State symbols; cotton as official state fabric; designate
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 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate cotton as the official state fabric;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
Show all 17 actions
House Hopper · Feb 12, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 17, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 18, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 25, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 3, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 3, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 4, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 23, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 23, 2026
Senate Tabled · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Taken from Table · Apr 2, 2026
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Apr 2, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 6, 2026
Act 430 · May 6, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-04-02 · yea 50, nay 1, notVoting 4, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-03 · yea 158, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 17
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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