# Georgia HB 1128: State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide

Georgia HB 1128, State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Josh Bonner (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Bill Hitchens (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 1128
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Josh Bonner (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Bill Hitchens (Republican), Devan Seabaugh (Republican), Will Wade (Republican), Bill Werkheiser (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Safety and Homeland Security, Judiciary, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (207 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Late disability claims for brain-injured officers: benefit, high. Public safety officers or their legal guardians can apply to the Georgia State Indemnification Fund despite missing the usual deadline. The special application window runs from July 1, 2026, through August 1, 2026. Officers must have total permanent disability from organic brain damage suffered on…
- Required benefit notices for injured officers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Georgia's State Board of Workers’ Compensation must notify injured employees or their legal guardians about officer benefits. This applies when the board has reasonable cause to believe the employee is an eligible peace officer. The board must also notify the Department of A…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Josh Bonner (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Matthew Gambill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bill Hitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Will Wade (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bill Werkheiser (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 49 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 158 | 0 | 10 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-06: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-06: Act 415
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: 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 (House)
- 2026-02-12: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-04: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-03: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-02: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1128/AP* (v3): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247671)

## 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 1128/AP* (v3) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247671)

## 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-HB1128-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).