2023-2024 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
HB480: Workers' compensation; benefits; change certain provisions
Legislative Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to change certain provisions related to workers' compensation benefits; to change provisions relating to surviving spouse dependency determination and termination; to increase the compensation benefits for total disability and temporary partial disability; to increase the total compensation payable to a surviving spouse as a sole dependent at the time of death; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
2/16/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
2/21/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2023
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
2/28/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/16/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/20/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/23/2023
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/31/2023
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Act 259
5/2/2023
Effective Date 2023-07-01
Roll Call Votes
Passage: Senate Vote #330
3/27/2023
52
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #87
2/27/2023
154
Yea
15
Nay
1
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/2/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 3
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor

Lehman Franklin
Republican