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type: "Bill"
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title: "Second Chance Workforce Act; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for issuance of certificates by a court for purposes of demonstrating rehabilitation and good moral character;to amend Code Section 24-4-419 of the O.C.G.A., relating to admissibility of criminal history record information of an employee or former employee; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses; to amend Code Section 44-5-150 of the O.C.G.A., relating to search and notification for information identifying anatomical gift donor status; to amend Code Section 51-1-54 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to presumption of due care in hiring of person pardoned or who has obtained a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate; to provide a short title; 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 926"
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citation: "Georgia HB 926 (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", "Farooq Mughal", "Gerald Greene", "Matt Reeves", "Mesha Mainor", "Scott Hilton"]
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version_count: 10
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-01-11"
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last_action: "2024-05-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d163c48e-e01f-403d-8fed-b44504372905"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "2dd70314224417f3e2240ae45257952ae94a9b6582176b2d1d7a6c418d6fc04f"
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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 926 (2023_24) — Second Chance Workforce Act; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for issuance of certificates by a court for purposes of demonstrating rehabilitation and good moral character;to amend Code Section 24-4-419 of the O.C.G.A., relating to admissibility of criminal history record information of an employee or former employee; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses; to amend Code Section 44-5-150 of the O.C.G.A., relating to search and notification for information identifying anatomical gift donor status; to amend Code Section 51-1-54 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to presumption of due care in hiring of person pardoned or who has obtained a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate; to provide a short title; 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 926/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229535.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 4039/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221094.pdf)
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3. **LC 48 1251S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226021.pdf)
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4. **LC 48 1251S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225750.pdf)
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5. **SCSFA to HB 926** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229377.pdf)
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6. **Sen Ctee sub LC 48 1298S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227845.pdf)
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7. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0411** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228832.pdf)
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8. **Sen floor amend 2 AM 39 0417** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228877.pdf)
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9. **Sen floor amend 4 AM 33 2085** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229363.pdf)
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10. **Senate Floor Amend 3 AM 49 0193** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229228.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #880 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **155–10** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #588 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **159–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #871 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
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- Farooq Mughal — primary (person)
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- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
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- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
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- Mesha Mainor — primary (person)
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- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-11** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-01-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-01-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
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- **2024-03-28** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2024-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-28** 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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- **2024-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-02** Act 550 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-02** 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/d163c48e-e01f-403d-8fed-b44504372905`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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