e33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; reduce rate of tax"
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, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to reduce the rate of the tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1015"
citation: "Georgia HB 1015 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jan Jones", "Lauren McDonald", "Matthew Gambill", "Shaw Blackmon", "Soo Hong", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5397dbc4-523b-4118-a70f-cdd1e4c06723"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "fd798c117fd45e74b75cb87ec2a83adbdb24f06b7107810c6ee1c390395dbc1b"
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 1015 (2023_24) — Income tax; reduce rate of tax
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, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to reduce the rate of the tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and 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. **Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227386.pdf)
2. **HB 1015/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227797.pdf)
3. **LC 50 0620-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221701.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #699 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **40–12** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #692 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–21** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #441 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #690 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #691 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **33–21** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-18** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-18** Act 378 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5397dbc4-523b-4118-a70f-cdd1e4c06723`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "City of South Fulton Public Facilities Authority Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of South Fulton Public Facilities Authority; 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 this 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1016"
citation: "Georgia HB 1016 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Inga Willis", "Lydia Glaize", "Mandisha Thomas", "Roger Bruce", "Sheila Jones", "Tanya Miller"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34f4cbfb-de8e-4b8b-8564-0f1ce338f1fe"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3341edd508b9049bc165f86960bb78b0742f30eb1d042d2dbf9ff5865f96358e"
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 (2023_24) — City of South Fulton Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of South Fulton Public Facilities Authority; 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 this 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 1016/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223913.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2523/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221725.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221794.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #491 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #423 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Inga Willis — primary (person)
- Lydia Glaize — primary (person)
- Mandisha Thomas — primary (person)
- Roger Bruce — primary (person)
- Sheila Jones — primary (person)
- Tanya Miller — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 637 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34f4cbfb-de8e-4b8b-8564-0f1ce338f1fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Squatter Reform Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-7-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal trespass, so as to include when a person enters a land or premises for purposes of residing on such land or premises; to provide a short title; to provide for a definition; to provide for a violation and penalty; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to proceedings against intruders, so as to provide for the submission of a property affidavit in magistrate court; to provide that proceedings regarding a writ of possession are not required to be jury trials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1017"
citation: "Georgia HB 1017 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Yearta", "Clint Crowe", "Deborah Silcox", "Devan Seabaugh", "James Burchett", "Matt Reeves"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f90d2a37-fc01-4032-8ff8-174ee841e177"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7587b7718f38985a5a8206d09b715a858ab2192f1cb4cdfd53ea7a612e592897"
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 (2023_24) — Georgia Squatter Reform Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-7-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal trespass, so as to include when a person enters a land or premises for purposes of residing on such land or premises; to provide a short title; to provide for a definition; to provide for a violation and penalty; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to proceedings against intruders, so as to provide for the submission of a property affidavit in magistrate court; to provide that proceedings regarding a writ of possession are not required to be jury trials; 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 1017/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228870.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1084/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221704.pdf)
3. **LC 48 1242S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226032.pdf)
4. **LC 48 1242S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225495.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #591 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #776 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Yearta — primary (person)
- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-24** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-24** Act 483 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-24** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f90d2a37-fc01-4032-8ff8-174ee841e177`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 10 and 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade and crimes and offenses respectively, so as to provide for protections of persons who own, purchase, or engage in the business of selling firearms; to prohibit financial institutions from requiring the use of a firearms code that distinguishes firearms retailers from other retailers; to prohibit discrimination against firearms retailers by financial institutions through the use of a firearms code; to prohibit the disclosure of certain financial records by financial institutions; to provide for petitions to the Attorney General to investigate alleged violations; to prohibit persons or government entities from keeping registries of firearms or owners of firearms; to provide for construction; to provide definitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1018"
citation: "Georgia HB 1018 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "Jason Ridley", "Jordan Ridley", "Martin Momtahan", "Noel Williams, Jr.", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c44c88f-927e-4310-b3d9-3844306ef737"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "05ad3e01594dc5a57b6c180a37fd9875a6429f8fe881cb50eace408eeb0daff2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1018 (2023_24) — Georgia Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 10 and 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade and crimes and offenses respectively, so as to provide for protections of persons who own, purchase, or engage in the business of selling firearms; to prohibit financial institutions from requiring the use of a firearms code that distinguishes firearms retailers from other retailers; to prohibit discrimination against firearms retailers by financial institutions through the use of a firearms code; to prohibit the disclosure of certain financial records by financial institutions; to provide for petitions to the Attorney General to investigate alleged violations; to prohibit persons or government entities from keeping registries of firearms or owners of firearms; to provide for construction; to provide definitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1018/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228871.pdf)
2. **LC 55 0161/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221708.pdf)
3. **LC 55 0207S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225899.pdf)
4. **LC 55 0207S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223534.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #777 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **33–19** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #581 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **106–60** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
- Jordan Ridley — primary (person)
- Martin Momtahan — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-09** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 403 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c44c88f-927e-4310-b3d9-3844306ef737`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Revenue and taxation; statewide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; increase"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemption, so as to increase the amount of a statewide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1019"
citation: "Georgia HB 1019 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Knight", "Deborah Silcox", "Jan Jones", "Jon Burns", "Matt Reeves", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/217329e5-7583-4f89-840d-fd9f695f4cba"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a71457c388c1b8fc9c5b9c3bebdd12c082e2e9b3ecfc86799b66a22aae40d651"
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 (2023_24) — Revenue and taxation; statewide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; increase
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemption, so as to increase the amount of a statewide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; 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. **Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227881.pdf)
2. **HB 1019/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229585.pdf)
3. **LC 44 2531/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221712.pdf)
4. **SCSFA to HB 1019** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229551.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 50 0902S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227898.pdf)
6. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229481.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #442 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #890 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #898 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- David Knight — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-28** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-07** Veto V5 `executive-veto`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/217329e5-7583-4f89-840d-fd9f695f4cba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; increase amount of dependent exemption"
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, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to increase the amount of the dependent exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1021"
citation: "Georgia HB 1021 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Deborah Silcox", "Jon Burns", "Lauren Daniel", "Scott Hilton", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69f39a62-b841-42ea-89f2-5412c6cdace5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4da66cb8b546230895a65b2cd2f5c858da1ab5053dc6c1fc04acc15133fbf203"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1021 (2023_24) — Income tax; increase amount of dependent exemption
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, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to increase the amount of the dependent exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and 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. **Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228243.pdf)
2. **HB 1021/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229350.pdf)
3. **LC 50 0661/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221696.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #443 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #763 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–20** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #848 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Lauren Daniel — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-28** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-18** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-18** Act 377 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69f39a62-b841-42ea-89f2-5412c6cdace5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; match tax rate imposed on corporations to that imposed on individual taxpayers"
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, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to match the rate of the tax imposed on corporations to that imposed on individual taxpayers; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to repeal the corporate net worth tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1023"
citation: "Georgia HB 1023 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Clint Crowe", "David Wilkerson", "Deborah Silcox", "Scott Hilton", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d53a417c-9fd1-473a-9c8f-8b5f9e2beaaa"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d0eb60556036e0ddc96b99b3bfde9f6757768cf9aa709c937d9b44e7ea0778f0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1023 (2023_24) — Income tax; match tax rate imposed on corporations to that imposed on individual taxpayers
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, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to match the rate of the tax imposed on corporations to that imposed on individual taxpayers; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to repeal the corporate net worth tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and 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. **Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227396.pdf)
2. **HB 1023/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227798.pdf)
3. **LC 50 0662/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221705.pdf)
4. **LC 50 0749S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225135.pdf)
5. **LC 50 0802S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226145.pdf)
6. **LC 50 0802S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225674.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #689 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **31–22** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #611 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **138–28** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #700 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **34–17** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
- David Wilkerson — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2024-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-18** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-18** Act 376 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d53a417c-9fd1-473a-9c8f-8b5f9e2beaaa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "State government; Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby as official soap box derby of the State of Georgia; designate"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby as the official soap box derby of the State of Georgia; to provide for promotion of the Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1026"
citation: "Georgia HB 1026 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Devan Seabaugh", "James Burchett", "Jan Jones", "Leesa Hagan", "Steven Sainz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c6c7912-e94b-46cd-8ddc-3694188b47f6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "fc0b7d07c8b4b4e1c2c702a5d17d08fcfffc4cb70a84356b9a882b0734028747"
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 1026 (2023_24) — State government; Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby as official soap box derby of the State of Georgia; designate
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby as the official soap box derby of the State of Georgia; to provide for promotion of the Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby; to provide for legislative findings; 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 1026/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229094.pdf)
2. **LC 54 0318/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221777.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 49 1902S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227643.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #453 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **155–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #722 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #794 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Steven Sainz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-09** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 591 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c6c7912-e94b-46cd-8ddc-3694188b47f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Education; repeal requirement of screening of public school children for scoliosis; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to repeal the requirement of screening of public school children for scoliosis; to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to revise the state health officer's authorization to issue standing orders; to repeal provisions relating to the Georgia Diabetes Control Grant Program; to revise a definition; to repeal provisions relating to a pilot program for preexposure prophylaxis drug assistance or services; to repeal provisions relating to control of mass gatherings; to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to repeal a provision requiring the Department of Public Health to inspect facilities; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1028"
citation: "Georgia HB 1028 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John LaHood", "Katie Dempsey", "Mary Oliver", "Scott Hilton", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0e06976-dbc9-4176-aeea-3f9e7f5b0beb"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "903b165ede130f2d65b2ebcecbcd512684c998d287b223566ec36bb1b4164e94"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1028 (2023_24) — Education; repeal requirement of screening of public school children for scoliosis; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to repeal the requirement of screening of public school children for scoliosis; to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to revise the state health officer's authorization to issue standing orders; to repeal provisions relating to the Georgia Diabetes Control Grant Program; to revise a definition; to repeal provisions relating to a pilot program for preexposure prophylaxis drug assistance or services; to repeal provisions relating to control of mass gatherings; to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to repeal a provision requiring the Department of Public Health to inspect facilities; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1028/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227611.pdf)
2. **LC 54 0291/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221787.pdf)
3. **LC 54 0361S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225585.pdf)
4. **LC 54 0361S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224917.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #554 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #680 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John LaHood — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 404 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0e06976-dbc9-4176-aeea-3f9e7f5b0beb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Utility Worker Protection Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes against the person, so as to provide for protections for utility workers; to provide for a definition; to provide for enhanced penalties for simple assault, aggravated assault, simple battery, and aggravated battery committed upon utility workers in certain circumstances; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1033"
citation: "Georgia HB 1033 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "David Huddleston", "Farooq Mughal", "Rob Leverett", "Tyler Paul Smith", "Victor Anderson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99c996f8-d34e-4502-84ae-798a3a1c7d01"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "86ac78b0e10f95547be7b4ab1974d9431b7fadab8bd42211e48df9c3e7fb4406"
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 (2023_24) — Utility Worker Protection Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes against the person, so as to provide for protections for utility workers; to provide for a definition; to provide for enhanced penalties for simple assault, aggravated assault, simple battery, and aggravated battery committed upon utility workers in certain circumstances; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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/20232024/228437.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1073/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221853.pdf)
3. **LC 48 1152S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223731.pdf)
4. **LC 48 1152S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222903.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee sub LC 48 1264S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226743.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #681 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #458 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #745 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **160–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- David Huddleston — primary (person)
- Farooq Mughal — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
- Victor Anderson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-25** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-21** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 566 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99c996f8-d34e-4502-84ae-798a3a1c7d01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority; maximum amount of bonded indebtedness of the authority; increase"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-7-55 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation of Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority, membership, and powers, so as to increase the maximum amount of bonded indebtedness of the authority; to authorize the authority to condemn public property; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1041"
citation: "Georgia HB 1041 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne Allen Westbrook", "Bill Hitchens", "Carl Gilliard", "Edna Jackson", "Jesse Petrea", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c67370aa-fb03-4bcb-9a64-96dda9986b55"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ec49ccacc79586e87d7c8f94f0591a43e3f62749ec55b54013e243c5a7a52332"
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 1041 (2023_24) — Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority; maximum amount of bonded indebtedness of the authority; increase
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-7-55 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation of Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority, membership, and powers, so as to increase the maximum amount of bonded indebtedness of the authority; to authorize the authority to condemn public property; 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 1041/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227612.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2513/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221888.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #518 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #682 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Anne Allen Westbrook — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
- Edna Jackson — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-25** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-25** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-25** Act 492 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c67370aa-fb03-4bcb-9a64-96dda9986b55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Gwinnett County; Recorders Court; modify how clerk of court is appointed"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Recorder's Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3125), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4297) and an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5149), so as to modify how the clerk of court is appointed; to revise provisions relating to the bonding and insuring of said clerk; to change the compensation of the judge pro hac vice; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1042"
citation: "Georgia HB 1042 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Dar'shun Kendrick", "Dewey McClain", "Jasmine Clark", "Reynaldo Martinez", "Shelly Hutchinson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e891a57-d3cd-48df-bdb4-902e1b6965bd"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7af21d15ef4a454e7e7c1713c869e67e0ce3d51e4049a2171af08d4fa7255a01"
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 (2023_24) — Gwinnett County; Recorders Court; modify how clerk of court is appointed
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Recorder's Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 27, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 3125), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4297) and an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5149), so as to modify how the clerk of court is appointed; to revise provisions relating to the bonding and insuring of said clerk; to change the compensation of the judge pro hac vice; 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 1042/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223915.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2729/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221907.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221947.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #423 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #491 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Dar'shun Kendrick — primary (person)
- Dewey McClain — primary (person)
- Jasmine Clark — primary (person)
- Reynaldo Martinez — primary (person)
- Shelly Hutchinson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-25** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 449 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e891a57-d3cd-48df-bdb4-902e1b6965bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-72, Code Section 31-6-2, and Article 7 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the sale, distribution, or possession of dangerous drugs, definitions relative to state health planning and development, and home health agencies, respectively, so as to authorize advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to authorize the Georgia Board of Nursing to establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; to repeal the prohibition on delegating to advanced practice registered nurses the authority to sign death certificates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1046"
citation: "Georgia HB 1046 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Carter Barrett", "David Clark", "David Huddleston", "Jan Jones", "Karen Mathiak"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fc688c7-166b-4769-af10-290f7ea42e26"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ad09af89a0006964f261b6d735a637804ee13f1c4e3ac7dbca4bee9268796643"
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 1046 (2023_24) — Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-72, Code Section 31-6-2, and Article 7 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the sale, distribution, or possession of dangerous drugs, definitions relative to state health planning and development, and home health agencies, respectively, so as to authorize advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to authorize the Georgia Board of Nursing to establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; to repeal the prohibition on delegating to advanced practice registered nurses the authority to sign death certificates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Floor Amendment AM 55 0057** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229008.pdf)
2. **HB 1046/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229559.pdf)
3. **LC 33 9690S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226265.pdf)
4. **LC 33 9690S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225931.pdf)
5. **LC 54 0288/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221905.pdf)
6. **Sen Ctee sub LC 55 0307S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228393.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #646 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–2** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #803 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #883 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–7** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #730 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- David Clark — primary (person)
- David Huddleston — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-25** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Act 471 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fc688c7-166b-4769-af10-290f7ea42e26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance Business Transfer Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 52 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to assumption reinsurance agreements, so as to enact the \"Insurance Business Transfer Act\"; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for court authority; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for an application procedure; to provide for court review of a petition; to provide for ongoing jurisdiction by the court; to provide for court approval; to provide for appeal; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for ongoing oversight by the Commissioner; to provide for certain fees and costs to be borne by the applicant; to provide for compensation, costs, and expenses of the independent expert and any consultants to be borne jointly by the transferring insurer and assuming insurer; to provide for dismissal of petition; to provide for construction; to make conforming changes; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1049"
citation: "Georgia HB 1049 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Werkheiser", "Bruce Williamson", "Darlene Taylor", "Eddie Lumsden"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-26"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/daaff879-cb29-4e65-b8b9-7dd283110239"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6fd5d1449e8402e87c5089784dfbe587c28949db26094d66c683a3b12e0c8de4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1049 (2023_24) — Insurance Business Transfer Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 52 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to assumption reinsurance agreements, so as to enact the "Insurance Business Transfer Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for court authority; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for an application procedure; to provide for court review of a petition; to provide for ongoing jurisdiction by the court; to provide for court approval; to provide for appeal; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for ongoing oversight by the Commissioner; to provide for certain fees and costs to be borne by the applicant; to provide for compensation, costs, and expenses of the independent expert and any consultants to be borne jointly by the transferring insurer and assuming insurer; to provide for dismissal of petition; to provide for construction; to make conforming changes; 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 1049/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229540.pdf)
2. **LC 52 0317/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222077.pdf)
3. **LC 52 0447S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225235.pdf)
4. **LC 52 0447S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223212.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee sub LC 52 0544S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227406.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #532 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #883 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #877 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-26** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-28** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 592 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/daaff879-cb29-4e65-b8b9-7dd283110239`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "State government; prohibit governmental agencies from using central bank digital currency as payment"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to prohibit governmental agencies from using central bank digital currency as payment and from participating in testing the use of such currency; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1053"
citation: "Georgia HB 1053 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter Barrett", "David Clark", "Holt Persinger", "Johnny Chastain", "Noel Williams, Jr.", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-26"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebd5a3cb-d564-467c-ba67-81e94877f7ed"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "333865f5af6edd8f0408e004e5d5c035d1a32153d42166a59d5e1bb66a09b7a8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1053 (2023_24) — State government; prohibit governmental agencies from using central bank digital currency as payment
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to prohibit governmental agencies from using central bank digital currency as payment and from participating in testing the use of such currency; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; 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 1053/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228397.pdf)
2. **LC 50 0613/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222105.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #656 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **136–32** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #731 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **38–11** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Holt Persinger — primary (person)
- Johnny Chastain — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-26** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 593 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebd5a3cb-d564-467c-ba67-81e94877f7ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update reference date"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to safe operations of motor carriers, commercial motor vehicles, and drivers and safe transportation of hazardous materials, so as to update the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1058"
citation: "Georgia HB 1058 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Bill Hitchens", "Carter Barrett", "Eddie Lumsden", "J Collins", "Lauren McDonald"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3a8f92f-c785-42ef-a9fe-5bce090a2f92"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a57053bf5a91f64ad7f4466f46ade98fab542abed92edccc709e26d0a9f70ca2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1058 (2023_24) — Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update reference date
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to safe operations of motor carriers, commercial motor vehicles, and drivers and safe transportation of hazardous materials, so as to update the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; to revise 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 1058/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228359.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4012/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222225.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #716 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #495 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **152–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- J Collins — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 509 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3a8f92f-c785-42ef-a9fe-5bce090a2f92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Chattooga County; board of elections and registration; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Chattooga County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection, qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to provide for meetings; to provide duties of the chairperson; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to provide for the election supervisor; to provide compensation for board members and staff; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for required training; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1063"
citation: "Georgia HB 1063 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eddie Lumsden"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2025-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1877179-a213-42c5-8a4c-f19a180340cd"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4c7f87d084c6b5d0df02686550f625e2cc9886269241ff4ea5ae25ddf40a69df"
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 1063 (2023_24) — Chattooga County; board of elections and registration; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Chattooga County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection, qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to provide for meetings; to provide duties of the chairperson; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to provide for the election supervisor; to provide compensation for board members and staff; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for required training; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; 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 1063/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224865.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2667/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222238.pdf)
3. **LC 47 2777S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223281.pdf)
4. **LC 47 2777S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223280.pdf)
5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222336.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #522 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 450 `executive-signature`
- **2025-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1877179-a213-42c5-8a4c-f19a180340cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Jefferson, City of; homestead exemption; revise existing exemptions and add new 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 revise existing exemptions and add a new exemption; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1068"
citation: "Georgia HB 1068 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Emory Dunahoo", "Holt Persinger", "Houston Gaines"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a1bf365-af72-4330-9e25-7b7018db87cb"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3ad7cd461e5279031f296b46648962653b3abe76e70420e116ae64b0aa4dd49e"
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 1068 (2023_24) — Jefferson, City of; homestead exemption; revise existing exemptions and add new 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 revise existing exemptions and add a new exemption; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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 1068/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223303.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2554/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222235.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222306.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #423 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #476 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- Holt Persinger — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 638 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a1bf365-af72-4330-9e25-7b7018db87cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Terrell County; Probate Court judge also serves as chief magistrate judge of Magistrate Court; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Terrell County shall also serve as the chief magistrate judge of the Magistrate Court of Terrell County on and after January 1, 2025; to provide for the continuation in office and expiration of term of the current chief magistrate judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1071"
citation: "Georgia HB 1071 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cheokas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-02-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1fba24e-a9cf-4828-84e8-82713d318a73"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5b82c09c72ecc194fc17c0d4de8ac0287e3aadcf5b379208df952a774a56f1dc"
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 1071 (2023_24) — Terrell County; Probate Court judge also serves as chief magistrate judge of Magistrate Court; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Terrell County shall also serve as the chief magistrate judge of the Magistrate Court of Terrell County on and after January 1, 2025; to provide for the continuation in office and expiration of term of the current chief magistrate judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1071/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223916.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2646/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222260.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222308.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #491 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #423 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mike Cheokas — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-19** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-19** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-19** Act 363 `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-19** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a1fba24e-a9cf-4828-84e8-82713d318a73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Health; drug repository program; revise definitions; provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the drug repository program, so as to revise definitions; to provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios in the program; to require reverse drug distributors to make and document diligent efforts to donate drugs rather than destroy them; to provide for substitution of drugs in some instances; to provide for the intent of the General Assembly with respect to settlement funds received by the state relating to prescription drugs; to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales to or by certain eligible recipients; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1072"
citation: "Georgia HB 1072 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becky Evans", "Butch Parrish", "Mack Jackson", "Mark Newton", "Ron Stephens", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0fb500b-0bb1-4ff0-a0d8-9dc5de4bc0d9"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c34cebab3a32120d04e6606ecf943ad63c02b57568f13fefa29bb77d1849abee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1072 (2023_24) — Health; drug repository program; revise definitions; provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the drug repository program, so as to revise definitions; to provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios in the program; to require reverse drug distributors to make and document diligent efforts to donate drugs rather than destroy them; to provide for substitution of drugs in some instances; to provide for the intent of the General Assembly with respect to settlement funds received by the state relating to prescription drugs; to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales to or by certain eligible recipients; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1072/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229096.pdf)
2. **LC 33 9607/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222259.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 52 0530S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226996.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #717 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–1** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #508 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #805 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Becky Evans — primary (person)
- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
- Mack Jackson — primary (person)
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Act 473 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0fb500b-0bb1-4ff0-a0d8-9dc5de4bc0d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Local government; zoning; repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-66-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hearings on proposed zoning decisions, notice of hearing, nongovernmental initiated actions, reconsideration of defeated actions, and procedure on zoning, so as to repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1073"
citation: "Georgia HB 1073 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becky Evans", "Bill Werkheiser", "Dale Washburn", "Devan Seabaugh", "Mary Oliver", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/402d9e5d-6827-4b06-a10a-97e3eb5633e3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2c521e7ec7faca0766e95e02aadf65cf0de9c781c9edb7bcb7e78380b91ef106"
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 1073 (2023_24) — Local government; zoning; repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-66-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hearings on proposed zoning decisions, notice of hearing, nongovernmental initiated actions, reconsideration of defeated actions, and procedure on zoning, so as to repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency; 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 1073/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229543.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2657/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222267.pdf)
3. **SCSFA to HB 1073** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229309.pdf)
4. **Sen Ctee sub LC 47 3013S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227622.pdf)
5. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 47 0128** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229206.pdf)
6. **Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 47 0126** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229299.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #836 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–21** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #533 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–5** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #837 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **42–12** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #873 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **153–13** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Becky Evans — primary (person)
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Dale Washburn — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-28** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 594 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/402d9e5d-6827-4b06-a10a-97e3eb5633e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Forsyth County Civil Service System Act; revise provisions exempting certain employees of the sheriff from the civil service system"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Forsyth County Civil Service System Act creating the Forsyth County Civil Service System, approved March 13, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3572), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4038), so as to revise provisions exempting certain employees of the sheriff from the civil service system and from any rights, protections, privileges, or right of appeal under the civil service system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1074"
citation: "Georgia HB 1074 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brent Cox", "Carter Barrett", "David Clark", "Lauren McDonald", "Rick Jasperse", "Todd Jones"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/123cec8f-3100-49d6-a723-21f4c4cbb459"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1074 (2023_24) — Forsyth County Civil Service System Act; revise provisions exempting certain employees of the sheriff from the civil service system
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Forsyth County Civil Service System Act creating the Forsyth County Civil Service System, approved March 13, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3572), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4038), so as to revise provisions exempting certain employees of the sheriff from the civil service system and from any rights, protections, privileges, or right of appeal under the civil service system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1074/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223917.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2664/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222261.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222307.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #423 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #491 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brent Cox — primary (person)
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 639 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/123cec8f-3100-49d6-a723-21f4c4cbb459`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Community Health, Department of; Georgia Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE); establish and implement"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to services for the aging, so as create a new adult day center licensure exclusion; to authorize the Department of Community Health to establish and implement the Georgia Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) as part of the state's medical assistance program; to provide for definitions; to exempt PACE organizations from the requirement to obtain a certificate of authority as a health maintenance organization; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1078"
citation: "Georgia HB 1078 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Washburn", "Jesse Petrea", "John LaHood", "Lee Hawkins", "Mark Newton", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7764469-f9f1-4fce-bab6-7d8eb26d2d0d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "55320cf66571fe8f7aca20dd6a6689f0a063c997f09d00f7283488eacc475155"
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 1078 (2023_24) — Community Health, Department of; Georgia Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE); establish and implement
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to services for the aging, so as create a new adult day center licensure exclusion; to authorize the Department of Community Health to establish and implement the Georgia Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) as part of the state's medical assistance program; to provide for definitions; to exempt PACE organizations from the requirement to obtain a certificate of authority as a health maintenance organization; 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 1078/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226755.pdf)
2. **LC 54 0327/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222437.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #549 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #636 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dale Washburn — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- John LaHood — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 405 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7764469-f9f1-4fce-bab6-7d8eb26d2d0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Waynesboro, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Waynesboro, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers provided for 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1080"
citation: "Georgia HB 1080 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gloria Frazier"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0730d0b8-c799-400a-82b5-449c79301b77"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9423144fc040d0f0096c5fb8ca1cdebbdc3189287b7932513fc0be14c5d0dda4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1080 (2023_24) — Waynesboro, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Waynesboro, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers provided for 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1080/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225726.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2749/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222445.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222476.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #555 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Gloria Frazier — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 518 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0730d0b8-c799-400a-82b5-449c79301b77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Community Health, Department of; adult residential mental health services licensing; extend grace periods"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adult residential mental health services licensing, so as to extend grace periods applicable to the Department of Community Health, including creation and promulgation of rules and regulations and the issuance of a one-time provisional license; to extend the grace period for adult residential mental health programs to obtain licensure and the time during which they may continue to operate before being deemed an \"unlicensed adult residential mental health program\"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1083"
citation: "Georgia HB 1083 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Todd Jones"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3833e0db-0d26-4321-9b65-1888b3a44926"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "39f813719727fd1450637683bdea3ad2eb0cc3e57bc16aa3a83fec9750d015ed"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1083 (2023_24) — Community Health, Department of; adult residential mental health services licensing; extend grace periods
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to adult residential mental health services licensing, so as to extend grace periods applicable to the Department of Community Health, including creation and promulgation of rules and regulations and the issuance of a one-time provisional license; to extend the grace period for adult residential mental health programs to obtain licensure and the time during which they may continue to operate before being deemed an "unlicensed adult residential mental health program"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1083/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227799.pdf)
2. **LC 54 0304/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222444.pdf)
3. **LC 54 0348S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224014.pdf)
4. **LC 54 0348S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223210.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #701 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #475 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-07** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Act 475 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3833e0db-0d26-4321-9b65-1888b3a44926`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "City of Chamblee Public Facilities Authority Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Chamblee Public Facilities Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to provide for the validation of such bonds and to fix the venue for jurisdiction of actions relating to any provision of this Act; to provide for immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence; to provide that the property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale; to provide that certain moneys are trust funds; to provide that this Act shall be liberally construed; to define the scope of the authority's operation; to provide for disposition of property upon dissolution of the authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1085"
citation: "Georgia HB 1085 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karen Lupton", "Long Tran", "Scott Holcomb"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e8a9ef0-9060-4872-bdbc-ec2c624c09ed"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6959fa7a11ce5df078ce15de41ac37df23d00cf8402c4bd01352d73584625201"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1085 (2023_24) — City of Chamblee Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Chamblee Public Facilities Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to provide for the validation of such bonds and to fix the venue for jurisdiction of actions relating to any provision of this Act; to provide for immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence; to provide that the property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale; to provide that certain moneys are trust funds; to provide that this Act shall be liberally construed; to define the scope of the authority's operation; to provide for disposition of property upon dissolution of the authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; 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 1085/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224864.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2532/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222450.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222487.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #522 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Karen Lupton — primary (person)
- Long Tran — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 640 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e8a9ef0-9060-4872-bdbc-ec2c624c09ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Barrow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the 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 applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1086"
citation: "Georgia HB 1086 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Holt Persinger", "Houston Gaines"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81bcb4cb-ee55-4ae6-aa25-90f3b1af3829"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7889cf9eb3fc786d19d2fdd5acba9046dd363bca6efa165f609b6e21873f4ec8"
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 1086 (2023_24) — Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Barrow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the 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 applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 1086/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224866.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2608/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222456.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222486.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #522 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Holt Persinger — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 519 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81bcb4cb-ee55-4ae6-aa25-90f3b1af3829`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Barrow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1087"
citation: "Georgia HB 1087 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Holt Persinger", "Houston Gaines"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee5508ee-98b8-4d6b-b62f-fd991ff033ec"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "babc5627a84918f705cff1c5e72be2d0ae5b81d475d09310143c66f41105484e"
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 (2023_24) — Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Barrow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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/20232024/224867.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2610/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222462.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222485.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #522 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Holt Persinger — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 520 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee5508ee-98b8-4d6b-b62f-fd991ff033ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Barrow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1088"
citation: "Georgia HB 1088 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Holt Persinger", "Houston Gaines"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fecb281-cae1-4c3f-a338-16f55445fa75"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e2a972a879b83798b5cf30f0a72f0a0451cf34f10d208c8b33c624257bc56bc0"
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 (2023_24) — Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Barrow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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/20232024/224868.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2609/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222468.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222484.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #522 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Holt Persinger — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 521 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7fecb281-cae1-4c3f-a338-16f55445fa75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Clayton County; compensation of chief magistrate; revise provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the chief magistrate of Clayton County, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4411), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 4, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4136), so as to revise provisions regarding compensation of the chief magistrate; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1091"
citation: "Georgia HB 1091 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Demetrius Douglas", "El-Mahdi Holly", "Eric Bell", "Sandra Scott", "Yasmin Neal"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-30"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac16e845-027c-45ee-a72f-139733306637"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4baa9006adc03dae8e4578bec39677df13e45553ba3069b74427634fe87946ae"
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 1091 (2023_24) — Clayton County; compensation of chief magistrate; revise provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the chief magistrate of Clayton County, approved March 21, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4411), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 4, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4136), so as to revise provisions regarding compensation of the chief magistrate; 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 1091/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227203.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2666/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222443.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222489.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #646 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Demetrius Douglas — primary (person)
- El-Mahdi Holly — primary (person)
- Eric Bell — primary (person)
- Sandra Scott — primary (person)
- Yasmin Neal — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 641 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac16e845-027c-45ee-a72f-139733306637`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Baldwin County; board of commissioners; provide staggered terms"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Baldwin County, approved December 26, 1888 (Ga. L. 1888, p. 286), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 26, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4786), so as to provide for staggered terms for the board of commissioners; to provide for initial terms; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1094"
citation: "Georgia HB 1094 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ken Vance", "Mack Jackson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-02-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50a69efb-4961-44d4-b77d-4e6f85f0dd0b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cf3e285d169331616e1576b5632d1712188e89a550abc42c842a1a5d31ef7692"
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 1094 (2023_24) — Baldwin County; board of commissioners; provide staggered terms
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Baldwin County, approved December 26, 1888 (Ga. L. 1888, p. 286), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 26, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4786), so as to provide for staggered terms for the board of commissioners; to provide for initial terms; 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 1094/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224490.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2765/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222544.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222555.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #506 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ken Vance — primary (person)
- Mack Jackson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-31** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Transmitted House
- **2024-02-19** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-19** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-19** Act 364 `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-19** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50a69efb-4961-44d4-b77d-4e6f85f0dd0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Baldwin County; board of elections and registration; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Baldwin County; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1095"
citation: "Georgia HB 1095 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ken Vance", "Mack Jackson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2025-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/310398ff-c48f-42f2-9bee-60a8b7bcb5e7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "531a0352b702e4e8edd603eac37aade3ce2dc8f011b727275e4fe27d01db4c26"
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 1095 (2023_24) — Baldwin County; board of elections and registration; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Baldwin County; 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 1095/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224491.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2764/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222549.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222554.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #506 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Ken Vance — primary (person)
- Mack Jackson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-31** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Transmitted House
- **2024-02-19** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-19** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-19** Act 365 `executive-signature`
- **2025-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/310398ff-c48f-42f2-9bee-60a8b7bcb5e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mitchell County; Board of Education; modify compensation of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the compensation of the chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County, approved March 19, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4383), as amended, so as to modify the compensation of the chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Mitchell 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 11"
citation: "Georgia HB 11 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joe Campbell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/701a2e31-3322-4eaa-b03d-c1b28a652d61"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0e170ea05c60a082aeb2ce808ed296dd94d2ac685fa1f4249b27ba107e0f5c46"
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 11 (2023_24) — Mitchell County; Board of Education; modify compensation of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the compensation of the chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County, approved March 19, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4383), as amended, so as to modify the compensation of the chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Mitchell 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 11/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215208.pdf)
2. **LC 46 0490/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212393.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212396.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #10 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **159–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #46 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Joe Campbell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-09** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-01-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-01-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-01-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-01-30** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 93 `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/701a2e31-3322-4eaa-b03d-c1b28a652d61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Revenue, Department of; authorize use of electronic notifications and communications to motor vehicle owners; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to authorize the use of electronic notifications and communications by the Department of Revenue to motor vehicle owners relative to motor vehicle registration and certificates of title upon consent; to provide for standards and conditions to obtain such consent; to provide for the issuance of vehicle registration and license plates for government owned vehicles; to provide for exceptions; to revise a definition; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for the establishment of a system for the electronic storage and transfer of certificates of title; to authorize the transfer of certificates of title or granting of security interests therein electronically; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1100"
citation: "Georgia HB 1100 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Prince", "Dewey McClain", "John Corbett", "Kimberly New", "Matt Barton", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/017ae842-f4c3-41d7-8bd2-df985d48d0a7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "bee875b3da8dbb708ec06c2a0abac4fabf020a85df736f6b1fa7bba59c233ce8"
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 1100 (2023_24) — Revenue, Department of; authorize use of electronic notifications and communications to motor vehicle owners; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to authorize the use of electronic notifications and communications by the Department of Revenue to motor vehicle owners relative to motor vehicle registration and certificates of title upon consent; to provide for standards and conditions to obtain such consent; to provide for the issuance of vehicle registration and license plates for government owned vehicles; to provide for exceptions; to revise a definition; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for the establishment of a system for the electronic storage and transfer of certificates of title; to authorize the transfer of certificates of title or granting of security interests therein electronically; 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 1100/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227399.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4136/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222545.pdf)
3. **LC 39 4235S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225588.pdf)
4. **LC 39 4235S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224455.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #558 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **99–68** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #652 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brian Prince — primary (person)
- Dewey McClain — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Kimberly New — primary (person)
- Matt Barton — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-31** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 406 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/017ae842-f4c3-41d7-8bd2-df985d48d0a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to require the commissioner of corrections to report certain information regarding the immigration status, offenses, and home countries of persons who are confined under the authority of the Department of Corrections; to provide for standard procedures for intake and booking of aliens and foreign nationals; to provide for quarterly reports by jailers regarding foreign born inmates; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1105"
citation: "Georgia HB 1105 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emory Dunahoo", "J Collins", "Jesse Petrea", "Josh Bonner", "Matt Barton", "Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0581012a-5570-47c4-8f11-6b9c4c7d0a32"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "83edbb675b15dd39cabb26f3a3b0ff64e093a799480f71d7e3fb60194a120b0b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1105 (2023_24) — Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to require the commissioner of corrections to report certain information regarding the immigration status, offenses, and home countries of persons who are confined under the authority of the Department of Corrections; to provide for standard procedures for intake and booking of aliens and foreign nationals; to provide for quarterly reports by jailers regarding foreign born inmates; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; 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 1105/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229544.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4307S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225914.pdf)
3. **LC 44 2545/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222578.pdf)
4. **LC 47 2985S/RCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226182.pdf)
5. **LC 47 2985S/rcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226100.pdf)
6. **SCSFA to HB 1105** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228319.pdf)
7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 39 4389S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227604.pdf)
8. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0412** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228253.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #871 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **99–75** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #613 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **97–74** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #719 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **34–19** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- J Collins — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Matt Barton — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-31** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 505 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0581012a-5570-47c4-8f11-6b9c4c7d0a32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tybee Island, City of; Municipal Court; charge technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Municipal Court of the City of Tybee Island to charge a technology fee; to specify the uses to which such technology fees may be applied; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1106"
citation: "Georgia HB 1106 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Carl Gilliard", "Edna Jackson", "Jesse Petrea", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/064b25f6-3d1a-4b03-a8d3-2443453a836d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "67b047301a86b7fe2d033ea5634bda19b9791e3976a8553bbeb91c47a9ec93d3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1106 (2023_24) — Tybee Island, City of; Municipal Court; charge technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Municipal Court of the City of Tybee Island to charge a technology fee; to specify the uses to which such technology fees may be applied; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1106/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224869.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2613/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222586.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222649.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #440 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #522 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
- Edna Jackson — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-31** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-08** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 451 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/064b25f6-3d1a-4b03-a8d3-2443453a836d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Data Analysis for Tort Reform Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to enact the \"Data Analysis for Tort Reform Act\"; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability; to provide for data collection from certain insurers, insurance rating organizations, and state agencies; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for data analysis; to provide for reports; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1114"
citation: "Georgia HB 1114 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lauren McDonald", "Matthew Gambill", "Scott Hilton", "Soo Hong", "Todd Jones", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/565c72cf-bf17-48d7-91ad-a916acc80ac5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d0e85a3d474b0178b141d20bcc4132fc1fcd3669f8ba6f9c28dc0ce4244f3fac"
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 (2023_24) — Data Analysis for Tort Reform Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to enact the "Data Analysis for Tort Reform Act"; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability; to provide for data collection from certain insurers, insurance rating organizations, and state agencies; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for data analysis; to provide for reports; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; 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 1114/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228872.pdf)
2. **LC 52 0417-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222751.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #534 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **132–32** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #702 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #768 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **38–16** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Lauren McDonald — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-01** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Lost `failure, reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Notice to Reconsider
- **2024-03-21** Senate Reconsidered
- **2024-03-26** Senate Reconsidered Passed/Adopted
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 407 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/565c72cf-bf17-48d7-91ad-a916acc80ac5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education; provide for funding requirements to apply to local agencies; charter schools; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary and elementary education, so as to provide for funding requirements to apply to local education agencies; to provide for one superintendent for each state charter school; to provide for funding for local and state charter school principals; to increase opportunities for students to attend and be enrolled in the public schools where their parents or guardians are employed, including charter schools, regardless of school attendance zone or school system residency; to limit the application of certain state charter school conflict of interest provisions to executive-level employees, rather than all employees, of local boards of education or local school systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1122"
citation: "Georgia HB 1122 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bethany Ballard", "Jan Jones", "Matt Dubnik", "Scott Hilton", "Segun Adeyina", "Todd Jones"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab4314aa-b084-4e32-9116-c23a04c7a7c7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "adb0eeaebad952b498e913e8e178c232b4efe49ede8563912c741f984a22711a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1122 (2023_24) — Education; provide for funding requirements to apply to local agencies; charter schools; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary and elementary education, so as to provide for funding requirements to apply to local education agencies; to provide for one superintendent for each state charter school; to provide for funding for local and state charter school principals; to increase opportunities for students to attend and be enrolled in the public schools where their parents or guardians are employed, including charter schools, regardless of school attendance zone or school system residency; to limit the application of certain state charter school conflict of interest provisions to executive-level employees, rather than all employees, of local boards of education or local school systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Floor Amendment AM 49 0173** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228558.pdf)
2. **HB 1122/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229558.pdf)
3. **LC 49 1654/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222811.pdf)
4. **LC 49 1831S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226043.pdf)
5. **LC 49 1831S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225429.pdf)
6. **SCSFA to HB 1122** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228101.pdf)
7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 49 1892S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226534.pdf)
8. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 44 0193** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227923.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #843 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **35–19** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #775 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **141–24** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #593 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–7** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #703 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bethany Ballard — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Segun Adeyina — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-01** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Act 460 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-23** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab4314aa-b084-4e32-9116-c23a04c7a7c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Handicapped persons; require establishment of an Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Team in each judicial circuit"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of disabled adults and elder persons, so as to require the establishment of an Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Team in each judicial circuit; to provide for an exception; to establish the Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Coordinator Program within the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia; to provide for dissemination of information created by the coalition to the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1123"
citation: "Georgia HB 1123 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter Barrett", "Deborah Silcox", "Mary Oliver", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7644ebc-6184-40f4-bede-742516a8df3f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2b04cf0ade1fa6c16b717511d7ccb97d9ef28f1c2c9905ac12e59227097546e9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1123 (2023_24) — Handicapped persons; require establishment of an Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Team in each judicial circuit
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of disabled adults and elder persons, so as to require the establishment of an Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Team in each judicial circuit; to provide for an exception; to establish the Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Coordinator Program within the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia; to provide for dissemination of information created by the coalition to the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training 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 1123/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228878.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1234S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226264.pdf)
3. **LC 48 1234S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225248.pdf)
4. **LC 54 0338/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222812.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #642 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #786 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–2** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-01** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-26** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-07** Veto V6 `executive-veto`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7644ebc-6184-40f4-bede-742516a8df3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Dexter, Town of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Dexter; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1135"
citation: "Georgia HB 1135 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Hatchett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e01a819-6c03-4f13-84d4-a2b7821ac193"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f1c4a99afae86f23bdd022fdd3b55aaa389b364f247d6fbd0284ba003a30b0a8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1135 (2023_24) — Dexter, Town of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Dexter; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; 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 1135/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225727.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2551/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222963.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222998.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #457 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #555 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-12** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 522 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e01a819-6c03-4f13-84d4-a2b7821ac193`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Haralson County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; homestead exemption; increase amount"
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), as amended, so as to increase the amount of the exemption and repeal a maximum income restriction; to provide for a definition; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1140"
citation: "Georgia HB 1140 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tyler Paul Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d5ce30c-c518-4804-bb75-da1ce3b9a341"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "23fc6c9d7be4b1508ab667ec0d90591a7214c29cd7378f63919749180a56a73b"
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 1140 (2023_24) — Haralson County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; homestead exemption; increase amount
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), as amended, so as to increase the amount of the exemption and repeal a maximum income restriction; to provide for a definition; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 1140/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226066.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2567/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222967.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223001.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #457 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #580 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-12** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Act 372 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d5ce30c-c518-4804-bb75-da1ce3b9a341`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Telfair County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Telfair 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 base year assessed value of such homestead up to a maximum amount; 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, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1141"
citation: "Georgia HB 1141 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danny Mathis", "Leesa Hagan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0060a42b-5188-4e43-a12e-299dbc3146bc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "71c09bfe7a6195aff2c876faafcd9292328db78af008228c1a4f9496aea48eba"
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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 1141 (2023_24) — Telfair County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Telfair 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 base year assessed value of such homestead up to a maximum amount; 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, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 1141/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224492.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2566/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222969.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222997.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #506 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #457 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Danny Mathis — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-12** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 523 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0060a42b-5188-4e43-a12e-299dbc3146bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Telfair County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Telfair County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead up to a maximum amount; 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, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1143"
citation: "Georgia HB 1143 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danny Mathis", "Leesa Hagan"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbabf1dc-2638-47ff-9875-46d5f1b2a662"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6572ef039cdf1e2e6d1b04dce8a9664f1b16521db3c4db5972c6f0dd5e26821c"
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 1143 (2023_24) — Telfair County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Telfair County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead up to a maximum amount; 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, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 1143/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224493.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2552/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222960.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223058.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #457 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #506 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Danny Mathis — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-12** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 524 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fbabf1dc-2638-47ff-9875-46d5f1b2a662`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Bartow County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption for education purposes; increase income cap"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County School District ad valorem taxes for education purposes in the amount of $28,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are disabled and who do not have a gross income from all sources, including Social Security and any other retirement or disability income and including the income of all members of the family residing within said homestead, exceeding $20,000.00 per annum for the immediately preceding year, approved April 5, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4900), so as to increase the income cap to $36,000.00; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1145"
citation: "Georgia HB 1145 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew Gambill", "Mitchell Scoggins"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f46350e-62f7-4bcc-bc6c-e53c9b5fd276"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "fc944c14cc7f7f91fbc7bafe07a889b139eaab0c2d06d043db81a2ef3e734f77"
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 (2023_24) — Bartow County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption for education purposes; increase income cap
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County School District ad valorem taxes for education purposes in the amount of $28,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are disabled and who do not have a gross income from all sources, including Social Security and any other retirement or disability income and including the income of all members of the family residing within said homestead, exceeding $20,000.00 per annum for the immediately preceding year, approved April 5, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4900), so as to increase the income cap to $36,000.00; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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/20232024/224870.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2754/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222966.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223053.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #522 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #457 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-12** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 525 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f46350e-62f7-4bcc-bc6c-e53c9b5fd276`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources, Department of; EPD to issue water permits to private companies in areas where no public service can be provided within a period of 12 months; require"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ground-water use generally, so as to require the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to issue water permits to private companies in areas where no public service can be provided within a period of 12 months; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1146"
citation: "Georgia HB 1146 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Jesse Petrea", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa4312b8-66b7-43f3-9c21-3ed07048e018"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "80f422963937eaa741ad8a37f765bb4ffe21575f8aaa3648edc4ff9041ac498d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1146 (2023_24) — Natural Resources, Department of; EPD to issue water permits to private companies in areas where no public service can be provided within a period of 12 months; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ground-water use generally, so as to require the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to issue water permits to private companies in areas where no public service can be provided within a period of 12 months; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for 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 1146/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229261.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2654/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222980.pdf)
3. **LC 44 2718S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226275.pdf)
4. **LC 44 2718S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225196.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #657 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **105–58** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #828 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–22** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-28** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 595 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa4312b8-66b7-43f3-9c21-3ed07048e018`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local government; require local constitutional officers to annually report audits of discretionary funds to the General Assembly"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government budgets and audits, so as to require local constitutional officers to annually report audits of discretionary funds to the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1149"
citation: "Georgia HB 1149 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Thomas", "Mesha Mainor", "Steven Sainz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/156c7db5-0512-4ba6-9b4b-28736e562e35"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4cdbd6ffa9aa5120a96251062e64c4399d6ae4c49d16447c4b5c13a219e75c32"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1149 (2023_24) — Local government; require local constitutional officers to annually report audits of discretionary funds to the General Assembly
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government budgets and audits, so as to require local constitutional officers to annually report audits of discretionary funds to the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1149/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228394.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2769/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222982.pdf)
3. **LC 47 2909S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225152.pdf)
4. **LC 47 2951S/RCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226260.pdf)
5. **LC 47 2951S/rcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226204.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #729 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #638 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **100–62** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
- Mesha Mainor — primary (person)
- Steven Sainz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 596 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/156c7db5-0512-4ba6-9b4b-28736e562e35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to revise the terms \"Internal Revenue Code\" and \"Internal Revenue Code of 1986\" and thereby incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into Georgia law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1162"
citation: "Georgia HB 1162 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Charles Martin", "David Knight", "John Carson", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfa8f8aa-75bc-4c00-b8be-212533b81902"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9f0f14ad3e884e3d3003f408fc4ca0502eeb280e67cac45edbeeb619307b3483"
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 (2023_24) — Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to revise the terms "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" and thereby incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into Georgia law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and 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 1162/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226756.pdf)
2. **LC 50 0709/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223080.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #637 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #477 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Charles Martin — primary (person)
- David Knight — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 408 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bfa8f8aa-75bc-4c00-b8be-212533b81902`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; replace chairperson of the Governor's Office of Children and Families with the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-6A-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to membership, vacancies, and membership not bar to holding public office, so as to replace the chairperson of the Governor's Office of Children and Families with the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities on the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1165"
citation: "Georgia HB 1165 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butch Parrish", "Katie Dempsey", "Matt Reeves", "Mesha Mainor", "Scott Hilton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-06"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddbebd92-6aea-4126-b9f0-a1c794c4eaef"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d4f488e1167cebbf349e42d0ae52a807c594a8ea9d36aee28c7a25a5f1bdf44a"
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 (2023_24) — Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; replace chairperson of the Governor's Office of Children and Families with the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-6A-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to membership, vacancies, and membership not bar to holding public office, so as to replace the chairperson of the Governor's Office of Children and Families with the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities on the Criminal Justice Coordinating 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 1165/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229545.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1128/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223091.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 48 1275S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227030.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #779 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #843 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–1** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #543 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Mesha Mainor — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 409 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddbebd92-6aea-4126-b9f0-a1c794c4eaef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Bartow County; Board of Education; revise district boundaries"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the Board of Education of Bartow County, approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4915), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 17, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 4585), so as to revise the district boundaries plan; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of the current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 117"
citation: "Georgia HB 117 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew Gambill", "Mitchell Scoggins"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de8b3cce-55ef-45b7-b1e1-5998de006ee4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "17b02661faf147a944e98b824884198119f09f007eb8f73ebfb281685419fc59"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 117 (2023_24) — Bartow County; Board of Education; revise district boundaries
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the Board of Education of Bartow County, approved March 30, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4915), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 17, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 4585), so as to revise the district boundaries plan; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of the current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 117/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215509.pdf)
2. **LC 47 1978/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213075.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213118.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #59 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #18 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-02-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Act 275 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de8b3cce-55ef-45b7-b1e1-5998de006ee4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Water rights; public trust doctrine; remove references"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to water rights, so as to remove references to the public trust doctrine; to provide that members of the public have the right to use all navigable streams as highways and for hunting and fishing; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1172"
citation: "Georgia HB 1172 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "James Burchett", "Lynn Smith", "Rob Leverett", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-07"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f6dfb51-4320-4070-a9e8-be61c615af6f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "09512dc06a740e0987dfe0c426a6059da0384e5e663350bf44ceb5659d61dc8f"
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 1172 (2023_24) — Water rights; public trust doctrine; remove references
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to water rights, so as to remove references to the public trust doctrine; to provide that members of the public have the right to use all navigable streams as highways and for hunting and fishing; to provide for statutory construction; 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 1172/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229042.pdf)
2. **LC 55 0209/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223161.pdf)
3. **LC 55 0233S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225579.pdf)
4. **LC 55 0233S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224412.pdf)
5. **Sen Floor Amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229015.pdf)
6. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229006.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #804 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **34–18** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #803 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **21–31** (fail) · upper
- House Vote #547 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **107–60** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #802 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **17–32** (fail) · upper
## Sponsors
- Al Williams — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-07** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-26** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 597 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f6dfb51-4320-4070-a9e8-be61c615af6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Harris County Public Improvements Authority; revise purpose"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Harris County Public Improvements Authority and to provide for the appointment of members of the Authority, approved April 5, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4052), so as to revise the purpose of the authority; to revise a definition; to provide for the acquisition of property through condemnation; to provide for reversion of assets upon dissolution; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1174"
citation: "Georgia HB 1174 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vance Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-07"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2089bd7-7417-44c7-a093-0e11a4fe50ca"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "47b9669d9772ef8122746fcb8f02bedcb1d05cff4a7a59c0fa9696535c5381cc"
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 (2023_24) — Harris County Public Improvements Authority; revise purpose
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Harris County Public Improvements Authority and to provide for the appointment of members of the Authority, approved April 5, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4052), so as to revise the purpose of the authority; to revise a definition; to provide for the acquisition of property through condemnation; to provide for reversion of assets upon dissolution; 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/20232024/224871.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2550/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223162.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223171.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #457 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #522 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-07** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-12** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 526 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2089bd7-7417-44c7-a093-0e11a4fe50ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Bartow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district, approved April 1, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4556), so as to increase the exemption to $15,000.00; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 118"
citation: "Georgia HB 118 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew Gambill", "Mitchell Scoggins"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d45e3e0-1998-4ad4-9d03-86a6509cedc8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e2982f1e78395c3df26f8d90654e225a5f0d4f44b9985ed9c0db1f22dc922cba"
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 (2023_24) — Bartow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district, approved April 1, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4556), so as to increase the exemption to $15,000.00; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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/20232024/215511.pdf)
2. **LC 47 1917/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213086.pdf)
3. **LC 47 2106S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213672.pdf)
4. **LC 47 2106S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213671.pdf)
5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213117.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #18 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #59 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-02-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 106 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d45e3e0-1998-4ad4-9d03-86a6509cedc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; limit carry-forward periods of certain income tax credits"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to limit the carry-forward periods of certain income tax credits; to provide for expirations of certain credits; to amend Code Sections 3-6-70, 33-8-13, 48-5C-1, 48-8-3, and 48-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from excise tax on wine, exemption of certain insurance companies from taxes, definitions, exemption from taxation, allocation and disbursement of proceeds collected by tag agents, fair market value of vehicle appealable, and report relative to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles, state sales and use tax exemptions, and excise tax imposed, rates for tobacco and vaping products, exemptions, collection and payment, and tax separately identified, respectively, so as to provide for sunset dates; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1181"
citation: "Georgia HB 1181 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Charles Martin", "Debbie Buckner", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-07"
last_action: "2025-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/116dd4bb-2d1f-4d2b-b5c8-23898b6db57c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "06ecc5c04aa19b0d02add05bfd6d3d187ba01373e07990116fd09317e65b0593"
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 (2023_24) — Income tax; limit carry-forward periods of certain income tax credits
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to limit the carry-forward periods of certain income tax credits; to provide for expirations of certain credits; to amend Code Sections 3-6-70, 33-8-13, 48-5C-1, 48-8-3, and 48-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from excise tax on wine, exemption of certain insurance companies from taxes, definitions, exemption from taxation, allocation and disbursement of proceeds collected by tag agents, fair market value of vehicle appealable, and report relative to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles, state sales and use tax exemptions, and excise tax imposed, rates for tobacco and vaping products, exemptions, collection and payment, and tax separately identified, respectively, so as to provide for sunset dates; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and 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 1181/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226936.pdf)
2. **LC 50 0663/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223191.pdf)
3. **LC 50 0768S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225792.pdf)
4. **LC 50 0768S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225105.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #644 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #640 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #569 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Charles Martin — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-07** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-11** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 598 `executive-signature`
- **2025-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/116dd4bb-2d1f-4d2b-b5c8-23898b6db57c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Education; local school systems to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students in grades six through 12 on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes; require"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students in grades six through 12 on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes whenever other health information is provided; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1183"
citation: "Georgia HB 1183 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doug Stoner", "Karen Mathiak", "Katie Dempsey", "Lee Hawkins", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-07"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbe2d1fa-7729-4dc0-96e9-047199850c7f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "909d73a86085a613f502dc14cc0be0c6822015e809237ff48aa421804634b3d6"
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 (2023_24) — Education; local school systems to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students in grades six through 12 on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students in grades six through 12 on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes whenever other health information is provided; 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/20232024/228398.pdf)
2. **LC 54 0340/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223207.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #516 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #732 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–2** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Doug Stoner — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-07** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-02** Act 551 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbe2d1fa-7729-4dc0-96e9-047199850c7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Barwick, City of; municipal court to collect a technology fee; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Barwick, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3699), so as to authorize the municipal court to collect a technology fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1189"
citation: "Georgia HB 1189 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chas Cannon", "Darlene Taylor", "John LaHood"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/312f0774-6eec-4fcf-b3e0-e9a8544470e0"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e2127e078e48e1d021965697cb17126f6ded80c6748938a7c6a70947b1b2bae8"
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 (2023_24) — Barwick, City of; municipal court to collect a technology fee; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Barwick, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3699), so as to authorize the municipal court to collect a technology 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 1189/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225501.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2737/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223349.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223388.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #541 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #482 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chas Cannon — primary (person)
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- John LaHood — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-08** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-15** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 527 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/312f0774-6eec-4fcf-b3e0-e9a8544470e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Sales and use tax; certain high-technology data center equipment; prohibit issuance of new certificates of exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use tax, so as to prohibit the issuance of new certificates of exemption for certain high-technology data center equipment; to revise the new quality job requirement for such exemption; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1192"
citation: "Georgia HB 1192 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles Martin", "John Carson", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6244beb4-eb2a-413c-9a83-bb6bfe38e61c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5339bb8be4fcabc7c4b670bff8838d6262e38383c64f617478fe8615f568f7d9"
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 (2023_24) — Sales and use tax; certain high-technology data center equipment; prohibit issuance of new certificates of exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use tax, so as to prohibit the issuance of new certificates of exemption for certain high-technology data center equipment; to revise the new quality job requirement for such exemption; 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 50 0700** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227589.pdf)
2. **HB 1192/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227419.pdf)
3. **LC 50 0700/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223348.pdf)
4. **LC 50 0792S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225898.pdf)
5. **LC 50 0792S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225102.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #660 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–22** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #658 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #659 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–22** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #580 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **96–71** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #666 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **21–30** (fail) · upper
- Senate Vote #667 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **29–22** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Charles Martin — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-08** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-07** Veto V7 `executive-veto`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6244beb4-eb2a-413c-9a83-bb6bfe38e61c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicles; require operation of flashing or revolving amber lights upon certain vehicles"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require the operation of flashing or revolving amber lights upon certain vehicles; to provide for penalties; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1193"
citation: "Georgia HB 1193 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Eddie Lumsden", "J Collins", "Lauren McDonald", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04cf9801-c618-4db2-98e3-eb34b26127bd"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e0b05503424438a31a40b2ea3f736062befdd7101b990ccd5656687e46afede6"
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 (2023_24) — Motor vehicles; require operation of flashing or revolving amber lights upon certain vehicles
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require the operation of flashing or revolving amber lights upon certain vehicles; to provide for penalties; to provide for conforming changes; 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 1193/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228360.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4183/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223350.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #513 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #720 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- J Collins — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-08** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 510 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04cf9801-c618-4db2-98e3-eb34b26127bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Comer, City of; increase term of mayor from two to four years"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Comer, approved May 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5306), so as to increase the term of mayor from two to four years; to revise provisions relating to municipal elections to address changes to the mayoral term of office; to provide for the continuance in office of the current mayor and councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 12"
citation: "Georgia HB 12 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Leverett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-09"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd5ed528-6508-4e69-9d7b-a565c17c6b13"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "efd9416b2ea551db7e70388de9aaa480b3544481778ac3bf8dbaa86d9de36c7a"
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 (2023_24) — Comer, City of; increase term of mayor from two to four years
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Comer, approved May 1, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5306), so as to increase the term of mayor from two to four years; to revise provisions relating to municipal elections to address changes to the mayoral term of office; to provide for the continuance in office of the current mayor and councilmembers; 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/20232024/215210.pdf)
2. **LC 47 1879/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212392.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212397.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #10 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **159–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #46 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-09** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-01-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-01-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-01-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-01-30** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 94 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd5ed528-6508-4e69-9d7b-a565c17c6b13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicles; standards for issuance of limited driving permits for certain offenders; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-5-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limited driving permits for certain offenders, so as to provide for standards for issuance of such permits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 120"
citation: "Georgia HB 120 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Danny Mathis", "John Corbett", "Marcus Wiedower", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2024-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c97a172-22c5-4403-8aaa-0a02877d98bc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7ea2e5c3200ce0fd365b48cc7c310d20e205e86479f663ba7c3e56f058a97d7b"
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 (2023_24) — Motor vehicles; standards for issuance of limited driving permits for certain offenders; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-5-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limited driving permits for certain offenders, so as to provide for standards for issuance of such permits; 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 120/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220454.pdf)
2. **LC 39 3525/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213096.pdf)
3. **Sen ctee sub LC 39 3852S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217614.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #349 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **171–1** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #28 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #260 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Danny Mathis — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Marcus Wiedower — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-07** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-02-09** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-03-29** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2023-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 60 `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c97a172-22c5-4403-8aaa-0a02877d98bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure; vacating of sentences of victims of trafficking; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 17-10-21 and 35-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vacating of sentence for trafficking victim defendants and review of individual's criminal history record information, definitions, privacy considerations, written application requesting review, and inspection, respectively, so as to provide for the vacating of sentences of victims of trafficking sentenced under Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, relating to first offenders; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1201"
citation: "Georgia HB 1201 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deborah Silcox", "Houston Gaines", "Jan Jones", "Katie Dempsey", "Soo Hong", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f370f321-8d75-49a9-b425-1e81247bde8c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "75aa8cfc40511b15c3833d007bec9622efa5cf7b7dacae299ca2d4e3593aec5f"
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 1201 (2023_24) — Criminal procedure; vacating of sentences of victims of trafficking; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 17-10-21 and 35-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vacating of sentence for trafficking victim defendants and review of individual's criminal history record information, definitions, privacy considerations, written application requesting review, and inspection, respectively, so as to provide for the vacating of sentences of victims of trafficking sentenced under Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, relating to first offenders; 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 1201/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229100.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1126/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223379.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 52 0534S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227001.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #704 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #595 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #796 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-08** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-24** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-24** Act 490 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-24** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f370f321-8d75-49a9-b425-1e81247bde8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Dispossessory proceedings; authorize landlords to use certain off-duty sheriffs, constables, or marshals to execute writs of possession; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as to authorize landlords to use certain off-duty sheriffs, constables, or marshals to execute writs of possession in certain circumstances if a sheriff, constable, or marshal is not able to execute a writ within 30 days of the landlord's initial request; to provide for sheriffs, constables, and marshals to maintain lists of such authorized off-duty sheriffs, constables, and marshals in their jurisdictions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1203"
citation: "Georgia HB 1203 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deborah Silcox", "Matt Reeves", "Mitchell Scoggins", "Shea Roberts", "Todd Jones", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37396ee5-68cb-4ee9-a858-b7e5d8e67eb1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2c5c00ca93703d5011f47e2e74eb46278b72101a901348e5a61430f5076f7385"
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 1203 (2023_24) — Dispossessory proceedings; authorize landlords to use certain off-duty sheriffs, constables, or marshals to execute writs of possession; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, so as to authorize landlords to use certain off-duty sheriffs, constables, or marshals to execute writs of possession in certain circumstances if a sheriff, constable, or marshal is not able to execute a writ within 30 days of the landlord's initial request; to provide for sheriffs, constables, and marshals to maintain lists of such authorized off-duty sheriffs, constables, and marshals in their jurisdictions; 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 1203/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229101.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2825/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223368.pdf)
3. **LC 48 1190S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225221.pdf)
4. **LC 48 1190S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224101.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee sub LC 56 0168S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226739.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #727 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #527 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–1** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #797 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **171–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
- Shea Roberts — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-08** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-24** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-24** Act 484 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-24** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37396ee5-68cb-4ee9-a858-b7e5d8e67eb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; proofing of ballots by local superintendents in certain races; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for proofing of ballots by local superintendents in certain races; to provide candidates the opportunity to review and verify such candidates' identifying information on such ballots prior to its printing or programming; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1207"
citation: "Georgia HB 1207 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Washburn", "Deborah Silcox", "Jesse Petrea", "Saira Draper", "Sharon Cooper", "Tim Fleming"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c4620c8-f1d5-4e20-859a-3295a58a934b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c2007d82a5696d431d6bd0d4c0766da4ad4a20a958c84ed537b958b9aa1632ee"
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 1207 (2023_24) — Elections; proofing of ballots by local superintendents in certain races; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for proofing of ballots by local superintendents in certain races; to provide candidates the opportunity to review and verify such candidates' identifying information on such ballots prior to its printing or programming; 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 1207/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229547.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2827/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223408.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 47 3077S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227822.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #530 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #805 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **33–20** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #844 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **100–75** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #763 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–20** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dale Washburn — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Saira Draper — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Tim Fleming — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-08** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-26** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 599 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9c4620c8-f1d5-4e20-859a-3295a58a934b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Waters, ports, and watercraft; wakesurfing and wakeboarding; provide restrictions and requirements"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft generally, so as to provide for restrictions and requirements regarding wakesurfing and wakeboarding, including on certain state waters; to provide for exceptions; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 121"
citation: "Georgia HB 121 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Bill Yearta", "Lauren McDonald", "Lee Hawkins", "Stan Gunter", "Victor Anderson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c916b2e-71bf-4341-bced-c1dfcfb78477"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0ab6ca7b5103db1ac38a9b6a4252b2699eee47104b1c3ac4bd6ea37bbd734e10"
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 121 (2023_24) — Waters, ports, and watercraft; wakesurfing and wakeboarding; provide restrictions and requirements
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft generally, so as to provide for restrictions and requirements regarding wakesurfing and wakeboarding, including on certain state waters; to provide for exceptions; 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 121/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220453.pdf)
2. **LC 51 0252/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213100.pdf)
3. **SCSFA to HB 121** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219518.pdf)
4. **Sen ctee sub LC 39 3954S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219179.pdf)
5. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219508.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #301 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #360 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–2** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #68 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–6** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Bill Yearta — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Victor Anderson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-03-29** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2023-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02** Act 241 `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c916b2e-71bf-4341-bced-c1dfcfb78477`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clayton County; limit power to deny county services to any resident on the basis of any private debts owed by the resident to another private party"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to restrict and limit the powers of Clayton County to deny county services to a resident of such county on the basis of any private debts owed by the resident to another private party; to recite constitutional authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1217"
citation: "Georgia HB 1217 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Demetrius Douglas", "El-Mahdi Holly", "Eric Bell", "Yasmin Neal"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8517eea6-5c2b-41fe-9f9f-043ac5c99635"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "27ef1d3b9d49b19b0dfc1986f0a6a2e5a3cd225c5c7bfb491536f794ea0833ed"
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 (2023_24) — Clayton County; limit power to deny county services to any resident on the basis of any private debts owed by the resident to another private party
A BILL to be entitled an Act to restrict and limit the powers of Clayton County to deny county services to a resident of such county on the basis of any private debts owed by the resident to another private party; to recite constitutional 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 1217/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226061.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2673/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223485.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223505.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #482 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #580 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Demetrius Douglas — primary (person)
- El-Mahdi Holly — primary (person)
- Eric Bell — primary (person)
- Yasmin Neal — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-08** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-15** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2024-02-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 642 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8517eea6-5c2b-41fe-9f9f-043ac5c99635`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Soil Amendment Act of 1976; provide for a new prohibited act"
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, the 'Georgia Soil Amendment Act of 1976,' so as to provide for a new prohibited act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1223"
citation: "Georgia HB 1223 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Prince", "Jesse Petrea", "Mack Jackson", "Rob Leverett", "Solomon Adesanya"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-09"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac3c2b91-dd7e-4fe9-ac36-5e7cfa521746"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "55f911cd00b243e01361c97b26bb014165ce4d0bb3d730f447a41de32eb3576d"
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 (2023_24) — Georgia Soil Amendment Act of 1976; provide for a new prohibited act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the 'Georgia Soil Amendment Act of 1976,' so as to provide for a new prohibited 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 1223/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229102.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2685/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223581.pdf)
3. **LC 44 2774S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226046.pdf)
4. **LC 44 2774S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225187.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 44 2824S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227050.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #728 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #596 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #798 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brian Prince — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Mack Jackson — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Solomon Adesanya — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-09** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 567 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac3c2b91-dd7e-4fe9-ac36-5e7cfa521746`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Dalton, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Dalton in Whitfield County, Georgia; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for the sale of property; to provide for penalties; to provide for an independent school system; to provide for public utilities; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for fire and police departments and chiefs thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for prior ordinances and pending matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1229"
citation: "Georgia HB 1229 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kasey Carpenter", "Steve Tarvin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73ef3412-f860-43d7-bc55-cfea012924d5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f2507db5feafac1fe00d221b9a0d0aa1756d7b873951e7b8a95ccdec8ba180a1"
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 1229 (2023_24) — Dalton, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Dalton in Whitfield County, Georgia; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for the sale of property; to provide for penalties; to provide for an independent school system; to provide for public utilities; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for fire and police departments and chiefs thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for prior ordinances and pending matters; to repeal specific Acts; 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 1229/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228440.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2800/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223703.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223787.pdf)
4. **Sen Ctee sub LC 47 2867S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225881.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #498 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #580 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-21** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 528 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73ef3412-f860-43d7-bc55-cfea012924d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Edison, City of; municipal court to collect a technology fee; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Edison, approved May 3, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 3751), so as to authorize the municipal court to collect a technology fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1230"
citation: "Georgia HB 1230 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerald Greene"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c33dbf25-fd10-4b1c-a319-8084d39b712f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5fa7fd6d72f6b442786a853c515ddd9dcbc5099461376e489eccf81dcb0b4821"
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 1230 (2023_24) — Edison, City of; municipal court to collect a technology fee; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Edison, approved May 3, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 3751), so as to authorize the municipal court to collect a technology 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 1230/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226062.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2753/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223706.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223784.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #498 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #580 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 529 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c33dbf25-fd10-4b1c-a319-8084d39b712f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Postsecondary education; allow academically successful students to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for a HOPE scholarship and award amount, to allow academically successful students who are concurrently seeking a baccalaureate degree and a first professional degree to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; to allow academically successful students who commence a graduate program at an eligible postsecondary institution within 18 months of earning a baccalaureate degree to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1231"
citation: "Georgia HB 1231 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott Holcomb"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1489d2f3-9ca7-49c8-8cef-7e20ffe23278"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f71e317784e3e6a26dead26531eb81bd75b35376c3c5d2d545febba200e7c973"
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 (2023_24) — Postsecondary education; allow academically successful students to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for a HOPE scholarship and award amount, to allow academically successful students who are concurrently seeking a baccalaureate degree and a first professional degree to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; to allow academically successful students who commence a graduate program at an eligible postsecondary institution within 18 months of earning a baccalaureate degree to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; 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/20232024/229548.pdf)
2. **LC 49 1691/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223689.pdf)
3. **LC 49 1843S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226051.pdf)
4. **LC 49 1843S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225318.pdf)
5. **SCSFA to HB 1231** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229048.pdf)
6. **Sen Ctee sub LC 49 1927S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228237.pdf)
7. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 50 0082** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228897.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #879 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **166–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #816 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #597 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-26** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-07** Veto V8 `executive-veto`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1489d2f3-9ca7-49c8-8cef-7e20ffe23278`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Douglas County; State Court; add third judge"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Douglas County, approved April 1, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3606), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3847), and an Act approved May 6, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 3863), so as to add a third judge for the State Court of Douglas County; to provide for the appointment of the initial additional judge and the election of successors; to provide for terms of office of said additional judge and successors to such judge; to update certain provisions to account for additional judges; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1236"
citation: "Georgia HB 1236 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Alexander", "Kimberly New", "Mandisha Thomas", "Roger Bruce"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae15cb20-ac49-4a0f-bfcb-493d64385e09"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ad514c55ed99529817989e1fd4b3922fc57600da009808a444fb096958609c78"
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 1236 (2023_24) — Douglas County; State Court; add third judge
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Douglas County, approved April 1, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3606), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3847), and an Act approved May 6, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 3863), so as to add a third judge for the State Court of Douglas County; to provide for the appointment of the initial additional judge and the election of successors; to provide for terms of office of said additional judge and successors to such judge; to update certain provisions to account for additional judges; to provide for related matters; to provide 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 1236/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226063.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2841/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223704.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223783.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #498 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #580 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kimberly Alexander — primary (person)
- Kimberly New — primary (person)
- Mandisha Thomas — primary (person)
- Roger Bruce — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 516 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae15cb20-ac49-4a0f-bfcb-493d64385e09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture; agricultural commodity commissions; revise a definition"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-8-11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding agricultural commodity commissions, so as to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1237"
citation: "Georgia HB 1237 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chas Cannon", "Joe Campbell", "John Corbett", "Lehman Franklin", "Robert Dickey", "Steven Meeks"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1258d44-ce2d-4f9e-873f-2782ba2d2d28"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3520cf758ab5cee279bc2311efb279200ffefb44fe3b56953b594da9db6e242a"
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 1237 (2023_24) — Agriculture; agricultural commodity commissions; revise a definition
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-8-11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding agricultural commodity commissions, so as to revise 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 1237/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227801.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2692/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223707.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #706 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #551 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chas Cannon — primary (person)
- Joe Campbell — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Lehman Franklin — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 410 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1258d44-ce2d-4f9e-873f-2782ba2d2d28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Uniform Commercial Code Modernization Act of 2024; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the commercial code, so as to update and modernize various statutes in the commercial code relating to commercial transactions in order to maintain uniformity in this state's statutes governing commercial transactions as recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; to establish commercial law for transactions involving digital assets; to provide for a short title; to renumber Article 12 as Article 13; to add a new Article 12 to the commercial code pertaining to controllable electronic records; to add a new Article 12A pertaining to transitional provisions; to make conforming amendments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1240"
citation: "Georgia HB 1240 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Oliver", "Matt Reeves", "Rob Leverett", "Stacey Evans", "Stan Gunter", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/257359c7-c425-41a6-8b37-92bdcacf209e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "02b2919a6842d4312ead3e9c691f9c7bf98bc50404bbc71106f5d480cc665f6a"
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 1240 (2023_24) — Uniform Commercial Code Modernization Act of 2024; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 11 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the commercial code, so as to update and modernize various statutes in the commercial code relating to commercial transactions in order to maintain uniformity in this state's statutes governing commercial transactions as recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; to establish commercial law for transactions involving digital assets; to provide for a short title; to renumber Article 12 as Article 13; to add a new Article 12 to the commercial code pertaining to controllable electronic records; to add a new Article 12A pertaining to transitional provisions; to make conforming amendments; 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 1240/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228361.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1222S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225457.pdf)
3. **LC 48 1222S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224897.pdf)
4. **LC 56 0106/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223714.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #721 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–1** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #538 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 600 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/257359c7-c425-41a6-8b37-92bdcacf209e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Smyrna, City of; revise compensation of mayor and councilmembers"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Smyrna, approved August 27, 1931 (Ga. L. 1931, p. 955), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3951), so as to revise the compensation of the mayor and councilmembers; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1241"
citation: "Georgia HB 1241 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doug Stoner", "Teri Anulewicz", "Terry Cummings"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4faed9cb-825a-4960-9670-235c5af8f18b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2f5f178677b86863b35d8a7b4e3937c364c9e74a8ca391c722da5125dba2ee3b"
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 1241 (2023_24) — Smyrna, City of; revise compensation of mayor and councilmembers
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Smyrna, approved August 27, 1931 (Ga. L. 1931, p. 955), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 18, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3951), so as to revise the compensation of the mayor and councilmembers; 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 1241/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229496.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2674/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223722.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223801.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #880 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #498 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Doug Stoner — primary (person)
- Teri Anulewicz — primary (person)
- Terry Cummings — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Act 432 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4faed9cb-825a-4960-9670-235c5af8f18b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clayton County Public Facilities Authority; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Clayton County Public Facilities Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1242"
citation: "Georgia HB 1242 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Demetrius Douglas", "El-Mahdi Holly", "Eric Bell", "Rhonda Burnough", "Sandra Scott", "Yasmin Neal"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51f6959b-3692-4817-b312-40d0151aac4b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a4c4c1fa17a3b9df52594738b28c12699b6b3fc8977cedfdb46d79e2177b86a0"
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 1242 (2023_24) — Clayton County Public Facilities Authority; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Clayton County Public Facilities 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 1242/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226064.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2603/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223764.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223785.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #580 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #498 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Demetrius Douglas — primary (person)
- El-Mahdi Holly — primary (person)
- Eric Bell — primary (person)
- Rhonda Burnough — primary (person)
- Sandra Scott — primary (person)
- Yasmin Neal — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 530 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51f6959b-3692-4817-b312-40d0151aac4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; Probate Court; change compensation of clerk"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3675), so as to change the compensation of the clerk of the probate court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1243"
citation: "Georgia HB 1243 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Devan Seabaugh", "Doug Stoner", "Lisa Campbell", "Mary Frances Williams", "Teri Anulewicz", "Terry Cummings"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bd259a5-e0d5-481e-84cd-9d79ea90502c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5ef59c6fd944cda7a79705d21db1ef3e18a577a524819a8abaf770535eeeac0b"
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 (2023_24) — Cobb County; Probate Court; change compensation of clerk
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3675), so as to change the compensation of the clerk of the probate court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1243/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228559.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2672/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223766.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223786.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #498 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #761 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Doug Stoner — primary (person)
- Lisa Campbell — primary (person)
- Mary Frances Williams — primary (person)
- Teri Anulewicz — primary (person)
- Terry Cummings — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 643 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4bd259a5-e0d5-481e-84cd-9d79ea90502c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4317), so as to change the compensation of judges 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1246"
citation: "Georgia HB 1246 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Devan Seabaugh", "Doug Stoner", "Lisa Campbell", "Mary Frances Williams", "Teri Anulewicz", "Terry Cummings"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6bcd363-d42f-477e-897d-4e7e131f0aa2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a265bb7721592d32e5617444d3be4bf05bc48e8e56446655f142cd2401f2cda3"
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 (2023_24) — Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4317), so as to change the compensation of judges 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 1246/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228560.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2653/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223765.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223799.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #498 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #761 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Doug Stoner — primary (person)
- Lisa Campbell — primary (person)
- Mary Frances Williams — primary (person)
- Teri Anulewicz — primary (person)
- Terry Cummings — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 644 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6bcd363-d42f-477e-897d-4e7e131f0aa2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elbert County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Elbert County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens; 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, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1248"
citation: "Georgia HB 1248 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Leverett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9dc29673-b838-4d67-b640-2e97513dbeb2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "78c944cb41b7b0afc4d7cbfc0174d25ad9fd7fc0b6e95335e7edf8c09594ad5e"
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 (2023_24) — Elbert County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Elbert County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens; 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, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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/20232024/226068.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2658/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223775.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223805.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #498 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #580 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 531 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9dc29673-b838-4d67-b640-2e97513dbeb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elbert County; ad valorem tax for county purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Elbert County ad valorem taxes for county purposes for certain senior citizens in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the 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 applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1249"
citation: "Georgia HB 1249 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Leverett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15604c26-3da9-403e-aae8-d67fcb5dbd0e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "572be30a5a9418de64bf7dca3d786d57d6e6fa31bf46587352a75aec20d2147f"
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 (2023_24) — Elbert County; ad valorem tax for county purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Elbert County ad valorem taxes for county purposes for certain senior citizens in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the 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 applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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/20232024/226069.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2563/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223781.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223804.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #580 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #498 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 532 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15604c26-3da9-403e-aae8-d67fcb5dbd0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Harris County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Harris 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 125"
citation: "Georgia HB 125 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard Smith", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9f58959-ceae-49f2-b4e9-dc919adc0377"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9ad12f9216a94b8573d5918e9a7e419bbd435cc366175b02a9dbb396f780da42"
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 (2023_24) — Harris County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Harris 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 125/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215224.pdf)
2. **LC 47 1987/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213074.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213120.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #46 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #18 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Richard Smith — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-02-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 107 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9f58959-ceae-49f2-b4e9-dc919adc0377`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Elbert County; ad valorem tax for county purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Elbert County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the 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 applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1250"
citation: "Georgia HB 1250 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Leverett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-12"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d97338cd-6987-447d-9167-911027caa0a1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c102cbb54084409f0b76baf1ca2f9f17037f4ffec2dbbfc65bac1e701e5f2532"
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 1250 (2023_24) — Elbert County; ad valorem tax for county purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Elbert County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the 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 applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 1250/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226071.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2659/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223782.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223811.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #580 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #498 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 533 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d97338cd-6987-447d-9167-911027caa0a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Tax Court Act of 2025; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to repeal Chapter 13A, relating to tax tribunals; to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts; to provide for the application of Chapter 11 of Title 9, the 'Georgia Civil Practice Act,' discovery, and attendance of witnesses; to amend Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal and error; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to declaratory judgments; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to equity procedure; to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the O.C.G.A., relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost-of-living adjustments; to amend Code Section 15-21-209 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state operation assessment against adult entertainment establishments, determination of obligation, use of funds, and administration, Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, and Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to administrative procedure; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1267"
citation: "Georgia HB 1267 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles Martin", "Debbie Buckner", "Doug Stoner", "Shaw Blackmon", "Stan Gunter", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1fe86d0-62da-47c9-ad54-4e4b46f6a915"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e00524c706c2af0bc4dcdd0921cb9b3348774a348023b2fc9b4347d3ef8a979b"
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 1267 (2023_24) — Georgia Tax Court Act of 2025; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to repeal Chapter 13A, relating to tax tribunals; to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts; to provide for the application of Chapter 11 of Title 9, the 'Georgia Civil Practice Act,' discovery, and attendance of witnesses; to amend Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal and error; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to declaratory judgments; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 23 of the O.C.G.A., relating to equity procedure; to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the O.C.G.A., relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost-of-living adjustments; to amend Code Section 15-21-209 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state operation assessment against adult entertainment establishments, determination of obligation, use of funds, and administration, Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, and Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to administrative procedure; 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 1267/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229106.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2708/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223984.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 44 2812S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227031.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #780 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **170–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #570 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #710 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **45–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Charles Martin — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- Doug Stoner — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 601 `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1fe86d0-62da-47c9-ad54-4e4b46f6a915`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Hall County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide new homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from Hall County ad valorem taxes for county 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 applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1268"
citation: "Georgia HB 1268 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Clark", "Derrick McCollum", "Emory Dunahoo", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Dubnik", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f526b66-4c1d-4271-8bc3-98fca86f55d2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9338aef453f7061d9cb8cb02c4f01202463ec4d6ac999cb8dc6e6a5491b38419"
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 1268 (2023_24) — Hall County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide new homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from Hall County ad valorem taxes for county 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 applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 1268/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227222.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2772/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223979.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223989.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #521 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #646 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Derrick McCollum — primary (person)
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 645 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f526b66-4c1d-4271-8bc3-98fca86f55d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Gainesville, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide new homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Gainesville ad valorem taxes for municipal 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 applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1269"
citation: "Georgia HB 1269 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brent Cox", "David Clark", "Derrick McCollum", "Emory Dunahoo", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Dubnik", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f4e60bc-e81a-4dd7-8cda-acd919dec1c4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d7f6661c354dce275faa85be00ffd9702b1eda7b7d1086b49eb9be397c971539"
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 1269 (2023_24) — Gainesville, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide new homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Gainesville ad valorem taxes for municipal 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 applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 1269/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227224.pdf)
2. **LC 43 2896/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223983.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223988.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #646 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #521 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brent Cox — primary (person)
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Derrick McCollum — primary (person)
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 646 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f4e60bc-e81a-4dd7-8cda-acd919dec1c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hall County; ad valorem taxes; educational purposes; provide new homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from Hall 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 applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1270"
citation: "Georgia HB 1270 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Clark", "Derrick McCollum", "Emory Dunahoo", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Dubnik", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6508cf24-5d7e-4d66-a1f8-749e25917dfe"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "366bfcefe79443742c980f5c85686d88154eee453d305bae3f3305f4c74fa963"
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 1270 (2023_24) — Hall County; ad valorem taxes; educational purposes; provide new homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from Hall 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 applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 1270/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227227.pdf)
2. **LC 43 2894/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223985.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223987.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #646 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #521 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Derrick McCollum — primary (person)
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 647 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6508cf24-5d7e-4d66-a1f8-749e25917dfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
legislation/us/states/ga/2023-24/hb-1271.md
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type: "Bill"
title: "Gainesville, City of; ad valorem taxes; educational purposes; provide new homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Gainesville independent 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 applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1271"
citation: "Georgia HB 1271 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Clark", "Derrick McCollum", "Emory Dunahoo", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Dubnik", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9119f383-219f-469c-b752-731c2f4762ac"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4ce9e5e61fcf5eaab781838446ff362439217de14b04b44c6698a592bbca15c9"
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 1271 (2023_24) — Gainesville, City of; ad valorem taxes; educational purposes; provide new homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Gainesville independent 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 applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 1271/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227233.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2773/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223975.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223986.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #646 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #521 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Derrick McCollum — primary (person)
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 648 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9119f383-219f-469c-b752-731c2f4762ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Evans County; board of elections and registration; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Evans County; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1273"
citation: "Georgia HB 1273 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Werkheiser"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f2b1c63-d9bb-48fe-ad62-7ba88e48f7cf"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "283e3847dd18c655d0945894b8db24a9aaf58191695a94a1a148b80367bab8a5"
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 1273 (2023_24) — Evans County; board of elections and registration; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Evans County; 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 1273/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226065.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2851/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224008.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224017.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #580 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #521 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 649 `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f2b1c63-d9bb-48fe-ad62-7ba88e48f7cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Revenue and taxation; representation of minority business enterprises, women and veteran owned businesses in procurement of state contracts; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 48 and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation and state government, respectively, so as to provide for representation of minority business enterprises, women owned businesses, and veteran owned businesses in the area of procurement of state contracts for construction, services, equipment, and goods; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 128"
citation: "Georgia HB 128 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "David Huddleston", "Josh Bonner", "Reynaldo Martinez", "Soo Hong", "Steven Sainz"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2024-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b3a8628-2f5f-4619-ba40-9cd0ace78d56"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6a7178f59820164d7baca54e035fdcbcd960796b5beb3598d61e5f9cae82864c"
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 (2023_24) — Revenue and taxation; representation of minority business enterprises, women and veteran owned businesses in procurement of state contracts; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 48 and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation and state government, respectively, so as to provide for representation of minority business enterprises, women owned businesses, and veteran owned businesses in the area of procurement of state contracts for construction, services, equipment, and goods; 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 128/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219451.pdf)
2. **LC 36 5387-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213088.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #164 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **160–3** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #287 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **44–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Al Williams — primary (person)
- David Huddleston — primary (person)
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Reynaldo Martinez — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Steven Sainz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-02** House Postponed
- **2023-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Tabled
- **2023-03-23** Senate Taken from Table
- **2023-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-24** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24** Act 21 `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b3a8628-2f5f-4619-ba40-9cd0ace78d56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Muscogee County; School District; revise how vacancies on board are filled"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Muscogee County School District, approved February 25, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1086), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 20, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6629), so as to revise how vacancies on said board are filled; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1280"
citation: "Georgia HB 1280 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carolyn Hugley", "Debbie Buckner", "Tremaine Reese", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-15"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69aad90e-7cc2-45cc-b978-2c2fdd018c52"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3d4d894eb8e79b90cca50e77220f0db86060570d5f750930235708a6a088e738"
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 1280 (2023_24) — Muscogee County; School District; revise how vacancies on board are filled
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Muscogee County School District, approved February 25, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1086), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 20, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6629), so as to revise how vacancies on said board are filled; 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 1280/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227590.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2779/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224158.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224214.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #672 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #585 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- Tremaine Reese — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-15** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 534 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69aad90e-7cc2-45cc-b978-2c2fdd018c52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Columbus, City of; Recorder's Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Recorder's Court of Columbus, Georgia; 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 automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1281"
citation: "Georgia HB 1281 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carolyn Hugley", "Debbie Buckner", "Tremaine Reese", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-15"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1eef1b7-ff20-4285-8064-ab457e859cec"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a57bc3e23b43cc382b15b6cae64ee5bf742be30db13402458d3b2a2cf0c8e9f6"
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 1281 (2023_24) — Columbus, City of; Recorder's Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Recorder's Court of Columbus, Georgia; 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 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 1281/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227211.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2788/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224170.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224213.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #646 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #585 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- Tremaine Reese — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-15** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 535 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a1eef1b7-ff20-4285-8064-ab457e859cec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Muscogee County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Muscogee 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1282"
citation: "Georgia HB 1282 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carolyn Hugley", "Debbie Buckner", "Tremaine Reese", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-15"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ce99baa-f92e-4e4c-a150-44efac51559c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a31ea2c4973791ec47424517147899a104a1a7f90aa40f5768003e0bf9c41dfb"
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 1282 (2023_24) — Muscogee County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Muscogee 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 1282/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227213.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2790/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224173.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224212.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #646 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #585 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- Tremaine Reese — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-15** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 536 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ce99baa-f92e-4e4c-a150-44efac51559c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public assistance; expand temporary assistance for needy families eligibility criteria to pregnant women"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to expand temporary assistance for needy families eligibility criteria to pregnant women; to revise definitions; to repeal a provision relating to elimination of increment in benefits; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 129"
citation: "Georgia HB 129 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darlene Taylor", "David Huddleston", "Jesse Petrea", "Lee Hawkins", "Sharon Cooper", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f52fa631-cbc1-4690-b123-136ff3b16eff"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "181b6d793db3b5f0fc1812cdd7893ee4b9772f5a438914f2bb480bd69a0f7461"
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 129 (2023_24) — Public assistance; expand temporary assistance for needy families eligibility criteria to pregnant women
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to expand temporary assistance for needy families eligibility criteria to pregnant women; to revise definitions; to repeal a provision relating to elimination of increment in benefits; to provide for conforming changes; 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 129/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217346.pdf)
2. **LC 33 9271-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213095.pdf)
3. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217313.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #32 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **173–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #199 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–1** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #198 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **2–50** (fail) · upper
## Sponsors
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- David Huddleston — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-13** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-02-13** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-02-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-02** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-07** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02** Act 228 `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f52fa631-cbc1-4690-b123-136ff3b16eff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property; clerks of superior courts obtain photographic identification cards of individuals who present deeds or other instruments for recording; require"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to recordation and registration of deeds and other instruments, so as to require that the clerks of the superior courts obtain photographic identification cards of individuals who present deeds or other instruments for recording; to require such clerks retain certain information relating to deeds or other instruments presented for recording; to provide for exceptions; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to amend Titles 23 and 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to equity and torts, respectively, so as to provide remedies for fraudulently recorded deeds or other instruments; to provide for the recovery of costs and attorney's fees in certain quiet title actions; to provide for a civil cause of action for the recording of fraudulent or forged deeds or other instruments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1292"
citation: "Georgia HB 1292 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Deborah Silcox", "Gabe Okoye", "James Beverly", "Jon Burns", "Matt Reeves"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-15"
last_action: "2024-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7deedca-17b0-4355-8d4c-0dd7a94db6b7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f4c62066e13661f7cc4617bcc0e5aef520a9200f0d1f2594a470b3fc7691bd52"
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 1292 (2023_24) — Property; clerks of superior courts obtain photographic identification cards of individuals who present deeds or other instruments for recording; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to recordation and registration of deeds and other instruments, so as to require that the clerks of the superior courts obtain photographic identification cards of individuals who present deeds or other instruments for recording; to require such clerks retain certain information relating to deeds or other instruments presented for recording; to provide for exceptions; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to amend Titles 23 and 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to equity and torts, respectively, so as to provide remedies for fraudulently recorded deeds or other instruments; to provide for the recovery of costs and attorney's fees in certain quiet title actions; to provide for a civil cause of action for the recording of fraudulent or forged deeds or other instruments; 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 1292/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229549.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1236S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226184.pdf)
3. **LC 48 1236S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225466.pdf)
4. **LC 55 0234/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224225.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 55 0293S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227837.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #614 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #839 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #888 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **166–4** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Gabe Okoye — primary (person)
- James Beverly — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-15** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-28** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-02** Act 549 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-02** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7deedca-17b0-4355-8d4c-0dd7a94db6b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Brooks County; Probate Court; authorize 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 Probate Court of Brooks 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1298"
citation: "Georgia HB 1298 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "John LaHood", "Noel Williams, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-16"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e3d0ffe-f2fb-4c45-829c-aba3953d15a0"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "39d80f3aa42b808e171b725e645a9ac9e49759de0eff07078aeb77ef0bf1f897"
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 1298 (2023_24) — Brooks County; Probate Court; authorize collection of a technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Brooks 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 1298/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227591.pdf)
2. **LC 47 2847/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224369.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224415.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #537 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #672 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- John LaHood — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-16** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 537 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e3d0ffe-f2fb-4c45-829c-aba3953d15a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Student Finance Authority; student loan repayment for peace officers; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to provide for student loan repayment for peace officers; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for continued eligibility requirements; to provide for student loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for maximum student loan repayment amounts; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 130"
citation: "Georgia HB 130 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Bill Werkheiser", "Eddie Lumsden", "J Collins", "Matthew Gambill", "Yasmin Neal"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e43cb2e-7d02-4948-9bdd-3633974650a2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "dc7cf4dc29f221ad90288d3702c182d1f3d0aa34cd1e6745868110a62f051de0"
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 (2023_24) — Georgia Student Finance Authority; student loan repayment for peace officers; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to provide for student loan repayment for peace officers; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for continued eligibility requirements; to provide for student loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for maximum student loan repayment amounts; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for appropriations contingency; 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/20232024/222992.pdf)
2. **LC 50 0445-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213098.pdf)
3. **LC 50 0536-ECS/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216523.pdf)
4. **LC 50 0536-ECS/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215974.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee sub LC 50 0675S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221822.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #115 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #432 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #442 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- J Collins — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Yasmin Neal — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2024-01-08** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-01-08** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-01-29** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-02-06** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Act 514 `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e43cb2e-7d02-4948-9bdd-3633974650a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).

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