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type: "Bill"
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title: "Governor; Office of the Inspector General; establish"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Governor, so as to establish the Office of the Inspector General; to provide for definitions; to provide for duties; to provide certain powers; to provide procedures for the application of the duties and powers of such office; to provide a duty to report certain actions; to provide for employment of peace officers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 59"
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citation: "Georgia SB 59 (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: ["Bo Hatchett", "Brian Strickland", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Frank Ginn", "Jason Anavitarte", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Dugan", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols"]
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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: "2023-01-31"
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last_action: "2023-03-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b79d3d52-4448-4f0e-8ad2-80c55535a806"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "5560f17705884b5ec6b9694364e36afdafd456e2c8c5fe8ed206127ea1087bb1"
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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 59 (2023_24) — Governor; Office of the Inspector General; establish
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Governor, so as to establish the Office of the Inspector General; to provide for definitions; to provide for duties; to provide certain powers; to provide procedures for the application of the duties and powers of such office; to provide a duty to report certain actions; to provide for employment of peace officers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 44 2202EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213165.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214810.pdf)
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3. **SB 59/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218760.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #254 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **171–2** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #48 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — 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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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — 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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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-31** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-15** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-21** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-03-29** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-03-29** Act 5 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-03-29** 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/b79d3d52-4448-4f0e-8ad2-80c55535a806`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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