HB 975: Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Georgia's state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, was set earlier by the General Appropriations Act (Act No. 73). This bill would amend that existing budget law with a supplemental appropriations act, meaning lawmakers are adjusting spending amounts already approved for state agencies, the university system, public schools, and other government programs. The text provided restates the standard opening language used to introduce a new set of appropriations figures, replacing the prior Part I of the budget act, but the specific dollar amounts and line items for departments, boards, and programs are not included in the excerpt available here. The bill would take effect as soon as the Governor signs it or it otherwise becomes law without his signature, and it repeals any existing laws that conflict with it.

• Amends Georgia's existing FY2026 General Appropriations Act (Act No. 73) by replacing its Part I spending provisions with a new version.
• Sets up a supplemental appropriations process to adjust funding levels already approved for state government operations, the university system, schools, and local governments.
• Provides that the law takes effect immediately upon the Governor's signature or automatically if he does not act.
• Repeals any prior laws or parts of laws that conflict with the new appropriations text.

State government departments, boards, and agencies, the University System of Georgia, public school systems, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions that receive state funding all depend on the appropriations levels this bill would revise.

Because this bill changes the state's already-enacted budget, it directly affects how much money flows to schools, universities, state agencies, and local governments for the rest of the fiscal year, though the specific dollar changes are not shown in the available text.

• Part I amends Act No. 73 by striking the current Part I appropriations language and substituting new appropriations text for the fiscal year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
• Part II sets the effective date as the date of the Governor's approval, or automatic enactment if he does not sign or veto it.
• Part III repeals any laws in conflict with this act.

1. 2026-01-16House Second Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
2. 2026-01-15House First Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
3. 2026-01-15House Hopper (Cámara de Representantes)

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

• state budget
• appropriations
• supplemental funding
• Georgia General Assembly