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GA SB96

GA SB96
Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; update and modernize

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Introduced
02/04/2025
In Committee
03/18/2025
Crossed Over
02/20/2025
Passed
04/07/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/09/2025

Introduced Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT To amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to modernize and update provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; to revise certain provisions relating to the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Environmental Advisory Council; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Jekyll Island Citizens Resource Council; to revise certain provisions relating to the Erosion and Sediment Control Overview Council; to repeal certain provisions related to the Stakeholder Advisory Board; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Governor's Office for Children and Families; to revise certain provisions relating to the Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training Council; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Georgia Volunteer Fire Service Council; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council; to revise certain provisions relating to the Office of Health Strategy and Coordination; to revise and repeal certain provisions relating to the Georgia Council on Lupus Education and Awareness; to revise certain provisions relating to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Board of Homeland Security; to revise certain provisions relating to the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Employment First Georgia Council; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Georgia LC 60 0140-ECS State Games Commission; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Lottery Retailer Advisory Board; to make conforming changes throughout the Code; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill modernizes and updates various provisions related to multiple boards, councils, and commissions in Georgia, effectively streamlining and in some cases eliminating several state-level advisory bodies. The bill makes numerous changes across different state agencies and departments, including: increasing the membership of the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission from nine to eleven members; repealing the Environmental Advisory Council and the Jekyll Island Citizens Resource Council; modifying the Erosion and Sediment Control Overview Council's responsibilities; eliminating the Governor's Office for Children and Families; dissolving the Georgia Volunteer Fire Service Council and integrating its functions into the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council; repealing the Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council; modifying the Georgia Council on Lupus Education and Awareness; eliminating the Board of Homeland Security; replacing the Employment First Georgia Council with new policy guidance for employment of individuals with disabilities; repealing the Georgia State Games Commission; and removing the Lottery Retailer Advisory Board. The bill ensures that any assets and liabilities of these dissolved bodies will transfer to the State of Georgia, and it makes numerous technical and conforming amendments to align with these organizational changes. The overall intent appears to be to reduce bureaucratic complexity, streamline state government operations, and consolidate or eliminate redundant advisory bodies.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (23)

Last Action

Effective Date 2025-07-01 (on 05/09/2025)

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