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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public officers and employees; supplemental, illness-specific insurance for certain first responders with occupational post-traumatic stress disorder; require provision"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officers and employees, so as to require the provision of supplemental, illness-specific insurance to certain first responders diagnosed with occupational post-traumatic stress disorder; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain insurance benefits to eligible first responders; to provide for limitations and restrictions of such benefits; to provide for methods of funding; to provide for treatment of premiums; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to computation of Georgia taxable net income, so as to provide an exemption for benefits received from such insurance coverage for first responders; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 451"
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citation: "Georgia HB 451 (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: ["Beth Camp", "Bill Hitchens", "Derrick McCollum", "Devan Seabaugh", "Gregg Kennard", "Houston Gaines"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-16"
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last_action: "2025-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b36509bd-455f-4c6a-8df9-f62ac8562cc3"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "62af8b624038d420e5316669483c6207dbff080b3e2131a3c4a28e43b6d8dc66"
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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 451 (2023_24) — Public officers and employees; supplemental, illness-specific insurance for certain first responders with occupational post-traumatic stress disorder; require provision
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officers and employees, so as to require the provision of supplemental, illness-specific insurance to certain first responders diagnosed with occupational post-traumatic stress disorder; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain insurance benefits to eligible first responders; to provide for limitations and restrictions of such benefits; to provide for methods of funding; to provide for treatment of premiums; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to computation of Georgia taxable net income, so as to provide an exemption for benefits received from such insurance coverage for first responders; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 451/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229530.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 3848S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216965.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 4113S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221828.pdf)
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4. **LC 52 0252/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215068.pdf)
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5. **LC 52 0496S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225781.pdf)
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6. **LC 52 0496S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224916.pdf)
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7. **SCSFA to HB 451** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229053.pdf)
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8. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 46 0914S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228236.pdf)
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9. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 46 0061** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228761.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #821 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #836 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **174–0** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #562 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Beth Camp — primary (person)
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- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
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- Derrick McCollum — primary (person)
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- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
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- Gregg Kennard — primary (person)
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- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-16** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-06** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-29** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2024-01-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-08** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2024-02-08** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2024-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-27** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
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- **2024-03-26** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2024-03-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-01** Act 511 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-01-01** 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/b36509bd-455f-4c6a-8df9-f62ac8562cc3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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