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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act of 2024\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20 and 39 of the O.C.G.A, relating to education and minors, respectively, so as to provide for social media platform access by minors; to require local boards of education to adopt, implement, and enforce social media policies; to authorize the Attorney General and the Department of Education to consult with and assist local boards of education in the development and implementation of such policies; to require social medial platforms to provide certain information to parents upon request; to provide for enforcement authority of the Attorney General; to prohibit certain waivers; to provide for definitions; to provide for effective dates; 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 351"
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citation: "Georgia SB 351 (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: ["Clint Dixon", "Frank Ginn", "Jason Anavitarte", "John F. Kennedy", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Randy Robertson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ad3e2e2-3877-4677-9e4c-a010940dc6ba"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "c573cb7524718c8249d2740564accdd6f42de43be5d16e47981a083694271848"
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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 351 (2023_24) — "Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act of 2024"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20 and 39 of the O.C.G.A, relating to education and minors, respectively, so as to provide for social media platform access by minors; to require local boards of education to adopt, implement, and enforce social media policies; to authorize the Attorney General and the Department of Education to consult with and assist local boards of education in the development and implementation of such policies; to require social medial platforms to provide certain information to parents upon request; to provide for enforcement authority of the Attorney General; to prohibit certain waivers; to provide for definitions; to provide for effective dates; 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 49 1561** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221057.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225587.pdf)
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3. **Committee Sub LC 49 1760S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224069.pdf)
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4. **LC 49 1909S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227746.pdf)
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5. **LC 49 1936S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228288.pdf)
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6. **SB 351/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229669.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #897 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–7** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #545 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #817 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **120–45** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — 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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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — 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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- **2024-01-10** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-01-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-21** House Postponed
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- **2024-03-26** House Postponed
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- **2024-03-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-28** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-23** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-23** Act 463 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/9ad3e2e2-3877-4677-9e4c-a010940dc6ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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