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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Max Gruver Act\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-61 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hazing, so as to provide for an expanded definition of hazing; to provide for inclusion of minors as the subject of hazing; to provide for penalties; to provide for the Attorney General to bring civil actions against certain organizations regarding hazing incidents; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding education, so as to provide for mandatory reports of hazing related violations at schools in the state; to provide for and revise definitions; to provide for a short title; 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 85"
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citation: "Georgia SB 85 (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: ["Billy Hickman", "Brian Strickland", "Butch Miller", "Chuck Hufstetler", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-03"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/006e3d86-1b2a-495b-a759-63a9e0d1ca27"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e5e2135c7def0ffbc7b93071f05f9735bcc9179ec7600377d88cd7c377a4e9bd"
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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 85 (2021_22) — "Max Gruver Act"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-61 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hazing, so as to provide for an expanded definition of hazing; to provide for inclusion of minors as the subject of hazing; to provide for penalties; to provide for the Attorney General to bring civil actions against certain organizations regarding hazing incidents; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding education, so as to provide for mandatory reports of hazing related violations at schools in the state; to provide for and revise definitions; to provide for a short title; 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 2747** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196633.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199009.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 41 2995S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198400.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198977.pdf)
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5. **LC 41 3163S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201644.pdf)
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6. **SB 85/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202145.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — 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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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-03** Senate Hopper
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- **2021-02-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-31** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2021-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-03** Act 144 `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/006e3d86-1b2a-495b-a759-63a9e0d1ca27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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