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type: "Bill"
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title: "Human Trafficking Hotline Information; certain establishments to post human trafficking hotline information; require"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to posting model notice with human trafficking hotline information in business and on internet, so as to require certain establishments to post human trafficking hotline information; to amend Chapter 24A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to massage therapy practice, so as to provide for human trafficking awareness training for board members; to provide for inspections of massage therapy practices; to require licensees to display a photograph along with their massage therapy practice licenses; 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 370"
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citation: "Georgia SB 370 (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", "Bo Hatchett", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Mike Hodges"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-01-22"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b40dfc26-fe1b-48bc-9e4a-54dd78d264c9"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "beb69e72521879df0fb3c21bf143e5839ea8e2af736d98f3b785904126709456"
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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 370 (2023_24) — Human Trafficking Hotline Information; certain establishments to post human trafficking hotline information; require
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to posting model notice with human trafficking hotline information in business and on internet, so as to require certain establishments to post human trafficking hotline information; to amend Chapter 24A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to massage therapy practice, so as to provide for human trafficking awareness training for board members; to provide for inspections of massage therapy practices; to require licensees to display a photograph along with their massage therapy practice licenses; 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 1068-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221460.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224604.pdf)
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3. **Floor Amend 1 AM 48 0039** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224559.pdf)
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4. **LC 36 5824S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226570.pdf)
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5. **SB 370/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227502.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #683 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **164–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #516 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–1** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #670 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-22** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-01-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-29** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-20** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2024-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-07** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-11** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-14** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-02** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-24** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-24** Act 489 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** 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/b40dfc26-fe1b-48bc-9e4a-54dd78d264c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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