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type: "Bill"
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title: "Residential and General Contractors; the general contractor license as a commercial general contractor license; rename"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to amend Chapter 41, relating to residential and general contractors; to rename the general contractor license as a commercial general contractor license and to make conforming amendments throughout; to change certain provisions relating to the membership, qualifications, terms, and meetings of the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors; 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 503"
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citation: "Georgia SB 503 (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: ["Carden Summers", "Ed Harbison", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "John Albers", "Matt Brass", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-02-15"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/365a8ab1-99a8-4ebc-a366-76ec3ca82251"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "34e0d85faf991d86bc84b2c9fcbb5cd69d60ef3d613999d19fdc2f1c62511fe6"
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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 503 (2023_24) — Residential and General Contractors; the general contractor license as a commercial general contractor license; rename
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to amend Chapter 41, relating to residential and general contractors; to rename the general contractor license as a commercial general contractor license and to make conforming amendments throughout; to change certain provisions relating to the membership, qualifications, terms, and meetings of the State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors; 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 5753** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224117.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226045.pdf)
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3. **SB 503/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228500.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #585 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #750 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **149–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-15** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-02-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `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 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2024-04-03** 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 583 `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/365a8ab1-99a8-4ebc-a366-76ec3ca82251`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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