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type: "Bill"
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title: "Offenses Against Public Order And Motor Vehicles and Traffic; knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; punishment; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an offense of knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; to provide for punishment; to provide for offenses which disqualify certain drivers from obtaining a Class C or D driver's license; to increase the punishment for the offenses of reckless stunt driving; to provide for minimum periods of imprisonment for such offenses in certain instances; to provide for motor vehicle forfeiture in certain instances; to provide for related matters; 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: "SB 10"
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citation: "Georgia SB 10 (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: ["Clint Dixon", "Donzella James", "Emanuel Jones", "Gloria Butler", "Harold Jones II", "John Albers", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Nan Orrock", "Sonya Halpern", "Valencia Seay"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-01-23"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d0d6fc9-75d0-43fd-8a5e-4db8865e0851"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e3b1cf4b74b7e4ed585a15887187247abd60e0664f286e5d6c50452c9d71d8ea"
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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 SB 10 (2023_24) — Offenses Against Public Order And Motor Vehicles and Traffic; knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; punishment; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an offense of knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; to provide for punishment; to provide for offenses which disqualify certain drivers from obtaining a Class C or D driver's license; to increase the punishment for the offenses of reckless stunt driving; to provide for minimum periods of imprisonment for such offenses in certain instances; to provide for motor vehicle forfeiture in certain instances; to provide for related matters; 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. **As introduced LC 39 3569** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212609.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225613.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 39 3804S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215745.pdf)
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4. **Committee sub LC 39 4185S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223309.pdf)
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5. **LC 39 4365S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228479.pdf)
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6. **SB 10/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229516.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #553 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–6** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #787 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **149–7** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #832 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-23** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-01-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Tabled
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- **2024-01-08** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2024-01-08** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-01** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-01** Act 513 `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/4d0d6fc9-75d0-43fd-8a5e-4db8865e0851`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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