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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB974

General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 12, 2026
Last status update
House Date Signed by Governor
Author
Jon Burns
Co-sponsors
Jan JonesChuck EfstrationJames HatchettBlake Tillery

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 9, 2026 Senate committee substitute March 25, 2026 Sent to Governor April 7, 2026 Governor approved May 12, 2026 Became law May 12, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

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

March 10, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #694

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

159 yea–4 nay · 2 not voting · 11 absent

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March 10, 2026 · House

Immediately Transmit: House Vote #695

Passed

160 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 11 absent

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March 27, 2026 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #830

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

52 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent

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April 2, 2026 · Senate

Adopt Conference Committee Report: Senate Vote #975

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

53 yea–0 nay · 1 absent

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April 2, 2026 · House

Adopt Ccr: House Vote #876

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

163 yea–5 nay · 8 not voting

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2026-05-12
  2. State Act 655
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. House House Conference Committee Report Adopted View roll call
  6. Senate Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted View roll call
  7. Senate Senate Conference Committee Appointed 19th, 20th, 31st
  8. House House Conference Committee Appointed 155th, 104th, 47th
  9. House House Insisted
  10. Senate Senate Insisted
  11. House House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
  12. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  13. Senate Senate Third Read
  14. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  15. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  16. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  17. House House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
  18. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  19. House House Third Readers
  20. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  21. House House Second Readers
  22. House House First Readers
  23. House House Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2083472
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB974.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00