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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Paternity; Uniform Parentage Act of 2017; align evidentiary medical and genetic testing"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to determination of paternity, so as to align evidentiary medical and genetic testing with the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017; 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: "SB 135"
+citation: "Georgia SB 135 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bo Hatchett", "Bo Hatchett", "Brian Strickland", "Jason Esteves", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Dugan", "Rick Williams", "Sam Watson", "Sonya Halpern", "Steve Gooch"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-02-09"
+last_action: "2023-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f35a63e-d0c0-4261-9fc6-4a1c4c42220e"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "38c410458c0eb03016602a2c47a862daf441d10fee2a0fc0b3a6863aed7dbe5c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia SB 135 (2023_24) — Paternity; Uniform Parentage Act of 2017; align evidentiary medical and genetic testing
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to determination of paternity, so as to align evidentiary medical and genetic testing with the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As introduced LC 48 0818** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214185.pdf)
+2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216567.pdf)
+3. **Committee sub LC 48 0857S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215237.pdf)
+4. **SB 135/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219042.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House Vote #269 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **171–0** (pass) · lower
+- Senate Vote #109 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
+- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
+- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
+- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
+- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
+- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
+- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
+- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
+- Matt Brass — primary (person)
+- Max Burns — primary (person)
+- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
+- Rick Williams — primary (person)
+- Sam Watson — primary (person)
+- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
+- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-09** Senate Hopper `introduction`
+- **2023-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-02-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-01** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-01** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2023-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-20** House Postponed
+- **2023-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-02** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-02** Act 244 `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/1f35a63e-d0c0-4261-9fc6-4a1c4c42220e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+