Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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| Bill | Professions and businesses; move regulation of various professions from individual boards to Secretary of State | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to move the regulation of various professions from individual boards to the Secretary of State; to amend Chapter 14 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to cemetery and funeral services; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Code Section 53-2-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to DNA testing; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Title 43 and Code Section 12-8-107 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Code Section 43-10A-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to powers and duties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1254 | Georgia HB 1254 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1254 (2025_26) — Professions and businesses; move regulation of various professions from individual boards to Secretary of State
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to move the regulation of various professions from individual boards to the Secretary of State; to amend Chapter 14 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to cemetery and funeral services; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Code Section 53-2-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to DNA testing; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Title 43 and Code Section 12-8-107 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Code Section 43-10A-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to powers and duties; 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.
- HB 1254/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 56 0564/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 56 0622S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 56 0638S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 56 0646S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 56 0646S/hs (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #851 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 49–0 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #679 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 163–3 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 26–22 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Brian Prince — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-09 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-02-10 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-02-11 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-02-24 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-03 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
referral-committee, withdrawal - 2026-03-03 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-04 House Withdrawn, Recommitted
referral-committee, withdrawal - 2026-03-06 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-06 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-03-06 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2026-03-09 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 - 2026-03-27 Senate Tabled
- 2026-03-27 Senate Taken from Table
- 2026-03-27 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-03-27 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-10 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-11 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-11 Act 473
executive-signature - 2026-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/45e0214d-8550-4857-8f3b-9ee46003383f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).