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type: "Bill"
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title: "Torts; cause of action against perpetrators for victims of human trafficking; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding torts, so as to provide a cause of action against perpetrators for victims of human trafficking; to provide for definitions; to provide a cause of action against certain perpetrators of human trafficking by the Attorney General on behalf of the state; 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 33"
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citation: "Georgia SB 33 (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", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Clint Dixon", "Elena Parent", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jeff Mullis", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Lester Jackson", "Lindsey Tippins", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Dugan", "Nan Orrock", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Sheikh Rahman", "Steve Gooch", "Tyler Harper"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-27"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/334311a1-a535-42c9-a5c8-e9268e5d8897"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "21e55fbaa866cc2e1397ad745ec62f68e7641083f4e9b7ae72ded4a69c39ee68"
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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 33 (2021_22) — Torts; cause of action against perpetrators for victims of human trafficking; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding torts, so as to provide a cause of action against perpetrators for victims of human trafficking; to provide for definitions; to provide a cause of action against certain perpetrators of human trafficking by the Attorney General on behalf of the state; 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 2797-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196118.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197514.pdf)
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3. **SB 33/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201294.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **50–0** (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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- Blake Tillery — 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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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — 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 Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Tippins — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sheikh Rahman — 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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- **2021-01-27** Senate Hopper
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- **2021-01-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-10** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-11** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-27** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-27** Act 28 `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/334311a1-a535-42c9-a5c8-e9268e5d8897`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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