republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2025-26/sb-285.md

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Bill	Emergency Communications Authority; increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; increase	A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 and Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Emergency Communications Authority and emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, respectively, so as to provide for an increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; to amend Code Section 47-17-80 of the O.C.G.A., relating to retirement benefit options, payment to surviving spouse, requirements, effect of reemployment, effect of changes in retirement benefits, and payment on death of member, so as to provide for an increase in monthly benefits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.	us/states/ga	Georgia General Assembly	2025_26	SB 285	Georgia SB 285 (2025_26)	bill	INSURANCE RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS REVENUE AND TAXATION	enacted	Randy Robertson	10	20	3	2025-02-26	2026-07-01	openstates	ocd-bill/d106f86b-ca80-494c-91f6-2011ed53d6e9	http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl	5470e517d0d47123af1386386cae759dad4ff71ebc71d8c62e7cb230df879489	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ga

Georgia SB 285 (2025_26) — Emergency Communications Authority; increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 and Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Emergency Communications Authority and emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, respectively, so as to provide for an increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; to amend Code Section 47-17-80 of the O.C.G.A., relating to retirement benefit options, payment to surviving spouse, requirements, effect of reemployment, effect of changes in retirement benefits, and payment on death of member, so as to provide for an increase in monthly benefits; 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. As Introduced LC 56 0342 (committee substitute) — source
2. As Passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. Auditor's Certification LC 56 0678S (committee substitute) — source
4. Auditors Certification (committee substitute) — source
5. Committee Sub LC 56 0343S (committee substitute) — source
6. Committee Sub LC 56 0625S (committee substitute) — source
7. Floor Amend 1 AM 44 0246 (committee substitute) — source
8. LC 56 0343S Auditors Certification (committee substitute) — source
9. LC 56 0678S/hss (committee substitute) — source
10. SB 285/AP* (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• House Vote #725 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 165–0 (pass) · lower
• Senate Vote #635 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 49–4 (pass) · upper
• Senate Vote #855 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 46–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Randy Robertson — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2025-02-26 Senate Hopper introduction
• 2025-02-27 Senate Read and Referred referral-committee
• 2025-03-03 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-03-04 Senate Read Second Time reading-2
• 2025-03-06 Senate Tabled
• 2026-01-12 Senate Taken from Table
• 2026-01-12 Senate Recommitted referral-committee
• 2026-02-25 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-04 Senate Third Read reading-3
• 2026-03-04 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute passage
• 2026-03-06 House First Readers reading-1
• 2026-03-09 House Second Readers reading-2
• 2026-03-18 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-19 House Third Readers reading-3
• 2026-03-19 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute passage
• 2026-03-27 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
• 2026-04-10 Senate Sent to Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-05-06 Senate Date Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2026-05-06 Act 416 executive-signature
• 2026-07-01 Effective Date

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d106f86b-ca80-494c-91f6-2011ed53d6e9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).