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Georgia General Assembly · SB 55 · Senate Date Signed by Governor (Act 46)

"Dignity and Pay Act"; enact

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to phase out the payment of subminimum wage to persons with disabilities; Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to phase out the payment of subminimum wage to persons with disabilities; to repeal provisions concerning exemptions to the state minimum wage law for persons with disabilities; to provide that no employer shall utilize a certificate issued by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Section 214(c) to pay individuals with disabilities less
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Senate Hopper · Jan 28, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Jan 29, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 18, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 3, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 3, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 4, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 6, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 13, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 18, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 1, 2025
Act 46 · May 1, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025

The numbers

8
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Hickman, BillyHalpern, SonyaEsteves, JasonStill, ShawnEchols, DrewParent, ElenaDixon, ClintCooper, Sharon

Recorded votes

PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-18 · yea 163, nay 2, notVoting 9, excused 6
PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-03 · yea 51, nay 3, notVoting 1, excused 1
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).