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type: "Bill"
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title: "Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; update and modernize"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to modernize and update provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; 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: "SB 96"
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citation: "Georgia SB 96 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BUILDINGS AND HOUSING", "CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Blake Tillery", "Bo Hatchett", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Frank Ginn", "Greg Dolezal", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Randy Robertson", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch", "Timothy Bearden"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-04"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ecd0bd4-8e18-4726-aa7a-4b29fa066576"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "b6ab3d25b6216ff8ad3d99ff6dcaae09fb1bb3684ecea5ee9be56fa1ceaba554"
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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 96 (2025_26) — Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; update and modernize
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to modernize and update provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; 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. **As Introduced LC 60 0050-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231272.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233241.pdf)
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3. **LC 60 0140-ECS/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236192.pdf)
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4. **SB 96/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237900.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #69 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **35–18** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #295 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #309 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — 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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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- John Albers — 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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- 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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- Steve Gooch — 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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- **2025-02-04** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-05** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-24** 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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- **2025-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-09** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-09** Act 92 `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/1ecd0bd4-8e18-4726-aa7a-4b29fa066576`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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