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type: "Bill"
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title: "Crimes and offenses; protection of disabled adults and elder persons; change provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16, Code Section 24-13-130, Chapter 5 of Title 30, and Article 4 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, when depositions to preserve testimony in criminal proceedings may be taken, protection of disabled adults and elder persons, and reporting abuse or exploitation of residents in long-term care facilities; to change provisions relating to cruelty to a person 65 years of age or older; to prohibit exploitation of disabled adults, elder persons, and residents; to move relevant criminal penalties from Title 30 into Title 16; to amend Code Section 17-17-3, Title 31, Chapter 3 of Title 35, and Code Sections 42-8-63.1 and 49-2-14.1 of the O.C.G.A., so as to provide for conforming 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 78"
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citation: "Georgia HB 78 (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: ["Edward Lindsey", "Jan Jones", "Penny Houston", "Sharon Cooper", "Stacey Abrams", "Wendell Willard"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2013-01-16"
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last_action: "2013-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8de2905-a141-4d13-ab69-18579f3e29fc"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "faafd9040af37590a74c855373448f2ec6d7ca0b9680d24d538a69462b86496c"
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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 78 (2013_14) — Crimes and offenses; protection of disabled adults and elder persons; change provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16, Code Section 24-13-130, Chapter 5 of Title 30, and Article 4 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, when depositions to preserve testimony in criminal proceedings may be taken, protection of disabled adults and elder persons, and reporting abuse or exploitation of residents in long-term care facilities; to change provisions relating to cruelty to a person 65 years of age or older; to prohibit exploitation of disabled adults, elder persons, and residents; to move relevant criminal penalties from Title 30 into Title 16; to amend Code Section 17-17-3, Title 31, Chapter 3 of Title 35, and Code Sections 42-8-63.1 and 49-2-14.1 of the O.C.G.A., so as to provide for conforming 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 78/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136966.pdf)
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2. **LC 29 5363/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/128419.pdf)
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3. **LC 29 5555S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/133635.pdf)
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4. **LC 29 5555S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132553.pdf)
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5. **SCSFA to HB78** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/136056.pdf)
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6. **Sen ctee sub LC 29 5672S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135036.pdf)
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7. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 29 2183** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/135908.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **166–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Edward Lindsey — primary (person)
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- Jan Jones — primary (person)
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- Penny Houston — primary (person)
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- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
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- Stacey Abrams — 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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- **2013-01-16** House Hopper
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- **2013-01-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2013-01-28** 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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- **2013-03-05** House Postponed
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- **2013-03-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-07** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2013-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2013-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2013-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2013-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2013-05-03** Act 132 `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/a8de2905-a141-4d13-ab69-18579f3e29fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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