HB 691 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; create Georgia Resilience Office

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency management, so as to provide for the creation of the Georgia Resilience Office under the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to provide for a board of directors; to provide for the purpose, membership, and duties of such board; to provide for reports; to provide for the hiring of staff; to provide for compensation and funding; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action Apr 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

LC 56 0353/a → LC 56 0369S/hs · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was revised by the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to add 'transportation' to the list of critical infrastructure services. This change expands the scope of what facilities and systems are considered vital for public safety and emergency management planning.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include transportation infrastructure in the definition of critical infrastructure, alongside existing categories like healthcare, finance, and communication.

DEFINITION

Added 'transportation' to the list of critical infrastructure services in the bill's definitions section, broadening the range of systems that must be considered in resilience planning.

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Committee

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors