---
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).