HB 372 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Teachers Retirement System; certain beneficiaries hired to work in certain areas; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits, so as to remove the requirement that certain subject areas be designated as an area of highest need for certain beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia to be hired to work in such areas; to provide for the extension of provisions to 2030; to provide for areas of highest need to be determined for a public school system rather than a RESA; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Mar 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 56 0420S/hs → LC 56 0420S/hcs · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to replace the original committee substitute with a new committee substitute that includes updated sponsor information and renumbered sections. The substantive policy content regarding retirement system provisions, audit requirements, and employment contract exclusions remains largely unchanged, though section numbering and formatting were adjusted.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; primarily formatting and sponsor information updates.

TECHNICAL

Committee header and sponsor list were updated to reflect current representatives Ballard, Erwin, Blackmon, Persinger, Townsend, and others.

Original committee substitute header and page numbering were replaced with new formatting.

Section numbering was adjusted (e.g., subsections renumbered from e/f to f/g) without changing substantive policy content.

Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

150–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 156

Feb 24, 2026

D Democratic65

63 Yea 2

96% Yea

R Republican91

87 Yea 4

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors