Georgia House Bill 423

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Passed on May 8 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-08 - Effective Date 2025-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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 Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency communications authority and emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, respectively, so as to provide for Next Generation 9-1-1 systems and services; to revise and provide for definitions; to revise the duties and responsibilities of the Georgia Emergency Communications Authority as relevant to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems and services; to add members to the board of directors of such authority; to require all new 9-1-1 systems conform to wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service or NG9-1-1 service standards; to revise the role of the executive director of the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system; Next Generation 9-1-1 systems and services; provide

Rep. Will Wade [R]	Rep. Sandy Donatucci [R]	Rep. Matt Reeves [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]
Rep. Scott Hilton [R]	Rep. Clint Crowe [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]

2025-03-20 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #260 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-02-28 - House - Passage: House Vote #114 (Y: 163 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-08		Effective Date 2025-07-01
2025-05-08		Act 65
2025-05-08	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2025-04-07	House	House Sent to Governor
2025-03-20	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2025-03-20	Senate	Senate Third Read
2025-03-13	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-11	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2025-03-03	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-28	House	House Passed/Adopted
2025-02-28	House	House Third Readers
2025-02-20	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2025-02-18	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-13	House	House First Readers
2025-02-12	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70268
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232279
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236786
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70268#24951
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70268#25254