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type: "Bill"
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title: "Waters, ports, and watercraft; carrying of night visual distress signals upon coastal waters during certain hours; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to provide for the carrying of night visual distress signals upon coastal waters of this state during certain hours; to provide for the carrying of such signals by vessels of a certain size; to update the reference date to department rules and regulations relating to criminal violations relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft; 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 207"
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citation: "Georgia HB 207 (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: ["Jason Ridley", "John Corbett", "John LaHood", "Noel Williams, Jr.", "Trey Rhodes"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-02-02"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8e10a02-940b-47f4-9d5d-6e93a4ceb41b"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "3a7ddcdfd63ca7b65133a1fe3223fcaa6bfb2c88263d754f83c9784b21f811c2"
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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 207 (2023_24) — Waters, ports, and watercraft; carrying of night visual distress signals upon coastal waters during certain hours; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to provide for the carrying of night visual distress signals upon coastal waters of this state during certain hours; to provide for the carrying of such signals by vessels of a certain size; to update the reference date to department rules and regulations relating to criminal violations relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft; 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 207/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218631.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 3667/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213529.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 3754S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215602.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 3754S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214745.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #249 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #66 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **170–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
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- John Corbett — primary (person)
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- John LaHood — primary (person)
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- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-22** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-02-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-02** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-02** Act 239 `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/e8e10a02-940b-47f4-9d5d-6e93a4ceb41b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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