Preston Fant and Brant Chesney Firefighter Safety Act; enact
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Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, so as to require notice to be posted upon certain buildings of the use of light-frame truss-type construction;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, so as to require notice to be posted upon certain buildings of the use of light-frame truss-type construction; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for enforcement; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purp
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Where it is
House Hopper · Jan 29, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 2, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 3, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 10, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 20, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 20, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 24, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 12, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 16, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 20, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 20, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 443 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Chastain, JohnnyMcDonald III, LaurenCannon, ChasMcCollum, DerrickJasperse, RickCox, BrentAlbers, John
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-20 · yea 45, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 6
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-20 · yea 161, nay 0, notVoting 7, excused 12
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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