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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Bingo; properties used for games; limit number of sessions; provisions"
+description: "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 conduct of bingo games; 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 455"
+citation: "Georgia HB 455 (2025_26)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Kasey Carpenter", "Lauren McDonald III", "Mark Newton", "Matt Dubnik", "Rick Jasperse"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-02-13"
+last_action: "2026-05-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/704cda3d-c4a1-41f7-9522-91f0f2c3989f"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "162b0ea1804fa13930e60bdc7fac8c79eed9c626c1fdd58e201d913401a6c964"
+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 455 (2025_26) — Bingo; properties used for games; limit number of sessions; provisions
+
+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 conduct of bingo games; 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. **HB 455/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243556.pdf)
+2. **LC 28 0674/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232434.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Senate Vote #560 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **38–8** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #186 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **149–15** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alan Powell — primary (person)
+- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
+- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
+- Mark Newton — primary (person)
+- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
+- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-13** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2025-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2025-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2025-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2025-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-02** Senate Tabled
+- **2026-01-12** Senate Taken from Table
+- **2026-01-12** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2026-02-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-12** Act 714 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/704cda3d-c4a1-41f7-9522-91f0f2c3989f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+