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type: "Bill"
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title: "Bonds and Recognizances; conditions for unsecured judicial release on a person's own recognizance; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 17, Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15, Chapter 10 of Title 16, Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 42, and Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding bonds and recognizances, custody and release of child, offenses against public administration, pretrial release and diversion programs, and general provisions regarding registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, respectively, so as to provide for conditions for unsecured judicial release on a person's own recognizance; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for full-face bond requirements; to revise cross-references; 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 402"
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citation: "Georgia SB 402 (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: ["Blake Tillery", "Butch Miller", "Chuck Payne", "John Albers", "Randy Robertson", "Renee Unterman", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2020-02-20"
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last_action: "2021-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9fc50a4b-5344-453e-bc56-af3de9d7d8a8"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e409c9a69cbb81ca583fde594f37fddab9a1f3155ef8bae62bad716ca504fc64"
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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 402 (2019_20) — Bonds and Recognizances; conditions for unsecured judicial release on a person's own recognizance; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 17, Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15, Chapter 10 of Title 16, Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 42, and Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding bonds and recognizances, custody and release of child, offenses against public administration, pretrial release and diversion programs, and general provisions regarding registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, respectively, so as to provide for conditions for unsecured judicial release on a person's own recognizance; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for full-face bond requirements; to revise cross-references; 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 2315** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190376.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191919.pdf)
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3. **SB402/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195086.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **46–8** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Renee Unterman — 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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- **2020-02-20** Senate Hopper
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- **2020-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-02-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2020-03-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2020-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2020-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2020-03-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2020-06-23** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2020-06-25** House Postponed
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- **2020-06-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2020-06-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2020-06-29** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-08-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2020-08-03** Act 547 `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/9fc50a4b-5344-453e-bc56-af3de9d7d8a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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