All Roll Calls
Yes: 184 • No: 32
GeorgiaSB 1912025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Employment Security; certain notice provisions relating to benefits and appeals; revise
Sponsored By: Clint Dixon (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Larry Walker (Republican)
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Industry and LaborInsurance and LaborGeneral Bill
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
15-day deadline for unemployment appeals
Beginning January 1, 2026, the Department prints an issue date on every decision. That date starts the clock. You must ask for reconsideration or file an appeal within 15 days of the printed issue date on a determination. If you get a hearing officer’s decision, you must start any further appeal within 15 days of its issue date. The Commissioner can issue a redetermination for good cause before a decision becomes final. Electronic delivery counts only if you agreed to it.
Board and court timing for unemployment
Beginning January 1, 2026, a board of review decision is final 15 days after it is mailed. The printed issue date appears on the decision. The board can reopen its decision on its own within those 15 days. If the board plans to reconsider, court review is paused until a final decision issues. You can go to court only after you finish all administrative steps. In court, the Commissioner is a party and the Attorney General represents the Department.
Commissioner can change appeal deadlines
Beginning January 1, 2026, the Commissioner can make rules to waive, alter, extend, or set aside appeal time limits. Any rule must follow due process and the chapter’s purpose. This flexibility can give you more time in some cases, but deadlines can also change.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Clint Dixon
Republican • Senate
Drew Echols
Republican • Senate
Chuck Hufstetler
Republican • Senate
Shawn Still
Republican • Senate
Larry Walker
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Justin Howard
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/31/2025
PASSAGE
Yes: 146 • No: 16
Senate vote • 3/6/2025
PASSAGE
Yes: 38 • No: 16
Actions Timeline
Effective Date
1/1/2026Senate Date Signed by Governor
5/14/2025SenateAct 292
5/14/2025Senate Sent to Governor
4/7/2025SenateHouse Third Readers
3/31/2025HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
3/31/2025HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
3/13/2025HouseHouse Second Readers
3/11/2025HouseHouse First Readers
3/10/2025HouseSenate Tabled
3/6/2025SenateSenate Taken from Table
3/6/2025SenateSenate Third Read
3/6/2025SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
3/6/2025SenateSenate Read Second Time
2/27/2025SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2/26/2025SenateSenate Read and Referred
2/19/2025SenateSenate Hopper
2/18/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB 191/AP* (v5)
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