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type: "Bill"
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title: "Broadband Services; Department of Community Affairs to determine locations that are eligible for state or federal funding programs administered by the state; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 40 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the promotion and deployment of broadband services, so as to provide for the Department of Community Affairs to determine locations that are eligible for state or federal funding programs administered by the state for improved broadband services; to provide for rules, regulations, and guidance for determinations; to conform a cross-reference; 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: "SB 193"
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citation: "Georgia SB 193 (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", "Bill Cowsert", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Carden Summers", "Colton Moore", "David Lucas", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Russ Goodman", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-15"
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last_action: "2023-05-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2db0b11a-82ab-41d6-a845-709d11f88083"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e083c3abe8cbcb469284a0f48dacc5b11323a580b4bfdf499c116a81e384c67f"
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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 193 (2023_24) — Broadband Services; Department of Community Affairs to determine locations that are eligible for state or federal funding programs administered by the state; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 40 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the promotion and deployment of broadband services, so as to provide for the Department of Community Affairs to determine locations that are eligible for state or federal funding programs administered by the state for improved broadband services; to provide for rules, regulations, and guidance for determinations; to conform a cross-reference; 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. **As introduced LC 36 5438** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214833.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217041.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 36 5545S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216483.pdf)
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4. **SB 193/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218364.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #143 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #248 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #247 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Colton Moore — primary (person)
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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — 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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- **2023-02-15** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-02** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-16** 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 249 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-02** 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/2db0b11a-82ab-41d6-a845-709d11f88083`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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