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type: "Bill"
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title: "Homicide; the felony offense of aggravated involuntary manslaughter; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homicide, so as to provide for the felony offense of aggravated involuntary manslaughter; to provide for definitions; to provide for elements of the offense; to provide for penalties; to prohibit the sentencing court from suspending, probating, deferring, or withholding any portion of the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment; to prohibit merger; to provide for an exception; to provide for burden of proof; 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 465"
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citation: "Georgia SB 465 (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", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-02-07"
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last_action: "2024-04-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea5e985b-ddc0-405f-a52d-359fe2fb21a5"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "9d9ecb6dee1f1596a8e9180ad8573eed6050bcd79190966e153107f2c439b515"
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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 465 (2023_24) — Homicide; the felony offense of aggravated involuntary manslaughter; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homicide, so as to provide for the felony offense of aggravated involuntary manslaughter; to provide for definitions; to provide for elements of the offense; to provide for penalties; to prohibit the sentencing court from suspending, probating, deferring, or withholding any portion of the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment; to prohibit merger; to provide for an exception; to provide for burden of proof; 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 49 1749** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223173.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225876.pdf)
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3. **Committee Sub LC 49 1824S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225133.pdf)
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4. **LC 48 1288S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227403.pdf)
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5. **SB 465/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228058.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #698 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #722 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **175–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #574 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–3** (pass) · 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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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — 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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- 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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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — 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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- **2024-02-07** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-02-08** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-26** 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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- **2024-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-20** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-20** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
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- **2024-03-20** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-02** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-30** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-30** Act 504 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-30** 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/ea5e985b-ddc0-405f-a52d-359fe2fb21a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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