Public Accountancy Act of 2025; enact
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Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to accountants, so as to revise provisions relating to the education and experience requirements of certified public accountants;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to accountants, so as to revise provisions relating to the education and experience requirements of certified public accountants; to revise provisions relating to licensure of firms practicing public accountancy; to revise provisions relating to reciprocity; to conform terminology; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
House Hopper · Jan 28, 2025
House First Readers · Jan 29, 2025
House Second Readers · Jan 30, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 11, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 19, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 20, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Apr 2, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 9, 2025
Act 87 · May 9, 2025
Effective Date · Jan 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Carson, JohnWilkerson, DavidWilliamson, BrucePowell, AlanBlackmon, ShawAlexander, KimberlyHickman, Billy
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 52, nay 0, notVoting 1, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-19 · yea 172, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 5
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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