Georgia House Bill 969

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-06 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund, so as to provide for certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from the provision of postretirement health benefits under the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from postretirement health benefits; provide

Rep. Rick Townsend [R]	Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. Gerald Greene [R]	Rep. Esther Panitch [D]
Rep. Tangie Herring [D]	Rep. Karen Mathiak [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-06	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-02-18	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2026-02-12	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-01-16	House	House Second Readers
2026-01-15	House	House First Readers
2026-01-14	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72218
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239833
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/242571
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245255