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type: "Bill"
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title: "Permanent Guardianship; service by publication; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 13 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to permanent guardianship, so as to provide for service by publication; 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 131"
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citation: "Georgia SB 131 (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: ["Bill Cowsert", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Colton Moore", "Ed Setzler", "Greg Dolezal", "John F. Kennedy", "Larry Walker, III", "Marty Harbin", "Mike Dugan", "Mike Hodges", "Rick Williams", "Shawn Still"]
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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: "2023-02-09"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21731af1-3b18-4e7b-ac82-5330db148b1e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "83dd8b5a80ded1c8475a8206ef296a97a493b6e7d5fcca3f8e4e1c4c76b74fdb"
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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 131 (2023_24) — Permanent Guardianship; service by publication; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 13 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to permanent guardianship, so as to provide for service by publication; 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 48 0817** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214212.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216565.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 48 0856S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215235.pdf)
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4. **LC 48 0945S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218170.pdf)
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5. **SB 131/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219453.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #105 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #267 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **165–5** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #289 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Colton Moore — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-09** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-23** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-02** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-02** Act 245 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-01** 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/21731af1-3b18-4e7b-ac82-5330db148b1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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