GeorgiaHB 12472025-2026 Regular SessionHouse

Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact

Sponsored By: Sandy Donatucci (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), Mitchell Horner (Republican), Alan Powell (Republican), Matt Reeves (Republican), Steve Tarvin (Republican)

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Sandy Donatucci

    Republican • House

  • Scott Hilton

    Republican • House

  • Mitchell Horner

    Republican • House

  • Alan Powell

    Republican • House

  • Matt Reeves

    Republican • House

  • Steve Tarvin

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Bo Hatchett

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 407 • No: 240

Senate vote 4/3/2026

AGREE TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE

Yes: 34 • No: 18

House vote 4/2/2026

Agree to Senate Sub as Am

Yes: 98 • No: 70

House vote 4/2/2026

AM 62 0077

Yes: 96 • No: 69

Senate vote 3/25/2026

PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Yes: 48 • No: 2

Senate vote 3/25/2026

ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 46TH

Yes: 33 • No: 18

House vote 3/4/2026

PASSAGE

Yes: 98 • No: 63

Actions Timeline

  1. House Sent to Governor

    4/10/2026House
  2. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended

    4/2/2026House
  3. Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub

    4/2/2026Senate
  4. Senate Third Read

    3/25/2026Senate
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    3/25/2026Senate
  6. Senate Read Second Time

    3/23/2026Senate
  7. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    3/20/2026Senate
  8. Senate Read and Referred

    3/6/2026Senate
  9. House Third Readers

    3/4/2026House
  10. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    3/4/2026House
  11. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    2/19/2026House
  12. House Second Readers

    2/11/2026House
  13. House First Readers

    2/10/2026House
  14. House Hopper

    2/9/2026House

Bill Text

  • HB 1247/AP* (v18)

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