Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 9 R · 4 D cosponsors

SB 18 — State Officials; daily expense accounts; revise provisions

Last action — Senate Read and Referred

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost-of-living adjustments, so as to revise provisions related to daily expense accounts of members of the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Senate Read and Referred

  2. Senate Hopper

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 234 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (234)

234 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 18 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost-of-living adjustments, so as to revise provisions related to daily expense accounts of members of the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors SB 18?
SB 18 is sponsored by John Albers (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), Nan Orrock (Democrat), Jason Esteves (Democrat), Elena Parent (Democrat), Josh McLaurin (Democrat), Marty Harbin (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Max Burns (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Mike Hodges (Republican), and Carden Summers (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 18?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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