---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workers' Compensation; the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund; extend"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to extend the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund; 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 91"
citation: "Georgia SB 91 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Clint Dixon", "John F. Kennedy", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Shawn Still"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19249f59-c14d-4422-92f2-073d67a7c2fa"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7bef95f4e320585d8e465f85569d55ef551d5b49aa109e75d93bff3c25b97a47"
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 91 (2023_24) — Workers' Compensation; the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund; extend

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to extend the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund; 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 36 5388** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213661.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217206.pdf)
3. **SB 91/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219269.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #275 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #177 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ben Watson — primary (person)
- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
- Carden Summers — primary (person)
- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
- Shawn Still — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-06** Senate Tabled
- **2023-03-06** Senate Taken from Table
- **2023-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 79 `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/19249f59-c14d-4422-92f2-073d67a7c2fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).