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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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LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
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Bill Hitchens
Bill Werkheiser
Devan Seabaugh
Josh Bonner
Matthew Gambill
Will Wade
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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.

  1. HB 1128/AP* (committee substitute) — source
  2. LC 48 1688-EC/a (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Senate Vote #808 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 490 (pass) · upper
  • House Vote #636 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 1580 (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).