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type: "Bill"
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title: "Pleadings and motions; procedure for claims asserted against a person or entity arising from an act which could be construed as an act in furtherance of the right of free speech or right to petition government for redress of grievances; revise provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pleadings and motions, so as to revise provisions regarding the procedure for claims asserted against a person or entity arising from an act by that person or entity which could reasonably be construed as an act in furtherance of the right of free speech or the right to petition government for a redress of grievances; to revise definitions; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to libel and slander, so as to revise a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 513"
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citation: "Georgia HB 513 (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: ["Ron Stephens"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-03-02"
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last_action: "2016-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a8e458b-bbaa-4ec3-a99a-db022b86e121"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "a4b15d9e97643be61c3bac1fab01c0623dbecb51bd6c24ae113aa4c3543b28ef"
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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 513 (2015_16) — Pleadings and motions; procedure for claims asserted against a person or entity arising from an act which could be construed as an act in furtherance of the right of free speech or right to petition government for redress of grievances; revise provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pleadings and motions, so as to revise provisions regarding the procedure for claims asserted against a person or entity arising from an act by that person or entity which could reasonably be construed as an act in furtherance of the right of free speech or the right to petition government for a redress of grievances; to revise definitions; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to libel and slander, so as to revise a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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. **Floor Amendment AM 29 2518ER** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159146.pdf)
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2. **HB 513/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161624.pdf)
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3. **LC 29 7039S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159194.pdf)
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4. **LC 29 7039S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/158766.pdf)
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5. **LC 41 0455/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149590.pdf)
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6. **Sen ctee sub LC 37 2212S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/160125.pdf)
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## Votes
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- AM 29 2518ER — **71–98** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-03-02** House Hopper
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- **2015-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-03-02** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2015-03-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-03-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-16** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-03-22** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-04-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-04-26** Act 420 `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/5a8e458b-bbaa-4ec3-a99a-db022b86e121`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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