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HB977 • 2025

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

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

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Sponsor
Burns, Jon
Last action
2026-01-16
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source states the bill provides for an effective date, but does not specify what that date is.

HB977: State Budget for Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027

This bill provides funding to run the state government and its agencies from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides money for the operation of state departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies.
  • Funds the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions.
  • Pays for government activities, projects, undertakings, leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law.
  • Sets rules to control and manage how these funds are used.
  • Repeals laws that conflict with this bill.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State government departments and agencies
  • The university system and common schools
  • Counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official summary does not list specific dollar amounts for each agency or program.
  • The text mentions providing an effective date but does not state what that date is.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-16 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

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