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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Workers' Compensation; certain provisions; change"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to workers' compensation, so as to change certain provisions related to workers' compensation administration and benefits; to change certain provisions relating to the eligibility for appointment as administrative law judge emeritus of the State Board of Workers' Compensation; 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: "2019_20"
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identifier: "SB 135"
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citation: "Georgia SB 135 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brandon Beach", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Dean Burke", "Ellis Black", "Greg Kirk", "Jeff Mullis", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Marty Harbin", "Mike Dugan", "P. K. Martin IV", "Randy Robertson", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-02-20"
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last_action: "2019-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c44e5c7f-14ad-4655-8573-e311f8efc861"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "46d77d9ea8268c2d834e917f4686f88e8b4918803f0aa2c5efbaea437ec919d6"
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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 135 (2019_20) — Workers' Compensation; certain provisions; change
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to workers' compensation, so as to change certain provisions related to workers' compensation administration and benefits; to change certain provisions relating to the eligibility for appointment as administrative law judge emeritus of the State Board of Workers' Compensation; 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 36 3832** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182030.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/183780.pdf)
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3. **SB 135/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186461.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Ellis Black — primary (person)
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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- P. K. Martin IV — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-20** Senate Hopper
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- **2019-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-02-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-05** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-05** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2019-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-18** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-21** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-28** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2019-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-05-07** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-07** Act 260 `executive-signature`
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- **2019-07-01** 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/c44e5c7f-14ad-4655-8573-e311f8efc861`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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