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type: "Bill"
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title: "Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act; mandatory minimum penalties for violations; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for mandatory minimum penalties for violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 44"
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citation: "Georgia SB 44 (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", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Carden Summers", "Clint Dixon", "Frank Ginn", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-01-30"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64e132de-4fc0-4b49-a07e-26fd29f0c98a"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "c648d93d6855edc00de7de6ba5e83fc74d41433cf6eda2e3c1d9c811ce9afe00"
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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 44 (2023_24) — Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act; mandatory minimum penalties for violations; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for mandatory minimum penalties for violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 0778- EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213068.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214490.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 48 0816-ECS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213809.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214463.pdf)
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5. **Floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214465.pdf)
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6. **LC 48 0927-ECS/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217820.pdf)
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7. **SB 44/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220345.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #258 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **99–74** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #33 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **25–28** (fail) · upper
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- Senate Vote #368 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **30–20** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #35 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **31–22** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #34 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **23–30** (fail) · upper
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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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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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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 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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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — 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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- 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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- **2023-01-30** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-01-31** 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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- **2023-02-13** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-13** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-02-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-20** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-26** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-26** Act 29 `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/64e132de-4fc0-4b49-a07e-26fd29f0c98a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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