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type: "Bill"
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title: "Obstruction of Public Administration; offense of transmitting a false public alarm; enhance penalties"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to enhance penalties for the offense of transmitting a false public alarm; to revise restitution provisions for such offense; to provide for and revise definitions; 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 421"
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citation: "Georgia SB 421 (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: ["Billy Hickman", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "David Lucas", "Derek Mallow", "Ed Setzler", "Emanuel Jones", "Frank Ginn", "Harold Jones II", "Jason Anavitarte", "Jason Esteves", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Nikki Merritt", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Sheikh Rahman", "Shelly Echols", "Sonya Halpern", "Tonya Anderson"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-01-29"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e30fb50b-0e3d-4b05-9cee-4207660e0eee"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7227ed678117f87a44f0704e7c7f0287d3d20cdf7c5827e7d6bff1654b12bed3"
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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 421 (2023_24) — Obstruction of Public Administration; offense of transmitting a false public alarm; enhance penalties
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to enhance penalties for the offense of transmitting a false public alarm; to revise restitution provisions for such offense; to provide for and revise definitions; 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 39 4030** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222272.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225895.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 49 1792S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223889.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225735.pdf)
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5. **LC 47 1274S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226566.pdf)
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6. **SB 421/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227496.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #669 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #578 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #685 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **162–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Hickman — 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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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Derek Mallow — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Jason Esteves — 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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- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Nikki Merritt — 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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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Sheikh Rahman — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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- Tonya Anderson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-29** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-01-30** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-27** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-02-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-03-04** 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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- **2024-05-01** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-01** Act 512 `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/e30fb50b-0e3d-4b05-9cee-4207660e0eee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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