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type: "Bill"
title: "Abatement of Nuisances; inclusion of claims against promoters and organizers for costs incurred by local governments due to unpermitted events: provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abatement of nuisances generally, so as to provide for inclusion of claims against promoters and organizers for costs incurred by local governments due to unpermitted events in complaints filed on behalf of the public; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "SB 443"
citation: "Georgia SB 443 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Brian Strickland", "Clint Dixon", "Derek Mallow", "Frank Ginn", "John Albers", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Steve Gooch"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb0a78a6-e258-4003-ba8f-37c3ac468bdb"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a6eb80fbb7ae47e7975e353d60b2e2a3a1ca2de0a1c3c64b500f3c9e2d1c6274"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia SB 443 (2023_24) — Abatement of Nuisances; inclusion of claims against promoters and organizers for costs incurred by local governments due to unpermitted events: provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 41 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abatement of nuisances generally, so as to provide for inclusion of claims against promoters and organizers for costs incurred by local governments due to unpermitted events in complaints filed on behalf of the public; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **As introduced LC 44 2582** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/222653.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224150.pdf)
3. **SB 443/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226515.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #663 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–4** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #503 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Ben Watson — primary (person)
- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
- Derek Mallow — primary (person)
- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
- John Albers — primary (person)
- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
- Matt Brass — primary (person)
- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
- Rick Williams — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-31** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-05** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-08** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-08** Act 374 `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb0a78a6-e258-4003-ba8f-37c3ac468bdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).