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type: "Bill"
title: "Courts; collection of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for collection of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; to provide for written report disclosures; to provide for use of such fees; to provide for local Acts; to provide for applicability to judges of probate courts; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "SB 19"
citation: "Georgia SB 19 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Ed Setzler", "Elena Parent", "Frank Ginn", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Max Burns", "Rick Williams", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 18
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2025-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e2e9fe8-5d9c-43db-bc79-a971b53aa700"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "24b98d8fcdb5c0680e4bdd9f2dfe9f227ee7284d427eb7e5da5e56fd3eab7ce7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia SB 19 (2023_24) — Courts; collection of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for collection of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; to provide for written report disclosures; to provide for use of such fees; to provide for local Acts; to provide for applicability to judges of probate courts; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **As introduced LC 44 2146** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212825.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216394.pdf)
3. **Committee sub LC 44 2271S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215737.pdf)
4. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216282.pdf)
5. **Floor amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216320.pdf)
6. **LC 44 2504S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224422.pdf)
7. **LC 49 1452S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219029.pdf)
8. **SB 19/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227510.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #675 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #98 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **34–19** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #668 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #97 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **32–20** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #96 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **34–18** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
- Carden Summers — primary (person)
- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- Elena Parent — primary (person)
- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
- John Albers — primary (person)
- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
- Max Burns — primary (person)
- Rick Williams — primary (person)
- Shawn Still — primary (person)
- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-25** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-03-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2024-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-03-08** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-06** Act 603 `executive-signature`
- **2025-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e2e9fe8-5d9c-43db-bc79-a971b53aa700`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).