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type: "Bill"
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title: "Mechanics and Materialmen; waiver and release of lien and bond rights/other remedies under the law; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mechanics and materialmen, so as to provide that a waiver and release of lien and bond rights shall only be applicable to the issues of the waiver and release and shall not affect any other rights or remedies available under the law; to revise language and appearance requirements of statutory forms; to revise procedures; 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 315"
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citation: "Georgia SB 315 (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: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Bill Heath", "Brandon Beach", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Chuck Payne", "Chuck Hufstetler", "David Lucas", "Dean Burke", "Donzella James", "Ed Harbison", "Elena Parent", "Ellis Black", "Emanuel Jones", "Freddie Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Greg Dolezal", "Harold Jones II", "Horacena Tate", "Jack Hill", "Jeff Mullis", "Jennifer Jordan", "Jesse Stone", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "John Wilkinson", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Lester Jackson", "Lindsey Tippins", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Dugan", "Nan Orrock", "Nikema Williams", "Randy Robertson", "Renee Unterman", "Sheikh Rahman", "Steve Gooch", "Steve Henson", "Tyler Harper", "Valencia Seay", "William Ligon, Jr."]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2020-01-28"
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last_action: "2021-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a86ccffe-74eb-435f-83f5-560f0c119e0d"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "b6657a680db221a66c50a5f47cb67e6f48b24030da2ee844c8c415656cb72c15"
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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 315 (2019_20) — Mechanics and Materialmen; waiver and release of lien and bond rights/other remedies under the law; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mechanics and materialmen, so as to provide that a waiver and release of lien and bond rights shall only be applicable to the issues of the waiver and release and shall not affect any other rights or remedies available under the law; to revise language and appearance requirements of statutory forms; to revise procedures; 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 41 2195** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/188623.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190649.pdf)
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3. **SB315/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194229.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Bill Heath — primary (person)
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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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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — 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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- Ed Harbison — 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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- Freddie Sims — primary (person)
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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — 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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- Jennifer Jordan — 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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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Nikema Williams — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Steve Henson — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — 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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- **2020-01-28** Senate Hopper
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- **2020-01-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-02-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2020-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2020-06-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2020-06-29** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-08-05** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2020-08-05** Act 576 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-01-01** 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/a86ccffe-74eb-435f-83f5-560f0c119e0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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