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type: "Bill"
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title: "Georgia Coast; bed of tidewater known as \"Runaway Negro Creek\"; rename to \"Freedom Creek\""
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description: "A RESOLUTION renaming the bed of tidewater on the Georgia coast known as \"Runaway Negro Creek\" to \"Freedom Creek\"; 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: "SR 685"
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citation: "Georgia SR 685 (2017_18)"
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classification: ["resolution"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cowsert", "Curt Thompson", "David Shafer", "Donzella James", "Ed Harbison", "Elena Parent", "Emanuel Jones", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Harold Jones II", "Horacena Tate", "Lester Jackson", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Dugan", "Nikema Williams", "Steve Henson", "Tonya Anderson", "Valencia Seay"]
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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: "2018-02-01"
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last_action: "2018-05-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a9dd878-3995-49f7-b8bf-a24aa720111a"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e65a888d3e2af120390b43b480bb398ed1a86c1ad5ca35a547bab37c789c8dbc"
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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 SR 685 (2017_18) — Georgia Coast; bed of tidewater known as "Runaway Negro Creek"; rename to "Freedom Creek"
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A RESOLUTION renaming the bed of tidewater on the Georgia coast known as "Runaway Negro Creek" to "Freedom Creek"; 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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- ADOPTION — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Curt Thompson — primary (person)
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- David Shafer — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Horacena Tate — primary (person)
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- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Nikema Williams — primary (person)
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- Steve Henson — primary (person)
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- Tonya Anderson — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-01** Senate Hopper
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- **2018-02-05** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-02-12** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2018-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-03-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2018-03-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2018-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-05-08** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2018-05-08** Act 543 `executive-signature`
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- **2018-05-08** 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/3a9dd878-3995-49f7-b8bf-a24aa720111a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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