HB 51 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties for projects relating to natural gas facilities; authorize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, so as to authorize the authority to finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects relating to natural gas facilities; to revise definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Issues: ✗ Energy

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Jan 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 47 3374S/hs → LC 47 3374S/hcs · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was revised from a committee substitute to a committee substitute version with updated sponsor information. The primary change is the addition of specific representatives (Burchett, Corbett, Greene, O'Steen, and Ford) to the sponsor list, while the original committee offering text was removed.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the current committee substitute status and list the specific representatives sponsoring the bill.

Floor votes · House Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

106–47

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 159

Feb 20, 2025

D Democratic67

19 Yea 45 Nay 3

67% Nay

R Republican92

87 Yea 2 Nay 3

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Senate Recommitted

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors