GA SB 555
withdrawnWar Veterans Home; the admission of eligible nonveteran residents to a Georgia War Veterans' Home under certain circumstances; authorize
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 555 pass?
No. GA SB 555 was withdrawn on 2026-03-25 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-03-25): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
What is GA SB 555 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to war veterans home, so as to authorize the admission of eligible nonveteran residents to a Georgia War Veterans' Home under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 555?
Rick Williams, Chuck Payne, Bill Cowsert and 9 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 555.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to war veterans home, so as to authorize the admission of eligible nonveteran residents to a Georgia War Veterans' Home under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-24
- Latest action
- 2026-03-25 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Rick Williamsprimary
- Chuck Payneprimary
- Bill Cowsertprimary
- Max Burnsprimary
- Frank Ginnprimary
- Carden Summersprimary
- John Albersprimary
- Shawn Stillprimary
- Larry Walker, IIIprimary
- Greg Dolezalprimary
- Mike Hodgesprimary
- Russ Goodmanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-24
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-25
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-03-03
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-04
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-03-06
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2026-03-06
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2026-03-09
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-10
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-03-12
House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-18
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
referral-committee,withdrawal
2026-03-25
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
Versions
Documents
Votes
Senate Vote #648 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-06 · pass · 54-0
Member-level votes (53)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- 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: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: other
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MCNEEL: yes
- MERRITT: 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
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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