GA SB 449
died on adjournmentRegulation of Hospitals; certain long-term care facilities to acquire and maintain sufficient emergency and standby power systems; require
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 449 pass?
No. GA SB 449 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 (2026-02-03): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 449 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to require certain long-term care facilities to acquire and maintain sufficient emergency and standby power systems to ensure the provision of certain care and services for residents at such facilities; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Department of Community Health and the office of Safety Fire Commissioner to coordinate inspection and enforcement; to provide for a grant program; to provide priority to rural counties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 449?
Derek Mallow, Jaha Howard, Kim Jackson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 449.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to require certain long-term care facilities to acquire and maintain sufficient emergency and standby power systems to ensure the provision of certain care and services for residents at such facilities; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Department of Community Health and the office of Safety Fire Commissioner to coordinate inspection and enforcement; to provide for a grant program; to provide priority to rural counties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-02-03 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Derek Mallowprimary
- Jaha Howardprimary
- Kim Jacksonprimary
- RaShaun Kempprimary
- Ed Harbisonprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-02
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-03
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As introduced LC 52 0876Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
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