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type: "Bill"
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title: "Courts; juvenile treatment court divisions; create"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to create juvenile treatment court divisions; to provide alternative adjudication to the traditional judicial system; to provide definitions; to provide for assignment of cases; to provide for planning groups and work plans; to provide for standards; to provide for staffing and expenses; to provide for completion of juvenile treatment court division programs; to provide for records, fees, grants, and donations; to revise a definition; 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 873"
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citation: "Georgia HB 873 (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: ["James Burchett", "Mary Oliver", "Matt Reeves", "Rob Leverett", "Stan Gunter", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-01-08"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/182b8d6b-c17e-43ae-aed3-a79045b20dec"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "c74c16e4bba29a617a895eecf5aed01baf72742782e9ae9185831b0e91f1aa3f"
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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 873 (2023_24) — Courts; juvenile treatment court divisions; create
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to create juvenile treatment court divisions; to provide alternative adjudication to the traditional judicial system; to provide definitions; to provide for assignment of cases; to provide for planning groups and work plans; to provide for standards; to provide for staffing and expenses; to provide for completion of juvenile treatment court division programs; to provide for records, fees, grants, and donations; to revise a definition; 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 873/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227608.pdf)
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2. **LC 48 0995/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220876.pdf)
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3. **LC 48 1132S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223993.pdf)
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4. **LC 48 1132S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222756.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #472 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **152–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #677 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- James Burchett — primary (person)
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- Mary Oliver — 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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- **2024-01-08** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-01-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-01-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-13** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-13** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-02-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-05** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-07** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** Act 576 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** 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/182b8d6b-c17e-43ae-aed3-a79045b20dec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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