---
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).