HB 990 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public Safety, Department of; creation of a program to assist former handlers and adopters of retired law enforcement dogs with veterinary care costs; provide

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Public Safety, so as to provide for the creation of a program to assist former handlers and adopters of retired law enforcement dogs with veterinary care costs; to provide for the selection of a charitable organization to administer and manage said program; to provide for the disbursement of funds for qualifying veterinary care for retired law enforcement dogs; to provide limitations on the amount of funds disbursed; to provide authorization for the selected charitable organization to use certain funds to pay administrative expenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026
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MINOR
The bill's committee substitute replaces the original committee's introductory text with a new header identifying the bill as a committee substitute sponsored by specific representatives. This change formalizes the bill's status and attributes it to the current committee members, but does not alter the substantive policy, scope, or legal requirements of the legislation.
TECHNICAL

Replaced the original committee introduction with a new header listing the specific representatives sponsoring the committee substitute.

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

1460
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 151
Mar 4, 2026
D Democratic64
62 Yea 2
96% Yea
R Republican87
84 Yea 3
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors