HB72: HB72 General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

House Bill 72 is the General Assembly's annual appropriations act, the legal document that authorizes how much money the state of Georgia can spend during State Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). The text supplied here contains the bill's opening framework: Part I states that the sums of money that follow are appropriated for that fiscal year, Part II sets the effective date, and Part III repeals any conflicting laws. The detailed line-item funding amounts for specific departments, the university system, common schools, counties, and other state activities are referenced in the bill's title and Part I but are not included in the excerpt provided. The bill would take effect as soon as the Governor signs it or it otherwise becomes law without his signature.

• Appropriates state funds for the operation of Georgia state government, its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, and other agencies for fiscal year 2026.
• Provides funding authority for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of the state.
• Authorizes funding for leases, contracts, agreements, and grants that are otherwise authorized by law.
• Sets the law to take effect as soon as the Governor signs it or it becomes law without his signature.
• Repeals any existing laws or parts of laws that conflict with this appropriations act.

Every part of Georgia state government funded through the state budget is affected, including state agencies, the university system, public schools, county and municipal governments, and any organizations receiving state grants, contracts, or leases authorized under this act.

This bill is the legal basis for how Georgia spends its money for the coming fiscal year, meaning the operations of state agencies, schools, universities, and local governments depend on the funding levels it sets, though the specific dollar amounts are not shown in the supplied text.

• Part I states that the sums of money that follow in the full bill are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
• Part II makes the act effective upon the Governor's approval or upon it becoming law without his approval.
• Part III repeals all laws and parts of laws that conflict with this act.

1. 2025-01-27House Second Readers (House)
2. 2025-01-17House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-01-16House Hopper (House)

• Jon Burns (R, HD-159)Primary sponsor
• Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
• Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
• James Hatchett (R, HD-155)

• state budget
• government spending
• appropriations
• public schools funding
• university system funding