GA HB 1475
died on adjournmentCommerce and trade; benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service; provisions
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1475 pass?
No. GA HB 1475 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
What is GA HB 1475 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 10-6B-53, 31-32-7, and 50-13-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service, duties and responsibilities of health care agents, and opportunity for hearing in contested cases, notice, counsel, subpoenas, record, enforcement powers, and revenue cases, respectively, so as to provide limited authority for the appointment of an authorized representative for the purposes of completing an application for public benefits on behalf of a deceased individual and attending any hearing thereon or litigating any appeal related thereto; to provide for the termination of such authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1475?
Rob Leverett, Kasey Carpenter, Johnny Chastain and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1475.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 10-6B-53, 31-32-7, and 50-13-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service, duties and responsibilities of health care agents, and opportunity for hearing in contested cases, notice, counsel, subpoenas, record, enforcement powers, and revenue cases, respectively, so as to provide limited authority for the appointment of an authorized representative for the purposes of completing an application for public benefits on behalf of a deceased individual and attending any hearing thereon or litigating any appeal related thereto; to provide for the termination of such authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-26
- Latest action
- 2026-03-04 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Rob Leverettprimary
- Kasey Carpenterprimary
- Johnny Chastainprimary
- John LaHoodprimary
- Stacey Evansprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-26
House Hopper
introduction
2026-03-03
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-04
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-03-04
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
Versions
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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