Georgia CommonsHB 976: Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
Last action January 16, 2026 · House Second Readers
House Bill 976 would amend Georgia's already-passed budget for the fiscal year running July 2025 through June 2026, changing specific funding amounts across state agencies, though the supplied text does not list the dollar figures themselves.
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In plain language
Georgia already passed a state budget for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026) through the General Appropriations Act, Act No. 73, signed May 9, 2025. This bill is a supplemental appropriations act, meaning it goes back and revises that budget partway through the year, adjusting funding levels for state departments, the university system, public schools, counties, cities, and other government programs. The text provided replaces the detailed funding schedule in Part I of the original act with a new one, but the specific line-item numbers and dollar amounts are not included in the excerpt supplied here. The bill would take effect as soon as the Governor signs it or it becomes law without his signature, and it repeals any existing laws that conflict with it.
What the bill does
- Amends the FY2026 General Appropriations Act (Act No. 73) by replacing its Part I funding schedule with a revised set of appropriations.
- Changes funding levels for state government departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, and institutions, though specific amounts are not shown in the supplied text.
- Adjusts funding for the university system, common schools (K-12), counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions.
- Sets the law to take effect immediately upon the Governor's signature or upon becoming law without his signature.
- Repeals any existing state laws that conflict with this revised budget.
Who it affects
State government agencies and employees, public universities and colleges, K-12 school districts, county and municipal governments, and any organizations receiving state grants or contracts funded through the state budget would all be affected by revised funding levels.
Why it matters
Because this bill changes an already-enacted budget partway through the fiscal year, it could shift how much money specific state programs, schools, or local governments actually receive to operate between now and June 30, 2026, though the exact changes are not detailed in the provided text.
Key provisions
- Part I strikes the existing funding schedule from Act No. 73 (the original FY2026 budget) and substitutes a new appropriations schedule for the same fiscal year.
- Part II makes the act effective immediately upon the Governor's approval, or upon becoming law without his signature if he does not act.
- Part III repeals any prior laws that conflict with this amended budget.
From the bill
“The sums of money hereinafter provided are appropriated for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, as prescribed hereinafter for such fiscal year”
Status timeline
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Jon Burns (R, HD-159)
- Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
- Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
- James Hatchett (R, HD-155)
Topics
- state budget
- supplemental appropriations
- Georgia state funding
- fiscal year 2026 budget