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type: "Bill"
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title: "State Symbols; pecan as the official state nut; designate"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the pecan as the official state nut; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "SB 222"
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citation: "Georgia SB 222 (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", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Clint Dixon", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jeff Mullis", "John Albers", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Max Burns", "Mike Dugan", "Nikki Merritt", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Sally Harrell", "Steve Gooch", "Tyler Harper"]
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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: "2021-02-22"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e83f8b2e-fe00-4224-b2c4-23c8b219ab2e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7a30b16a3e6cc3c3203232b9cd0b7f45d7e794f22cd47e2fa90d3342f0a5359e"
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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 222 (2021_22) — State Symbols; pecan as the official state nut; designate
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state symbols, so as to designate the pecan as the official state nut; 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 50 0190** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198285.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199535.pdf)
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3. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199431.pdf)
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4. **SB 222/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202170.pdf)
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## Votes
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- MOTION TO TABLE ALL BILLS ON RULES CALENDAR — **33–14** (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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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Bruce Thompson — 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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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Nikki Merritt — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sally Harrell — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — 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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- **2021-02-22** Senate Hopper
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- **2021-02-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-03** Senate Tabled
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- **2021-03-03** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2021-03-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-03-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-31** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-31** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-09** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-09** Act 13 `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/e83f8b2e-fe00-4224-b2c4-23c8b219ab2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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