GA HB 78
enactedEmployees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 78 pass?
Yes. GA HB 78 has been enacted into law as of 2025-07-01. Latest recorded action (2025-07-01): Effective Date
What is GA HB 78 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law," so as to raise the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 78?
Lehman Franklin, John Carson, Gary Richardson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 78.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law," so as to raise the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-16
- Latest action
- 2025-07-01 — Effective Date
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Lehman Franklinprimary
- John Carsonprimary
- Gary Richardsonprimary
- Bill Yeartaprimary
- Mike Cameronprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-16
House Hopper
introduction
2025-01-17
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-01-27
House Second Readers
reading-2
2025-02-20
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-24
House Third Readers
reading-3
2025-02-24
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2025-02-26
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-03-13
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-18
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2025-04-02
Senate Tabled
2025-04-02
Senate Taken from Table
2025-04-02
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2025-04-02
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-04-08
House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-01
House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-05-01
Act 63
executive-signature
2025-07-01
Effective Date
Versions
Documents
Votes
House Vote #72 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-02-24 · pass · 161-9
Member-level votes (165)
- ADESANYA: yes
- ADEYINA: yes
- ALEXANDER: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: yes
- BAKER: yes
- BALLARD: yes
- BALLINGER: yes
- BARNES: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: yes
- BECKLES: yes
- BELL: yes
- BENNETT: other
- BERRY: other
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: yes
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: yes
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: no
- CANNON: no
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: no
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: other
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: yes
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: yes
- DAVIS: yes
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: yes
- DRAPER: yes
- DRENNER: yes
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: yes
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: yes
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: yes
- GLAIZE: yes
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: yes
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HEFFNER: yes
- HENDERSON: other
- HERRING: yes
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: other
- HOLCOMB: yes
- HOLLAND: yes
- HOLLY: no
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: yes
- HUTCHINSON: other
- JACKSON: yes
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: yes
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: yes
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: yes
- LIM: yes
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: other
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: yes
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: yes
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: no
- MITCHELL: yes
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: yes
- MYLES: yes
- NEAL: yes
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: yes
- OLALEYE: yes
- OLIVER: yes
- O'STEEN: yes
- PANITCH: yes
- PARIS: yes
- PARK: other
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: yes
- REESE: yes
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- ROMMAN: no
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: yes
- SANCHEZ: no
- SANTOS: yes
- SCHOFIELD: yes
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: yes
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SHARPER: yes
- SILCOX: yes
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: other
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: yes
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: no
- WIEDOWER: yes
- WILKERSON: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: yes
- YEARTA: yes
Senate Vote #427 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-04-02 · pass · 35-18
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: no
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DIXON: no
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: no
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: other
- HARBISON: no
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: no
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: no
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: yes
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MERRITT: no
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PARKES: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: no
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: other
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: no
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: other
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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