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Senate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB551: Standard, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; eggs; repeal provisions

Last action May 6, 2026 · Effective Date 2026-07-01

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Official description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standard, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to repeal provisions relative to eggs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status timeline

  1. 2026-05-06Effective Date 2026-07-01
  2. 2026-05-06Act 433
  3. 2026-05-06Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
  4. 2026-04-10Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
  5. 2026-03-18House Passed/Adopted (House)
  6. 2026-03-18House Third Readers (House)
  7. 2026-03-12House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
  8. 2026-03-10House Second Readers (House)
Show full history (17 actions)
  1. 2026-03-09House First Readers (House)
  2. 2026-03-06Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
  3. 2026-03-06Senate Third Read (Senate)
  4. 2026-03-06Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
  5. 2026-03-06Senate Tabled (Senate)
  6. 2026-03-03Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
  7. 2026-02-26Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
  8. 2026-02-24Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
  9. 2026-02-23Senate Hopper (Senate)

Sponsors

  • Sam Watson (R, SD-011)Primary sponsor
  • Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)
  • Drew Echols (R, SD-049)
  • Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
  • Mike Cameron (R, HD-001)

Votes

  1. PassedSenate voteMarch 6, 2026

    45 yea, 0 nay (9 not voting, 1 absent)

    Passage: Senate Vote #654

  2. PassedHouse voteMarch 18, 2026

    165 yea, 0 nay (4 not voting, 7 absent)

    Passage: House Vote #713

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