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GA SB 392

died on adjournment

"Waste Reduction Act of 2026"; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 392 pass?

No. GA SB 392 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 (2026-03-03): House Second Readers

What is GA SB 392 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Budget Act," so as to provide for the application of zero-base budgeting to the budget process; to provide for intent; to provide for analysis of departmental and program objectives; to provide for consideration of alternative funding levels; to provide for departmental priority lists; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for short titles; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 392?

John Albers, Blake Tillery, Shawn Still and 17 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 392.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Budget Act," so as to provide for the application of zero-base budgeting to the budget process; to provide for intent; to provide for analysis of departmental and program objectives; to provide for consideration of alternative funding levels; to provide for departmental priority lists; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for short titles; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-03-03 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • John Albersprimary
  • Blake Tilleryprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Chuck Hufstetlerprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary
  • Larry Walker, IIIprimary
  • Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
  • Jason T. Dickersonprimary
  • Carden Summersprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • Brian Stricklandprimary
  • Marty Harbinprimary
  • Frank Ginnprimary
  • Bill Cowsertprimary
  • Clint Dixonprimary
  • Chuck Payneprimary
  • Bo Hatchettprimary
  • Mike Hodgesprimary
  • Greg Dolezalprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-13

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-18

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-19

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-02-24

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  6. 2026-02-24

    Senate Passed/Adopted

    passage

  7. 2026-02-24

    Senate Notice to Reconsider

  8. 2026-02-26

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  9. 2026-03-03

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #575 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-02-24 · pass · 44-7

    Member-level votes (53)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DICKERSON: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: no
    • MALLOW: no
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: no
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: other
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: other
    • WALKER, III: other
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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