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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Reducing Barriers to State Employment Act of 2023\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to organization of executive branch generally, so as to require state departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, offices, commissions, public corporations, and authorities to assess educational, experiential, and training requirements for positions of employment; to identify positions of employment for which such requirements can be reduced; to require efforts to reduce the number of positions for which a four-year college degree is required; to provide for 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 3"
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citation: "Georgia SB 3 (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", "Billy Hickman", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Colton Moore", "Ed Setzler", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Mike Dugan", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-01-11"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dbfcf48-de6c-4751-ac37-d29d6ac03b36"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "3843b77ce8bee8c11f7fdb3838d1ac871d69570db42840f304922bbdea77ef4b"
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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 3 (2023_24) — "Reducing Barriers to State Employment Act of 2023"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to organization of executive branch generally, so as to require state departments, agencies, boards, bureaus, offices, commissions, public corporations, and authorities to assess educational, experiential, and training requirements for positions of employment; to identify positions of employment for which such requirements can be reduced; to require efforts to reduce the number of positions for which a four-year college degree is required; to provide for 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 44 2160** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212406.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214316.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 44 2220S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213804.pdf)
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4. **Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214178.pdf)
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5. **SB 3/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218022.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #30 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #231 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–0** (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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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Colton Moore — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — 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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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — 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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- **2023-01-11** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-01-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-08** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-09** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-09** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-27** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-27** Act 53 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-01** 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/6dbfcf48-de6c-4751-ac37-d29d6ac03b36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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