State symbols; cotton as official state fabric; designate
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate cotton as the official state fabric; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 12, 2026
Signed May 6, 2026
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LC 60 0287/a
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The bill title was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, and the document version number was changed from LC 60 0287 to LC 60 0287/AP to indicate the amended passage version. These are administrative updates confirming the bill's legislative status rather than changes to the actual policy content.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill title to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' and changed the version identifier to reflect the amended passage status.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2026 · House Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
43–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Apr 2, 2026
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 6, 2026
Signed into law
Act 430
upper
May 6, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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