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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Brian Stricklandprimary
- Emanuel Jonesprimary
- Randy Robertsonprimary
- John Albersprimary
- Gail Davenportprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-26
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-27
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-03-03
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-04
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-01-12
Senate Recommitted
referral-committee
Versions
- As introduced LC 62 0140Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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