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type: "Bill"
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title: "Pardons and paroles; provide input and transparency relative to granting a parole or commutation of a death sentence to a life sentence; provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 17 and Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights and pardons and paroles, respectively, so as to provide for input and transparency relative to the granting of a pardon or commutation of a death sentence to a life sentence; to change provisions relating to notifications by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles; to change provisions relating to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles procedure and information gathering when considering the grant of pardon, clemency, or commutation of a death sentence; to provide for exemptions from disclosure; to amend Code Section 50-13-9.1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to variance or waiver to rules, so as to correct an incorrect reference; 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: "2015_16"
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identifier: "HB 71"
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citation: "Georgia HB 71 (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: ["Alex Atwood", "Barry Fleming", "Johnnie Caldwell, Jr.", "Kevin Tanner", "Mary Oliver", "Rich Golick"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-01-15"
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last_action: "2015-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77534658-1946-4b66-8cf1-5764a0592655"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "f8ced876e756205654e83632f5850f24391b9bea748d25bee6776de66531e8a4"
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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 71 (2015_16) — Pardons and paroles; provide input and transparency relative to granting a parole or commutation of a death sentence to a life sentence; provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 17 and Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights and pardons and paroles, respectively, so as to provide for input and transparency relative to the granting of a pardon or commutation of a death sentence to a life sentence; to change provisions relating to notifications by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles; to change provisions relating to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles procedure and information gathering when considering the grant of pardon, clemency, or commutation of a death sentence; to provide for exemptions from disclosure; to amend Code Section 50-13-9.1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to variance or waiver to rules, so as to correct an incorrect reference; 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 71/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153848.pdf)
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2. **LC 29 6192/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/145582.pdf)
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3. **LC 29 6437S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149797.pdf)
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4. **LC 29 6437S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149082.pdf)
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5. **Sen ctee sub LC 29 6613S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152029.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **162–8** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alex Atwood — primary (person)
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- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
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- Johnnie Caldwell, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
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- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
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- Rich Golick — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-01-15** House Hopper
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- **2015-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-01-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-02-26** House Postponed
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- **2015-03-02** House Postponed
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- **2015-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-31** Senate Tabled
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- **2015-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2015-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2015-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2015-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2015-05-01** Act 43 `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-01** 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/77534658-1946-4b66-8cf1-5764a0592655`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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