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type: "Bill"
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title: "Veterans Court Divisions; create"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general court provisions, so as to create veterans court divisions; to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to review of an individual's criminal history record information, definitions, privacy considerations, written application requesting review, and inspection, so as to restrict access to records of individuals who successfully complete a veterans court program; to amend Article 3A of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to suspension of license for certain drug offenses; 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: "SB 320"
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citation: "Georgia SB 320 (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: ["Bruce Thompson", "Butch Miller", "Cecil Staton", "Charlie Bethel", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Curt Thompson", "David Lucas", "Don Balfour", "Donzella James", "Ed Harbison", "Emanuel Jones", "Fran Millar", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Horacena Tate", "Hunter Hill", "Jack Hill", "Jeff Mullis", "John Wilkinson", "Joshua McKoon", "Lester Jackson", "Mike Dugan", "Nan Orrock", "Ronald Ramsey, Sr.", "Ronnie Chance", "Steve Henson", "Vincent Fort"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2014-01-23"
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last_action: "2014-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6b0cd65-30e0-4e4a-bb7c-659dbf6249a1"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "26ba754aacd54871197df316b78a792fe90f401c9b275ab878fce9676c54dba6"
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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 SB 320 (2013_14) — Veterans Court Divisions; create
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general court provisions, so as to create veterans court divisions; to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to review of an individual's criminal history record information, definitions, privacy considerations, written application requesting review, and inspection, so as to restrict access to records of individuals who successfully complete a veterans court program; to amend Article 3A of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to suspension of license for certain drug offenses; 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. **As introduced LC 29 5779** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/138039.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/141077.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 29 5940S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/140595.pdf)
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4. **SB 320/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143373.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bruce Thompson — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Cecil Staton — primary (person)
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- Charlie Bethel — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Curt Thompson — primary (person)
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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Don Balfour — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Fran Millar — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Horacena Tate — primary (person)
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- Hunter Hill — primary (person)
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- Jack Hill — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- John Wilkinson — primary (person)
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- Joshua McKoon — primary (person)
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- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Ronald Ramsey, Sr. — primary (person)
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- Ronnie Chance — primary (person)
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- Steve Henson — primary (person)
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- Vincent Fort — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2014-01-23** Senate Hopper
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- **2014-01-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2014-02-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2014-02-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2014-02-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2014-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2014-02-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2014-02-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2014-03-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2014-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2014-03-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2014-03-25** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2014-04-15** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2014-04-15** Act 483 `executive-signature`
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- **2014-07-01** 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/e6b0cd65-30e0-4e4a-bb7c-659dbf6249a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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