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type: "Bill"
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title: "Transportation; eligible expenditures; Georgia Freight Railroad Program; provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to provide for eligible expenditures for the Georgia Freight Railroad Program of the Georgia Department of Transportation; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for an exemption to state sales and use tax; to amend Code Section 52-2-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to composition of the Georgia Ports Authority; appointment, terms, and qualifications of members generally; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 588"
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citation: "Georgia HB 588 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Calvin Smyre", "Jon Burns", "Mandi Ballinger", "Matt Hatchett", "Rick Jasperse", "Vance Smith"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-22"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1142f88-e226-4028-af8a-a4b42c08a07c"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "618311039a8f0deaefb181a458c124b4b64767d9d553198744916a0c02ee62db"
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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 588 (2021_22) — Transportation; eligible expenditures; Georgia Freight Railroad Program; provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to provide for eligible expenditures for the Georgia Freight Railroad Program of the Georgia Department of Transportation; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for an exemption to state sales and use tax; to amend Code Section 52-2-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to composition of the Georgia Ports Authority; appointment, terms, and qualifications of members generally; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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. **HB 588/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202536.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 2931/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198366.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 2980S/rcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199528.pdf)
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4. **Sen ctee sub LC 39 3076ERS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201987.pdf)
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5. **Sen ctee sub LC 43 2031TS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201417.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **166–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Calvin Smyre — primary (person)
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- Jon Burns — primary (person)
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- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
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- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
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- Vance Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-22** House Hopper
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- **2021-02-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-05** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Tabled
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- **2021-03-31** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2021-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2021-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-05** Act 224 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-01** 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/e1142f88-e226-4028-af8a-a4b42c08a07c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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