Bingo; properties used for games; limit number of sessions; provisions
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bingo, so as to provide for the information to be provided on applications for bingo games;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bingo, so as to provide for the information to be provided on applications for bingo games; to revise the provisions regarding the properties used for bingo games; to revise the limits on the number of bingo game sessions which are allowed per month; to revise the amount of prize money which may be paid; to revise the compensation for persons assisting in the
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 13, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 18, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 19, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 26, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 4, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Tabled · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Taken from Table · Jan 12, 2026
Senate Recommitted · Jan 12, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Jan 29, 2026
Senate Third Read · Feb 20, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Feb 20, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2026
Act 714 · May 12, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-02-20 · yea 38, nay 8, notVoting 6, excused 4
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-04 · yea 149, nay 15, notVoting 9, excused 7
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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