GA HB 641

died on adjournment

Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential customer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 641 pass?

No. GA HB 641 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 (2026-03-23): Senate Read Second Time

What is GA HB 641 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric services, so as to require that an electric supplier hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential consumer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for the renewal of such abeyance period; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 641?

Marvin Lim, Karen Mathiak, Bill Werkheiser and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 641.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-26
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Senate Read Second Time
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-26
House Hopper
introduction
2025-02-27
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-02-28
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-02-18
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-06
House Third Readers
reading-3
2026-03-06
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2026-03-09
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-03-20
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-23
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2

Versions

LC 55 0548/aCompare
LC 56 0591S/hsCompare
LC 56 0591S/hcsCompare
Sen Ctee Sub LC 56 0686SCompare

Documents

Votes

House Vote #672 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-06 · pass · 134-28
Member-level votes (162)
- ADESANYA: yes
- ADEYINA: yes
- ALEXANDER: yes
- ALI: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: yes
- BAKER: yes
- BALLARD: yes
- BARNES: yes
- BARRETT: no
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: yes
- BECKLES: yes
- BELL: yes
- BERRY: yes
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: no
- BUCKNER: yes
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: yes
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: no
- CAMERON: no
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: yes
- CANNON: yes
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: yes
- CHASTAIN: other
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: no
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: no
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: yes
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: yes
- DAVIS: yes
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: other
- DOUGLAS: yes
- DRAPER: yes
- DRENNER: other
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: no
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: yes
- FINCHER: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: yes
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: yes
- GAINES: no
- GAMBILL: other
- GILLIARD: other
- GISLER: yes
- GLAIZE: yes
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: yes
- GULLETT: no
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HERRING: yes
- HILTON: no
- HITCHENS: other
- HOLCOMB: yes
- HOLLAND: yes
- HOLLY: yes
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: no
- HOWARD: no
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: yes
- JACKSON: other
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: yes
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: no
- KELLEY: no
- KENDRICK: yes
- LAHOOD: no
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: yes
- LIM: yes
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: other
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: no
- MCCLAIN: yes
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: no
- MCQUEEN: yes
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: yes
- MITCHELL: yes
- MOMTAHAN: no
- MOORE: yes
- MYLES: yes
- NEAL: yes
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: yes
- OLALEYE: yes
- OLIVER: yes
- O'STEEN: other
- PANITCH: yes
- PARIS: yes
- PARK: yes
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: other
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: yes
- REESE: other
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: no
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: no
- RIDLEY: no
- ROBERTS: yes
- ROMMAN: yes
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: yes
- SANCHEZ: yes
- SANTOS: yes
- SCHOFIELD: yes
- SCOGGINS: no
- SCOTT: yes
- SEABAUGH: no
- SHARPER: other
- SILCOX: yes
- SMITH: no
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: yes
- TARVIN: other
- TAYLOR: yes
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: other
- WASHBURN: yes
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: yes
- WILKERSON: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
- WILLIAMS, JR.: no
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: yes
- YEARTA: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70840

Attribution

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