Georgia House Bill 1237

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-10 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Natural Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waste management, so as to enact the "Pollution Prevention and Producer Responsibility Act of 2026"; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of a Producer Responsibility Advisory Board; to provide for the development and publication and distribution of recyclable covered materials lists and approved recycling processes; to provide for the development and publication and distribution of compostable covered materials lists; to provide for a reuse financial assistance program; to provide for the reduction of toxins in covered materials; to provide for certain reports; to provide for enforcement; to provide for rule making; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Pollution Prevention and Producer Responsibility Act of 2026; enact

Rep. Eric Bell [D]	Rep. Long Tran [D]	Rep. Viola Davis [D]	Rep. Doreen Carter [D]
Rep. Debra Bazemore [D]	Rep. Gabriel Sanchez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-10	House	House Second Readers
2026-02-09	House	House First Readers
2026-02-06	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72958
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/241856