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Georgia General Assembly · HB 1128 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 415)

State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-9-26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to required notice regarding injured peace officers, so as to provide that the State Board of Workers' Compensation shall provide for notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her... Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-9-26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to required notice regarding injured peace officers, so as to provide that the State Board of Workers' Compensation shall provide for notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; to amend Code Section 35-1-24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to peace officers eligible for indemnification or disability compensation and notifications, so as to provide that law enforcement ag
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

House Hopper · Feb 2, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 3, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 4, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 12, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 4, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · 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 25, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 25, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 6, 2026
Act 415 · May 6, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Seabaugh, DevanGambill, MatthewWade, WillWerkheiser, BillBonner, JoshHitchens, BillKirkpatrick, Kay

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-25 · yea 49, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-04 · yea 158, nay 0, notVoting 10, 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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