---
type: "Bill"
title: "Word, Mr. Lathan Rydell; compensate"
description: "A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Lathan Rydell Word; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "HR 73"
citation: "Georgia HR 73 (2013_14)"
classification: ["resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calvin Smyre", "Carolyn Hugley", "Debbie Buckner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-01-28"
last_action: "2013-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77aa5556-48fd-4276-a91f-956b56b17301"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c460e22753530cc666e4abf7894c5691bc75e36d24ee6878bd8d2349a6ca5aa4"
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 HR 73 (2013_14) — Word, Mr. Lathan Rydell; compensate

A RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Lathan Rydell Word; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HR 73/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/137035.pdf)
2. **LC 21 1996/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/128821.pdf)
3. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 21 3867** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136361.pdf)

## Votes

- ADOPT — **97–58** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Calvin Smyre — primary (person)
- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-28** House Hopper
- **2013-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2013-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2013-03-07** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2013-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **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 As Amended `passage`
- **2013-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2013-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-07** Act 319 `executive-signature`
- **2013-05-07** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77aa5556-48fd-4276-a91f-956b56b17301`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).