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type: "Bill"
title: "Commissioner of Insurance; general provisions; establishing an advisory committee; provisions; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to take certain actions, including but not limited to promulgating rules, applying for federal moneys, and establishing an advisory committee, to create, implement, or operate a state, federal, or partnership exchange or marketplace; to repeal former exemptions and prohibitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "SB 65"
citation: "Georgia SB 65 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Colton Moore", "Derek Mallow", "Ed Harbison", "Ed Setzler", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Mike Dugan", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5723063e-74d8-41ac-bbdc-0e61168aadac"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5f6962969b0c4e165c9e1d2542f32aa3d68415c2f467e4f57f7a790b44420825"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia SB 65 (2023_24) — Commissioner of Insurance; general provisions; establishing an advisory committee; provisions; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Insurance to take certain actions, including but not limited to promulgating rules, applying for federal moneys, and establishing an advisory committee, to create, implement, or operate a state, federal, or partnership exchange or marketplace; to repeal former exemptions and prohibitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **As introduced LC 52 0186- EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213367.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214567.pdf)
3. **SB 65/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219226.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #41 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **3219** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #273 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **13633** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ben Watson — primary (person)
- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
- Carden Summers — primary (person)
- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
- Colton Moore — primary (person)
- Derek Mallow — primary (person)
- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
- John Albers — primary (person)
- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
- Matt Brass — primary (person)
- Max Burns — primary (person)
- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
- Rick Williams — primary (person)
- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
- Shawn Still — primary (person)
- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-01** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-14** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-02-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-02-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02** Act 226 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5723063e-74d8-41ac-bbdc-0e61168aadac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).