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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB56

Georgia State Indemnification Fund; the Department of Administrative Services to purchase annuities for the payment of indemnification claims; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to authorize the Department of Administrative Services to purchase annuities for the payment of indemnification claims; to provide for qualification standards for indemnification claims relating to certain deaths of public safety officers related to COVID-19; to provide for timing requirements for application of such indemnification claims; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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Senate committee substitute February 19, 2025 Sent to Governor April 7, 2025 Governor approved May 14, 2025 Became law May 14, 2025

Recorded floor votes

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

March 3, 2025 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #134

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

54 yea–1 nay · 1 absent

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March 27, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #325

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

165 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 11 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2025-07-01
  2. State Act 281
  3. Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Senate Sent to Governor
  5. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  6. House House Third Readers
  7. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  8. House House Second Readers
  9. House House First Readers
  10. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  11. Senate Senate Third Read
  12. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  13. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  14. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  15. Senate Senate Hopper
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