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type: "Bill"
title: "Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding proof generally, so as to enact the \"Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act\"; to provide for unsworn declarations to have the same effect as sworn declarations in certain circumstances; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability and construction; to provide for a short title; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to perjury and related offenses, so as to include unsworn declarations in the offense of perjury; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 80"
citation: "Georgia HB 80 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Oliver", "Rob Leverett"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f45d37b4-fb97-4a4b-9966-76bf3234a38d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "30b7ef546d1d5aa88c4f9b03c2d85762d82127d0bb4f6179dd78991f8f9e5420"
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 80 (2023_24) — Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding proof generally, so as to enact the "Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act"; to provide for unsworn declarations to have the same effect as sworn declarations in certain circumstances; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability and construction; to provide for a short title; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to perjury and related offenses, so as to include unsworn declarations in the offense of perjury; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 80/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220458.pdf)
2. **LC 49 1142/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212815.pdf)
3. **LC 49 1212S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213497.pdf)
4. **LC 49 1276S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215279.pdf)
5. **LC 49 1276S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214743.pdf)
6. **Sen ctee sub LC 49 1420S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217828.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #52 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **174–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #347 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **175–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #286 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **42–2** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-25** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2023-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Tabled
- **2023-03-23** Senate Taken from Table
- **2023-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-03-29** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2023-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 59 `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f45d37b4-fb97-4a4b-9966-76bf3234a38d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).