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GA HB 9

died on adjournment

Safer States Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 9 pass?

No. GA HB 9 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 (2025-01-15): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 9 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other safety inspections and regulations, so as to prohibit the use of certain chemical flame retardants in certain products; to provide for definitions; to provide for notice; to provide for the restriction of additional chemical flame retardants; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties and a limited waiver; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 9?

Kim Schofield, Karla Drenner, Sandra Scott and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 9.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other safety inspections and regulations, so as to prohibit the use of certain chemical flame retardants in certain products; to provide for definitions; to provide for notice; to provide for the restriction of additional chemical flame retardants; to provide for exceptions; to provide for penalties and a limited waiver; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-13
Latest action
2025-01-15 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kim Schofieldprimary
  • Karla Drennerprimary
  • Sandra Scottprimary
  • Viola Davisprimary
  • Derrick Jacksonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-13

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-14

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-01-15

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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