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type: "Bill"
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title: "State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 1128"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1128 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Bill Werkheiser", "Devan Seabaugh", "Josh Bonner", "Matthew Gambill", "Will Wade"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-02"
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last_action: "2026-05-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee595c07-c863-48ce-a1a4-9d572686644f"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e5ab0f654c2c9cf64c14cf337a7beff9e8ae6472e0dfc8629e9c4a96bee8d609"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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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
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 1128/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247671.pdf)
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2. **LC 48 1688-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241152.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #808 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #636 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
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- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
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- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
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- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
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- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
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- Will Wade — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-06** Act 415 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee595c07-c863-48ce-a1a4-9d572686644f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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