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type: "Bill"
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title: "Labor and Industrial Relations; appointment, oath, bond, power, duties, and authority of a chief labor officer; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for the appointment, oath, bond, power, duties, and authority of a chief labor officer; to require the chief labor officer to provide reports related to claims for unemployment compensation benefits and implement effective strategies for the timely payment of benefits; to require the chief labor officer to promptly respond to financial audits; to provide for automatic repeal; 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 156"
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citation: "Georgia SB 156 (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", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Chuck Hufstetler", "David Lucas", "Dean Burke", "Elena Parent", "Emanuel Jones", "Frank Ginn", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jennifer Jordan", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Lindsey Tippins", "Marty Harbin", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Nan Orrock", "Randy Robertson", "Sally Harrell", "Steve Gooch", "Tonya Anderson", "Tyler Harper"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-11"
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last_action: "2021-05-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de0bc95f-6a24-47c6-a27f-d4cdc5f35c29"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "14c08fc7f6a0dc7be40ebb21e19bb72c7da8dcc0c5277dcebfc5246b57a8799e"
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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 156 (2021_22) — Labor and Industrial Relations; appointment, oath, bond, power, duties, and authority of a chief labor officer; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for the appointment, oath, bond, power, duties, and authority of a chief labor officer; to require the chief labor officer to provide reports related to claims for unemployment compensation benefits and implement effective strategies for the timely payment of benefits; to require the chief labor officer to promptly respond to financial audits; to provide for automatic repeal; 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 34 5736** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197474.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200008.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 43 1949S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198753.pdf)
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4. **LC 36 4828S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201090.pdf)
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5. **LC 36 4861S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202325.pdf)
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6. **SB 156/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202527.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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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — 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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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — 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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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jennifer Jordan — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Sally Harrell — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Tonya Anderson — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-11** Senate Hopper
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- **2021-02-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-26** 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 Tabled
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- **2021-03-08** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2021-03-08** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-08** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-29** House Third Reading Lost `failure, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-29** House Reconsidered
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- **2021-03-31** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2021-03-31** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-31** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2021-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-10** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-10** Veto V1 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-10** 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/de0bc95f-6a24-47c6-a27f-d4cdc5f35c29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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