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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Senator Jack Hill Veterans' Act\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax returns and furnishing of information, so as to authorize Georgia taxpayers to make certain voluntary contributions through the income tax payment and refund process to aid and assist service disabled veterans through a qualified service disabled veterans benefit organization; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and limitations; to require surety; to provide for the remittance of recovered funds to the general fund; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 87"
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citation: "Georgia SB 87 (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", "Brian Strickland", "Bruce Thompson", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Chuck Hufstetler", "David Lucas", "Dean Burke", "Ed Harbison", "Elena Parent", "Emanuel Jones", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Greg Dolezal", "Harold Jones II", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jeff Mullis", "John Albers", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Lester Jackson", "Lindsey Tippins", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Michelle Au", "Mike Dugan", "Nan Orrock", "Nikki Merritt", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Sally Harrell", "Sheikh Rahman", "Sonya Halpern", "Tonya Anderson", "Tyler Harper"]
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version_count: 4
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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: "2022-04-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f2c8d39-8e47-478c-a1f7-1bf8a056f1a1"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7e5506216758f484d57a5842c9d16d9fb00469770fc64e1940b5a6325ad6aa65"
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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 87 (2021_22) — "Senator Jack Hill Veterans' Act"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax returns and furnishing of information, so as to authorize Georgia taxpayers to make certain voluntary contributions through the income tax payment and refund process to aid and assist service disabled veterans through a qualified service disabled veterans benefit organization; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and limitations; to require surety; to provide for the remittance of recovered funds to the general fund; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 43 1825** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196652.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197672.pdf)
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3. **LC 43 2232S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/206169.pdf)
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4. **SB 87/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211261.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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- 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 Payne — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — 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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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — 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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- 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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- Lindsey Tippins — 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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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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- Tonya Anderson — 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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- **2021-02-03** Senate Hopper
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- **2021-02-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-16** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-02-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2021-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-28** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2022-03-30** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2022-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-04-18** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-18** Act 642 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-18** 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/3f2c8d39-8e47-478c-a1f7-1bf8a056f1a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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