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GA HB 955

died on adjournment

Holidays and observances; April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; designate

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to change the state floral emblem to the sweetbay magnolia; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Status date
Latest action
2026-02-25 — House Committee Favorably Reported
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Deborah Silcoxprimary
  • Jan Jonesprimary
  • Scott Hiltonprimary
  • Stacey Evansprimary
  • Sandy Donatucciprimary
  • Houston Gainesprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-01-15

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-02-25

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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Attribution

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