Public utilities; authorize certain Tier 2 local exchange companies to elect to become subject to rate of return regulation
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 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to telecommunications and competition development, so as to authorize certain Tier 2 local exchange companies to elect to become subject to rate of return regulation;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
House Hopper · Jan 15, 2026
House First Readers · Jan 16, 2026
House Second Readers · Jan 27, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Jan 28, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 12, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 12, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 17, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 12, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 16, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 18, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 18, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 12, 2026
Act 636 · May 12, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-18 · yea 50, nay 2, notVoting 3, excused 1
MOTION FOR THE PREVIOUS QUESTIONSenate · 2026-03-18 · yea 31, nay 20, notVoting 5, excused 0
SHALL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR BE SUSTAINEDSenate · 2026-03-18 · yea 31, nay 21, notVoting 4, excused 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-12 · yea 161, nay 2, notVoting 7, excused 10
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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