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type: "Bill"
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title: "Courts; six-person jury trials in civil actions; revise an exception"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-12-122 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to demand of jury panels from which to select jury in civil actions in the state courts and the superior courts, so as to revise an exception to six-person jury trials in civil actions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 543"
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citation: "Georgia HB 543 (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: ["Deborah Silcox", "Matt Reeves", "Rob Leverett", "Stan Gunter", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-22"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd075149-a176-4683-8d47-f645210e54ed"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7288919d2f9711b9d411ded94e30957e17c906a8470aecbb3bad62b4d386336f"
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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 543 (2023_24) — Courts; six-person jury trials in civil actions; revise an exception
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-12-122 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to demand of jury panels from which to select jury in civil actions in the state courts and the superior courts, so as to revise an exception to six-person jury trials in civil actions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 543/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220429.pdf)
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2. **LC 49 1335/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215616.pdf)
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3. **Sen ctee sub LC 44 2366S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218403.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #384 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #383 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #155 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **161–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
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- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
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- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
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- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
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- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-22** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Tabled
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-29** 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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- **2023-05-04** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-04** Act 339 `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/fd075149-a176-4683-8d47-f645210e54ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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