HB 444 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Holidays; April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; designate

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Jan 12, 2026

Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

139–2

Passed · 18 other

Total votes 159

Feb 26, 2025

D Democratic67

56 Yea 11

83% Yea

R Republican92

83 Yea 2 Nay 7

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Senate Recommitted

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors