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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Dignity and Pay Act\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to phase out the payment of subminimum wage to persons with disabilities; to repeal provisions concerning exemptions to the state minimum wage law for persons with disabilities; to provide that no employer shall utilize a certificate issued by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Section 214(c) to pay individuals with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage; to provide exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to provide 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: "SB 55"
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citation: "Georgia SB 55 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Elena Parent", "Jason Esteves", "Shawn Still", "Sonya Halpern"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-28"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/381694d5-f1dd-4f90-a3cd-5ae71a388ed5"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "f105d183a3e1952c9de0545ca396a83fb54c5847eaaf58f5ebde95417b31d89f"
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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 55 (2025_26) — "Dignity and Pay Act"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to phase out the payment of subminimum wage to persons with disabilities; to repeal provisions concerning exemptions to the state minimum wage law for persons with disabilities; to provide that no employer shall utilize a certificate issued by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Section 214(c) to pay individuals with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage; to provide exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to provide 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. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234941.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 55 0416** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230593.pdf)
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3. **SB 55/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236522.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #280 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–2** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #123 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–3** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-28** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-29** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-01** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-01** Act 46 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/381694d5-f1dd-4f90-a3cd-5ae71a388ed5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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