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SB501 Senate Bill
Passed
2026-03-06

Office of the Safety Fire Commissioner; update provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 8 and 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings and housing and fire protection and safety, respectively, so as to improve government efficiency by updating provisions of the office of the Safety Fire Commissioner; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Details

State

Georgia

Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73180

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Sponsors

Randy Robertson (Sen - R)
John Albers (Sen - R)
Timothy Bearden (Sen - R)
Matt Brass (Sen - R)
Shawn Still (Sen - R)
Chuck Payne (Sen - R)
Billy Hickman (Sen - R)
Kay Kirkpatrick (Sen - R)
Russ Goodman (Sen - R)
Mike Hodges (Sen - R)
Brian Strickland (Sen - R)
Chuck Hufstetler (Sen - R)
Greg Dolezal (Sen - R)
Drew Echols (Sen - R)
Ben Watson (Sen - R)
Carden Summers (Sen - R)
Johnny Chastain (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-04-02 S Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
2026-03-31 H House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-31 H House Third Readers
2026-03-18 H House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-03-10 H House Second Readers
2026-03-09 H House First Readers
2026-03-06 S Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-06 S Senate Third Read
2026-03-06 S Senate Taken from Table
2026-03-06 S Senate Tabled
2026-02-25 S Senate Read Second Time
2026-02-24 S Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-02-17 S Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-12 S Senate Hopper

Votes

2026-03-06 Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #664 Yea: 51 Nay: 0
2026-03-31 Passage: House Vote #802 Yea: 155 Nay: 9
2026-04-02 Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #961 Yea: 51 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-17 S Public Safety
2026-03-09 H Regulated Industries

Amendments

2026-04-02 Floor Amendment

Bill Text Versions

2026-02-13 Introduced
2026-02-23 Comm Sub
2026-03-06 Engrossed
2026-03-18 Comm Sub

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