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type: "Bill"
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title: "Emergency Communications Authority; increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; increase"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 and Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Emergency Communications Authority and emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, respectively, so as to provide for an increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; to amend Code Section 47-17-80 of the O.C.G.A., relating to retirement benefit options, payment to surviving spouse, requirements, effect of reemployment, effect of changes in retirement benefits, and payment on death of member, so as to provide for an increase in monthly benefits; 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: "SB 285"
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citation: "Georgia SB 285 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["INSURANCE", "RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS", "REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Randy Robertson"]
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version_count: 10
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-26"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d106f86b-ca80-494c-91f6-2011ed53d6e9"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "5470e517d0d47123af1386386cae759dad4ff71ebc71d8c62e7cb230df879489"
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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 SB 285 (2025_26) — Emergency Communications Authority; increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; increase
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 and Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Emergency Communications Authority and emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, respectively, so as to provide for an increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; to amend Code Section 47-17-80 of the O.C.G.A., relating to retirement benefit options, payment to surviving spouse, requirements, effect of reemployment, effect of changes in retirement benefits, and payment on death of member, so as to provide for an increase in monthly benefits; 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. **As Introduced LC 56 0342** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234143.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245104.pdf)
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3. **Auditor's Certification LC 56 0678S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246303.pdf)
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4. **Auditors Certification** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243949.pdf)
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5. **Committee Sub LC 56 0343S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234747.pdf)
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6. **Committee Sub LC 56 0625S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243951.pdf)
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7. **Floor Amend 1 AM 44 0246** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245006.pdf)
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8. **LC 56 0343S Auditors Certification** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234749.pdf)
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9. **LC 56 0678S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246293.pdf)
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10. **SB 285/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248137.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #725 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #635 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–4** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #855 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-26** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Tabled
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- **2026-01-12** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2026-01-12** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-19** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-06** Act 416 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** 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/d106f86b-ca80-494c-91f6-2011ed53d6e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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