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type: "Bill"
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title: "Professions and businesses; issuance of licenses by endorsement for spouses of firefighters, healthcare providers, and law enforcement officers who relocate to Georgia; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of professions and businesses, so as to provide for the issuance of licenses by endorsement for certain licenses to spouses of firefighters, healthcare providers, and law enforcement officers who relocate to the State of Georgia; to establish qualifications for such license by endorsement; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions and applicability; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 155"
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citation: "Georgia HB 155 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Charles Martin", "Matt Reeves", "Rick Jasperse"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-01-31"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b164870a-28e3-47bb-97b4-7478170a8fa5"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "98ede05a927a140c7fcda91beec195de322d70c4412ddbeaea968a98aebdf6aa"
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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 HB 155 (2023_24) — Professions and businesses; issuance of licenses by endorsement for spouses of firefighters, healthcare providers, and law enforcement officers who relocate to Georgia; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of professions and businesses, so as to provide for the issuance of licenses by endorsement for certain licenses to spouses of firefighters, healthcare providers, and law enforcement officers who relocate to the State of Georgia; to establish qualifications for such license by endorsement; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions and applicability; 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. **HB 155/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217715.pdf)
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2. **LC 36 5363/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213229.pdf)
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3. **LC 36 5489S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216328.pdf)
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4. **LC 36 5489S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215529.pdf)
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5. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 36 0929** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217650.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #215 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #98 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Charles Martin — primary (person)
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- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
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- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-31** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-13** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2023-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-28** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-09** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-13** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-27** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-27** Act 51 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-01** 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/b164870a-28e3-47bb-97b4-7478170a8fa5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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