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type: "Bill"
title: "State government; definition of antisemitism; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state government, so as to provide for the definition of antisemitism; to require state agencies and departments to consider such definition when determining whether an alleged act was motivated by discriminatory antisemitic intent; to provide for limitations and construction; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 30"
citation: "Georgia HB 30 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Deborah Silcox", "Esther Panitch", "John Carson", "Sharon Cooper", "Stacey Evans"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2024-01-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f992cbc6-959c-4aa8-acbf-b68a4203f5d8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "dd69b1d418701f5101066d295a7a74b71ce43b5a22ca23bc35bf14612d9fd9b2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 30 (2023_24) — State government; definition of antisemitism; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state government, so as to provide for the definition of antisemitism; to require state agencies and departments to consider such definition when determining whether an alleged act was motivated by discriminatory antisemitic intent; to provide for limitations and construction; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 30/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221961.pdf)
2. **LC 49 1082/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212492.pdf)
3. **LC 49 1334S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215504.pdf)
4. **LC 49 1412S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217164.pdf)
5. **LC 49 1412S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216943.pdf)
6. **Sen Ctee sub LC 49 1587S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221524.pdf)
7. **Sen floor amend #1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221851.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #429 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #428 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **15–36** (fail) · upper
- House Vote #187 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **136–22** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #406 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **129–5** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Esther Panitch — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-02** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2023-03-06** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-01-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-01-25** Senate Transmitted House
- **2024-01-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-01-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-01-31** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-31** Act 356 `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-31** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f992cbc6-959c-4aa8-acbf-b68a4203f5d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).