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Georgia General Assembly · HB 438 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 439)

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; allow certain sworn law enforcement officers to be eligible for retirement benefits at age 55; provisions

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to allow all sworn law enforcement officers serving in and the commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Department of Public... Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to allow all sworn law enforcement officers serving in and the commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Safety to be eligible for regular retirement benefits at the age of 55 years, certain disability benefits, and certain provisions for purchasing creditable service; to provide conditions for an effective da
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

House Hopper · Feb 12, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 13, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 18, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 25, 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 11, 2026
Act 439 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Crowe, ClintLumsden, EddieSilcox, DeborahHitchens, BillBlackmon, ShawCamp, BethWilliams, Rick

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-25 · yea 52, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 2
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-04 · yea 159, nay 0, notVoting 4, 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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2026).