GA HB646 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Georgia House Bill 646

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-31 - Senate Tabled
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coroners, so as to provide minimum salaries of coroners; to revise compensation provisions for deputy coroners; to provide for benefits to certain coroners; to remove certain death investigation fees; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Title

Coroners; provide minimum salaries

Roll Calls

2026-03-31 - Senate - Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #912 (Y: 39 N: 10 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - House - Passage: House Vote #243 (Y: 170 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-31	Senate	Senate Tabled
2026-03-27	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2026-03-27	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-03-10	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-03-06	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-03-06	House	House Third Readers
2025-03-04	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-28	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-27	House	House First Readers
2025-02-26	House	House Hopper

Georgia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70845
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234032
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235030
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235616
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247799
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248966
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70845#25056
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70845#26519