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| Bill | State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-9-26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to required notice regarding injured peace officers, so as to provide that the State Board of Workers' Compensation shall provide for notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; to amend Code Section 35-1-24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to peace officers eligible for indemnification or disability compensation and notifications, so as to provide that law enforcement agencies shall provide notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to provide for an application window for eligible individuals incapacitated by organic brain damage sustained in the line of duty on or before July 1, 2024; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1128 | Georgia HB 1128 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1128 (2025_26) — State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-9-26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to required notice regarding injured peace officers, so as to provide that the State Board of Workers' Compensation shall provide for notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; to amend Code Section 35-1-24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to peace officers eligible for indemnification or disability compensation and notifications, so as to provide that law enforcement agencies shall provide notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to provide for an application window for eligible individuals incapacitated by organic brain damage sustained in the line of duty on or before July 1, 2024; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Senate Vote #808 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 49–0 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #636 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 158–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-02 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-02-03 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-02-04 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-02-12 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-04 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-03-04 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-03-06 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-03-18 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-19 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2026-03-25 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-03-25 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 415
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ee595c07-c863-48ce-a1a4-9d572686644f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).