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HB117Introduced in the House

Food service establishments; require notification of the country of origin of seafood items

Passed

Introduced by Jesse Petrea, District 166

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, so as to require notification of the country of origin of seafood items; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Where it stands

Effective Date 2026-07-01

May 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #500 · February 11, 2026

157

Yes

8

No

10

Absent or Not Voting

175 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Mike Cameron1Yes
Steve Tarvin2Yes
Mitchell Horner3No
Kasey Carpenter4Yes
Matt Barton5Yes
Jason Ridley6Yes
Johnny Chastain7Yes
Stan Gunter8Yes
Will Wade9Yes
Victor Anderson10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Hopper

  2. House First Readers

  3. House Second Readers

  4. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  5. House Third Readers

  6. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  7. Senate Read and Referred

  8. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  9. Senate Read Second Time

  10. Senate Recommitted

  11. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  12. Senate Tabled

  13. Senate Taken from Table

  14. Senate Recommitted

  15. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  16. Senate Third Read

  17. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  18. House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

  19. House Sent to Governor

  20. House Date Signed by Governor

  21. Act 426

  22. Effective Date 2026-07-01

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