---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sheriffs; general qualification requirements; revise"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding sheriffs, so as to revise the general qualification requirements for sheriffs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "HB 139"
citation: "Georgia HB 139 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Amy Carter", "Buzz Brockway", "Mark Hamilton", "Rick Jasperse", "Willie Talton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-01-29"
last_action: "2013-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f80698f-12fd-42b8-a574-84b8a1c7a149"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "795cf2ae4feb28b8f896f67f292f601866fc7adc361950eb2e5fbafed1c8d9d6"
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 139 (2013_14) — Sheriffs; general qualification requirements; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding sheriffs, so as to revise the general qualification requirements for sheriffs; 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 139/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136919.pdf)
2. **LC 28 6313/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/128976.pdf)
3. **LC 29 5518S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133114.pdf)
4. **LC 29 5518S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132551.pdf)
5. **Sen ctee sub LC 28 6741S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/134320.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **168–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Amy Carter — primary (person)
- Buzz Brockway — primary (person)
- Mark Hamilton — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Willie Talton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-01-29** House Hopper
- **2013-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2013-03-05** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2013-03-26** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2013-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2013-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2013-03-28** Senate Taken from Table
- **2013-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2013-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2013-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-06** Act 202 `executive-signature`
- **2013-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f80698f-12fd-42b8-a574-84b8a1c7a149`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).