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type: "Bill"
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title: "Secondary Metals Recyclers; the definition of the term \"used, detached catalytic converters\" to said article; provide for applicability"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 14 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary metals recyclers, so as to provide for applicability of the definition of the term \"used, detached catalytic converters\" to said article; to remove the exception for used, detached catalytic converters from the application of said article; to provide for certain registration requirements for secondary metals recyclers; to provide for the use of certain registration fees; to provide for records and reporting; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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: "SB 40"
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citation: "Georgia SB 40 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COMMERCE AND TRADE", "CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bo Hatchett", "Jason Anavitarte", "Randy Robertson", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-01-28"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a01c0f5-a623-4f04-91af-fd9b2736ace6"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "9bca3764621054b4cdc6e13b21e80167d6cfbbcddb3e5d66552af087c1cff78d"
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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 40 (2025_26) — Secondary Metals Recyclers; the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; provide for applicability
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 14 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary metals recyclers, so as to provide for applicability of the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; to remove the exception for used, detached catalytic converters from the application of said article; to provide for certain registration requirements for secondary metals recyclers; to provide for the use of certain registration fees; to provide for records and reporting; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 60 0038** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230448.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233955.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 62 0107S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232565.pdf)
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4. **LC 55 0593S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236337.pdf)
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5. **SB 40/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239106.pdf)
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6. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 55 0116** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238931.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #92 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–3** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #415 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–4** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #326 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **159–3** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #403 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **91–63** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — 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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- **2025-01-28** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-27** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2025-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-14** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-14** Act 278 `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/2a01c0f5-a623-4f04-91af-fd9b2736ace6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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