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GA SB 279

died on adjournment

"Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. Act"; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 279 pass?

No. GA SB 279 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 (2026-01-12): Senate Recommitted

What is GA SB 279 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of workers' compensation, so as to require the State Board of Workers' Compensation to notify the Department of Administrative Services when the board has reasonable cause to believe that an injured worker is an eligible peace officer; to provide for a definition; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to require a certain notification to certain peace officers who become disabled in the line of duty under certain circumstances; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 279?

Brian Strickland, Emanuel Jones, Randy Robertson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 279.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of workers' compensation, so as to require the State Board of Workers' Compensation to notify the Department of Administrative Services when the board has reasonable cause to believe that an injured worker is an eligible peace officer; to provide for a definition; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to require a certain notification to certain peace officers who become disabled in the line of duty under certain circumstances; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-26
Latest action
2026-01-12 — Senate Recommitted
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Brian Stricklandprimary
  • Emanuel Jonesprimary
  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • John Albersprimary
  • Gail Davenportprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-26

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-03

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-03-04

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-01-12

    Senate Recommitted

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

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