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type: "Bill"
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title: "Georgia Ports Authority; provide for powers; expand arrest authority of officers"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Ports Authority, so as to provide for powers of the authority; to expand the arrest authority of officers of the Georgia Ports Authority in certain circumstances; to provide for additional powers and duties of such officers; 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 35"
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citation: "Georgia HB 35 (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: ["Al Williams", "Bill Hitchens", "Eddie Lumsden", "Edna Jackson", "Ron Stephens"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-01-13"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7eaaa352-5f19-4c7d-997a-b184e1d9c788"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "a6d97aa2d24d0f21e37cfaba21b75cb839d7ad69e9028bb9e86b459344a4f733"
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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 35 (2023_24) — Georgia Ports Authority; provide for powers; expand arrest authority of officers
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Ports Authority, so as to provide for powers of the authority; to expand the arrest authority of officers of the Georgia Ports Authority in certain circumstances; to provide for additional powers and duties of such officers; 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 35/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220460.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 3562/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212488.pdf)
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3. **Sen ctee sub LC 39 3890S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217834.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #250 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #346 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #21 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Al Williams — primary (person)
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- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
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- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
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- Edna Jackson — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-13** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-01-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-01-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-02** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-15** 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 By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-29** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2023-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-01** Act 56 `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/7eaaa352-5f19-4c7d-997a-b184e1d9c788`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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