# Georgia HB 148: Public Accountancy Act of 2025; enact

Georgia HB 148, Public Accountancy Act of 2025; enact, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kimberly Alexander (Democrat), Shaw Blackmon (Republican), John Carson (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-01-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 148
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public Accountancy Act of 2025; enact
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2026-01-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Kimberly Alexander (Democrat), Shaw Blackmon (Republican), John Carson (Republican), Alan Powell (Republican), David Wilkerson (Democrat), Bruce Williamson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Regulated Industries, Regulated Industries and Utilities, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (224 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More paths to become Georgia accountants: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Georgia offers three education-and-experience paths to a certified public accountant (CPA) certificate. One requires a bachelor's degree, 150 semester hours or 225 quarter hours, an accounting concentration, and one year of continuous experience. Another requires a master…
- Qualifying out-of-state accountants avoid Georgia license fees: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, qualifying CPAs with offices designated outside Georgia can practice without a Georgia license, notice, or license fee. They must maintain a current out-of-state license in good standing, meet Georgia's education and experience standards, and have passed the Uniform CPA E…
- Accounting firms face licensing rules and exceptions: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, firms without Georgia offices generally need Georgia licenses for specified accounting services directed to Georgia locations. An exception lets qualifying firms provide those services and use CPA firm titles without a Georgia firm license. To qualify, firms must meet the…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Carson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Alan Powell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Wilkerson (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Bruce Williamson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 52 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-19 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 172 | 0 | 3 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-01-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-09: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-09: Act 87
- 2025-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-19: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-11: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-01-30: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-01-29: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-01-28: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 148/AP* (v3): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239057)

## 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 148/AP* (v3) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239057)

## 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-HB148-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).