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State Government / Georgia / Legislation / SB 279

SB 279Session 2025_26SenateIn committee

"Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. Act"; enact

Source-provided summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of workers' compensation, so as to require the State Board of Workers' Compensation to notify the Department of Administrative Services when the board has reasonable cause to believe that an injured worker is an eligible peace officer; to provide for a definition; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to require a certain notification to certain peace officers who become disabled in the line of duty under certain circumstances; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Latest development · Jan 12, 2026

Senate Recommitted

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Session
2025_26
Introduced
Feb 26, 2025
Latest passage
Date unavailable
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public SafetyLabor & Employment

Source subjects

LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONSLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBrian Strickland
Primary sponsorEmanuel Jones
Primary sponsorGail Davenport
Primary sponsorJohn Albers
Primary sponsorRandy Robertson

Action timeline

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View full action timeline5 actions⌄
  1. Jan 12, 2026

    Senate Recommitted

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  2. Mar 4, 2025

    Senate Read Second Time

    Reading 2Senate
  3. Mar 3, 2025

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  4. Feb 27, 2025

    Senate Read and Referred

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  5. Feb 26, 2025

    Senate Hopper

    IntroductionSenate

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Source data last updated Jun 15, 2026.