GA SB 256

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1. 2025-02-25

   Senate Hopper

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2. 2025-02-26

   Senate Read and Referred

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3. 2025-03-03

   Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

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4. 2025-03-04

   Senate Read Second Time

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5. 2025-03-06

   Senate Tabled

6. 2025-03-06

   Senate Taken from Table

7. 2025-03-06

   Senate Third Read

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8. 2025-03-06

   Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

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9. 2025-03-10

   House First Readers

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10. 2025-03-11

    House Second Readers

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11. 2025-03-25

    House Committee Favorably Reported

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12. 2025-03-31

    House Third Readers

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13. 2025-03-31

    House Passed/Adopted

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14. 2025-04-07

    Senate Sent to Governor

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15. 2025-05-14

    Senate Date Signed by Governor

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16. 2025-05-14

    Act 296

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17. 2025-07-01

    Effective Date

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• Senate Vote #216 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

  2025-03-06 · pass · 51-2

  Member-level votes (54)

  • ALBERS: no
  • ANAVITARTE: yes
  • ANDERSON: yes
  • BEACH: yes
  • BEARDEN: yes
  • BRASS: no
  • BURNS: yes
  • COWSERT: yes
  • DAVENPORT: yes
  • DIXON: yes
  • DOLEZAL: yes
  • ECHOLS: yes
  • ESTEVES: other
  • GINN: yes
  • GOOCH: yes
  • GOODMAN: yes
  • HALPERN: yes
  • HARBIN: yes
  • HARBISON: yes
  • HARRELL: yes
  • HATCHETT: yes
  • HICKMAN: yes
  • HODGES: yes
  • HUFSTETLER: yes
  • JACKSON: yes
  • JAMES: other
  • JONES: yes
  • JONES II: yes
  • KEMP: yes
  • KENNEDY: yes
  • KIRKPATRICK: yes
  • LUCAS: yes
  • MALLOW: other
  • MANGHAM: yes
  • MCLAURIN: yes
  • MERRITT: yes
  • MOORE: yes
  • ORROCK: yes
  • PARENT: yes
  • PARKES: yes
  • PAYNE: yes
  • RAHMAN: yes
  • RHETT: yes
  • ROBERTSON: yes
  • SETZLER: yes
  • SIMS: yes
  • STILL: yes
  • STRICKLAND: yes
  • SUMMERS: yes
  • TILLERY: yes
  • WALKER, III: yes
  • WATSON: yes
  • WICKS: yes
  • WILLIAMS: yes

• House Vote #344 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

  2025-03-31 · pass · 163-1

  Member-level votes (165)

  • ADESANYA: yes
  • ADEYINA: yes
  • ALEXANDER: yes
  • ANDERSON: yes
  • AU: yes
  • BAKER: other
  • BALLARD: yes
  • BALLINGER: yes
  • BARNES: yes
  • BARRETT: yes
  • BARTON: yes
  • BAZEMORE: yes
  • BECKLES: yes
  • BELL: yes
  • BENNETT: yes
  • BERRY: yes
  • BLACKMON: yes
  • BONNER: yes
  • BUCKNER: yes
  • BURCHETT: yes
  • BURNOUGH: yes
  • BURNS: other
  • BYRD: yes
  • CAMERON: yes
  • CAMP: yes
  • CAMPBELL: yes
  • CANNON: yes
  • CARPENTER: yes
  • CARSON: yes
  • CARTER: other
  • CHASTAIN: yes
  • CHEOKAS: yes
  • CLARK: yes
  • CLIFTON: yes
  • 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: other
  • 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: other
  • GLAIZE: yes
  • GREENE: yes
  • GRIFFIN: yes
  • GULLETT: yes
  • GUNTER: yes
  • HAGAN: yes
  • HATCHETT: other
  • HAWKINS: yes
  • HEFFNER: yes
  • HENDERSON: yes
  • HERRING: yes
  • HILTON: yes
  • HITCHENS: yes
  • HOLCOMB: yes
  • HOLLAND: yes
  • HOLLY: yes
  • HONG: yes
  • HORNER: yes
  • HOWARD: yes
  • HUDDLESTON: yes
  • HUGLEY: yes
  • HUTCHINSON: other
  • JACKSON: yes
  • JASPERSE: yes
  • JENKINS: other
  • JONES: yes
  • KAHAIAN: yes
  • KELLEY: yes
  • KENDRICK: yes
  • LAHOOD: yes
  • LEVERETT: other
  • LEWIS-WARD: yes
  • LIM: yes
  • LUMSDEN: yes
  • LUPTON: yes
  • MARTIN: yes
  • MARTINEZ: yes
  • MATHIAK: yes
  • MATHIS: yes
  • MCCLAIN: yes
  • MCCOLLUM: yes
  • MCDONALD III: yes
  • MCQUEEN: other
  • MEEKS: yes
  • MILLER: yes
  • MITCHELL: yes
  • MOMTAHAN: yes
  • MOORE: other
  • MYLES: yes
  • NEAL: other
  • NEW: yes
  • NEWTON: yes
  • OKOYE: yes
  • OLALEYE: yes
  • OLIVER: yes
  • O'STEEN: yes
  • PANITCH: yes
  • PARIS: yes
  • PARK: yes
  • 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: yes
  • SAINZ: yes
  • SAMPSON: yes
  • SANCHEZ: yes
  • SANTOS: yes
  • SCHOFIELD: yes
  • SCOGGINS: yes
  • SCOTT: yes
  • SEABAUGH: yes
  • SHARPER: yes
  • SILCOX: yes
  • SMITH: yes
  • STEPHENS: yes
  • STINSON: yes
  • TARVIN: yes
  • TAYLOR: yes
  • THOMAS: yes
  • TOWNSEND: yes
  • TRAN: yes
  • WADE: yes
  • WASHBURN: yes
  • WERKHEISER: yes
  • WESTBROOK: yes
  • WIEDOWER: other
  • WILKERSON: yes
  • WILLIAMS: yes
  • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
  • WILLIAMSON: yes
  • WILLIS: yes
  • YEARTA: yes

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