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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 256: Electric Membership Corporation; disclose certain acquisitions and other information to its members within a certain time frame; require

Enacted 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

SB 256 is a bill introduced in the Georgia Senate on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Electric Membership Corporation; disclose certain acquisitions and other information to its members within a certain time frame; require. Primary sponsor: Bill Cowsert (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Effective Date.

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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 Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electric membership corporations and foreign electric cooperatives, so as to require an electric membership corporation to disclose certain acquisitions and other information to its members within a certain time frame; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill CowsertPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate46

“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. Effective Date
  2. Act 296
  3. Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Sent to Governor
  5. House Passed/Adopted
  6. House Third Readers
  7. House Committee Favorably Reported
  8. House Second Readers
  9. House First Readers
  10. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  11. Senate Third Read
  12. Senate Taken from Table

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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