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type: "Bill"
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title: "Savannah, City of; implement a limitation on number of terms the aldermen may serve"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act amending the several Acts relating to and incorporating the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, approved March 17, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3998), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3995), so as to implement a limitation on the number of terms the aldermen may serve; 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 703"
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citation: "Georgia HB 703 (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: ["Anne Allen Westbrook", "Bill Hitchens", "Carl Gilliard", "Edna Jackson", "Ron Stephens"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-03-07"
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last_action: "2023-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/252e337d-fc34-4694-8248-bc69d3eb735c"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "88b61948be55d6d5cb29586abf642d984d55254ab7fd8ef9054bb416080f0798"
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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 703 (2023_24) — Savannah, City of; implement a limitation on number of terms the aldermen may serve
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act amending the several Acts relating to and incorporating the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, approved March 17, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3998), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3995), so as to implement a limitation on the number of terms the aldermen may serve; 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 703/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219557.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 2308/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217348.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217360.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #296 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #242 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **157–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Anne Allen Westbrook — primary (person)
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- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
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- Carl Gilliard — 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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- **2023-03-07** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-31** 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 187 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-01** 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/252e337d-fc34-4694-8248-bc69d3eb735c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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