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type: "Bill"
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title: "Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to prohibit courts and administrative officers from deferring to agency interpretations of laws and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; 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 1247"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1247 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COURTS", "HEALTH", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Matt Reeves", "Mitchell Horner", "Sandy Donatucci", "Scott Hilton", "Steve Tarvin"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-02-09"
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last_action: "2026-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e914e0ae-5830-4f95-b253-245404c74ae9"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "6480f9f4f36d5f8b6955a63f0f48d24289f59d5a982f6937d06ed78ec8df1e55"
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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 1247 (2025_26) — Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to prohibit courts and administrative officers from deferring to agency interpretations of laws and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; 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. **Floor Amendment AM 62 0077** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248984.pdf)
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2. **HB 1247/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249088.pdf)
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3. **LC 62 0359/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242012.pdf)
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4. **LC 62 0401S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245146.pdf)
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5. **LC 62 0401S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243257.pdf)
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6. **SCSFA to HB 1247** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247603.pdf)
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7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 49 2842S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246819.pdf)
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8. **Sen Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247381.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #854 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **98–70** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #811 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **33–18** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #812 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–2** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #983 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **34–18** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #853 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **96–69** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #640 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **98–63** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alan Powell — primary (person)
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- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
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- Mitchell Horner — primary (person)
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- Sandy Donatucci — primary (person)
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- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
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- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-09** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `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 By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-23** 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 By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2026-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** Act 718 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** Effective Date
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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/e914e0ae-5830-4f95-b253-245404c74ae9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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