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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to enact the \"Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act\"; 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 403"
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citation: "Georgia SB 403 (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", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Dean Burke", "Donzella James", "Frank Ginn", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Greg Dolezal", "Harold Jones II", "Horacena Tate", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jeff Mullis", "Jennifer Jordan", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Michelle Au", "Mike Dugan", "Nan Orrock", "Nikki Merritt", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Sally Harrell", "Steve Gooch", "Valencia Seay"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2022-01-27"
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last_action: "2022-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be6c3202-2720-4e60-8af3-b014683f69c5"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "a2f5e361fe1be66da3d5855948dceccf0ecd45d20bde2f83d9458c6d5fa107bc"
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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 403 (2021_22) — "Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to enact the "Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officer Co-Responder Act"; 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 33 8931** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/204337.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/208171.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 33 9007S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/205919.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 1 AM 33 2000** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/208147.pdf)
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5. **LC 33 9112S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/209286.pdf)
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6. **SB 403/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211478.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **53–0** (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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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — 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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- 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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- 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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- Sally Harrell — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — 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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- **2022-01-27** Senate Hopper
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- **2022-02-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-15** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-15** Senate Tabled
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- **2022-03-03** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2022-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2022-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-30** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-30** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2022-04-01** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2022-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-05-09** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-05-09** Act 857 `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/be6c3202-2720-4e60-8af3-b014683f69c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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