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type: "Bill"
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title: "DeKalb County; Magistrate Court; provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to make provisions for the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4819), as amended, so as to allow for service of a citation for or accusation of a violation of an ordinance concerning the condition of real property by leaving a copy at the premises where the violation is allegedly to have occurred, mailing a copy to the owner of the premises, and filing with the clerk of the magistrate court; to limit sanctions for violations when such form of service is used; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; 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: "2015_16"
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identifier: "HB 1115"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1115 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Karla Drenner", "Mary Oliver", "Michele Henson", "Pam Stephenson", "Scott Holcomb", "Tom Taylor"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2016-03-02"
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last_action: "2016-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7885eb3-bd73-484e-bfae-19630b07618a"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "8759df698d2757f76a1f9f8fe7dd2853f7b6579d9d01c22e79e945ee2901f3a7"
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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 1115 (2015_16) — DeKalb County; Magistrate Court; provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to make provisions for the Magistrate Court of DeKalb County, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4819), as amended, so as to allow for service of a citation for or accusation of a violation of an ordinance concerning the condition of real property by leaving a copy at the premises where the violation is allegedly to have occurred, mailing a copy to the owner of the premises, and filing with the clerk of the magistrate court; to limit sanctions for violations when such form of service is used; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; 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 1115/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162153.pdf)
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2. **LC 28 7991/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159389.pdf)
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3. **SCSFA to HB 1115** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161751.pdf)
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4. **Sen Ctee sub LC 43 0391S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161476.pdf)
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5. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 43 0044** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161720.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Local Calendar — **162–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Karla Drenner — primary (person)
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- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
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- Michele Henson — primary (person)
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- Pam Stephenson — primary (person)
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- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
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- Tom Taylor — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-03-02** House Hopper
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- **2016-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2016-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2016-03-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2016-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-04-28** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-04-28** Act 513 `executive-signature`
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- **2016-07-01** 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/a7885eb3-bd73-484e-bfae-19630b07618a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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