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type: "Bill"
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title: "Social Services; provide for various reforms regarding the state's child welfare system"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social service; to repeal a provision relating to the Council for Welfare Administration; 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: "SB 138"
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citation: "Georgia SB 138 (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: ["Ben Watson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Butch Miller", "Charlie Bethel", "Curt Thompson", "David Lucas", "Dean Burke", "Donzella James", "Elena Parent", "Ellis Black", "Emanuel Jones", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Greg Kirk", "Horacena Tate", "Jack Hill", "Jeff Mullis", "Jesse Stone", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "John Wilkinson", "Judson Hill", "Lester Jackson", "Lindsey Tippins", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Michael Williams", "Mike Dugan", "P. K. Martin IV", "Rick Jeffares", "Ronald Ramsey, Sr.", "Ross Tolleson", "Steve Gooch", "Steve Henson", "Tommie Williams", "Tyler Harper", "William Jackson", "William Ligon, Jr."]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-02-19"
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last_action: "2015-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/579a333e-4d35-423c-88f2-d181e74117c7"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "2defc36e8f098a7f21811a1890f697979161ba5ea1ca3b10eedc4db18577a83f"
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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 138 (2015_16) — Social Services; provide for various reforms regarding the state's child welfare system
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social service; to repeal a provision relating to the Council for Welfare Administration; 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 33 5963-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/148647.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/151233.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 37 1974S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150492.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amendment - AM 33 1556** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153089.pdf)
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5. **LC 29 6651S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152699.pdf)
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6. **SB 138/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153954.pdf)
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7. **Sen fl amend 1 AM 37 0293** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153912.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **41–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Charlie Bethel — primary (person)
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- Curt Thompson — primary (person)
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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Ellis Black — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — 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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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- Horacena Tate — primary (person)
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- Jack Hill — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- Jesse Stone — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- John Wilkinson — primary (person)
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- Judson Hill — primary (person)
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- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Michael Williams — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- P. K. Martin IV — primary (person)
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- Rick Jeffares — primary (person)
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- Ronald Ramsey, Sr. — primary (person)
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- Ross Tolleson — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Steve Henson — primary (person)
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- Tommie Williams — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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- William Jackson — primary (person)
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- William Ligon, Jr. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-19** Senate Hopper
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- **2015-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-13** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-03-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-03-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-19** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2015-03-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-31** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-31** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2015-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2015-04-09** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-05-05** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2015-05-05** Act 77 `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/579a333e-4d35-423c-88f2-d181e74117c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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