2025-2026 Regular Session

House Study Committee on State Governance of Emergency Medical Services; create

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Senate Rosenwald Schools Study Committee; create

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Georgia Development Authority; rename as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

"Barrow County Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Selig, Linda Weinkle; honor; White Rose Society; recognize

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Terrell, Cheryl; JW Dobbs Elementary School's 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

State auditor; local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits; provide

Sponsor: Charles Cannon

License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; establish

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Dr. Anthony Smith Highway; Clayton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

DeKalb County; County Board of Education; changes in boundaries of school district; revise provisions

Sponsor: Kim Jackson

Eck, Fallon Georgeanna; celebrate birth

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

House Study Committee on Rural Hospitals; create

Sponsor: L.C. Myles

Gray, William Anthony; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Dewey McClain

Upper Austrian Parliamentary Delegation in the State of Georgia; celebrate the arrival

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Knight, Pastor Robert E.; pastoral retirement; commend

Sponsor: Floyd Griffin

House Study Committee on the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI); create

Sponsor: Bethany Ballard

House Study Committee on Diabetes Related Amputations; create

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Education; nonlapsing revenue of institutions of the University System of Georgia and units of the Technical College System of Georgia; extend automatic repeals

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Conservation and natural resources; prescribed burning for silviculture purposes is exempt from certain burning notice and permit requirements; clarify

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Veterinarians; authorize licensed veterinary technicians to administer antirabies vaccinations to animals

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Olusola, Tonya Armstrong; outstanding leadership in agriculture, community empowerment, and service to underserved communities; recognize

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Education; require State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee

Sponsor: Will Wade

Motor vehicles; increase number of free license plates issued to certain veterans

Sponsor: Lydia Glaize

House Study Committee on Medicaid Waiver Populations and Long-Term Financial and Administrative Sustainability; create

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Mental Health; the re-creation of community service boards; provide

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Veterinarians; practice and provision of veterinary teletriage and veterinary telemedicine; revise provisions

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

John W. Ralston Memorial Intersection; Lumpkin County; dedicate

Sponsor: Will Wade

Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Ware County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: James Burchett

Professions and Businesses; dry needling to be performed by certain licensed professionals; provide

Sponsor: Shawn Still

Local Government Investment Pool; certain pooled investments to be approved by the State Depository Board; require

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Golf Day; recognize March 19, 2026

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence; create

Sponsor: Donzella James

Stevens, John Allen; commend

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Government Transparency and Campaign Finance; transparency in foreign funded political activities within the state; provide

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

House Study Committee on Restoring Georgia's Salt-Water Ecosystems; create

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

House Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation; create

Sponsor: Stan Gunter

Clarkesville, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Victor Anderson

Morningside Presbyterian Church; 100th anniversary; commend

Sponsor: Betsy Holland

Howell and Jane Teasley Memorial Intersection; Fannin County; dedicate

Sponsor: Johnny Chastain

Lambda Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; 50th anniversary; commend

Sponsor: Dar'shun Kendrick

House Study Committee on School Nutrition, Student Food Security, Georgia Agriculture, and Student Success; create

Sponsor: Imani Barnes

Ross, Frances Potter; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Springfield, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum

Sponsor: Jon Burns

RESCUER initiative; recognize importance of voluntary community based resource recovery efforts; encourage counties to explore voluntary resource recovery programs

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Pike County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption for residents who are totally disabled

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Fayette County; State Court; change compensation of judge

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Professions and businesses; prohibit massage therapy businesses from operating during certain set hours

Sponsor: Scott Holcomb

Georgia Native Plant Month; designate April of each year

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University; 30th anniversary; commend

Sponsor: Jordan Ridley

Income tax; one-time tax credit for individual taxpayers who filed income tax returns for the 2024 and 2025 taxable years; provide

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions

Sponsor: Victor Anderson

Haven House; critical service to pregnant women and young mothers in the State of Georgia; recognize

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Revenue and taxation; amount of federal work opportunity credit claimed by a taxpayer shall also be allowed as a tax credit; provide

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Cochran, Pastor Raymond; retirement; commend

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Income Taxes; amount of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses; increase

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Terrell Academy Lady Eagles; winning the 2026 GIAA AAA Basketball State Championship; congratulate

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Jerry Barnes Memorial Highway; Pickens County; dedicate

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Nicholls, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Angie O'Steen

W.D. "Don" Ballard Memorial Highway; Newton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Quality Basic Education Act; require certain schools that offer after-school programs to make such programs available to pre-kindergarten students

Sponsor: Jan Jones

Huxsie Scott Bridge; Chatham County; dedicate

Sponsor: Carl Gilliard

Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

Motor vehicles; personal delivery devices; revise operation procedures and restrictions

Sponsor: Todd Jones

Bayard Rustin Day; March 17, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Education, Department of; local school systems; prioritize the inclusion of ex officio, honorary, and nonvoting student representatives on its local boards of education; urge

Sponsor: Omari Crawford

Education; updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; provide

Sponsor: Jan Jones

Perinatal responders; State of Georgia expands the workforce for birth responders who are committed to increasing the safety of families in the childbirth period; honor

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Physician Assistant Licensure Compact; enter into an interstate compact

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

House Study Committee on Dangerous Animal Attacks and Animal Control Resources in Rural Georgia; create

Sponsor: Patty Stinson

Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

Cornelia, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Victor Anderson

Ware County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: James Burchett

Pembroke, City of; election and terms for mayor and city council members; revise provisions

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Education; awarding of high school diplomas to high school students who are at the end of life; provide

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Chattooga County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; increase income cap

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Lee County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Bill Yearta

Liberty County; board of elections and registration; provide staggered terms for certain future appointees

Sponsor: Al Williams

Pike County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption for residents who are senior citizens

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Public utilities; authorize certain Tier 2 local exchange companies to elect to become subject to rate of return regulation

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

House Study Committee on Evaluating Community Health; create

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Baldino, Corporal Daniel; Corporal Dylan Warren; commend

Sponsor: Danny Mathis

Meadowcreek High School boys basketball team; winning the GHSA Class 6A Region 7 Basketball Championship; congratulate

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

House Study Committee on Environmental Protection Division Permit and Variance Procedures and Rights to Review; create

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

Income tax; rehabilitation of certified structures; increase amount of tax credits

Sponsor: Scott Hilton

The Flourish Society Inc.; recognize

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

Education and Workforce Strategy Act; enact

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Purvis, Pastor Wilbur T., III.; occasion of his 33rd pastoral anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Lisa Campbell

Georgia HBCU and Divine Nine Day; recognize

Sponsor: Randal Mangham

Education; public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; authorize

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

Standard, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; eggs; repeal provisions

Sponsor: Sam Watson

Dalton Independent School System; remove the increased millage rate limitation

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Patton, Dr. Beverly Griffin; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Lisa Campbell

License Plates for Certain Veterans; the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; increase

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

Sheriff Russell Tanner Memorial Highway; Johnson County; dedicate

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Crimes and offenses; protections for inspectors of code enforcement; provide

Sponsor: Brian Prince

Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District; recognize

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

City of Lawrenceville; 205th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Gabe Okoye

Butts County; a homestead exemption from Butts County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; provide

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Building Owners and Managers Association of Georgia (BOMA Georgia); BOMA Georgia Day at the state capitol; February 3, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

U.S. Department of Homeland Security and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; refrain from immigration enforcement activity in the immediate vicinity of polling places and locations; urge

Sponsor: Jaha Howard

Fairmount, City of; future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms; provide

Sponsor: Matt Barton

Funeral Directors and Establishments; funeral directors be licensed embalmers; remove the requirement

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law

Sponsor: John Carson

Senator Joey Brush Memorial Intersection; Columbia County; dedicate

Sponsor: Rob Clifton

Regulation of Fire and Other Hazards; use of temporary door locking devices in public buildings during certain emergency situations; authorize

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day; recognize March 16, 2026

Sponsor: Kim Jackson

Children and Youth; pilot program provision for screenings, clinical evaluations, training for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; establish

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Atlanta World Cup Host Committee; commend

Sponsor: Drew Echols

Anyaegbunam, Breyanna; 2025-2026 Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley; commend

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

War Veterans Home; the admission of eligible nonveteran residents to a Georgia War Veterans' Home under certain circumstances; authorize

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Whittle; Paula; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

License, Permit, Tag, and Stamp Fees; fees for reef and migratory fish endorsement; provide

Sponsor: Drew Echols

Judicial Retirement System; payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at the age of 65 years; provide

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Hampton City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Robert Flournoy

Fulton County; Board of Education; pension board; revise membership

Sponsor: Lydia Glaize

Norton, Daniel; recognize

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Cho, Stephanie; Sonjui Kumar, Sarah Park, Victoria Huynh, and Aparna Bhattacharyya; extraordinary leadership following the Atlanta-area spa shootings and their ongoing commitment to justice, healing, and the safety of Asian American communities; commend

Sponsor: Samuel Park

McClain, Honorable Dewey; recognize

Sponsor: Gabe Okoye

Atlanta World Cup Host Committee; commend

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Cobb County; State Court; change compensation and number of certain staff of solicitor-general

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

Solid Waste Trust Fund; authorize use of funds for implementation of provisions of a solid waste management program

Sponsor: John Corbett

Bryan County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

Barnett, Valerie; commend

Sponsor: Al Williams

Dyer, Dr. Ryan; commend

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day; last Wednesday of October each year; designate

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Dalton Independent School System; remove the increased millage rate limitation

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Flowers, Mrs. Nancy "Nan" McClellan; commend

Sponsor: Al Williams

Mableton, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

Early County; repeal a former local constitutional amendment

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Hudson, Dr. Terry L., II.; commend

Sponsor: Vance Smith

Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; persons requesting booking photographs to provide the first and last names of the individuals in the photographs; require

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Ad valorem tax; expand definition of rental motor vehicle

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Latin American Association; commend; LAA Day; recognize March 10, 2026

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

House Study Committee on Municipal Electric Franchise Fees; create

Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins

Crimes and Offenses; the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction with district attorneys to conduct criminal prosecutions of violent crimes, illegal immigration offenses, and fentanyl offenses; provide

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Atlanta Board of Education; residency limitations on qualifications for employment of the executive assistant to the board, chief financial officer, and internal auditor; remove

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Sumter County Public Facilities Authority; create

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Criminal procedure; notice upon change of date, time, or location for a required court appearance from that listed upon a uniform traffic citation; provide

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Life Insurance; certain protections for life insurance policyholders and beneficiaries; provide

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

"K-9 Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2026"; enact

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

"Quality Basic Education Act"; grants for educational programs; provisions relative to the teacher recruitment and retention tax credit program; revise

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

"Georgia Human Trafficking Prevention Training Act"; enact

Sponsor: Shawn Still

Motor Vehicles and Traffic; the issuance of emergency vehicle light permits for towing service companies in certain instances; provide

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Charter School Funding; local boards of education to treat local charter schools no less favorably than other local schools; expenditure of the proceeds of a special purpose local option sales tax; require

Sponsor: RaShaun Kemp

Torts; cause of action against the knowing and unauthorized use of an individual's photograph or image together with representations of nudity or sexually explicit conduct; provide

Sponsor: Max Burns

Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation; certain fee waivers for active duty members of the military, veterans, and family members; provide

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

Fulton County; written consent for the creation of community improvement districts; provide

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Drivers' Licenses; revocation and expiration of commercial drivers' licenses for noncitizens; provide

Sponsor: Jason T. Dickerson

"Fair Business Practices Act of 1975"; regulation of referral agencies for assisted living communities and personal care homes; provide

Sponsor: Shawn Still

Criminal Prosecutions; an additional justification for use of force in defense of self or others; provide

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Office of the Safety Fire Commissioner; update provisions

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; provide

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

Revenue and taxation; sales to United States Department of Homeland Security or United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; revise tax

Sponsor: Ruwa Romman

"Mason Sells AED Coordination Act"; enact

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

United States Treasurer Brandon L. Beach Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Jason T. Dickerson

"Quality Basic Education Act"; the date by which a child must attain a certain age to be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten or first grade; revise

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Gwinnett County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Sandy Donatucci

Senate Study Committee on Adoption and Permanency Affordability; create

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Internet and E-mail Fraud; the criminal offense of digital identity fraud; establish

Sponsor: Timothy Bearden

Rental Pricing Integrity Act; enact

Sponsor: Tanya Miller

Darryl Jordan Intersection; Clayton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Yasmin Neal

Auburn, City of; revise and readopt charter in its entirety

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

"Home Inspector Licensing Act of Georgia"; enact

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

Knight, Tasso; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Stacey Evans

Development Impact Fees; disclosure of impact fees upon transfer of ownership; provide

Sponsor: Bo Hatchett

Superior Court of Clayton County; change the compensation of the sheriff

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

Certificate of Need; health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; provide for exemption

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Education; all schools that receive state funding with students in any of grades three through five to provide instruction in cursive handwriting to all students by no later than third grade; require

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

State Restaurant Day; recognize March 10, 2026

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Georgia Forestry Commission's Telfair/Wheeler County Unit and the Emanuel/Candler Unit; recognize

Sponsor: Max Burns

Stone Mountain Memorial Association; hold all real property obtained before January 1, 1971, in trust; require

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Black Maternal Health Statistics; recognize

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Board of Commissioners of the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; allow to set monthly dues

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

Rotary Club of Madison County; recognize

Sponsor: Frank Ginn

Motor vehicles; repeal requirement to display a revalidation decal as evidence of annual motor vehicle registration renewal

Sponsor: Derrick McCollum

"True Patriotism and Universal Student Access (TPUSA) Act"; enact

Sponsor: Ben Watson

Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Omari Crawford

Aviation; air facilities; identification of airport affected areas; provide

Sponsor: David Jenkins

Greenbrier High School Girls Flag Football Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

Controlled substances; Schedule I; psilocybin; revise a provision

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Sales and use tax; limit number of local sales and use taxes by authorizing counties; revise provisions

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Hollis, Wanda D.; commend; I Am Enough Empowerment Day; recognize May 24, 2026

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Local government; zoning decisions shall not affect or be required for certain residential dwellings of 400 square feet or fewer; provide

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership in the system for individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; provide

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Insurance; rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; exempt

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

"Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Quality Basic Education Act; allow for students in ninth and tenth grade to complete the high school graduation financial literacy course requirement

Sponsor: Bill Yearta

Torts; abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; create a cause of action

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Civil practice; require depositions to be taken before certified court reporters

Sponsor: Stan Gunter

Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Representative Penny Houston Roundabout; Cook County; dedicate

Sponsor: Jaclyn Ford

Madison County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Georgia Taxpayer Privacy Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: David Huddleston

Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; require notices

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Revenue and taxation; eliminate ad valorem tax assessment of certain timber at sale or harvest - CA

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

Revenue and taxation; level 1 freeport exemptions for certain goods in inventory for electric utilities; provide

Sponsor: David Huddleston

Skin Cancer Awareness Day; recognize March 9, 2026

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Contracts; payment terms for business to business transactions; provide

Sponsor: Jasmine Clark

Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Retirement; certain members or former members of the General Assembly to buy into the Georgia Legislative Retirement System; provide

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

State Workforce Development Board; approval of certain eligible workforce training programs relative to implementing the federal Workforce Pell Grant program; provide

Sponsor: Carmen Rice

Georgia SNAP Healthier Choices Act of 2026; enact

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Coastal Area District Development Authority, Inc.; congratulate

Sponsor: Mike Hodges

Local government; zoning procedures; operation of immigration detention centers; require special use permits

Sponsor: El-Mahdi Holly

Pearce, Mack Allington; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Noel Williams

House Study Committee on Small Business Technology Adoption; create

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Georgia's 100 Women of Excellence; commend

Sponsor: Miriam Paris

Georgia Public Defender Council; provide for vacancies on the legislative oversight committee

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from postretirement health benefits; provide

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

Insurance; guidelines and recommendations for colorectal cancer screening, examinations, and laboratory tests; provide

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Motor Vehicles and Traffic; submission of proof of completion of certified DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs by certain applicants to obtain limited driving permits; require

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Ad valorem tax; procedures for transmission of relevant information following a real estate closing to allow for the automatic granting of homestead exemptions; provide

Sponsor: David Wilkerson

Controlled substances; mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) are Schedule I; provide

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

Hinesville Conference Center and Tourism Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Al Williams

"Ellaville-Schley County Parks and Recreation Authority Act"; enact

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Baldwin, C. Synamon; Phenomenal Woman of Bold Leadership, courage, and unwavering commitment to justice; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

American Red Cross; Red Cross Month; March 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

Reheis, Harold Franklin; condolences

Sponsor: Lynn Smith

Edwards, Shelia; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

Elections; revise information sought from persons registering to vote who indicate that they were previously registered to vote in another state, county, or municipality

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Education; vision and hearing screening for all public school students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through third grade; require

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Elections; prohibit foreign nationals from contributing to or participating in any campaign

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Contracts; termination of certain automatic renewal provisions; reduce applicable period

Sponsor: Carter Barrett

Buildings and housing; revise process by which a local governing body may propose amendments to state minimum standard codes

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Community Health, Department of; contracts with care management organizations for the provision of healthcare services for Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids recipients; establish requirements

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Myles, Dr. Richard D., Sr.; commend

Sponsor: Dewey McClain

Price, Zoey Nicole; condolences

Sponsor: RaShaun Kemp

Offenses Against Public Order; the punishment for the offense of obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks, or other public passages; increase

Sponsor: Carden Summers

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; September 2026; support designation

Sponsor: Lisa Campbell

Drug-free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990; repeal Article 2 of Chapter 1

Sponsor: Eric Bell

Georgia's 100 Women of Excellence; commend

Sponsor: Miriam Paris

Johnson-Moore, Dr. Karen; Elder Howard E. Moore; recipients of the 44th Presidential Legacy Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Trinity Girls Network Corp. and Trinity International University of Ambassadors; commend

Sponsor: Dewey McClain

Local government; local moratoria shall not apply to certain properties in certain circumstances; provide

Sponsor: Dale Washburn

Carlson, Judi; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

Sponsor: Shea Roberts

Insurance; require that final reimbursements to pharmacies for prescription drugs are based on certain formulas

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Prabhu, Maya T.; recognize

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Howard, Debra; commend

Sponsor: Jaha Howard

Property; repossessors of motor vehicles; revise notice requirements

Sponsor: Kimberly New

State Building, Plumbing, and Electrical Codes; acknowledgement of an applicant's use of a private professional provider to conduct a plan review or inspection; provide

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

General Assembly; the assessment of property taxes on property; electronic equipment primarily used to process, store, or transmit digital information and data; authorize

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

Crimes and offenses; required human trafficking training program for hotels; provide

Sponsor: Debra Bazemore

Education; student eligibility and maximum scholarship amounts; revise provisions

Sponsor: Bethany Ballard

Douglasville, City of; require candidates seeking election from a district to reside in such district for a certain amount of time prior to the date of such election

Sponsor: Sylvia Baker

Mayor Rick Roberts Intersection; Cherokee County; dedicate

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Morehouse Boxing Club; commend

Sponsor: Eric Bell

Workforce and Residential Infrastructure District for Georgia Act; enact

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Discovery; discovery in misdemeanor cases; change provisions

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Education; term "education record"; revise definitions

Sponsor: Holt Persinger

Covington, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; reporting requirements of sexual offenders; increase

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Ending Slavery in Georgia Amendment; propose - CA

Sponsor: Ruwa Romman

Thomas, Jody; distinguished leadership and service; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law; provide certain retirement systems the option to invest in real estate

Sponsor: Brad Thomas

Specialized Land Transactions; business enterprises or business enterprises controlled by natural born persons from owning an interest in more than 500 single-family residential properties; prohibit

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

County Board of Education of DeKalb County; provisions governing the use of third party search firms in selecting a superintendent; provide

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee of the House of Representatives; establish

Sponsor: Mitchell Horner

Jails; certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff under certain conditions; require

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Robinson-Womack, Micah; Phenomenal Woman of service, leadership, and community impact; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act; increase access to and amount of benefits

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Doug Everett Memorial Highway; Worth County; dedicate

Sponsor: Bill Yearta

Georgia Home Title Protection and Deed Fraud Prevention Act; enact

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

Suwanee, City of; change corporate limits

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Income tax; donation of real property for conservation purposes; revise tax credits

Sponsor: Charles Cannon

House Study Committee on Hospital/Homebound (HHB) Services and Medically Fragile Student Attendance; create

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

Union County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Stan Gunter

Sandberg, Jonathan; commend

Sponsor: John Carson

Education; transfer responsibility for operation of Georgia Capitol Museum from Board of Regents to Georgia Building Authority

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Gilligan, Patrick Dennis; condolences

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

Sales and use tax; exemption for sales of tickets, fees, and charges of admission to certain museums and fine arts performances or exhibitions at nonprofit facilities; extend sunset date

Sponsor: Noel Williams

Vietnamese-American Community of Georgia; commend; recognize March 11, 2026, as Vietnamese-American Community Day at the state capitol; recognize

Sponsor: Long Tran

Environmental Protection Division; maintain a public website for monitoring levels of certain contaminants in public water systems

Sponsor: Eric Gisler

Postsecondary education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Magistrate Court; the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; increase

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Pippin, Natalie; commend

Sponsor: Vance Smith

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; allow certain sworn law enforcement officers to be eligible for retirement benefits at age 55; provisions

Sponsor: Clint Crowe

State government; procedures for retrocession of jurisdiction in certain circumstances; provide

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Sweat; Fire Chief Tim; 37 years of distinguished service to Clayton County and the State of Georgia; recognize

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

"One Strike Act"; enact

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Kornegay, Pastor Nancy; commend

Sponsor: Al Williams

Grand Juries; creation, selection, composition, compensation, procedures, and term; provide

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

City of Grayson; celebration of its 125th Anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for Butts County; required to read an ordinance, resolution, or other matter before the board at one meeting prior to the adoption; provide

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation; denial or nonacceptance of permits; revise provisions

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Public officers and employees; 120 hours of maternal birth leave; provide

Sponsor: Sandy Donatucci

Income tax; exclude a portion of overtime compensation and cash tips

Sponsor: John Carson

Insurance; methods of payment to healthcare providers; provide certain requirements

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Education; certain students be excused from school for participating in certain officially sanctioned visits to the state capitol; provide

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Wrestling programs of Jackson County High School, Jefferson High School, Commerce High School, and East Jackson High School for their outstanding accomplishments during the 2026 GHSA wrestling season; commend

Sponsor: Emory Dunahoo

Jeff Davis County; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: William Werkheiser

Metropolitan Atlanta Baptist Ministers Union; 141 years of service to the Baptist churches and community; honor

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Department of Public Health; provisions relative to duties or functions; modernize and update

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Medical practice; ensure that stem cell therapies are used to advance medical treatments and improve patient outcomes in an ethical manner that does not involve stem cells derived from aborted fetuses

Sponsor: Mark Newton

DeKalb Day; recognize March 23, 2026

Sponsor: Kim Jackson

Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; corn masa flour and wet corn masa products to contain certain amounts of folic acid; require

Sponsor: Sally Harrell

Criminal procedure; motions and discovery; modify provisions

Sponsor: Tyler Smith

Magistrate courts; expand existing remedies regarding unauthorized possession of real property

Sponsor: Dar'shun Kendrick

Law enforcement agencies; judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information; provide

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Joint Study Committee on Generational Sustainability of Family Farms; create

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Fire protection and safety; improve government efficiency by updating provisions of office of the Safety Fire Commissioner

Sponsor: Johnny Chastain

Boy Scouts of America in Georgia; Scouts Day at the Capitol; 03/09/26; recognize

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

Senior Stabilization Act; enact

Sponsor: Imani Barnes

Criminal procedure; extend retention period of evidence of sexual assault when victim elects not to immediately report assault

Sponsor: Karen Lupton

Courts; make certain acts of the unauthorized practice of law felonies and to provide for penalties

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Board of Commissioners of Irwin County; the compensation of the board of commissioners; revise provisions

Sponsor: Carden Summers

McGuffie, Halo Sky; condolences; Drew McGuffie, Shannon McGuffie, and Melody Reign McGuffie for their life, courage, and advocacy; commend

Sponsor: Robert Flournoy

Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize and correct errors in omissions

Sponsor: James Burchett

Civil practice; certain alleged acts by clergy members; extend statute of limitations

Sponsor: Gabriel Sanchez

Georgia Student Mental Health Days Act; enact

Sponsor: Viola Davis

Calvert-Shropshire, Master Sergeant Melissa; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Commerce and trade; benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service; provisions

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

David Cummings Memorial Highway; Washington County; dedicate

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Georgia Piedmont Technical College; recognize

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Property owners' associations; development and affirmative election; provisions

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Atlanta Children's Day Shelter; recognize

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Black, Dr. Daniel; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Sleep Health Awareness Week; second week in March of each year; designate

Sponsor: Robert Dawson

Our Kind of Women; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

"Every Day Counts Act"; enact

Sponsor: Jason T. Dickerson

Incorporation of Municipal Corporations; county police services for qualified municipalities; provide

Sponsor: Donzella James

Culbreath, Phenola; commend

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Property; transfer-on-death deeds; modify certain provisions

Sponsor: David Jenkins

Board of Education of Cobb County; future elections for members of the board of education shall be nonpartisan; provide

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Miller, Craig; condolences

Sponsor: Donzella James

Juvenile proceedings; authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

You Are Not Alone Awareness Act; enact

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative; 90th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: David Huddleston

Minter, Phyllis A.; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

Sponsor: Debra Bazemore

Licensed Professional Counselors Appreciation Day at the state capitol; 3/5/26; recognize

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Crimes and offenses; protection of elder persons; sexual abuse; revise definition

Sponsor: Scott Hilton

Aviation; prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration

Sponsor: Todd Jones

Ellis Crook Highway; Coweta County; dedicate

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Ad Valorem Taxation; assessment of tangible real property used for community housing provider properties; provide

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Shia Ismaili Muslim Community and the month of Ramadan and Navroz; commemorate

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Terry Act; enact

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Public assistance; certain accounting practices by Department of Human Services and Department of Community Health; provide

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Georgia Symphony Orchestra; 75 years of exceptional artistry, 20 years of dedication to youth education through the Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestras, and its ongoing commitment to innovation; recognize

Sponsor: Lisa Campbell

Black Midwives Day in Georgia; March 14, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Income tax; credits for postproduction expenditures; revise amount of credit

Sponsor: Soo Hong

Speegle, Cheyenne "Alyssa"; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Reynaldo Martinez

Cotten, Staff Sergeant (Ret.) Judith L.; recognize

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

International Day of Peace and Ms. Global Peace Ambassador Day; 09/21/26; recognize

Sponsor: Dewey McClain

Notaries public; notarial acts to be performed using electronic means when certain requirements are satisfied; provide

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Fire protection; compliance with safety standards for smoke detectors; provide

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Commerce and trade; filing of registration statements with the office of the Secretary of State; provide

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Dillard, Dr. Thelma; remarkable career and lifelong dedication and exemplary service in education, civil rights, and community leadership within the Bibb County region; commend

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

Georgia Building Authority team; continued historical preservation of the Georgia State Capitol; urge

Sponsor: Brent Cox

Community Affairs, Department of; ensure that Rosenwald Schools are treated as historic properties

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

"Georgia Death and Dignity Act"; enact

Sponsor: Kim Jackson

Education; require local boards of education and other public school governing bodies to consider total cost of ownership and related factors when purchasing school technology devices

Sponsor: Todd Jones

Green-Ogletree; Chef Chelsia; outstanding achievements in the culinary arts, entrepreneurial leadership, and commitment to promoting Georgia agriculture and community wellness; commend

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

Derrick Dove & The Peacekeepers; congratulate

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

Georgia State Retirees Association; commend

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Georgia Consumer Protection Towing Act; enact

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Health; requirements for nurse staffing in hospitals; provide

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Russell, Mrs. Barberette; outstanding service, unwavering commitment to education, and lifelong dedication to strengthening families and communities; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Raymond C. McGhee, Jr. Memorial Bridge; Hancock County; dedicate

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Georgia Buy American Medicine Act; enact

Sponsor: David Clark

National Council of Negro Women, Inc; honor

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Elections; motor-voter applications shall be opt-in instead of opt-out; provide

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

Wood, Julia; commend

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

Middleton, Nakira; professionally known as Kiki Chanel; outstanding contributions to broadcasting and community engagement; commend

Sponsor: Dexter Sharper

Georgia House of Representatives; creation of a life sciences caucus; encourage

Sponsor: Karen Mathiak

"Rio's Law"

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Labor and industrial relations; applicability of workers' compensation to employers and employees; provisions

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Georgia Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act; enact

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Wright, Charlotte; commend

Sponsor: Angela Moore

McClendon-Redmond, Judy; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

De'Souza, Aziah; commend

Sponsor: Angela Moore

Davordzi, Nancy; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Criminal procedure; implied consent to a drug facilitated sexual assault examination for unconscious victims of alleged sexual assault; provide

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Royal, Mr. Anthony J., Sr. and Mrs. Leslie E.; commend

Sponsor: Doreen Carter

Chapman, Kennedy; commend

Sponsor: Angela Moore

Mitchell, Malcolm; commend

Sponsor: Chris Erwin

Joint Study Committee on Modified Exhaust Systems on Motor Vehicles; create

Sponsor: Matt Dubnik

Washington, Senior Chief Earnest C.; retirement from the Department of Veterans Affairs and prior decades-long service to the United States Navy; commend

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

Limited liability companies; permit creation of protected series and registered series

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Community Affairs, Department of; local governments and nonprofit organizations to incentivize households to relocate from outside this state to local governments in this state; provide

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Labor and industrial relations; actuarial study on state based paid family and medical leave insurance program; provide

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

General Assembly; expend or authorize expenditure of public funds for Georgia Property Tax Fairness Fund; provide by law - CA

Sponsor: Jasmine Clark

Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District; 25th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Lynn Smith

Barnes, Bishop Leroy; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Angela Moore

Jones, Speaker Pro Tempore Jan; historic leadership and lasting contributions to the State of Georgia; recognize

Sponsor: Angela Moore

Labor, Department of; review and validate employment status of 1099 tax returns filed by employers on behalf of employees; establish a commission

Sponsor: Dar'shun Kendrick

McGee, Dr. Sylvia Williams; lifelong dedication to education, community development, leadership cultivation, and civic engagement in Macon-Bibb County; commend

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

House Study Committee on Lupus; create

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

Toliver, Ms. Pearlie; life, leadership, and enduring contributions; role in advancing civil rights, community development, economic empowerment, and leadership in the Macon-Bibb region; commend

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

Folami, Dr. LaWanda; outstanding service, leadership, and dedication to the citizens of Clayton County and the State of Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Roberts, Chief Kevin; distinguished service to Clayton County; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Victims of Communism Day; November 7 of each year; designate

Sponsor: Reynaldo Martinez

District Attorney Compensation Reform Act; enact

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Harden, Carrie Lula Neal; commend

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

Education; participate in federal tax credit program for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations; provide

Sponsor: Scott Hilton

Afrovibez; cultural leadership; Africa Day; May 25, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Local government; acknowledge that certain international organizations have no jurisdiction in this state

Sponsor: John Corbett

Georgia Property Tax Fairness Fund; create

Sponsor: Jasmine Clark

Muscogee County; State Court; salaries of the solicitor-general, the chief assistant solicitor-general, and other assistant solicitors-general; modify provisions

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

Weintraub, Neal, M.D.; commend

Sponsor: Al Williams

Education; duty-free lunch period and planning period requirements; provisions

Sponsor: Akbar Ali

Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide

Sponsor: Soo Hong

Anyaegbunam, Breyana; 2025-2026 Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley; commend

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

"Georgia Landowners Protection Act"; enact

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Local government; provide exemption from disclosing audio and video recordings captured by law enforcement when such recordings depict a person's death

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Department of Community Affairs; to refrain from adopting the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code in order to protect housing affordability and maintain the current energy code framework of this state; urge

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Alcoholic beverages; satellite tasting rooms operated by brewers; provide

Sponsor: Jason Ridley

Pierce County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Steven Meeks

Cooper, Jr., Aurelius; Art in The Paint founder; recognize and commend

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Crimes and offenses; permit clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses

Sponsor: Tyler Smith

Georgia Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board; retain certain incidental funds generated by certain fees; authorize

Sponsor: Lauren McDonald

Cole, Jesse and Emily; Banana Ball and Bananas Foster; commend

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Webb, Ms. Ann; unwavering faith, dedicated ministry, steadfast service to her family and community, and for her outstanding example of resilience, leadership, and love; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Motor vehicles; peer-to-peer car-sharing program; add damage to the owner's vehicle to the program's liability

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Income tax; various tax credits for forestry manufacturing facilities; provide

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

Georgia Forests; acute and ongoing threat to Georgia's forests posed by the southern pine beetle; recognize

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Cobb Judicial Circuit; assistant district attorneys; change the salaries

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

False Advertising; any person, firm, or corporation to display all fees associated with a consumer transaction when displaying the total price of a good; require

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Banking and finance; require licensees to disclose whether a transaction is reportable to a credit reporting agency

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Georgia Keys for Heroes Amendment; provide by law - CA

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Vishnubhotla, Mr. Prashant; commend

Sponsor: Lauren McDonald

Education; prohibit virtual instruction to out-of-system students if the local school system has a College and Career Ready Performance Index below the state average

Sponsor: Matt Dubnik

30th anniversary of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games; commemorate; the enduring impact of the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District; recognize

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Local government; total ad valorem tax digest limitation upon creating new tax allocation districts shall also apply to the renewal of existing tax allocation districts; provide

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Conservation and natural resources; fee for motor vehicle emissions inspections; revise provisions

Sponsor: Derrick McCollum

Civil Air Patrol; service to the citizens of Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Tariff Transition Advisory Councils Act; enact

Sponsor: Anne Westbrook

Madison County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Income tax; workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties; provide tax credit

Sponsor: Dar'shun Kendrick

Rice, Dr. Valerie Montgomery; recognize

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Parsa, Hayes Robert; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; semiannual postretirement benefit adjustments for all beneficiaries; provide

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

Clark, Bryant; recognize

Sponsor: Michael Rhett

Elections and Primaries; nonemergency rules or regulations adopted by the State Election Board within 180 days of an election shall not be effective for such election; provide

Sponsor: Randal Mangham

Ranaldson-Blackmon, Diesha; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

State employees; require state health benefit plan to cover cranial prostheses for certain covered persons

Sponsor: Inga Willis

Georgia Maternal Mental Health Improvement Act; enact

Sponsor: Anissa Jones

"Government Serves the People Act"; enact

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations

Sponsor: Matt Barton

Trade Impact Transparency and Accountability Act; enact

Sponsor: Samuel Park

"Georgia Insurance Consumer and Policyholder Advocacy Act"; enact

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Shorey, Al; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Palmer, Officer Terry "J"; commend

Sponsor: Victor Anderson

Waste management; require recycling of solar panels

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

DeKalb County; board of education; the description of the education districts; change

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Community Housing Options Increase Cost Efficiency (CHOICE) Act; enact

Sponsor: Spencer Frye

"Georgia Corporate Power Reset Act"; enact

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Newton, Mayor Craig L. recognize

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Quality Basic Education Act; State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; require

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Reed, Major Tracy; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Insurance; prior authorization and utilization review requirements for healthcare plans; reform

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Brookwood High School Boys Swim Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Nikki Merritt

Rates, Underwriting, and Related Organizations; certain disclosures in property and casualty insurance rate filings concerning climate related risk, catastrophe modeling, and reinsurance costs; require

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Animal Protection; protections for dogs possessed for breeding purposes; strengthen

Sponsor: Carden Summers

Vital Records; cremation permits that are distinct from disposition permits; provide

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Georgia Surveillance Pricing Act; enact

Sponsor: Samuel Park

State Court of Cobb County; additional assistant solicitor positions; provide

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Madison County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Child custody; presumption of joint physical custody in divorce proceedings; provide

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Guo, Jiarui "Grace"; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Edwards, Dr. Yolanda J.; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; expedited completion of a student's first Individualized Education Program; revise provisions

Sponsor: Carter Barrett

State Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Day; express support for the designation

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Martinez, Sonya; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Ad Valorem Tax; class action suits by taxpayers for refunds; prohibit

Sponsor: Max Burns

Smooth Ashlar Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Prince Hall Origin, Jurisdiction of Georgia; 80 years of exemplary service, leadership, and charitable contributions to communities throughout the State of Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Sylvia Baker

Shores, Heather; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Worker Tariff Relief Program Act; enact

Sponsor: Spencer Frye

Lise (H.C.), Dr. Sharon D.; recognize

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

Coroners; the pronouncement of death by paramedics and emergency medical technicians; authorize

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Department of Public Health; eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Leopold's Ice Cream; commend

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Whitehead, Peter; Unity Christian School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Resurgens Roswell Surgery Center; recognize

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Nichols, Robert Elmo, Sr.; honoring the life and legacy; condolences

Sponsor: Eric Bell

Elections; publication of calls of election on newspaper and government websites; provide

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Education; utilize weapon detection systems in certain school buildings; require local boards of education and other public school governing bodies

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

Insurance; prohibit improper steering to repair facilities under motor vehicle liability insurance policies

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Courts; cognitive behavioral therapy for certain children in restrictive custody with the Department of Juvenile Justice; provide

Sponsor: Soo Hong

Congress; pass Thiokol Memorial Gold Medical Act; urge

Sponsor: Steven Sainz

Insurance; original equipment manufacturer repair procedures for repairs under motor vehicle liability insurance policies; provide

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Holidays and observances; April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; designate

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Insurance; timely claims processing in supplemental estimates for repairs under motor vehicle liability insurance policies; provide

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

State employees; add stillbirth as a qualifying event for parental leave

Sponsor: Eric Gisler

Education; various provisions regarding student discipline and working conditions of teachers and other school personnel; revise

Sponsor: Chuck Payne

State symbols; designate collard greens as official state greens; potlikka as official state dipping sauce of the official state bread

Sponsor: Angela Moore

"Fair Business Practices Act of 1975"; any person from facilitating noncompete agreements between residential rental property owners or managers, including by use of algorithmic coordinating functions; prohibit

Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman

Marchant, Kaitlyn Butler; commend

Sponsor: William Werkheiser

Silver, Johnathan; Pepperell High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Ricchiuti, Elizabeth "Betty" Blackie; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: John Carson

Pooler, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Education; enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; require local school systems

Sponsor: Scott Hilton

Hemophilia of Georgia; commend

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Georgia Senate; creation of a life sciences caucus; encourage

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

Voters; persons of this state who are homeless to use the address of the registrar's office of the county in which such person resides; allow

Sponsor: Randal Mangham

1980 and 2026 United States Olympic Men's Hockey Teams; recognize

Sponsor: Harold Jones

"Juvenile Second Chance Record Confidentiality Act"; enact

Sponsor: Randal Mangham

Public Service Commission; costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates; prohibit

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

Next Gen Youth Entrepreneurship Day; recognize February 17, 2026

Sponsor: Randal Mangham

Health; prohibit smoking within a 25 foot radius of any state and local government buildings or enclosed public places

Sponsor: Michelle Au

Employees' Retirement System; any member shall be eligible to transfer funds to Judicial Retirement System; provide

Sponsor: Gary Richardson

Daniel Waters Act; enact

Sponsor: Scott Hilton

Johnson, Julia; Rome City High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Davis-Stevenson, Toya; congratulate

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

FSGS Awareness Day; recognize June 9, 2026

Sponsor: John Albers

Moore, Reagan; commend

Sponsor: Dexter Sharper

Evans, Larry Cornelius; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

State symbols; Georgia state chicken wing flavor; designate lemon pepper

Sponsor: Eric Bell

Young Democrats of Georgia Day; recognize March 9, 2026

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Georgia public high schools; promotion of critical media consumption and literacy education; encourage bipartisan support

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Sexual Assault; the maintenance of physical evidence collected from an alleged sexual assault; extend

Sponsor: Randal Mangham

Riekeman, Dr. Guy F; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Karen Mathiak

Clemons, Chief Latosha; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

City of East Point; commend

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

Professions and businesses; licensing of radiologist assistants; provide

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Georgia Purebred Dog Day; recognize May 1, 2026

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Turner Syndrome Awareness Month; February 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Georgia's Retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association; honor

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Death Investigations; include microscopic and toxicology studies and immunization records in the investigation of a sudden and unexpected death of a child; require coroner and medical examiners

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Adegoke, Adekunle Rasheed Okiki; Senior Advocate of Nigeria; distinguished legal service, human rights advocacy, and contributions to democratic governance; recognize

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Income tax; increase annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for qualified education donations

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

Tift County; board of commissioners; revise purchasing provisions

Sponsor: Jaclyn Ford

Dixon, Sherridee; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Commerce and trade; clarify requirements for certain data reported by consumer reporting agencies

Sponsor: Don Parsons

Thomas County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Charles Cannon

White, Colonel Rick; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Our Community Salutes; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

All Star Roofing; Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Small Business of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Eason, Darvin; condolences

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Insurance; medical necessity of a healthcare service; provisions

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Child Abuse; local child fatality review committees; modify the review

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

School superintendent; qualifications, duties, and salary shall be established by the board of education and elected by voters; provide - CA

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Public officers; persons having certain financial interest shall be ineligible to hold certain public offices; provide

Sponsor: Jason Ridley

Chehaw Park Authority; extend existence of authority

Sponsor: Bill Yearta

Dale Murphy Day; February 26, 2026; recognize; urge the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Committee to induct Dale Murphy into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Sponsor: Will Wade

American Heart Month; recognize February 2026

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Blair, Sherita; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Stilettos on Steel Day; recognize May 2, 2026

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Public Health, Department of; third-party audits of detention facilities that house federal immigration detainees; provide

Sponsor: Eric Gisler

Funeral establishments; maintain at least eight caskets at each of its locations; revise requirement

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

Garden City, City of; mayor to fill any vacancy in the office of mayor pro tempore; provide

Sponsor: Anne Westbrook

Spalding County Water Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Property; dispossessory proceedings; extend a notice to vacate or pay to seven days

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

Bayonne, Lynn; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon Memorial Highway; Richmond County; dedicate

Sponsor: Brian Prince

Insurance; limited license to offer or sell portable electronics and consumer goods insurance; provide

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Georgia Lottery for Education Act; authorize certain billiards and darts tournaments and prizes

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Muscogee County; State Court; provide additional judge

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

Home Inspector Licensing Act of Georgia; enact

Sponsor: Clint Crowe

Obidi, Anita Chukwumfumnaya; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Ben Hill County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Dale Murphy Day; February 26, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Will Wade

West Point, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Vance Smith

Burns, Honorable Willie E.; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

State-wide sales and use tax; property tax relief in counties or consolidated governments; provide - CA

Sponsor: Dale Washburn

Chatham County; City of Savannah; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Spalding County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Property; nonjudicial foreclosures on time-share estates; provisions

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Property owners' associations; written notice of certain sums; provide

Sponsor: Saira Draper

Georgia Advancing Communities Together, Inc.; recognize; Georgia ACT Housing Day; designate February 25, 2026

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Stephens, George Walter; condolences

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Heard County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: David Huddleston

Chatham County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Patafio, Alexandra "Alex" Marie; honoring the life and enduring legacy; indelible contributions to the Georgia legal community while a student at the Georgia State University College of Law; condolences

Sponsor: Samuel Park

State Health Benefit Plan Nonopioid Coverage Parity Act; enact

Sponsor: Michelle Au

Torts; manufacturers of firearms relative to absence or inclusion of safety features in certain instances; limit liability

Sponsor: Carden Summers

68th Annual Southeast District Conference of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Local government; authorize certain long-term contracts for sale of electric power

Sponsor: Victor Anderson

Bingo; properties used for games; limit number of sessions; provisions

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Georgia Airports Association Day; February 25, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

68th Annual Southeast District Conference of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; honoring its longstanding commitment to leadership, service, and economic empowerment; commend

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Aten, Judge Phinia; distinguish service and judicial leadership; commend

Sponsor: Doreen Carter

County of Treutlen; the salary of the judge and solicitor-general; change

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Real Estate Security and Title Act; enact

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at the Capitol; February 26, 2026; commending law enforcement officers in Georgia; recognize

Sponsor: Clint Crowe

Cummings, Mr. Terry; induction as an Honorary Member of 100 Black Men of DeKalb County; commend

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico; commend

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

Health; require long-term care facilities to post a link on their websites to the official website of the office of the long-term care ombudsman

Sponsor: Michael Smith

Rogers, Heather; recognize

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

Sales and Use Taxes; certain baby products and feminine hygiene products from taxation; exempt

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Georgia Reads Day; recognize March 3, 2026

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

"Henry McNeal Turner Voting Rights Act"; enact

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Education; schools that receive state funds from displaying any flag other than the flag of the United States or the flag, coat of arms, or state emblem of the State of Georgia; prohibit

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Smith, Dr. Anthony W.; recognize

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Game and fish; Georgia turkey stamps; provide

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

MARTA; authority of local governing bodies to collect a 1 percent retail sales and use tax; extend sunset

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Courts; increase amount of funds the authority is authorized to retain for administrative costs

Sponsor: Lauren McDonald

Georgia Promise Scholarship Act; clarify student residency qualification for promise scholarship accounts

Sponsor: Doreen Carter

Workers' compensation; update law on experience modification factors, refusal of suitable employment procedures, and certain benefits

Sponsor: William Werkheiser

Walker, Melissa; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

Sponsor: Dar'shun Kendrick

Agriculture; prohibit certain foreign persons and entities from acquiring a possessory interest in land located near critical infrastructure without prior approval by the Attorney General

Sponsor: Jordan Ridley

Student Scholarship Organizations; State of Georgia to participate in the federal tax credit program for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations; provide

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC); create a study committee; urge

Sponsor: Timothy Bearden

Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund; certain members to retire at age 50; provide

Sponsor: John Albers

Emergency management; certain longshoremen and related maritime, port, warehouse, and logistics workers to be considered essential workers; provide

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

Income tax; living wage jobs; provide tax credit

Sponsor: Yasmin Neal

State Government; action to protect statue of Juliette Gordon Low within the Juliette Gordon Low Building; urge

Sponsor: Carl Gilliard

Traffic offenses; fleeing or attempting to elude a pursuing vehicle or law enforcement officer performing duties; provisions

Sponsor: Lauren McDonald

Georgia Property Tax Fairness Fund; create

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Insurance; premium discount for motor vehicles with certain antitheft devices; provisions

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Student Character Development Act; enact

Sponsor: Scott Hilton

Rabon, Commissioner Walter; recognize

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

Department of Public Health; to conduct a study on the relationship between sudden unexpected deaths of infants and children and the administration of vaccinations; urge

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Education; require local boards of education to provide parents and teachers opportunities to be involved in developing and updating student codes of conduct

Sponsor: Bethany Ballard

Georgia Landowners Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Insurance; health benefit plans, policies, or contracts executed by the state to cover medically necessary orthotic devices and prosthetic devices and their materials and components; require

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

"Charter Schools Act of 1998 "; completion charter schools; provide

Sponsor: Shawn Still

Wojtel, Officer Matthew; commend

Sponsor: Bethany Ballard

Harrell, Anthony Trey; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Georgia Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; Georgia Chapter of NOBLE Day at the capitol; 03/18/26; celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; recognize

Sponsor: Yasmin Neal

Garber, Mickey; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Courts; retention and expenditure of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; provide

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Georgia-Africa and Caribbean Trade Commission; create

Sponsor: Gabe Okoye

United States and the State of Georgia; burden of lung cancer; recognize

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

John A. Williams Memorial Bridge; Cobb County; dedicate

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

Georgia Public School Excellence and Stability Act; enact

Sponsor: Doreen Carter

Georgia Reads Day; recognize March 3, 2026

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

Mental Health; the licensing and regulation of recovery residences; provide

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Georgia Alpha Gamma Rho Day; recognize March 18, 2026

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

Social services; establish a pilot program for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; provide

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Revenue and taxation; refunds of taxes and license fees by counties and municipalities; prohibit class action suits

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting for voters accompanied by children two years of age or younger; provide

Sponsor: Saira Draper

Excise Taxes on Rental Motor Vehicles; fee on rental motor vehicles; provide

Sponsor: Drew Echols

Perkins, Tammi Temeki; recognize

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

Georgia Public Safety Support Fund Act; enact

Sponsor: Yasmin Neal

Harris, Janea'; recognize

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

GreyStone Power Corporation; recognize

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Education; tuition equalization grants; expand definition of an approved school to include certain institutions which offer programs in nursing

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Pippin, Kay; recognize

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Education; require possession of opioid antagonists by institutions within University System of Georgia

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Public Health, Department of; provide that if certain employees of a county board of health become employees of such department such employees will retain accrued annual and sick leave

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Olds, Sergeant Major (Ret.) Cendric D.; recognize

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

FFA Day; recognize February 24, 2026

Sponsor: Drew Echols

Education; local and state charter schools have the right to lease, utilize, or buy unused facilities of a local board of education; provide

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Public utilities; portable solar generation devices; provide

Sponsor: Imani Barnes

Georgia Symphony Orchestra; recognize

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Sales and use tax; exempt retail sale of electricity and natural gas for use by any residential property

Sponsor: Charles Cannon

Howell, Mason; commend

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Sons of Atlanta Vietnam War Memorial Project; celebrate dedication on March 29, 2026

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Highways; procedures and remedies when a highway improvement project is delayed due to removal, relocation, or adjustment of utility facilities; provide

Sponsor: Lauren McDonald

Local government; authorize establishment of local homeowner's incentive adjustment grant programs

Sponsor: Gary Richardson

Health; rural hospital organization; revise definition

Sponsor: Angie O'Steen

Transactional Gold and Silver Act; enact

Sponsor: Todd Jones

Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan Act; raise maximum amount of contributions allowed per beneficiary for savings trust accounts

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

Omicron Mu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; congratulate

Sponsor: Jaha Howard

Elections and Primaries; Secretary of State to establish a grant program to assist counties with offsetting half of the cost associated with special elections; provide

Sponsor: Jaha Howard

Motor vehicles; optional vehicle equipment inspections and premium discounts if policyholders obtain such inspections; provide

Sponsor: Steve Tarvin

International Diaspora Day; recognize March 19, 2026

Sponsor: Donzella James

South Fulton County Legislative Day; recognize March 4, 2026

Sponsor: Donzella James

Income Taxes; personal income tax rate; reduce

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Education; provisions relating to the conditions of employment for employees of local school systems and other public schools; revise