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type: "Bill"
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title: "Local government; prohibit use or ignition of consumer fireworks in proximity to certain facilities housing equines; authorize"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 25-10-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited fireworks activities and application of noise ordinances, so as to authorize local governments to prohibit the use or ignition of consumer fireworks in proximity to certain facilities housing equines; to provide for special event permits; 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 614"
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citation: "Georgia HB 614 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "ANIMALS", "FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brad Thomas", "Charles Martin", "Jan Jones"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-24"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2ba0fac-687d-46be-90a1-0d73b945553e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "6bc87a97194825bb92b961f90212aca52d95eda367a38b31d22aafd508a8a8f8"
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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 614 (2025_26) — Local government; prohibit use or ignition of consumer fireworks in proximity to certain facilities housing equines; authorize
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 25-10-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibited fireworks activities and application of noise ordinances, so as to authorize local governments to prohibit the use or ignition of consumer fireworks in proximity to certain facilities housing equines; to provide for special event permits; 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. **HB 614/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237198.pdf)
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2. **LC 44 3088/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233666.pdf)
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3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 44 3156S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236001.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #262 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #315 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **168–1** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #213 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **168–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
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- Charles Martin — primary (person)
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- Jan Jones — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-24** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-14** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-14** Act 274 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/e2ba0fac-687d-46be-90a1-0d73b945553e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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