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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB454

Regulation of Fire and Other Hazards; use of temporary door locking devices in public buildings during certain emergency situations; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, so as to authorize the use of temporary door locking devices in public buildings during certain emergency situations; to provide for guidelines for use of such devices; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Pending: House
Last status date
April 2, 2026
Last status update
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Author
Ricky Williams
Co-sponsors
John AlbersRandy RobertsonJason AnavitarteLee AndersonShawn StillBo HatchettGreg DolezalRuss GoodmanClint DixonFrank GinnDrew EcholsChuck PayneJason Ridley

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 12, 2026 House committee reassignment March 27, 2026 House committee substitute April 2, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

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

March 6, 2026 · Senate

Passage: Senate Vote #661

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

51 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  2. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  3. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  4. House House Second Readers
  5. House House First Readers
  6. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
  7. Senate Senate Third Read
  8. Senate Senate Taken from Table
  9. Senate Senate Tabled
  10. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  11. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  12. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  13. Senate Senate Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2104365
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB454.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00