HB977: HB977 General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

Each year the Georgia General Assembly must pass a budget bill to fund state government operations. This bill, HB 977, is the general appropriations act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. The text provided here contains only the bill's framing sections: Part I states that money is appropriated for that fiscal year 'as prescribed hereinafter,' Part II sets the effective date as the moment the Governor signs it or it becomes law without a signature, and Part III repeals any conflicting laws. The detailed line-item funding for state departments, boards, the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and other agencies is referenced but not included in the excerpted text supplied here, so specific dollar amounts and program-by-program allocations cannot be determined from this excerpt.

• Appropriates state funds for the operation of Georgia's state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, and institutions for fiscal year 2027.
• Provides funding authorization for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions, though specific amounts are not shown in this excerpt.
• Authorizes funding for leases, contracts, agreements, and grants already permitted under existing law.
• Sets the bill's effective date as the moment the Governor signs it or it otherwise becomes law without his signature.
• Repeals any existing laws that conflict with this appropriations act.

Every part of Georgia state government touched by the annual budget, including state agencies, the university system, K-12 schools, counties and municipalities, and any recipients of state grants, contracts, or leases funded through this appropriations act.

This bill determines how much money Georgia's state government, schools, universities, and local governments will have to operate during the 2027 fiscal year. Without a detailed line-item breakdown in the supplied text, the practical effects on specific programs and services cannot be described from this excerpt alone.

• Part I establishes that funds are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, with amounts to be prescribed in the bill's detailed sections.
• Part II sets the effective date as the date of the Governor's approval, or the date the bill becomes law without his approval.
• Part III repeals all laws or parts of laws that conflict with this appropriations act.

1. 2026-01-16House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-01-15House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-15House 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 funding
• public schools funding
• university system funding