# Georgia HB 974: General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

Georgia HB 974, General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jon Burns (Republican), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Matt Hatchett (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 974
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Jon Burns (Republican), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Matt Hatchett (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriations, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (587 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jon Burns (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Efstration (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Matt Hatchett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jan Jones (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Blake Tillery (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Adopt CCR | pass | 163 | 5 | 12 |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT | pass | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 52 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 159 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Immediately Transmit | pass | 160 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 655
- 2026-05-12: Effective Date
- 2026-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-04-02: Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: House Conference Committee Report Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-31: House Insisted (House)
- 2026-03-31: House Conference Committee Appointed 155th, 104th, 47th (House)
- 2026-03-31: Senate Conference Committee Appointed 19th, 20th, 31st (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Insisted (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Immediately Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2026-03-10: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-01-16: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-01-15: House Hopper (House)
- 2026-01-15: House First Readers (House)

## Bill text

- LC 33 9854/db (v2): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239888)

## 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
- [LC 33 9854/db (v2) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239888)

## 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-HB974-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).