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Georgia General Assembly · HB 1118 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 413)

Public officers and employees; 120 hours of maternal birth leave; provide

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to personnel administration, so as to provide 80 hours of maternal birth leave; Read the full text

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2025-2026 regular session

Where it is

House Hopper · Feb 2, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 3, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 4, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 11, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 4, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 4, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 6, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 18, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 27, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 5, 2026
Act 413 · May 5, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Donatucci, SandyJones, JanCooper, SharonCheokas, MikeGreene, GeraldReeves, MattStrickland, Brian

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-27 · yea 50, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-04 · yea 170, nay 0, notVoting 9, excused 1
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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