Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB14: State symbols; cornbread as official state bread; designate
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate cornbread as the official state bread of Georgia; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to prohibit companies owned or operated by a foreign country of concern from submitting a proposal for a contract with a state agency for goods or services; to enact the "Georgia Music Office and Music Ready Communities Act"; to create the Georgia Music Office; to provide for administration of the office; to provide for duties of the office; to provide for the adoption and promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for an appropriations contingency…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to prohibit companies owned or operated by a foreign country of concern from submitting a proposal for a contract with a state agency for goods or services; to enact the "Georgia Music Office and Music Ready Communities Act"; to create the Georgia Music Office; to provide for administration of the office; to provide for duties of the office; to provide for the adoption and promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: PART I SECTION 1-1. Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended by revising Code Section 50-5-84.2, relating to contracting with companies owned by China, as follows: LC 59 0165S "50-5-84.2. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Company' means any sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or other entity or business association, including all wholly owned subsidiaries, majority owned subsidiaries, or parent companies, or affiliates of such entities or business associations, that exists for the purpose …