2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1376

Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, so as to establish the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired; to provide for the composition of the commission; to provide for an executive director; to provide for duties; to provide for an annual report; to require the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency to consult with the commission; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public and Community Health
Last status date: February 20, 2026
Last status update: House Second Readers
Pending committee: Public and Community Health
Author: Robert Flournoy
Co-sponsors: Karen Lupton Akbar Ali Sylvia Baker Arlene Beckles

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February 19, 2026 · House

Public and Community Health

Instrument history

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.

February 20, 2026
House House Second Readers
February 19, 2026
House House First Readers
February 18, 2026
House House Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2119526
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB1376.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00