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type: "Bill"
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title: "Courts; juvenile proceedings; substantially revise, supersede, and modernize provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to substantially revise, supersede, and modernize provisions relating to juvenile proceedings and enact comprehensive juvenile justice reforms recommended by the Governor's Special Council on Justice Reform in Georgia; to provide for the Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children; to amend Code Section 42-5-52 of the O.C.G.A., relating to classification and separation of inmates generally; to amend Chapter 4A of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Juvenile Justice; to amend the O.C.G.A., so as to conform provisions to the new Chapter 11 of Title 15 and correct cross-references; 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 242"
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citation: "Georgia HB 242 (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: ["Chad Nimmer", "Christian Coomer", "Jay Neal", "Mary Oliver", "Matt Hatchett", "Wendell Willard"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2013-02-07"
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last_action: "2014-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd2a4fb6-2db1-4172-b6d7-273a61a1c5d4"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "70a0d9fe0f276047dac41aea79b05e47a1ddc46292ec1c9ab1824353f8ce8f29"
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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 242 (2013_14) — Courts; juvenile proceedings; substantially revise, supersede, and modernize provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to substantially revise, supersede, and modernize provisions relating to juvenile proceedings and enact comprehensive juvenile justice reforms recommended by the Governor's Special Council on Justice Reform in Georgia; to provide for the Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children; to amend Code Section 42-5-52 of the O.C.G.A., relating to classification and separation of inmates generally; to amend Chapter 4A of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Juvenile Justice; to amend the O.C.G.A., so as to conform provisions to the new Chapter 11 of Title 15 and correct cross-references; 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 242/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135887.pdf)
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2. **LC 29 5444ER-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/130097.pdf)
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3. **LC 29 5500ERS/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132793.pdf)
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4. **LC 29 5500ERS/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/131404.pdf)
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5. **Sen ctee sub LC 29 5678ERS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/134662.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **173–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
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- Christian Coomer — primary (person)
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- Jay Neal — primary (person)
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- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
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- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-07** House Hopper
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- **2013-02-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2013-02-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2013-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2013-02-28** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-03-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-03-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2013-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2013-05-02** Act 127 `executive-signature`
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- **2014-01-01** 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/cd2a4fb6-2db1-4172-b6d7-273a61a1c5d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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