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type: "Bill"
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title: "Information Technology; use of certain social media platforms on state equipment; restrict"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 29 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to information technology, so as to restrict the use of certain social media platforms on state equipment; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; 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 93"
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citation: "Georgia SB 93 (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", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Colton Moore", "Ed Setzler", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Dugan", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-02"
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last_action: "2023-05-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0751bbd-d23c-4573-b1ac-25acdbd3f61d"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "648a63d2ac90cc21fdd03ff0e6e05f7d7bc862373f578551ce8996c30408038c"
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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 93 (2023_24) — Information Technology; use of certain social media platforms on state equipment; restrict
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 29 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to information technology, so as to restrict the use of certain social media platforms on state equipment; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; 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 52 0234** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213669.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215023.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 46 0537S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214492.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 3900S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218138.pdf)
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5. **SB 93/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219690.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #311 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #261 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **174–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #56 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — 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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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — 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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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — 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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- 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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- **2023-02-02** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-16** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-16** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `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 By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-02** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-02** Act 255 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-02** 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/f0751bbd-d23c-4573-b1ac-25acdbd3f61d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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