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GeorgiaSB 552025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

"Dignity and Pay Act"; enact

Sponsored By: Clint Dixon (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), Jason Esteves (Democrat), Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Billy Hickman (Republican), Elena Parent (Democrat), Shawn Still (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Higher minimum pay for disabled workers

Beginning July 1, 2025, Georgia bans using federal disability wage certificates to pay below the federal minimum wage. Employers with certificates issued on or before July 1, 2025, have a transition exception. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, those employers must pay at least half the federal minimum wage. Beginning July 1, 2027, they can no longer use certificates to pay below the federal minimum wage. The law also adds the certificate ban to Georgia's workplace anti-discrimination rules.

More workers gain minimum wage protection

Beginning July 1, 2025, Georgia's Labor Commissioner can no longer grant groups of employers exemptions from state minimum wage law. This includes exemptions based on employing people with disabilities. Workers covered by those exemptions gain state minimum wage protection.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Clint Dixon

    Republican • Senate

  • Drew Echols

    Republican • Senate

  • Jason Esteves

    Democrat • Senate

  • Sonya Halpern

    Democrat • Senate

  • Billy Hickman

    Republican • Senate

  • Elena Parent

    Democrat • Senate

  • Shawn Still

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Sharon Cooper

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 214 • No: 5

House vote • 3/18/2025

PASSAGE

Yes: 163 • No: 2 • Other: 9

Senate vote • 3/3/2025

PASSAGE

Yes: 51 • No: 3 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective Date

    7/1/2025

  2. Senate Date Signed by Governor

    5/1/2025Senate

  3. Act 46

    5/1/2025

  4. Senate Sent to Governor

    4/7/2025Senate

  5. House Third Readers

    3/18/2025House

  6. House Passed/Adopted

    3/18/2025House

  7. House Committee Favorably Reported

    3/13/2025House

  8. House Second Readers

    3/6/2025House

  9. House First Readers

    3/4/2025House

  10. Senate Third Read

    3/3/2025Senate

  11. Senate Passed/Adopted

    3/3/2025Senate

  12. Senate Read Second Time

    2/19/2025Senate

  13. Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    2/18/2025Senate

  14. Senate Read and Referred

    1/29/2025Senate

  15. Senate Hopper

    1/28/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • SB 55/AP* (v5)

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