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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB244

State auditor; local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-81-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to audit of financial affairs and transactions, contents, copy to state auditor, and public inspection, so as to provide for local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits with the state auditor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute February 27, 2025 Senate committee reassignment January 12, 2026 Senate committee substitute February 2, 2026 Sent to Governor April 6, 2026 Governor approved May 11, 2026 Became law May 11, 2026

Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 4, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #150

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

162 yea–7 nay · 8 not voting · 3 absent

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March 10, 2026 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #702

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

48 yea–2 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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March 16, 2026 · House

Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #706

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

151 yea–4 nay · 5 not voting · 16 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2026-07-01
  2. State Act 437
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  7. Senate Senate Third Read
  8. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  9. Senate Senate Recommitted
  10. Senate Senate Taken from Table
  11. Senate Senate Tabled
  12. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  13. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  14. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  15. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  16. House House Third Readers
  17. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  18. House House Second Readers
  19. House House First Readers
  20. House House Hopper
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