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type: "Bill"
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title: "Low THC Oil Patient Registry; term of validity of a registration card; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-2A-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Low THC Oil Patient Registry, so as to provide for the term of validity of a registration card; to provide for delivery of registration cards; 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 495"
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citation: "Georgia SB 495 (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", "Jason Esteves", "Larry Walker, III", "Matt Brass", "Sam Watson"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-02-13"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/661198a2-da48-41fc-8b15-6ff6e2331dce"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "439eb5357a8ee559f204ba85722586e79fd4751072e21b3df91f917f766b4298"
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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 495 (2023_24) — Low THC Oil Patient Registry; term of validity of a registration card; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-2A-18 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Low THC Oil Patient Registry, so as to provide for the term of validity of a registration card; to provide for delivery of registration cards; 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 36 5729** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223908.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226186.pdf)
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3. **Committee Sub LC 52 0509S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225166.pdf)
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4. **LC 36 5851S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227650.pdf)
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5. **SB 495/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229657.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #609 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–3** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #868 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **170–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #899 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-13** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-02-15** 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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- **2024-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-28** 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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- **2024-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-06** Act 620 `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/661198a2-da48-41fc-8b15-6ff6e2331dce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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