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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Georgia Power of Attorney Act; revise"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6B of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the \"Uniform Power of Attorney Act,\" so as to revise the short title; to provide for definitions; to change provisions relating to the application of Chapter 6 of this title; to update cross-references to federal law; 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: "2017_18"
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identifier: "HB 897"
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citation: "Georgia HB 897 (2017_18)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Greg Morris", "Johnnie Caldwell, Jr.", "Robert Trammell", "Wendell Willard"]
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version_count: 0
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2018-02-08"
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last_action: "2018-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/744134d3-3efa-46d9-9d90-95e5955560a7"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "de5f355e5bf74dc7e58950523986311965add0ae684002232ef223741df67a8d"
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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 897 (2017_18) — Georgia Power of Attorney Act; revise
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6B of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the "Uniform Power of Attorney Act," so as to revise the short title; to provide for definitions; to change provisions relating to the application of Chapter 6 of this title; to update cross-references to federal law; 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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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **169–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
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- Greg Morris — primary (person)
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- Johnnie Caldwell, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Robert Trammell — primary (person)
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- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-08** House Hopper
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- **2018-02-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-28** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2018-03-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-12** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-19** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2018-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2018-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2018-05-07** Act 412 `executive-signature`
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- **2018-07-01** 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/744134d3-3efa-46d9-9d90-95e5955560a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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