Georgia Senate Bill 62

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit certain local ordinances or policies relating to public camping or sleeping; to provide for enforcement; to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to provide for a performance audit by the state auditor on public spending on homeless programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Counties and Municipal Corporations; certain local ordinances or policies relating to public camping or sleeping; prohibit

Sen. Carden Summers [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Blake Tillery [R]	Sen. Michael Dugan [R]
Sen. Frank Ginn [R]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]	Sen. Billy Hickman [R]
Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]
Sen. Brandon Beach [R]	Rep. Katie Dempsey [R]

2023-03-27 - House - Passage: House Vote #306 (Y: 99 N: 76 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - House - Agree To Committee Report: House Vote #305 (Y: 100 N: 76 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - House - Table: House Vote #304 (Y: 77 N: 99 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2023-03-27 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #335 (Y: 36 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #334 (Y: 22 N: 32 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2023-03-02 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #127 (Y: 49 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-03		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-05-03		Act 274
2023-05-03	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2023-03-27	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-27	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-27	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-16	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-07	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-06	House	House First Readers
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-02-15	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-14	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-01	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-01-31	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63809
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213180
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214494
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216927
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216926
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218216
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219906
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216741
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216921
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216923
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216924
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216925
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219876
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63809#21187
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63809#21572
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63809#21573
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63809#21518
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63809#21502
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63809#21529