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type: "Bill"
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title: "City of Forsyth; provisions related to the powers of the city manager related to appointment of department heads; revise"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Forsyth, approved May 5, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3542), so as to revise provisions related to the powers of the city manager related to appointment of department heads; 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 291"
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citation: "Georgia SB 291 (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: ["John F. Kennedy"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-03-07"
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last_action: "2023-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83f80685-3cc3-490b-932b-aa8021bef2f9"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "65f53d9d986bc4fe16e8356394da1bc53ced4d59aa638c79de0d351dccf78baa"
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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 291 (2023_24) — City of Forsyth; provisions related to the powers of the city manager related to appointment of department heads; revise
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Forsyth, approved May 5, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3542), so as to revise provisions related to the powers of the city manager related to appointment of department heads; 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 47 2188** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217283.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217661.pdf)
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3. **SB 291 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217284.pdf)
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4. **SB 291/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220364.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #367 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **147–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #208 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **44–7** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-07** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-03-08** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-01** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-01** Act 130 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-01** 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/83f80685-3cc3-490b-932b-aa8021bef2f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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