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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sheriffs; general qualification requirements; revise"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding sheriffs, so as to revise the general qualification requirements for sheriffs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2013_14"
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identifier: "HB 139"
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citation: "Georgia HB 139 (2013_14)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Amy Carter", "Buzz Brockway", "Mark Hamilton", "Rick Jasperse", "Willie Talton"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2013-01-29"
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last_action: "2013-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f80698f-12fd-42b8-a574-84b8a1c7a149"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "795cf2ae4feb28b8f896f67f292f601866fc7adc361950eb2e5fbafed1c8d9d6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 139 (2013_14) — Sheriffs; general qualification requirements; revise
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding sheriffs, so as to revise the general qualification requirements for sheriffs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 139/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136919.pdf)
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2. **LC 28 6313/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/128976.pdf)
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3. **LC 29 5518S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133114.pdf)
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4. **LC 29 5518S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132551.pdf)
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5. **Sen ctee sub LC 28 6741S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/134320.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **168–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alan Powell — primary (person)
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- Amy Carter — primary (person)
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- Buzz Brockway — primary (person)
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- Mark Hamilton — primary (person)
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- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
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- Willie Talton — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-01-29** House Hopper
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- **2013-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2013-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2013-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-03-05** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2013-03-26** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2013-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-26** Senate Tabled
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- **2013-03-28** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2013-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2013-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2013-05-06** Act 202 `executive-signature`
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- **2013-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f80698f-12fd-42b8-a574-84b8a1c7a149`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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