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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to prohibit courts and administrative officers from deferring to agency interpretations of laws and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2025_26"
+identifier: "HB 1247"
+citation: "Georgia HB 1247 (2025_26)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COURTS", "HEALTH", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Matt Reeves", "Mitchell Horner", "Sandy Donatucci", "Scott Hilton", "Steve Tarvin"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2026-02-09"
+last_action: "2026-05-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e914e0ae-5830-4f95-b253-245404c74ae9"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "6480f9f4f36d5f8b6955a63f0f48d24289f59d5a982f6937d06ed78ec8df1e55"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 1247 (2025_26) — Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to prohibit courts and administrative officers from deferring to agency interpretations of laws and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Floor Amendment AM 62 0077** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248984.pdf)
+2. **HB 1247/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249088.pdf)
+3. **LC 62 0359/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242012.pdf)
+4. **LC 62 0401S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245146.pdf)
+5. **LC 62 0401S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243257.pdf)
+6. **SCSFA to HB 1247** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247603.pdf)
+7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 49 2842S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246819.pdf)
+8. **Sen Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247381.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House Vote #854 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **98–70** (pass) · lower
+- Senate Vote #811 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **33–18** (pass) · upper
+- Senate Vote #812 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–2** (pass) · upper
+- Senate Vote #983 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **34–18** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #853 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **96–69** (pass) · lower
+- House Vote #640 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **98–63** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alan Powell — primary (person)
+- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
+- Mitchell Horner — primary (person)
+- Sandy Donatucci — primary (person)
+- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
+- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-09** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2026-02-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2026-02-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
+- **2026-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
+- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-12** Act 718 `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-12** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e914e0ae-5830-4f95-b253-245404c74ae9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+