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| Bill | Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act; enact | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding proof generally, so as to enact the "Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act"; to provide for unsworn declarations to have the same effect as sworn declarations in certain circumstances; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability and construction; to provide for a short title; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to perjury and related offenses, so as to include unsworn declarations in the offense of perjury; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2023_24 | HB 80 | Georgia HB 80 (2023_24) |
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Georgia HB 80 (2023_24) — Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 14 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding proof generally, so as to enact the "Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act"; to provide for unsworn declarations to have the same effect as sworn declarations in certain circumstances; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability and construction; to provide for a short title; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to perjury and related offenses, so as to include unsworn declarations in the offense of perjury; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 80/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 49 1142/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 49 1212S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 49 1276S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 49 1276S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 49 1420S (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #52 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 174–0 (pass) · lower
- House Vote #347 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 175–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #286 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 42–2 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-01-25 House Hopper
introduction - 2023-01-26 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2023-01-30 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2023-02-02 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-02-09 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
referral-committee, withdrawal - 2023-02-15 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-02-21 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2023-02-21 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2023-02-22 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2023-03-14 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-15 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2023-03-23 Senate Tabled
- 2023-03-23 Senate Taken from Table
- 2023-03-23 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2023-03-23 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2023-03-29 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2023-04-05 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2023-05-01 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2023-05-01 Act 59
executive-signature - 2023-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f45d37b4-fb97-4a4b-9966-76bf3234a38d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).