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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Solid Waste Trust Fund; authorize use of funds for implementation of provisions of a solid waste management program"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-8-27.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Solid Waste Trust Fund, so as to authorize use of funds for implementation of the provisions of a solid waste management program in this state; 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 956"
+citation: "Georgia HB 956 (2025_26)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Chas Cannon", "John Corbett", "Lynn Smith"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-01-13"
+last_action: "2026-05-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91920664-3cef-40bd-ae96-649565dabab3"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "d27db1637ff795152aa74aa01e4d0b6afa6910489032b01cb047b7997ccba438"
+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 956 (2025_26) — Solid Waste Trust Fund; authorize use of funds for implementation of provisions of a solid waste management program
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-8-27.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Solid Waste Trust Fund, so as to authorize use of funds for implementation of the provisions of a solid waste management program in this state; 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 956/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245879.pdf)
+2. **LC 44 3273/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239770.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Senate Vote #713 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–1** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #519 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **159–3** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chas Cannon — primary (person)
+- John Corbett — primary (person)
+- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-13** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2026-01-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2026-01-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2026-02-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-12** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-12** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-06** Act 428 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91920664-3cef-40bd-ae96-649565dabab3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+