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type: "Bill"
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title: "Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; additional penalties for registered sexual offenders; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the sexual offender risk review board, so as to provide for additional penalties for registered sexual offenders convicted of photographing a minor without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian; to provide that such persons are prohibited from possessing, owning, or operating an unmanned aircraft system with the intent to photograph, observe, follow, or contact any person without his or her consent; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; 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 493"
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citation: "Georgia SB 493 (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", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Colton Moore", "Ed Setzler", "Greg Dolezal", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-02-12"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7de13d90-3802-4973-98ef-f5ac80ba2d66"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7bb02a21930e17a24e41923db2f1b921592266f77d5f2da82fa416b7fc99fbbf"
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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 493 (2023_24) — Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; additional penalties for registered sexual offenders; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the sexual offender risk review board, so as to provide for additional penalties for registered sexual offenders convicted of photographing a minor without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian; to provide that such persons are prohibited from possessing, owning, or operating an unmanned aircraft system with the intent to photograph, observe, follow, or contact any person without his or her consent; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; 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 57 0030** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223833.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226189.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 49 1847S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225141.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226181.pdf)
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5. **LC 48 1300S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227402.pdf)
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6. **SB 493/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229678.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #719 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **170–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #608 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–1** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #845 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — 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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- Brian Strickland — 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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- Colton Moore — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — 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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- 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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- **2024-02-12** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-02-13** 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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- **2024-02-29** Senate Tabled
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-03-05** 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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- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-04** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-22** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-22** Act 426 `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/7de13d90-3802-4973-98ef-f5ac80ba2d66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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