SB 96 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; update and modernize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to modernize and update provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed May 9, 2025

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What changed between versions

LC 60 0140-ECS/hss → SB 96/AP* · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent a procedural transformation from a House substitute version to its final Senate version, with changes primarily affecting the bill's title, sponsor attribution, and page numbering formatting. These are technical amendments that reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process rather than substantive policy changes.

TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from 'The House Committee on Code Revision offers the following substitute to SB 96' to 'Senate Bill 96' indicating the bill has moved from House consideration to Senate passage.

Added list of Senate sponsors (Senators Echols, Hatchett, Hufstetler, Payne, Robertson, and others) showing the bill's current legislative sponsorship.

Page numbering format changed from 'S. B. 96 (SUB)' with House substitute markings to 'S. B. 96' with standard Senate formatting, reflecting the bill's final passage status.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2025 · House Mar 21, 2025

How they voted

36–16

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 55

Feb 20, 2025

D Democratic22

4 Yea 16 Nay 2

72% Nay

R Republican33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 9, 2025

Signed into law

Act 92

upper

May 9, 2025

Signed into law

Senate Date Signed by Governor

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Introduced

Senate Hopper

upper

22 primary · 0 co-sponsors