Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1268: Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize and correct errors or omissions
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Reserved. SECTION 2. Reserved. H. B. 1268 LC 39 4848 SECTION 3. Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, is amended in: (1) Code Section 3-3-10, relating to delivery of malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits for personal use, marketing, receiving, and processing orders, regulation, and penalty, by substituting "subparagraph (b)(5)(D)" for "subparagraph (b)(4)(D)" in subsection (e). SECTION 4. Reserved. SECTION 5. Title 5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appeal and error, is amended in: (1) Code Section 5-6-41, relating to reporting, preparation, …
Sponsors
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050) · primary sponsor
- James Burchett (R, 176) · primary sponsor
- Rob Leverett (R, 123)
- Chuck Efstration (R, 104)
- Stacey Evans (D, 57)
Latest actions
- : Effective Date
- : Act 723
- : 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 #763 (March 20, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote #591 (March 3, 2026): 168 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1268?
- HB1268 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize and correct errors or omissions.
- What does HB1268 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court…
- What is the status of HB1268?
- Signed into law as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Effective Date (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1268?
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1268?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73061
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