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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1475: Commerce and trade; benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service; provisions

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1475 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Commerce and trade; benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service; provisions. Primary sponsor: Rob Leverett (Republican), Kasey Carpenter (Republican), Johnny Chastain (Republican), John LaHood (Republican), Stacey Evans (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 10-6B-53, 31-32-7, and 50-13-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service, duties and responsibilities of health care agents, and opportunity for hearing in contested cases, notice, counsel, subpoenas, record, enforcement powers, and revenue cases, respectively, so as to provide limited authority for the appointment of an authorized representative for the purposes of completing an application for public benefits on behalf of a deceased individual and attending any hearing thereon or litigating any appeal related thereto; to provide for the termination of such authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob LeverettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse123
Kasey CarpenterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Johnny ChastainPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
John LaHoodPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse175
Stacey EvansPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse57

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  2. House Second Readers
  3. House First Readers
  4. House Hopper

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source