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Georgia General Assembly · HB 233 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 59)

State symbols; Brunswick stew as the official state stew; designate

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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 Brunswick stew as the official state stew; Read the full text

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2025-2026 regular session

Where it is

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House Hopper · Feb 4, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 5, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 6, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 20, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 26, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Recommitted · Mar 25, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Third Read · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Apr 2, 2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Apr 4, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 1, 2025
Act 59 · May 1, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Townsend, RickDeLoach, BuddySainz, StevenBurchett, JamesHagan, LeesaSeabaugh, DevanHodges, Mike

Recorded votes

Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2025-04-04 · yea 113, nay 51, notVoting 3, excused 13
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 52, nay 1, notVoting 3, excused 0
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 19THSenate · 2025-04-02 · yea 17, nay 36, notVoting 3, excused 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-26 · yea 152, nay 2, notVoting 12, excused 14
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2025).