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type: "Bill"
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title: "Nonprofit Corporations; comprehensively revise, simplify, and modernize said chapter"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to nonprofit corporations, so as to comprehensively revise, simplify, and modernize said chapter; to provide for construction of said chapter; to provide definitions that clarify, shorten, and simplify the chapter and allow corporations flexibility in their articles and bylaws;to amend Code Section 8-2-42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to bribery of property or association managers regarding claims for damages arising out of construction defects prohibited and procedure for bringing action to remedy construction defects, to amend Code Section 14-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to applicability of Chapter 3 of Title 14, so as to conform a cross-reference; 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 148"
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citation: "Georgia SB 148 (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: ["Ben Watson", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Jason Anavitarte", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Randy Robertson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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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/08b73637-f4c0-4333-9a08-9b6e2d86f5f8"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "4e05b2cbb05107ee577728969430c1792322b0bd8ec2285a067bc13b834254d8"
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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 148 (2023_24) — Nonprofit Corporations; comprehensively revise, simplify, and modernize said chapter
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to nonprofit corporations, so as to comprehensively revise, simplify, and modernize said chapter; to provide for construction of said chapter; to provide definitions that clarify, shorten, and simplify the chapter and allow corporations flexibility in their articles and bylaws;to amend Code Section 8-2-42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to bribery of property or association managers regarding claims for damages arising out of construction defects prohibited and procedure for bringing action to remedy construction defects, to amend Code Section 14-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to applicability of Chapter 3 of Title 14, so as to conform a cross-reference; 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 36 5426** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214260.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216929.pdf)
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3. **SB 148/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219037.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #264 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–4** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #130 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **55–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — 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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- **2023-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-02** Senate Tabled
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- **2023-03-02** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2023-03-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `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 `passage`
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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 260 `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/08b73637-f4c0-4333-9a08-9b6e2d86f5f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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