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GA HB 49

introduced

Georgia Anti-Corruption Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public officers and employees, so as to revise provisions regarding whistleblowers; to broaden the scope of persons who may report information to public employers; to expand the definition of the term "retaliation"; to extend the statute of limitations regarding public employer retaliation; to provide for a misdemeanor offense for violations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Status date
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Latest action
2025-01-16 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Viola Davisprimary
  • Kim Schofieldprimary
  • Sandra Scottprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-14

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-15

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-01-16

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69346

Attribution

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