2025-2026 Regular Session

Ross, Frances Potter; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Black Legislative Leaders Network HBCU Caucus Legislative Summit; honor

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

House Study Committee on Community Associations; create

Sponsor: Regina Lewis-Ward

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

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Williams, Columbus Police Sergeant Katina; named WRBL News 3's 2026 Remarkable Woman; commend

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

"Barrow County Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Income tax; all income received by individuals, corporations, and partnerships under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program; exempt from taxation

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Norton, Daniel; recognize

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Georgia District Exchange Clubs; commend

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge

Sponsor: Anne Westbrook

Local government; requirements for local authorities retaining legal services on a contingent fee basis; provide

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Bibb County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant; commend; the 2025 Georgia Peach Queens; congratulate

Sponsor: Larry Walker

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

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Day; recognize March 16, 2026

Sponsor: Kim Jackson

Mount Airy, Town of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee

Sponsor: Victor Anderson

Representative Michele Henson Interchange; Dekalb County; dedicate

Sponsor: Imani Barnes

Macon County; board of commissioners; revise compensation of chairperson and members

Sponsor: Patty Stinson

First Preparatory Christian Academy boys basketball team; winning the 2026 GIAA Class A Boys State Basketball Championship; commend

Sponsor: Al Williams

DNA Sampling; the collection of DNA samples from any individual in a detention facility charged with a misdemeanor or felony who is subject to an immigration detainer notice; require

Sponsor: Timothy Bearden

Flowers, Mrs. Nancy "Nan" McClellan; commend

Sponsor: Al Williams

"Putting Georgia's Patients First Act"; enact

Sponsor: Matt Brass

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; require State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee

Sponsor: Will Wade

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

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

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

Sponsor: Imani Barnes

Fayette County; State Court; change compensation of judge

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

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

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

Early County; repeal a former local constitutional amendment

Sponsor: Gerald Greene

Senator Joey Brush Memorial Intersection; Columbia County; dedicate

Sponsor: Rob Clifton

Gilbert, Brother LaDray Brandan, J.D.; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Derrick Jackson

Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

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

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District; recognize

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

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

Sponsor: Sam Watson

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

Sponsor: Robert Flournoy

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

Sponsor: Matt Barton

U.S. United Pageant System; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

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

General Wallace Intersection; Dawson County; dedicate

Sponsor: Will Wade

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

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

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

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Crimes; offense of criminal trespass involving a wild animal; provide

Sponsor: Tyler Smith

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

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Chattooga County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide a homestead exemption

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

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

Sponsor: Lydia Glaize

Wayne County; State Court; judge and solicitor; revise salary

Sponsor: Steven Meeks

Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

City of Lawrenceville; 205th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Gabe Okoye

Local government; probate judges shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; provide - CA

Sponsor: Kimberly New

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

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

Farnsworth, Emmaline; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map

Sponsor: Lisa Campbell

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

Sponsor: James Burchett

Georgia Development Authority; rename as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

Farnsworth, Conor; commend

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

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

Sponsor: Jan Jones

House Study Committee on Local Government Emergency Disaster Relief Loans; create

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Board of Education of Hancock County; the description of the education districts; change

Sponsor: David Lucas

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

Bryce Johnson Memorial Bridge; Worth and Tift Counties; dedicate

Sponsor: Bill Yearta

National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. and the 100 Black Men of America Inc.; commend; Joint Day at the Georgia State Capitol; recognize March 10, 2026

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

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

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Professions and businesses; repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the Dietetics Practice Act

Sponsor: Ginny Ehrhart

Barnett, Valerie; commend

Sponsor: Al Williams

Yeshiva University Maccabees; commend

Sponsor: Esther Panitch

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

Sponsor: James Burchett

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

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

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

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

Education and Workforce Strategy Act; enact

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Georgia HBCU and Divine Nine Day; recognize

Sponsor: Randal Mangham

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

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

State Court of Barrow County; a full-time solicitor-general; provide

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

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

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

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

Sponsor: Scott Holcomb

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

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Walker County; school district ad valorem tax; remove five year residency requirement for homestead exemption

Sponsor: Steve Tarvin

Huxsie Scott Bridge; Chatham County; dedicate

Sponsor: Carl Gilliard

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

"Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement; provide

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

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

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Professions and Businesses; repeal Chapter 14, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors and enact a new Chapter 14

Sponsor: Bo Hatchett

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

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

Offenses of Pimping and Pandering; modify the penalties

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

Dekalb County; State Court; authorize the charge and collection of technology fees

Sponsor: Omari Crawford

Herring, Reverend Moses Lee; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

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

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Retirement; creditable service for certain military service; provide

Sponsor: Michael Rhett

House Study Committee on Municipal Electric Franchise Fees; create

Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins

Peachtree City Public Facilities Authority; terms of office for certain members; provide

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

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

Sponsor: Timothy Bearden

Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

National Statuary Hall Collection Replacement Committee; create

Sponsor: Elena Parent

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

Sponsor: Charles Cannon

Medical Assistance; Department of Community Health to submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; direct

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; prohibition on possessing a silencer; repeal

Sponsor: Frank Ginn

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

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

Sponsor: Jesse Petrea

Lt. Col. Albert "Butch" S. Welch Jr. Memorial Bridge; Dekalb County; dedicate

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Qcells Day; recognize March 10, 2026

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide

Sponsor: Chuck Payne

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

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

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

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Nuisances; presumption of the creation of a nuisance based on certain residential local ordinance violations; provide

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

Sponsor: Jon Burns

Ponzi Scheme Prevention Act; enact

Sponsor: Tanya Miller

Prosecuting Attorneys; additional grounds for discipline of a district attorney or solicitor-general or for his or her removal or involuntary retirement from office; provide

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

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

Proceedings; defendant notices of certain proceedings and pleadings when such defendant failed to file pleadings; provide

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

City of Cochran Public Facilities Authority; create

Sponsor: Larry Walker

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

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

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

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

Sponsor: Ruwa Romman

Income tax credit; business enterprises for leased motor vehicles; repeal and reserve

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

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

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

Penal institutions; credit for time served regarding probation revocation sentencing; provide

Sponsor: Tyler Smith

"Transactional Gold and Silver Act"; enact

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

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

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Courts; require certain agreements for certain offenses to be eligible for a Pretrial Intervention and Diversion Program

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Marvin R. Adams Memorial Intersection; Fayette County; dedicate

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Georgia Taxpayer Privacy Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: David Huddleston

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

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs

Sponsor: Brad Thomas

"Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act"; insurance coverage for certain out-of-network ambulance transportation service; provide

Sponsor: Shawn Still

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

Sponsor: Jan Jones

Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Omari Crawford

Crimes and offenses; enhanced penalties when certain offenses are committed against public safety officers or code enforcement officers; provide

Sponsor: Reynaldo Martinez

Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components

Sponsor: David Clark

Georgia Student Finance Authority; establish a needs based scholarship program for students at eligible public and private postsecondary institutions

Sponsor: Charles Martin

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

Sponsor: Chuck Efstration

Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

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

Eric W. Wilmarth Roundabout; Cherokee County; dedicate

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Condominiums; maximum amount of insurance deductibles payable by unit owners; remove the limitation

Sponsor: Shawn Still

Outdoor Stewardship; provide for a sunset

Sponsor: Sam Watson

Senate Study Committee on a Museum of African American History and Culture of Georgia; create

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Campbell High School Boys Soccer Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Jaha Howard

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

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

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

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Greenbrier High School Girls Flag Football Team; congratulate

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

University of North Georgia military scholarships; authorize selection committee to select additional scholarship recipients

Sponsor: Will Wade

Fulton County; Board of Education; change election date of president

Sponsor: Lydia Glaize

Skin Cancer Awareness Day; recognize March 9, 2026

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Contracts; payment terms for business to business transactions; provide

Sponsor: Jasmine Clark

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

Sponsor: Max Burns

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

Sponsor: Ben Watson

House Study Committee on Small Business Technology Adoption; create

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

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

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

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

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact

Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon

Elections; judicially incompetent persons; restrict voting rights

Sponsor: El-Mahdi Holly

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

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential customer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

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

Sponsor: El-Mahdi Holly

Income tax; change certain definitions

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Emergency Communications Authority; increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; increase

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members; permit certain persons

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

House Study Committee on Georgia Department of Transportation Contracting; create

Sponsor: Lauren McDonald

State-Wide Grand Juries; jurisdiction, powers, and duties; provide -CA

Sponsor: Bill Cowsert

Bobby Dodd Institute; commend

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

Women's Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project (WEOP); 26 years of service; commend

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

Fire protection and safety; establish permanent consumer fireworks sales facilities

Sponsor: Alan Powell

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

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

Jeff Davis County; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: William Werkheiser

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

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

Sponsor: Shea Roberts

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

Sponsor: Dewey McClain

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

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

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

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

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

Trey's Law; enact

Sponsor: Soo Hong

Bowman, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

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

State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols; protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; revise provisions

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Prabhu, Maya T.; recognize

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Disabled Veteran Home Modification Act; enact

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

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

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

Georgia's 100 Women of Excellence; commend

Sponsor: Miriam Paris

Criminal procedure; motions and discovery; modify provisions

Sponsor: Tyler Smith

Gilligan, Patrick Dennis; condolences

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

House Study Committee on Evaluating Community Health; create

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

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

Sponsor: Sandy Donatucci

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

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects related to facilitating solar installations on closed landfills; authorize

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

City of Metter; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

"State Assurance of Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Amendment" -CA

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

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

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Crimes and offenses; possessing a silencer; repeal prohibition

Sponsor: Jason Ridley

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

Sponsor: Charles Martin

Public Safety, Department of; creation of a program to assist former handlers and adopters of retired law enforcement dogs with veterinary care costs; provide

Sponsor: Steven Sainz

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

Sponsor: Long Tran

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

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

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

Sponsor: Johnny Chastain

Morehouse Boxing Club; commend

Sponsor: Eric Bell

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

Sponsor: Charles Martin

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

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

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

Sponsor: Dale Washburn

Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; insurance coverage for certain out-of-network ambulance transportation service; provide

Sponsor: Alan Powell

Administrative Services, Department of; preferences in certain public works construction contracts to a contractor participating in a registered apprenticeship program; provide

Sponsor: Tyler Smith

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

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact

Sponsor: Beth Camp

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

Sponsor: Dar'shun Kendrick

Young Democrats of Georgia Day at the state capitol; March 9, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Ruwa Romman

Georgia Native Plant Month; designate April of each year

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Quality Basic Education Act; prescribed course of study in sex education and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention instruction is age appropriate and medically accurate; provide

Sponsor: Will Wade

Georgia Home Title Protection and Deed Fraud Prevention Act; enact

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

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

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Education; incentive grants for local boards of education to approve charter school petitions; revise provisions

Sponsor: Carmen Rice

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

School Students; written notification to a parent when a student receives certain noninstructional services from certain school employees; require

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

Joint Study Committee on Generational Sustainability of Family Farms; create

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

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

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

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

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Crimes and offenses; court order to locate an alleged victim of child or elder abuse; provide

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Victoria Travis Jackson Memorial Highway; Fulton County; dedicate

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

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

Spelman Social Justice Program Health Advocacy Initiative; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Crimes and offenses; riot; repeal misdemeanor penalty and provide for a felony penalty

Sponsor: Mike Cheokas

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

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

Sponsor: Carden Summers

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

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

Courts; remote online notaries public and remote online notarizations; provide

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Barclay, Andrea; congratulate

Sponsor: Nikki Merritt

Howard, Debra; commend

Sponsor: Jaha Howard

Reheis, Harold Franklin; condolences

Sponsor: Lynn Smith

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

Motor vehicles; require ride share network services to provide ride share drivers with certain information on a monthly basis

Sponsor: Gabriel Sanchez

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

Sponsor: Clint Crowe

Yatesville, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Robert Dickey

Bulloch County Public Facilities Authority; revenue bonding authority; revise provisions

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Teddy Ray Webb Memorial Bridge; Crisp County; dedicate

Sponsor: Noel Williams

Crimes and offenses; offense of possession of a controlled substance in the presence of a child; provide

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

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

Sponsor: Debra Bazemore

Discovery; discovery in misdemeanor cases; change provisions

Sponsor: Harold Jones

City of Mulberry; provision of services and exercise of powers by the city; provide

Sponsor: Clint Dixon

DeKalb Day; recognize March 23, 2026

Sponsor: Kim Jackson

Cornelia, City of; remove millage rate cap

Sponsor: Victor Anderson

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

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Local government; designation of enterprise zones; provisions

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

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

Sponsor: Carter Barrett

Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Mental health; re-creation of community service boards; provide

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Kornegay, Pastor Nancy; commend

Sponsor: Al Williams

Education; term "education record"; revise definitions

Sponsor: Holt Persinger

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

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

Joint Study Committee on the Generational Sustainability of Family Farms; create

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

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

Mental health; pilot program to support clinical research of certain veterans and first responders suffering from certain conditions; provide

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Banking and finance; licensing of payment stablecoin issuers; provisions

Sponsor: Todd Jones

Hall County; State Court; judges; restate provisions

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

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

Price, Zoey Nicole; condolences

Sponsor: RaShaun Kemp

Education; requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property; eliminate automatic repeal provision

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

House Study Committee on Veteran Teacher Compensation; create

Sponsor: Carmen Rice

Georgia's 100 Women of Excellence; commend

Sponsor: Miriam Paris

State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

Workforce and Residential Infrastructure District for Georgia Act; enact

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Special Education Advocate Registration Act; enact

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals

Sponsor: Mike Hodges

Calvert-Shropshire, Master Sergeant Melissa; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

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

Sponsor: Scott Hilton

Black, Dr. Daniel; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Motor vehicles; additional military medal awards eligible for special veteran license plates; provide

Sponsor: Angie O'Steen

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

Sponsor: Alan Powell

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

Sponsor: Donzella James

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

Sponsor: Dewey McClain

Motor vehicles; increase penalties for certain offenses; provisions

Sponsor: John Corbett

Atlanta Children's Day Shelter; recognize

Sponsor: Nan Orrock

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

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

State symbols; cotton as official state fabric; designate

Sponsor: Jaclyn Ford

Gettis C. McGhee, Sr. Memorial Bridge; Warren County; dedicate

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

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

Sponsor: Karen Lupton

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

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

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

Sponsor: Todd Jones

Local Boards of Education; audit findings or findings by the state auditor of financial mismanagement or misconduct; provide for the suspension of members

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

Community Health, Department of; review information from certain sources to determine and verify eligibility of Medicaid recipients; provide

Sponsor: Mark Newton

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

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Crosby, Logan; professional achievements and contributions to Georgia and the arts; commend

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

David Cummings Memorial Highway; Washington County; dedicate

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

Walters, Dr. Jackie; commend

Sponsor: Dexter Sharper

Miller, Craig; condolences

Sponsor: Donzella James

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

Sponsor: David Jenkins

Senate Study Committee on Protecting Free and Fair Markets in Georgia; create

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Crimes and offenses; create felony offense of obstruction of a law enforcement officer with a motor vehicle

Sponsor: Ginny Ehrhart

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

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Supporting Early Education and Development (SEED) Act; enact

Sponsor: Samuel Park

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

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Our Kind of Women; commend

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Georgia Piedmont Technical College; recognize

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative; 90th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: David Huddleston

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

Sponsor: Gabriel Sanchez

Carr, Brad; exemplary leadership as Chair of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce; commend

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

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

Sponsor: Robert Flournoy

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

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Local government; prohibit elected officials of a county, municipal corporation, or any county-municipal consolidated government from entering into nondisclosure agreements with private entities relating to economic development

Sponsor: Tyler Smith

National Black Midwives Day in Georgia; March 14 of each year; designate

Sponsor: Park Cannon

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

Sponsor: Robert Dawson

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

Sponsor: Reynaldo Martinez

Culbreath, Phenola; commend

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

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

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Education, Department of; publish guidance relating to best practices for secure browsing and parental controls; require

Sponsor: Arlene Beckles

Hugley, House Minority Leader Carolyn Fleming; historic leadership and enduring legacy of service; recognize

Sponsor: Angela Moore

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

"Rio's Law"

Sponsor: Brian Strickland

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

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

Dr. J. Larry Boss Old Town Highway; Carroll County; dedicate

Sponsor: Timothy Bearden

Special license plates; International Symbol of Access; provide issuance to current and former members of the General Assembly for qualified applicants

Sponsor: L.C. Myles

Georgia Consumer Protection Towing Act; enact

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

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

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Derrick Dove & The Peacekeepers; congratulate

Sponsor: Russ Goodman

Local government; allow governing authority of any county or municipal corporation to hold meetings by teleconference

Sponsor: Karen Lupton

De'Souza, Aziah; commend

Sponsor: Angela Moore

Georgia Buy American Medicine Act; enact

Sponsor: David Clark

Penal institutions; limit time that Department of Community Supervision can hold certain inmates in a county facility

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Ad valorem tax; preferential assessment of affordable home use property; provide

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

Georgia Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act; enact

Sponsor: Houston Gaines

Mitchell, Malcolm; commend

Sponsor: Chris Erwin

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

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Chapman, Kennedy; commend

Sponsor: Angela Moore

Auto Insurance Excess Profits Act; enact

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Quality Basic Education Act; content standards for digital literacy instruction; provide

Sponsor: Will Wade

Weintraub, Neal, M.D.; commend

Sponsor: Al Williams

Insurance; increase amount of monetary penalties authorized to impose for certain violations of the Georgia Insurance Code

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

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

Sponsor: Kimberly Alexander

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

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

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

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

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

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; commend

Sponsor: Frank Ginn

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

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

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

Sponsor: Tim Fleming

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

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

Pollard, Lady Libby J.; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

Sponsor: Lydia Glaize

Buildings and housing; manufactured homes; provisions

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Landrian-Shrewsbury, Kaylin; commend

Sponsor: Soo Hong

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

Sponsor: Doreen Carter

Turner, Corliss; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Taylor

Insurance; premiums made within three years of payment to the Commissioner; provide for a claim for a refund of certain fees and taxes

Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden

National Immunization Awareness Month; August; recognize

Sponsor: Sharon Cooper

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

Sponsor: Reynaldo Martinez

Local government; county development authorities for certain counties shall not operate within certain municipalities; provide

Sponsor: Robert Dawson

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; occasion of its 40th anniversary; recognize

Sponsor: Lynn Smith

Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

General Assembly; assessment and taxation of affordable housing use property; provide - CA

Sponsor: Marvin Lim

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

Sponsor: Edna Jackson

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

Sponsor: Lynn Smith

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

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

Sponsor: Mack Jackson

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

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

Columbus Music Commission Act; enact

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

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

Sponsor: Angela Moore

Harden, Carrie Lula Neal; commend

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

District Attorney Compensation Reform Act; enact

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Sponsor: Jon Burns

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

Sponsor: John Corbett

Local government; cessation of payment of salary, compensation, and expenses to members of county and municipal governing authorities who fail to certify completion of mandatory training; provide

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

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

Sponsor: Bruce Williamson

Marable; Veroniece P.; 41 years of distinguished service in education; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

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

Sponsor: Akbar Ali

House Study Committee on Expanding Home Ownership Opportunities for Georgians; create

Sponsor: Phil Olaleye

Orr, Jason; FunkJazz Kafé Arts & Music Festival; recognize and commend

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Crimes; restriction and seal of certain records upon sentencing of a first conditional discharge for possession of controlled substances and certain nonviolent property crimes; provide

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

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

Muscogee County; Superior Court; salary of the clerk of superior court and the chief deputy clerk; change provisions

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

Daves, Nancy; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

Sponsor: Stacey Evans

Practitioners; clarify that all who dispense drugs are engaged in the practice of pharmacy and shall comply with all record keeping and other requirements

Sponsor: Mark Newton

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

Sponsor: Jasmine Clark

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

Sponsor: Lauren McDonald

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

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

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

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Wood, Julia; commend

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

"Government Serves the People Act"; enact

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Cobb County; State Court; chief deputy clerk and clerk; change salary

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

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

Sponsor: Spencer Frye

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

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

Sponsor: Sheila Jones

Public Service Commission; allow designee of a member of the General Assembly to intervene in certain cases

Sponsor: Don Parsons

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

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Tariff Transition Advisory Councils Act; enact

Sponsor: Anne Westbrook

Board of Commissioners of Forsyth County; term limits for members; provide

Sponsor: Shawn Still

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

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Chambers, Michael "Mike" Earl, Sr.; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Johnny Chastain

Math Matters Act; enact

Sponsor: Sandy Donatucci

Courts; increase amount of magistrate court claims from $15,000.00 to $30,000.00

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

"Georgia Insurance Consumer and Policyholder Advocacy Act"; enact

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Income tax; increase and extend a credit for expenditures on maintenance of railroad track owned or leased by Class III railroads

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

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

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Community Health, Department of; license supportive senior housing communities; provide

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

"Quality Basic Education Act"; State Board of Education to establish a program of state-wide coordinated support for summer literacy programs offered by local school systems and other public schools; require

Sponsor: Randal Mangham

Georgia Gold Standard Opportunity Grant Act of 2026; enact

Sponsor: Derrick Jackson

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

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

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Clark, Bryant; recognize

Sponsor: Michael Rhett

Criminal procedure; offenses involving a victim under 16 years of age; include offense of aggravated sexual battery

Sponsor: Tyler Smith

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

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Crimes; justification for use of force in defense of self or others; revise standards

Sponsor: David Clark

Property; the minimum amount required for a foreclosure on a lien on a property under the "Georgia Condominium Act" and the "Georgia Property Owners' Association Act"; increase

Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman

Taxes; certain military museums qualify as destination marketing organizations and private sector nonprofit organizations; provide

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Cobb Judicial Circuit; assistant district attorneys; change the salaries

Sponsor: Ed Setzler

Waste management; require recycling of solar panels

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Possibilities Unlimited for Women, Inc.; recognize

Sponsor: Donzella James

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

Sponsor: Emanuel Jones

Criminal procedure; include aggravated assault as a bailable offense only before a superior court judge

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Newton, Mayor Craig L. recognize

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Domestic relations; creation and revisions of certain child abuse protocol procedures for cases of alleged child abuse; provide

Sponsor: Long Tran

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

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Pippin, Kay; recognize

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

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

Johnson, Rita Celeste; recognize

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Property; debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property used as a residence; revise exemption

Sponsor: Soo Hong

Peace officers; training in evacuation of persons with disabilities during an emergency; provide

Sponsor: Robert Flournoy

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

Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick

Housing; establish a homelessness prevention program

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

HBCU AWARE FEST Day; recognize March 26, 2026

Sponsor: Sonya Halpern

Labor and Industrial Relations, Revenue and Taxation, and Social Services; certain protections of caregivers; provide

Sponsor: Harold Jones

"Student Legal Literacy and Life Skills Education Act"; enact

Sponsor: Randal Mangham

State Board of Education; establish a student personal development and career readiness program; authorize

Sponsor: Donzella James

Jones, Shameka A.; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Atchely, Ruth; recognize

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

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

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

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

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

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

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Eichhammer, Dr. Bob; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Josh Bonner

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

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Sales and use tax; require each sales tax return include specific information

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Mackson, Irene Brown; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Controlled substances; Schedule I; provide certain provisions

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

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

Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; require certain health insurers providing a network plan to approve credentialing applications within a certain time frame

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Young Democrats of Georgia Day; recognize March 9, 2026

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Georgia Runs on Trucking Day; recognize March 18, 2026

Sponsor: Greg Dolezal

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

Sponsor: Eric Bell

Quality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

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

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Education; allow academically successful students who are concurrently seeking certain degrees to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; provisions

Sponsor: Scott Holcomb

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

Sponsor: Soo Hong

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

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Courts; payment of certain money arising from traffic fines generated by members of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety; provide

Sponsor: Lauren McDonald

Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance, and Related Offenses; criminal offenses of virtual peeping; establish

Sponsor: Bo Hatchett

Online Internet Safety; age verification to access gambling content on the internet; require

Sponsor: Shawn Still

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

Sponsor: Michelle Au

Little, David; Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Pooler, City of; levy an excise tax

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Marchant, Kaitlyn Butler; commend

Sponsor: William Werkheiser

FSGS Awareness Day; recognize June 9, 2026

Sponsor: John Albers

City of East Point; commend

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

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

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

Georgia Senate; creation of a life sciences caucus; encourage

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

Georgia Insurance Consumer and Policyholder Advocacy Act; enact

Sponsor: Tanya Miller

"Juvenile Second Chance Record Confidentiality Act"; enact

Sponsor: Randal Mangham

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

Atlanta Track Club Elite; world record performance at the 2026 Penn Classic; commend

Sponsor: Holt Persinger

Sports, Joseph A. "Joe"; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Jon Burns

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

Sponsor: Angela Moore

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

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

City of Duluth; Duluth Day at the Capitol; March 3, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Arlene Beckles

Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Cedartown High School Debate Team; winning the 2026 Parliamentary Debate World Competition; commend

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

Moore, Reagan; commend

Sponsor: Dexter Sharper

Motor Vehicles; additional license plate design honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States of America's independence; provide

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Next Gen Youth Entrepreneurship Day; recognize February 17, 2026

Sponsor: Randal Mangham

Davis-Stevenson, Toya; congratulate

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

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

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

Quiroz, Gabysol; commend

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

Teachers Retirement System; certain beneficiaries hired to work in certain areas; provisions

Sponsor: Bethany Ballard

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

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Civil Practice Act; scheduling of civil trials; provide

Sponsor: Rob Leverett

Student Teacher Promotion Act; enact

Sponsor: Phil Olaleye

Controlled Substances; possession of certain quantities of marijuana constitute a misdemeanor; provide

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026; enact

Sponsor: Chris Erwin

Hagerich, Lucus; Armuchee High School's 2025-2026 STAR Student; commend

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Elaine Clark Center; commend

Sponsor: Karen Lupton

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

Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough

Professions and businesses; licensing of radiologist assistants; provide

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

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

Sponsor: David Huddleston

Turner Syndrome Awareness Month; February 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Charles Martin

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

Sponsor: Eric Gisler

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

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

Sponsor: Don Parsons

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

Sponsor: Rick Townsend

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

Sponsor: Dale Washburn

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

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Nurses Day; recognize March 11, 2026

Sponsor: Matt Brass

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

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Georgia Commission on Women Champions for Change Day at the state capitol; 02/24/26; recognize

Sponsor: Angie O'Steen

Joint Study Committee on Cosmetology and Barbering Education; create

Sponsor: Imani Barnes

The Robert "Bob" Barr Community Band; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Eason, Darvin; condolences

Sponsor: Matt Brass

Bangladeshi Peacekeepers in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations; recognize

Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman

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

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

McCreary, Dewayne; Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Chairman's Award Winner; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Voestalpine Automotive Components; Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Manufacturer of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Liberty County, Fulton County, and DeKalb County Youth Commissions; continued service and leadership development efforts within the community; commend

Sponsor: Al Williams

Health, Local Government, and Property; regulations and protections of cemeteries and burial grounds; provide

Sponsor: Ricky Williams

Clayton, City of; provide new charter

Sponsor: Victor Anderson

Woo, Jessie; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Ad valorem tax; state-wide homestead exemption in an amount as determined from proceeds generated from collection of certain ad valorem property taxes on data centers

Sponsor: Joseph Gullett

Taylor, Clarence; 70th birthday; commend

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

Motor vehicles; declare vehicles used in the commission of reckless stunt driving offenses contraband and authorize forfeiture

Sponsor: Inga Willis

Local government; require municipalities to remit a portion of revenue generated through certain franchise agreements to the county in which they are located

Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins

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

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

Spalding County Water Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Georgia Airports Association Day; recognize February 25, 2026

Sponsor: Larry Walker

Drivers licenses; require intervention component for DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs be conducted in person

Sponsor: Danny Mathis

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

Sponsor: Brian Prince

Health; exempt from certificate of need requirements certain nursing homes for war veterans

Sponsor: Spencer Frye

Bayonne, Lynn; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Blair, Sherita; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Oscher, Jon; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Dale Murphy Day; February 26, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Will Wade

Shottenkirk Honda; Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce 2026 Community Partner of the Year; commend

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Obidi, Anita Chukwumfumnaya; commend

Sponsor: Segun Adeyina

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; commend

Sponsor: Frank Ginn

Suwanee, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

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

Sponsor: Beth Camp

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

White, Colonel Rick; recognize

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

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

Sponsor: Beth Camp

Randall, Eric; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Gabriel Sanchez

Burns, Honorable Willie E.; recognize

Sponsor: Tonya Anderson

Insurance; authorize tax-exempt organizations to be beneficiaries of employee group life insurance policies

Sponsor: Debbie Buckner

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Day at the state capitol; 02/24/26; recognize

Sponsor: Ginny Ehrhart

Fort Stewart-Liberty County Day at the Capitol; February 25, 2026; 3rd Infantry Division and Lubas, Brigadier General John W.; recognize

Sponsor: Al Williams

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

Sponsor: Ron Stephens

Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; covered governmental entities from providing funding or resources in support of the operation of immigration detention centers; prohibit

Sponsor: Jaha Howard

Chehaw Park Authority; extend existence of authority

Sponsor: Bill Yearta

Pharmacies; compounding of certain active pharmaceutical ingredients; provisions

Sponsor: Trey Kelley

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

Sponsor: Alan Powell

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

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

Sponsor: Dar'shun Kendrick

Hibbert, Ariel; commend

Sponsor: Debra Bazemore

"Forever Chemicals Transparency Act"; enact

Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler

Real Estate Security and Title Act; enact

Sponsor: Matt Reeves

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

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

Powell, Mrs. Marthelle; celebrating 95th birthday; commend

Sponsor: James Hatchett

Lehman, Larry M.; lifetime of service and leadership in public health; commend

Sponsor: Samuel Park

Rodriguez, Ms. Ashley; commend

Sponsor: Teddy Reese

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

"Henry McNeal Turner Voting Rights Act"; enact

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Georgia Reads Day; recognize March 3, 2026

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

Donald Seabolt Intersection; Lumpkin County; dedicate

Sponsor: Steve Gooch

Contributions of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta, Asian American Advocacy Fund, Asian American Voices for Education, Georgia AAPI Hub, Raksha, and We Love Buford Highway on Asian American Advocacy Day; recognize

Sponsor: Long Tran

Georgia Teacher Retention Scholarship Act; enact

Sponsor: Doreen Carter

House Study Committee on Rural Hospitals; create

Sponsor: L.C. Myles

Education; institutions grant academic credit to active duty military or veteran students based on military service; maintain policies

Sponsor: Eric Gisler

Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Act; enact

Sponsor: Robert Flournoy

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

Sponsor: Doreen Carter

Smith, Dr. Anthony W.; recognize

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Georgia Airports Association Day; February 25, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Motor vehicles; minimum speed limit of 50 miles per hour on certain highways; provide

Sponsor: John Carson

HHCP Day at the capitol; February 24, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Jasmine Clark

Fulton County; appointment of a certain number of board members in the case of vacancies on the board; provide

Sponsor: Shea Roberts

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

Sponsor: Timothy Bearden

Clayton State University Day; recognize March 4, 2026

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

Georgia Housing and Finance Authority; eliminate outstanding bond limit

Sponsor: Clint Crowe

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

Sponsor: Kim Schofield

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

Sponsor: Deborah Silcox

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

Sponsor: Lauren McDonald

State government; require state agencies to provide a notice to employees when using artificial intelligence in personnel matters

Sponsor: Park Cannon

Electors; convictions for offenses involving the purchase, possession, or control of certain controlled substances shall not prevent persons from registering, remaining registered, or voting; provide

Sponsor: Harold Jones

Broadwell, Ernest "Ernie"; commend; Fayette County Day; recognize February 9, 2026

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

Georgia Property Tax Fairness Fund; create

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Rabon, Commissioner Walter; recognize

Sponsor: Lee Anderson

Electrical service; require new data centers to operate as hybrid power data centers

Sponsor: Yasmin Neal

Wright, Bobby and Carolyn; inducted into the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame; commend

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

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

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

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

Sponsor: Shawn Still

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

House Study Committee on Noncompete Clauses in Physician Contracts; create

Sponsor: Mark Newton

Garber, Mickey; commend

Sponsor: Sandra Scott

John A. Williams Memorial Bridge; Cobb County; dedicate

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

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

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Georgia-Africa and Caribbean Trade Commission; create

Sponsor: Gabe Okoye

Juvenile Code; recording of all proceedings under the juvenile code; require

Sponsor: Randy Robertson

Columbus, City of; filling vacancies in office of mayor or councilor; revise provisions

Sponsor: Carolyn Hugley

Georgia Reads Day; recognize March 3, 2026

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

Association of Georgia General Aviation Airports; recognize

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

Aviation; prohibit launch or intentional landing of unmanned aircraft systems from or on agricultural land

Sponsor: Beth Camp

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

Latimore, Dimetrice; recognize

Sponsor: Gail Davenport

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

Sponsor: Saira Draper

Federal Immigration Detention Facilities; the importance of transparency, community engagement, environmental stewardship, and congressional oversight; recognize

Sponsor: RaShaun Kemp

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

Sponsor: Katie Dempsey

Perkins, Tammi Temeki; recognize

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

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

Sponsor: Carl Gilliard

"Justice For Epstein Survivors Act"; enact

Sponsor: Nikki Merritt

GreyStone Power Corporation; recognize

Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte

Student Character Development Act; enact

Sponsor: Scott Hilton

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

Jones, Denise Olivia; recognize

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

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

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

Sponsor: Kenya Wicks

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

Desai Safety Act; enact

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

Specialized Land Transactions; a residency requirement for board members and officers of condominium associations and property owners' associations; establish

Sponsor: Donzella James

Insurance; health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary treatments of alopecia universalis; require

Sponsor: Shawn Still

Zander Trayvon Whatley Memorial Intersection; Paulding County; dedicate

Sponsor: Kimberly New

"Income Tax Reduction Act of 2026"; enact

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Social services; foster parents bill of rights; revise provisions

Sponsor: Marcus Wiedower

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

Sponsor: Jaha Howard

Kittila, Audrey; recognize

Sponsor: Shawn Still

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

Sponsor: Gary Richardson

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

Sponsor: Charles Cannon

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

Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh

Education; grace period of up to 180 days for transfer students to be evaluated for and receive medical and education services based upon medical forms executed by out-of-state physicians; provide

Sponsor: Karen Lupton

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

Sponsor: Steve Tarvin

Cordele Judicial Court; change certain terms of court

Sponsor: Noel Williams

South Fulton County Legislative Day; recognize March 4, 2026

Sponsor: Donzella James

Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership for each judge employed full time in the Georgia Tax Court; provide

Sponsor: Charles Martin

State Income Tax Rates; revise; Code Section 20-2A-4; repeal and reserve

Sponsor: Kim Jackson

Income Taxes; personal income tax rate; reduce

Sponsor: Blake Tillery

Georgia's Responsible Fathers Act; enact

Sponsor: Carter Barrett

General Assembly; provide by general law for local grant and adjustment programs; authorize

Sponsor: Gary Richardson

Easter, Erica Christine; condolences

Sponsor: RaShaun Kemp

Statesboro-Bulloch County Day; recognize February 18, 2026

Sponsor: Billy Hickman

Andrew "Drew" Keith Slay Memorial Bridge; Douglas County; dedicate

Sponsor: Kimberly New

Bryant, Dr. Karen Leigh; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Dexter Sharper

Survivor Civil Protection Act; enact

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

Hebron Christian Academy football team; winning the 2026 3A-A Private State Championship; commend

Sponsor: Sandy Donatucci

Crimes and offenses; certain legal action protections for healthcare professionals administering medical treatment to pregnant women; provide

Sponsor: Stacey Evans

Fellowship of Christian Officials; commend

Sponsor: Darlene Taylor

Coker, Jim; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Reynaldo Martinez

Desai, Officer Paramhans; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

North Hall High School girls cross country team; winning the 2025 GHSA Class 3A State Cross Country Championship; commend

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Community Health Centers Day; February 18, 2026; commending the Georgia Primary Care Association; recognize

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Georgia Green Industry Association; commend

Sponsor: Jutt Howard

Brewton-Parker Christian University; commend

Sponsor: Leesa Hagan

Williams, Ty Lewis; honoring the life and memory; condolences

Sponsor: Mary Ann Santos

Collinson, Andrew; commend

Sponsor: Lee Hawkins

Revenue and taxation; election of a county's chief appraiser; provisions

Sponsor: Kasey Carpenter

Property; debtors in foreclosures to receive certain information and forms in a notice of foreclosure; provide

Sponsor: Beth Camp

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

Sponsor: Jaclyn Ford

City of Statesboro Public Facilities Authority Act; enact

Sponsor: Lehman Franklin

Underwriting and Rate Risking; use of credit information and credit scores in underwriting, rating risks, adverse actions, or certain other actions by insurance companies; prohibit

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church; commend

Sponsor: Tanya Miller

Education; require child care learning centers to carry certain amounts of liability insurance coverage and to provide proof of such coverage

Sponsor: Martin Momtahan

Sheriff Randall Johnson Intersection; Fayette County; dedicate

Sponsor: Marty Harbin

"The Affordability Act of 2026"; enact

Sponsor: Harold Jones

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

Sponsor: Jaclyn Ford

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

Sponsor: Elena Parent

"Georgia Prior Approval for Consumer Insurance Rates Act"; enact

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Education; unaccredited institutions from offering degrees; prohibit

Sponsor: Max Burns

Charter Schools Day; recognize February 25, 2026

Sponsor: Chuck Payne

Juniors Running Club of Norcross; commend

Sponsor: Arlene Beckles

Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce; significant contributions to economic prosperity, business advocacy, and the cultivation of local talent through the Leadership Macon program; commend

Sponsor: Tangie Herring

"Consumer Inflation Reduction and Tax Fairness Act"; enact

Sponsor: Drew Echols

George Washington Carver High School; commend

Sponsor: Ed Harbison

Regulation of Rates; vehicle insurers from using any geographic classifications in vehicle insurance policies; prohibit

Sponsor: Nabilah Islam Parkes

Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges

Sponsor: Terry Cummings

Day of Service; March 18, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Matthew Gambill

Georgia Runs on Trucking Day; March 18, 2026; recognize

Sponsor: Rick Jasperse

Knight, Renee S.; recognize

Sponsor: Elena Parent