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123 lines
6.6 KiB
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); rename such program the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program (F2FB)"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), so as to rename such program the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program (F2FB); to require food procured pursuant to such program be Georgia grown; to require annual reporting related to such program to identify Georgia grown farmers who supplied food; to authorize persons who provide services to such program or the Department of Agriculture to receive food from the program if qualified as a recipient; 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 396"
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citation: "Georgia SB 396 (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", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Clint Dixon", "David Lucas", "Dean Burke", "Donzella James", "Elena Parent", "Emanuel Jones", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Harold Jones II", "Horacena Tate", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jeff Mullis", "Jennifer Jordan", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Lester Jackson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Michelle Au", "Mike Dugan", "Nan Orrock", "Nikki Merritt", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Sheikh Rahman", "Sonya Halpern", "Steve Gooch", "Tonya Anderson", "Tyler Harper", "Valencia Seay"]
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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: "2022-01-26"
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last_action: "2022-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b26983f-f923-4ab2-bd83-7478bd1684d0"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "993792f8b81998adc94126a501dad79da3cad8589cb1d1bbc1b619b2194e1400"
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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 396 (2021_22) — Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); rename such program the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program (F2FB)
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), so as to rename such program the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program (F2FB); to require food procured pursuant to such program be Georgia grown; to require annual reporting related to such program to identify Georgia grown farmers who supplied food; to authorize persons who provide services to such program or the Department of Agriculture to receive food from the program if qualified as a recipient; 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 51 0056** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/204151.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/206258.pdf)
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3. **SB 396/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/210200.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **49–0** (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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- 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 Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — 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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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Horacena Tate — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- Jennifer Jordan — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — 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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- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Michelle Au — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — 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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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — 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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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-26** Senate Hopper
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- **2022-01-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-08** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-11** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-02-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-04-13** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-13** Act 600 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-07-01** 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/7b26983f-f923-4ab2-bd83-7478bd1684d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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