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102 lines
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Domestic Relations; name change; victims of human trafficking may petition; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to name change, so as to provide that victims of human trafficking may petition for name change under seal; to provide for a definition; to provide for determination by the court; 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 34"
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citation: "Georgia SB 34 (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", "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/13c79b3e-2def-452c-b8cf-d5384fae51b8"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "72cc4e6ce5ade4b2b48e55d4d8d1be9c61881f70def69282804ea9e38e9ccc5a"
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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 34 (2021_22) — Domestic Relations; name change; victims of human trafficking may petition; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to name change, so as to provide that victims of human trafficking may petition for name change under seal; to provide for a definition; to provide for determination by the court; 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 2682-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196120.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197515.pdf)
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3. **SB 34/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200858.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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- 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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- **2021-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-18** 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 29 `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/13c79b3e-2def-452c-b8cf-d5384fae51b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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