---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machine; prohibit the removal of a sticker without authorization"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so as to prohibit the removal of a sticker without authorization; 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: "2015_16"
identifier: "SB 388"
citation: "Georgia SB 388 (2015_16)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Lucas"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-02-17"
last_action: "2016-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/699d7d56-031d-45e6-97bb-f77514908407"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "edfb868b353e57fcbd985f4bdad8cb4b8c518b41d9460df97df812682e9ca67a"
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 388 (2015_16) — Bona Fide Coin Operated Amusement Machine; prohibit the removal of a sticker without authorization

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines, so as to prohibit the removal of a sticker without authorization; 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. **As introduced LC 28 7943** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157677.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158851.pdf)
3. **LC 28 8091S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160855.pdf)
4. **LC 28 8099S/hsfs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161985.pdf)
5. **SB 388/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162434.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Lucas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-17** Senate Hopper
- **2016-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-02-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2016-02-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2016-02-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2016-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2016-02-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2016-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-03-22** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2016-03-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2016-03-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2016-03-24** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2016-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Act 572 `executive-signature`
- **2016-05-03** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/699d7d56-031d-45e6-97bb-f77514908407`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).