---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Georgia Senate Redistricting Act of 2023\"; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the composition and number of state senatorial districts; to provide for a short title; to provide for the contingent nature of this Act and the circumstances under which it shall or shall not apply, according to the enforceability of prior provisions under federal law; to provide for the continuation of present Senators; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_ss"
identifier: "SB 1"
citation: "Georgia SB 1 (2023_ss)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Anavitarte", "John F. Kennedy", "Larry Walker, III", "Matt Brass", "Randy Robertson", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-11-29"
last_action: "2023-12-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd4473a2-92ef-4728-a991-5191812bc0ff"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e6c15c1cf5c242fde27666765a5ed1a582c6a3225ec0f39d4f5dbaf5049fa883"
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 1 (2023_ss) — "Georgia Senate Redistricting Act of 2023"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the composition and number of state senatorial districts; to provide for a short title; to provide for the contingent nature of this Act and the circumstances under which it shall or shall not apply, according to the enforceability of prior provisions under federal law; to provide for the continuation of present Senators; 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 47 2584** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/2023EX/220575)
2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/2023EX/220648)
3. **SB 1EX AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/2023EX/220702)

## Votes

- MOTION TO ENGROSS — **32–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
- Matt Brass — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-11-29** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-11-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-30** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-11-30** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-12-01** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2023-12-01** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-12-01** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-12-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-12-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-12-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-12-05** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-12-05** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-12-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-08** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-08** Act 1EX `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-08** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd4473a2-92ef-4728-a991-5191812bc0ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).