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| Bill | State government; participation in hearings by electronic communications; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administrative procedure, so as to provide for participation in hearings by electronic communications; to provide for electronic filing of documents; to provide for electronic service; to provide for the electronic availability or transfer of the record; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2021_22 | HB 553 | Georgia HB 553 (2021_22) |
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3 | 16 | 1 | 2021-02-18 | 2021-04-29 | openstates | ocd-bill/e78017f3-c98c-498e-84cb-ac4e8caf8646 | http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl | fad8c1d454254f5e7b9a9e49bfb4c1656e745dc2431d3a7510f49e2558f567a2 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Georgia HB 553 (2021_22) — State government; participation in hearings by electronic communications; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to administrative procedure, so as to provide for participation in hearings by electronic communications; to provide for electronic filing of documents; to provide for electronic service; to provide for the electronic availability or transfer of the record; to provide for related matters; to provide for 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.
- HB 553/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 41 2946/a (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 33 8758S (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 166–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- Martin Momtahan — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-02-18 House Hopper
- 2021-02-22 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2021-02-23 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2021-02-26 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-03-03 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2021-03-03 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2021-03-05 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2021-03-17 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-03-18 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2021-03-25 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2021-03-25 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2021-03-31 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2021-04-07 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2021-04-29 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2021-04-29 Act 38
executive-signature - 2021-04-29 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e78017f3-c98c-498e-84cb-ac4e8caf8646. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).