Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB956: Solid Waste Trust Fund; authorize use of funds for implementation of provisions of a solid waste management program
Status: Signed into law, May 6, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-8-27.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Solid Waste Trust Fund, so as to authorize use of funds for implementation of the provisions of a solid waste management program in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Code Section 12-8-27.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Solid Waste Trust Fund, so as to authorize use of funds for implementation of the provisions of a solid waste management program in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Code Section 12-8-27.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Solid Waste Trust Fund, so as to authorize use of funds for implementation of the provisions of a solid waste management program in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Code Section 12-8-27.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Solid Waste Trust Fund, is amended by revising subsection (c) as follows: "(c) All of the money appropriated to the Solid Waste Trust Fund pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section shall be dedicated for use only for the following purposes: (1) To take whatever emergency action is necessary or appropriate to assure that the public health or safety is not threatened whenever there is a release or substantial threat of a release of contaminants from a disposal facility; (2) To take preventive or corrective actions where the release of contaminants presents an actual or potential threat to human health or the environment and where the owner or H. B. LC 44 3273 operator has not been identified or is unable or unwilling to perform corrective action, including but not limited to closure and postclosure care of a disposal …
Sponsors
- Russ Goodman (R, 8) · primary sponsor
- John Corbett (R, 174) · primary sponsor
- Lynn Smith (R, HD-070)
- Cannon, Chas (R, 172)
Latest actions
- : Effective Date
- : Act 428
- : House Date Signed by Governor
- : House Sent to Governor
- : Senate Passed/Adopted
- : Senate Third Read
- : Senate Read Second Time
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : House Passed/Adopted
Votes
- Senate Vote #713 (March 12, 2026): 45 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Vote #519 (February 17, 2026): 159 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB956?
- HB956 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Solid Waste Trust Fund; authorize use of funds for implementation of provisions of a solid waste management program.
- What does HB956 do?
- In its own words: To amend Code Section 12-8-27.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Solid Waste Trust Fund, so as to authorize use of funds for implementation of the provisions of a solid waste management program in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB956?
- Signed into law as of May 6, 2026. Latest action: Effective Date (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB956?
- Russ Goodman (R, 8), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB956?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72181
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