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type: "Bill"
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title: "Torts; negligent operations of a vessel; revise liability"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 51 and 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating torts and waters of the state, ports, and watercraft, respectively, so as to revise liability for the negligent operation of a vessel; to require boat liveries to obtain and maintain certain insurance; to provide for notice of insurance coverage; 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 994"
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citation: "Georgia HB 994 (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: ["Alan Powell", "Brent Cox", "Carter Barrett", "Lauren McDonald", "Rob Leverett", "Trey Rhodes"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-01-23"
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last_action: "2024-05-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7a77488-4f79-47f7-bdf0-18b29b45a237"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "5e0757e3d9e6d8cfd041916ec6f648a936008d0683aef171214d73282efec2a8"
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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 994 (2023_24) — Torts; negligent operations of a vessel; revise liability
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 51 and 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating torts and waters of the state, ports, and watercraft, respectively, so as to revise liability for the negligent operation of a vessel; to require boat liveries to obtain and maintain certain insurance; to provide for notice of insurance coverage; 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 994/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229538.pdf)
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2. **LC 52 0368/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221551.pdf)
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3. **LC 52 0455S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224987.pdf)
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4. **LC 52 0455S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224157.pdf)
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5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 46 0905S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227850.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #842 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **174–0** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #519 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #780 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Alan Powell — primary (person)
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- Brent Cox — primary (person)
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- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
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- Lauren McDonald — primary (person)
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- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
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- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-23** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-01-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-01-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-02-22** 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 Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-26** 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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- **2024-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** Act 590 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** 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/d7a77488-4f79-47f7-bdf0-18b29b45a237`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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