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type: "Bill"
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title: "Aviation; adoption of local ordinances, resolution, regulations, or policies that restrict the flight of unmanned aircraft systems over mass public gatherings; authorize"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to aviation, so as to authorize the adoption of local ordinances, resolutions, regulations, or policies that restrict the flight of unmanned aircraft systems over mass public gatherings; to provide for definitions; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 58"
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citation: "Georgia HB 58 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AVIATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brad Thomas", "Clint Crowe", "Gary Richardson", "Mark Newton", "Rob Clifton", "Rob Leverett"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-01-14"
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last_action: "2025-04-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72079cfa-2bd9-438b-b17d-437d0419a466"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "49be77ca40bfaddb533aa2252bb6d77cd8533a0d03f7c4f23d2b9ad08db0ab73"
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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 HB 58 (2025_26) — Aviation; adoption of local ordinances, resolution, regulations, or policies that restrict the flight of unmanned aircraft systems over mass public gatherings; authorize
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to aviation, so as to authorize the adoption of local ordinances, resolutions, regulations, or policies that restrict the flight of unmanned aircraft systems over mass public gatherings; to provide for definitions; 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. **Floor Amendment AM 39 0466** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237684.pdf)
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2. **HB 58/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238530.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 4420/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/229924.pdf)
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4. **LC 39 4575S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233396.pdf)
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5. **LC 39 4575S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232369.pdf)
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6. **Sen Ctee sub LC 39 4747S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236086.pdf)
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7. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 39 0468** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238422.pdf)
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8. **Sen Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238428.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #361 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **12–41** (fail) · upper
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- House Vote #60 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **153–4** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #362 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #267 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–2** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #328 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
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- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
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- Gary Richardson — primary (person)
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- Mark Newton — primary (person)
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- Rob Clifton — primary (person)
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- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-14** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-27** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-01** Act 4 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-01** 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/72079cfa-2bd9-438b-b17d-437d0419a466`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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