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type: "Bill"
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title: "Offenses Against Public Health and Morals; the establishment of an animal cruelty database; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding offenses against public health and morals, so as to provide for the establishment of an animal cruelty database; to provide for purpose and funding; to require the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia to create, administer, and maintain such database; to provide for minimum requirements; to provide for reporting and forms; 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: "SB 587"
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citation: "Georgia SB 587 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Frank Ginn", "Jason T. Dickerson", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Steven McNeel", "Timothy Bearden"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-02-25"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e74582cf-0219-4913-9745-977fbefedf9f"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "635b24e77899c5d023bf90a97457cbcdc28b315151a098ffc8bb433a0b906fa5"
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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 587 (2025_26) — Offenses Against Public Health and Morals; the establishment of an animal cruelty database; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding offenses against public health and morals, so as to provide for the establishment of an animal cruelty database; to provide for purpose and funding; to require the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia to create, administer, and maintain such database; to provide for minimum requirements; to provide for reporting and forms; 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. **As Introduced LC 60 0286** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244049.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245344.pdf)
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3. **Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245321.pdf)
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4. **LC 60 0368S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248225.pdf)
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5. **SB 587/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248676.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #914 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #793 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #656 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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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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- 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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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Jason T. Dickerson — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — 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 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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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Steven McNeel — primary (person)
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- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-25** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Tabled
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-25** House Postponed
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- **2026-03-27** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2026-03-31** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 498 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** 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/e74582cf-0219-4913-9745-977fbefedf9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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