# Georgia HB 1118: Public officers and employees; 120 hours of maternal birth leave; provide

Georgia HB 1118, Public officers and employees; 120 hours of maternal birth leave; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike Cheokas (Republican), Sharon Cooper (Republican), Sandy Donatucci (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1118
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public officers and employees; 120 hours of maternal birth leave; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Mike Cheokas (Republican), Sharon Cooper (Republican), Sandy Donatucci (Republican), Gerald Greene (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican), Matt Reeves (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public and Community Health, Children and Families, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (220 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Paid birth leave for Georgia public workers: benefit, high. The law gives covered full-time Georgia state and local education employees 120 paid hours to recover after giving birth. Employees must have six continuous months with their employer. Hourly employees must also have worked at least 700 hours in the six months before the requested leave date. Leave…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Cheokas (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sharon Cooper (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sandy Donatucci (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Gerald Greene (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jan Jones (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Matt Reeves (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 50 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 170 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-05: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-05: Act 413
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-04: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-11: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-04: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-03: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-02: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1118/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248114)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1118/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248114)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1118-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).