Fire protection; compliance with safety standards for smoke detectors; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 25-2-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to smoke detectors required in new dwellings and dwelling units and exceptions, so as to provide for compliance with safety standards for smoke detectors; to provide for staggered compliance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Mar 4, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
142–1
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 151
Mar 3, 2026
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
R
Republican87
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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