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House · Engrossed · 2025-2026 Regular Session

HB444: Holidays; April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; designate

Last action January 12, 2026 · Senate Recommitted

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Official description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status timeline

  1. 2026-01-12Senate Recommitted (Senate)
  2. 2025-03-21Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
  3. 2025-03-20Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
  4. 2025-02-27Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
  5. 2025-02-26House Passed/Adopted (House)
  6. 2025-02-26House Third Readers (House)
  7. 2025-02-20House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
  8. 2025-02-19House Second Readers (House)
Show full history (10 actions)
  1. 2025-02-18House First Readers (House)
  2. 2025-02-13House Hopper (House)

Sponsors

  • Deborah Silcox (R, HD-053)Primary sponsor
  • Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)
  • Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
  • Matt Reeves (R, HD-099)
  • Scott Hilton (R, HD-048)
  • Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)

Votes

  1. PassedHouse voteFebruary 26, 2025

    158 yea, 3 nay (5 not voting, 14 absent)

    Passage: House Vote #95

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