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type: "Bill"
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title: "Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; to provide that the Department of Corrections share identifying information with the Department of Driver Services; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information to inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of a personal identification card or operator's license; 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 218"
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citation: "Georgia SB 218 (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", "Chuck Payne", "David Lucas", "Donzella James", "Ed Harbison", "Ed Setzler", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Greg Dolezal", "Harold Jones II", "Horacena Tate", "John Albers", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Marty Harbin", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Dugan", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Valencia Seay"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-21"
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last_action: "2023-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6d4f1ee-fbef-47bc-b731-2ef3b12ae843"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "00f95586166ee72f7129062dba75d605b939ca3e7a91ef7ee24f260278d3c85e"
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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 218 (2023_24) — Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; to provide that the Department of Corrections share identifying information with the Department of Driver Services; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information to inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of a personal identification card or operator's license; 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 0834** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215287.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217235.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 48 0873S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216254.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 3894S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218135.pdf)
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5. **SB 218/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219449.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #281 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **44–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #265 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **171–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #190 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Horacena Tate — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Valencia Seay — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-21** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `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 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 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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- **2023-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** Act 268 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** 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/b6d4f1ee-fbef-47bc-b731-2ef3b12ae843`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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