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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Outdoor Advertising; references to the term \"mechanical\" in relation to multiple message signs; remove"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-6-75 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on outdoor advertising authorized by Code Sections 32-6-72 and 32-6-73 and multiple message signs on the interstate system, primary highways, and other highways, so as to remove references to the term \"mechanical\" in relation to multiple message signs; 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: "2019_20"
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identifier: "SB 79"
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citation: "Georgia SB 79 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brandon Beach", "Frank Ginn", "Gloria Butler", "Steve Gooch", "Tyler Harper"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-02-08"
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last_action: "2019-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0301a56-9816-4fb1-b647-5a89c313be35"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e45f5687d925c72f1fd06b16daa9b1a545439652d1e35d2611fc353e971e3595"
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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 79 (2019_20) — Outdoor Advertising; references to the term "mechanical" in relation to multiple message signs; remove
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-6-75 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restrictions on outdoor advertising authorized by Code Sections 32-6-72 and 32-6-73 and multiple message signs on the interstate system, primary highways, and other highways, so as to remove references to the term "mechanical" in relation to multiple message signs; 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 39 2044** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182192.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182189.pdf)
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3. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182043.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/182068.pdf)
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5. **LC 39 2235S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/185046.pdf)
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6. **SB 79/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/186913.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE AS AMENDED — **52–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-08** Senate Hopper
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- **2019-02-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-02-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-20** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2019-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2019-03-29** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2019-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-04-26** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-04-26** Act 54 `executive-signature`
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- **2019-07-01** 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/e0301a56-9816-4fb1-b647-5a89c313be35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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