2025-2026 Regular Session
HB1277
Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 12 and Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to environmental policy and highways, bridges, and ferries, respectively, so as to increase the project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 25, 2026 · House
Passage: House Vote #563
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
149 yea–16 nay · 5 not voting · 7 absent
March 27, 2026 · Senate
Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #835
Passed
26 yea–22 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #928
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
51 yea–1 nay · 2 absent
April 2, 2026 · House
Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #873
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
122 yea–50 nay · 3 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
February 26, 2026 · Senate
Transportation
February 12, 2026 · House
Transportation
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Effective Date 2026-07-01
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State Act 454
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House House Date Signed by Governor
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House House Sent to Governor
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House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Taken from Table
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Senate Senate Tabled
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Senate Senate Taken from Table
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Senate Senate Tabled
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper