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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Trucking Opportunity Act of 2023\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to industry services training program, so as to provide for tuition-free programs that relate to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle for veterans; to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to repeal provisions authorizing joinder of motor carriers and their insurance carriers in tort and contract causes of action; to provide for standards of service hours for motor carriers operating solely intrastate; to provide for hiring standards for commercial driver's license holders; to provide a short title; 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 203"
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citation: "Georgia SB 203 (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", "Carden Summers", "Clint Dixon", "Colton Moore", "Donzella James", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John F. Kennedy", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Max Burns", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-02-15"
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last_action: "2024-05-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3da965b-77f7-4f41-a954-298f8586d0b8"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "a075e1c1384fcc3a888d1cbfffe54c22cd2e612a1ca403140788f9e3820adee2"
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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 203 (2023_24) — "Trucking Opportunity Act of 2023"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to industry services training program, so as to provide for tuition-free programs that relate to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle for veterans; to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to repeal provisions authorizing joinder of motor carriers and their insurance carriers in tort and contract causes of action; to provide for standards of service hours for motor carriers operating solely intrastate; to provide for hiring standards for commercial driver's license holders; to provide a short title; 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 3761** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214942.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217228.pdf)
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3. **Floor amend 1 AM 39 0344** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217173.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217220.pdf)
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5. **Floor amend 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217217.pdf)
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6. **Floor amend 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217219.pdf)
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7. **LC 46 0767S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222508.pdf)
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8. **SB 203/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229574.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #182 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **28–27** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #183 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **31–25** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #185 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #820 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #184 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **19–36** (fail) · upper
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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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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Colton Moore — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — 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 F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — 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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- **2023-02-15** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Tabled
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `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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- **2024-01-31** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-13** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2024-03-13** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2024-03-20** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2024-03-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-28** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2024-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-07** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-07** Veto V11 `executive-veto`
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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/c3da965b-77f7-4f41-a954-298f8586d0b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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