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type: "Bill"
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title: "Distilled Spirits; initiating a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses for the package sale of distilled spirits; modify the petition requirements"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local authorization and regulations for manufacture, distribution, and package sales of distilled spirits, so as to modify the petition requirements for initiating a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses for the package sale of distilled spirits; to provide an additional method of initiating such a referendum election; to change certain provisions relating to the procedures for calling and conducting certain referendum elections and the nullifications thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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: "SB 145"
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citation: "Georgia SB 145 (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: ["Ben Watson", "Brandon Beach", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Dean Burke", "Elena Parent", "Frank Ginn", "Gloria Butler", "Harold Jones II", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jennifer Jordan", "Lester Jackson", "Matt Brass", "Randy Robertson", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-10"
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last_action: "2021-05-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d274eacd-e8c4-4271-b086-a4c8c4e5a929"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "d287fe61a59fb87924175627ddf3a364ca1e3b8dbac58e64ee993514da66e051"
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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 145 (2021_22) — Distilled Spirits; initiating a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses for the package sale of distilled spirits; modify the petition requirements
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local authorization and regulations for manufacture, distribution, and package sales of distilled spirits, so as to modify the petition requirements for initiating a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses for the package sale of distilled spirits; to provide an additional method of initiating such a referendum election; to change certain provisions relating to the procedures for calling and conducting certain referendum elections and the nullifications thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 4566** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197308.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199731.pdf)
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3. **Floor amend 1 AM 36 0852** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199678.pdf)
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4. **SB 145/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201133.pdf)
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## Votes
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- MOTION TO TABLE ALL BILLS ON THE RULES CALENDAR — **32–17** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — 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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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jennifer Jordan — primary (person)
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- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — 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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- **2021-02-10** Senate Hopper
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- **2021-02-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-05** Senate Tabled
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- **2021-03-05** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2021-03-05** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-05** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-04** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-04** Act 212 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-04** 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/d274eacd-e8c4-4271-b086-a4c8c4e5a929`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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