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type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; one-time tax credit for individual taxpayers who filed income tax returns for the 2024 and 2025 taxable years; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for a one-time tax credit for individual taxpayers who filed income tax returns for the 2024 and 2025 taxable years; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1000"
citation: "Georgia HB 1000 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Devan Seabaugh", "Matthew Gambill", "Shaw Blackmon", "Soo Hong", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-16"
last_action: "2026-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/844164ea-49d8-4497-8b36-bf40b28a455c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c2776c3bca7c6ae2d410765121520fdbf5574f115064bf96d26cea22142ee37a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1000 (2025_26) — Income tax; one-time tax credit for individual taxpayers who filed income tax returns for the 2024 and 2025 taxable years; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for a one-time tax credit for individual taxpayers who filed income tax returns for the 2024 and 2025 taxable years; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245608.pdf)
2. **HB 1000/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246128.pdf)
3. **LC 59 0225-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240029.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #720 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **32–20** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #614 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #725 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-16** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-20** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-20** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-20** Act 374 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-20** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/844164ea-49d8-4497-8b36-bf40b28a455c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Austell, City of; provide for a city manager; revise powers and duties of city council committees, the mayor, and department directors"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Austell, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4902), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4498) and an Act approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4503), so as to provide for a city manager; to revise the powers and duties of city council committees, the mayor, and department directors to reflect the establishment of a city manager; to provide for the appointment, removal, and powers of the city manager and city council; to provide for an acting city manager; to prohibit mayor and council interference with the administration of the city departments; to revise provisions related to the hiring and removal of department directors; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1005"
citation: "Georgia HB 1005 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Wilkerson", "Kimberly Alexander"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-16"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e24b00e-8266-41f4-8e9e-451092840925"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f57359b4f4e6f2942dbb63251c35aad5b81af7a89af9213e5bd055a20b59ab9e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1005 (2025_26) — Austell, City of; provide for a city manager; revise powers and duties of city council committees, the mayor, and department directors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Austell, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4902), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4498) and an Act approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4503), so as to provide for a city manager; to revise the powers and duties of city council committees, the mayor, and department directors to reflect the establishment of a city manager; to provide for the appointment, removal, and powers of the city manager and city council; to provide for an acting city manager; to prohibit mayor and council interference with the administration of the city departments; to revise provisions related to the hiring and removal of department directors; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1005/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243578.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3751/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240038.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240058.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Wilkerson — primary (person)
- Kimberly Alexander — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-16** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 532 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e24b00e-8266-41f4-8e9e-451092840925`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "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"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems and public schools to enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; to revise provisions relative to permissible student use of personal electronic devices; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1009"
citation: "Georgia HB 1009 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carmen Rice", "Deborah Silcox", "Jan Jones", "Matt Reeves", "Sandy Donatucci", "Scott Hilton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-16"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c723cbe-7136-4c0e-943f-03615c11c8f1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "fa4053f3b48289ec12084ac84b8399ac878440b4cc78228e100ba1c600c8b8e2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1009 (2025_26) — 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
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems and public schools to enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in grades nine through twelve; to revise provisions relative to permissible student use of personal electronic devices; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1009/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247117.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2527/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240040.pdf)
3. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0318** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246996.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #784 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #783 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **13–38** (fail) · upper
- House Vote #545 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **145–20** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carmen Rice — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Sandy Donatucci — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-16** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 395 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c723cbe-7136-4c0e-943f-03615c11c8f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Self-insurers Guaranty Trust Fund; revise certain funded levels"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Self-insurers Guaranty Trust Fund regarding workers' compensation, so as to revise certain funded levels of such fund; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1015"
citation: "Georgia HB 1015 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Werkheiser"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f3bb798-946d-4b0c-a5d9-0b0f881315c8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "75c1a2e93132ef2f2fcd1ba0dd695338d6ca16ff7a5960ae9e0ecad3204a5078"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1015 (2025_26) — Self-insurers Guaranty Trust Fund; revise certain funded levels
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 10 of Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Self-insurers Guaranty Trust Fund regarding workers' compensation, so as to revise certain funded levels of such fund; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1015/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248541.pdf)
2. **LC 52 0978/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240152.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #495 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–3** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #897 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-01-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-11** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 386 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f3bb798-946d-4b0c-a5d9-0b0f881315c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Judicial Retirement System; payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at the age of 65 years; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide for the payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at the age of 65 years; to provide for calculation of benefits for individuals who first become members after the effective date of this Act; to provide for calculation of survivors benefits; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1020"
citation: "Georgia HB 1020 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "GENERAL PROVISIONS", "OCGA", "PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES", "RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Matt Reeves", "Rob Leverett", "Stan Gunter", "Trey Kelley", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc0dbbf4-7691-47c8-9fb5-97cb3fdfb630"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2aed10fd04aa62fb2b12b17598406ce3bc546a569107c7e0c56c6ac799d83dc8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1020 (2025_26) — Judicial Retirement System; payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at the age of 65 years; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide for the payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at the age of 65 years; to provide for calculation of benefits for individuals who first become members after the effective date of this Act; to provide for calculation of survivors benefits; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **AM 56 0058 Auditor's Certification** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246997.pdf)
2. **Auditor's Certification** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246098.pdf)
3. **Auditor's Certification LC 56 0476** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240258.pdf)
4. **Auditor's Certification LC 56 0573S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242618.pdf)
5. **HB 1020/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247644.pdf)
6. **LC 56 0476/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240206.pdf)
7. **LC 56 0573S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243277.pdf)
8. **LC 56 0573S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242543.pdf)
9. **SCSFA to HB 1020** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247085.pdf)
10. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 56 0664S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246097.pdf)
11. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 56 0058** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246999.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #770 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **100–55** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #791 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **32–19** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #532 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-19** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-09** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Notice to Reconsider
- **2026-03-25** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 716 `executive-signature`
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc0dbbf4-7691-47c8-9fb5-97cb3fdfb630`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Property; debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property used as a residence; revise exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-13-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions for purposes of bankruptcy and intestate insolvent estates, so as to revise the exemption for a debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, in a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, or in a burial plot; to provide for such exemption for the primary residence of spouses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1024"
citation: "Georgia HB 1024 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Reeves", "Rob Leverett", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6878b087-ac26-4ba8-8923-4f9c5d014a67"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a169305a0e3d03977ffd3e8bc14ea45acd0bad8a4f37bbce42f772ecdcd6586e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1024 (2025_26) — Property; debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property used as a residence; revise exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-13-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions for purposes of bankruptcy and intestate insolvent estates, so as to revise the exemption for a debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, in a cooperative that owns property that the debtor or a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence, or in a burial plot; to provide for such exemption for the primary residence of spouses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1024/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247118.pdf)
2. **LC 44 3365/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240210.pdf)
3. **LC 62 0410S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244109.pdf)
4. **LC 62 0410S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243241.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #559 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **170–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #792 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-11** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2026-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 480 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6878b087-ac26-4ba8-8923-4f9c5d014a67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Valdosta, City of; Board of Education; provide compensation"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the compensation of the City of Valdosta Board of Education; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1026"
citation: "Georgia HB 1026 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dexter Sharper", "James Burchett", "John Corbett", "John LaHood"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0f3f283-c698-44c5-a57c-962882037065"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "dea9fc275bb89e8a080458cc98b5d6ce7ba276c3890333192bb3105ae2752a0b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1026 (2025_26) — Valdosta, City of; Board of Education; provide compensation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the compensation of the City of Valdosta Board of Education; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1026/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242711.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3874/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240201.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240323.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #480 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #548 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dexter Sharper — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- John LaHood — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 533 `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0f3f283-c698-44c5-a57c-962882037065`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holly Springs, City of; revise boundaries"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Holly Springs in the County of Cherokee, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3281), as amended, so as to revise the boundaries of the city; to provide that the city council shall be composed of four instead of five members; to provide new city council district boundaries; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of the current councilmembers; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1029"
citation: "Georgia HB 1029 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Fincher", "Brad Thomas", "Don Parsons", "Jan Jones", "Jordan Ridley", "Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbb564b7-cb82-4034-96d2-2b6fd402e810"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "07986fb7d4f89fba5b15504775d51ea9eeaefa7adc7c3bb10a581780eb710307"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1029 (2025_26) — Holly Springs, City of; revise boundaries
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Holly Springs in the County of Cherokee, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3281), as amended, so as to revise the boundaries of the city; to provide that the city council shall be composed of four instead of five members; to provide new city council district boundaries; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of the current councilmembers; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1029/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243389.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3856/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240225.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240328.pdf)
4. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 47 3957S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242687.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #466 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **161–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #548 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Fincher — primary (person)
- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
- Don Parsons — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Jordan Ridley — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-02** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-20** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 641 `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-12** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbb564b7-cb82-4034-96d2-2b6fd402e810`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Troup County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; increase homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Troup County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $22,000.00 and who are 65 years of age or over, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3844), as amended; so as to increase the existing homestead exemption; to increase the income cap; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 103"
citation: "Georgia HB 103 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Huddleston", "Debbie Buckner", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be45330d-565b-4fc1-8a98-aad3b1c10e63"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cebb44116177c2fd7be3a46358c0cea2e8634ca77037010313714d0263be7f97"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 103 (2025_26) — Troup County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; increase homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Troup County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $22,000.00 and who are 65 years of age or over, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3844), as amended; so as to increase the existing homestead exemption; to increase the income cap; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 103/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232378.pdf)
2. **LC 61 0016/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230189.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230232.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #15 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **160–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #45 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- David Huddleston — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-05** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-02-05** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-14** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14** Act 318 `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be45330d-565b-4fc1-8a98-aad3b1c10e63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Math Matters Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the \"Math Matters Act\"; to require the State Board of Education to adopt content standards for middle and high school advanced math courses; to require local education agencies to establish advance math courses in middle school and high school; to require the Professional Standards Commission to ensure students completing teacher certification programs have the knowledge and skills to teach math including the four strands of mathematical proficiency; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1030"
citation: "Georgia HB 1030 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Jan Jones", "Matt Dubnik", "Sandy Donatucci", "Scott Hilton", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50315be3-f296-4ca0-ba23-b00a57b0ab71"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2fe5489ae11eae4f4e753b295dcc50a3cf04c6b6ad92794be7b6a0fc5cb9ac16"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1030 (2025_26) — Math Matters Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Math Matters Act"; to require the State Board of Education to adopt content standards for middle and high school advanced math courses; to require local education agencies to establish advance math courses in middle school and high school; to require the Professional Standards Commission to ensure students completing teacher certification programs have the knowledge and skills to teach math including the four strands of mathematical proficiency; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1030/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247871.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2529/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240193.pdf)
3. **LC 49 2645S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244144.pdf)
4. **LC 49 2645S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243377.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 61 0451S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245871.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #560 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **171–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #778 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #785 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Sandy Donatucci — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-27** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 394 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50315be3-f296-4ca0-ba23-b00a57b0ab71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, so as to change the compensation of judges of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1037"
citation: "Georgia HB 1037 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Devan Seabaugh", "Don Parsons", "Lisa Campbell", "Mekyah McQueen", "Solomon Adesanya", "Terry Cummings"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/612c430d-39c8-426c-ac68-672f5e77fd3e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c5ee1c40279a8a011222e0184a8ec58a060bc8f096c119922fe52295a4e96001"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1037 (2025_26) — Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, so as to change the compensation of judges of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1037/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242712.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3825/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240223.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240330.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #548 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #480 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Don Parsons — primary (person)
- Lisa Campbell — primary (person)
- Mekyah McQueen — primary (person)
- Solomon Adesanya — primary (person)
- Terry Cummings — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 534 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/612c430d-39c8-426c-ac68-672f5e77fd3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Public officers and employees; increase indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-9-78 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to payment of indemnification for death or disability generally, designation of method of payment, and procedure for making payments, so as to increase the indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 105"
citation: "Georgia HB 105 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Holt Persinger", "Lauren McDonald III", "Matthew Gambill", "Soo Hong", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdde435b-0190-4cc4-9bb1-97dcb60ac517"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4c0358d283d7cbb9fde7c4a0d608241f76cce1363f45aad272c152884ab81933"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 105 (2025_26) — Public officers and employees; increase indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-9-78 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to payment of indemnification for death or disability generally, designation of method of payment, and procedure for making payments, so as to increase the indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 105/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239301.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1370-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230204.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 48 1615-ECS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238204.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #411 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #386 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #36 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Holt Persinger — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-02-13** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-28** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2025-04-04** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2025-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08** Act 64 `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdde435b-0190-4cc4-9bb1-97dcb60ac517`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Gwinnett County; State Court; provide eighth judge January 1, 2027 and ninth judge January 1, 2028"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2022 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 6031), so as to provide for an eighth judge for the State Court of Gwinnett County beginning January 1, 2027; to provide for a ninth judge for said court beginning January 1, 2028; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1057"
citation: "Georgia HB 1057 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Dar'shun Kendrick", "Jasmine Clark", "Matt Reeves", "Sam Park", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2280583-900d-4273-8448-153eb4f5a45d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9db0139decece66aa232e71708c1fa8541d02bd18e3e5893b3ca39133c5adc69"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1057 (2025_26) — Gwinnett County; State Court; provide eighth judge January 1, 2027 and ninth judge January 1, 2028
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2022 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 6031), so as to provide for an eighth judge for the State Court of Gwinnett County beginning January 1, 2027; to provide for a ninth judge for said court beginning January 1, 2028; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1057/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245993.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3884/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240535.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240545.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #480 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #719 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Dar'shun Kendrick — primary (person)
- Jasmine Clark — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Sam Park — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-28** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 647 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2280583-900d-4273-8448-153eb4f5a45d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "West Point, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of West Point ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1067"
citation: "Georgia HB 1067 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carmen Rice", "David Huddleston", "David Jenkins", "Debbie Buckner", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b78f54b-b3c9-4bf7-b97b-efa93e2fd27d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a484e8ea5496e7ff9a862d361a92cfd5a745039a9de7cb2caccd9fb469f4985d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1067 (2025_26) — West Point, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of West Point ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1067/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243591.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3853/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240639.pdf)
3. **Local Ads** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240738.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carmen Rice — primary (person)
- David Huddleston — primary (person)
- David Jenkins — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-28** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 535 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b78f54b-b3c9-4bf7-b97b-efa93e2fd27d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; increase and extend a credit for expenditures on maintenance of railroad track owned or leased by Class III railroads"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income tax imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits, so as to increase and extend an income tax credit for expenditures on the maintenance of railroad track owned or leased by Class III railroads; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1070"
citation: "Georgia HB 1070 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION", "REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brent Cox", "Gerald Greene", "Leesa Hagan", "Rick Jasperse", "Steve Tarvin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/009d4cb6-7cc0-4144-831e-ed8581a94d09"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "372edc1c40b4fd05969edf4146e6bc183e892cb64ccad4ca2c8bad679babf93c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1070 (2025_26) — Income tax; increase and extend a credit for expenditures on maintenance of railroad track owned or leased by Class III railroads
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income tax imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits, so as to increase and extend an income tax credit for expenditures on the maintenance of railroad track owned or leased by Class III railroads; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1070/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248636.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4886/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240610.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 59 0447S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246577.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #826 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #810 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **139–26** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #564 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **167–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #868 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **44–3** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brent Cox — primary (person)
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-28** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-27** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Veto V4 `executive-veto`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/009d4cb6-7cc0-4144-831e-ed8581a94d09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Suwanee, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Suwanee ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1074"
citation: "Georgia HB 1074 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "David Clark", "Matt Reeves", "Sam Park", "Scott Hilton", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/445dd525-1d43-42a3-84c4-0e710cf545e5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "35b3465e50a73aa75b30017fd3892197eafe019ee88e2b411192d700bf2e2a4f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1074 (2025_26) — Suwanee, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Suwanee ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1074/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243592.pdf)
2. **LC 44 3278/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240605.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240683.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #480 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Sam Park — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-28** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 536 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/445dd525-1d43-42a3-84c4-0e710cf545e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Sexual offenses; modify penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to modify the penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1075"
citation: "Georgia HB 1075 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Camp", "Johnny Chastain", "Joseph Gullett", "Leesa Hagan", "Stan Gunter", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/805739ff-0092-4944-ab62-f81e606b6a6b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "036ad5194c5468b571b4a9f41990757166191eb4749e342a9f9c232abc01b5cc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1075 (2025_26) — Sexual offenses; modify penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to modify the penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1075/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249064.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1635/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240617.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 63 0165S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247245.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #907 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #580 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #875 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **138–32** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Johnny Chastain — primary (person)
- Joseph Gullett — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-28** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 717 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/805739ff-0092-4944-ab62-f81e606b6a6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "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"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to extend the sunset date applicable to the exemption for sales of tickets, fees, and charges of admission to certain museums and fine arts performances or exhibitions at nonprofit facilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1077"
citation: "Georgia HB 1077 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chas Cannon", "Debbie Buckner", "John Corbett", "Noel Williams, Jr.", "Patty Marie Stinson", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31e4d67b-7a12-4a68-aab8-b7e4bba4feff"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "056a929939977215c37a1e1c4e4e4cd096b942fd0a097ff58002edf06cd2ef53"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1077 (2025_26) — 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
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to extend the sunset date applicable to the exemption for sales of tickets, fees, and charges of admission to certain museums and fine arts performances or exhibitions at nonprofit facilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246133.pdf)
2. **HB 1077/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248637.pdf)
3. **LC 59 0271/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240625.pdf)
4. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 44 3558S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247210.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #827 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **153–14** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #876 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **33–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #891 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **43–5** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #623 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **155–15** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chas Cannon — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
- Patty Marie Stinson — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-28** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-29** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Veto V5 `executive-veto`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31e4d67b-7a12-4a68-aab8-b7e4bba4feff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Madison County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Madison County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1083"
citation: "Georgia HB 1083 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Rob Leverett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdde403f-52cb-4863-a561-8b298d17b627"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7a93338247928bd945fc5294fdf1c08c0a2c1b11887b34cc9d66db51504a7e7c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1083 (2025_26) — Madison County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Madison County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1083/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244372.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3835/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240837.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240945.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #513 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #589 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 537 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdde403f-52cb-4863-a561-8b298d17b627`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Madison County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Madison County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1084"
citation: "Georgia HB 1084 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Rob Leverett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3da1fda-10de-4b88-9202-de669a6d8098"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ddb4ca02d4cb39508b899e4e4077f0592866d497c89986a22f8adadeac104318"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1084 (2025_26) — Madison County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Madison County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1084/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244371.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3748/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240842.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240946.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #513 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #589 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 538 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3da1fda-10de-4b88-9202-de669a6d8098`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Preston Fant and Brant Chesney Firefighter Safety Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, so as to require notice to be posted upon certain buildings of the use of light-frame truss-type construction; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for enforcement; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1086"
citation: "Georgia HB 1086 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIRE PROTECTION AND SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brent Cox", "Chas Cannon", "Derrick McCollum", "Johnny Chastain", "Lauren McDonald III", "Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9e6c52e-7eec-4640-95cd-b689f9d87d2d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "fd59db266eec410b5f48fabd5ee51aa14745c103fe41c79982a89afaef2685c3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1086 (2025_26) — Preston Fant and Brant Chesney Firefighter Safety Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fire and other hazards to persons and property generally, so as to require notice to be posted upon certain buildings of the use of light-frame truss-type construction; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for enforcement; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1086/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246937.pdf)
2. **LC 63 0049/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240839.pdf)
3. **LC 63 0086S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243419.pdf)
4. **LC 63 0086S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242130.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #774 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #540 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **161–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brent Cox — primary (person)
- Chas Cannon — primary (person)
- Derrick McCollum — primary (person)
- Johnny Chastain — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-20** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 443 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9e6c52e-7eec-4640-95cd-b689f9d87d2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Echols County; Board of Commissioners; county commissioners shall be elected from the county at large; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws creating and governing the Board of Commissioners of Echols County, approved February 3, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2054), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p.5446), so as to provide that all of the county commissioners shall be elected from the county at large; to repeal the commission district plan; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1090"
citation: "Georgia HB 1090 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Corbett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2027-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/219ed8ea-f71c-419b-87c3-efff9b29b690"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "029297436ea6d82dcd8adedf50a5f5369e7dd7461dde8aad9400aaf908199088"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1090 (2025_26) — Echols County; Board of Commissioners; county commissioners shall be elected from the county at large; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws creating and governing the Board of Commissioners of Echols County, approved February 3, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2054), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p.5446), so as to provide that all of the county commissioners shall be elected from the county at large; to repeal the commission district plan; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1090/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243579.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3854/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240840.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240949.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 539 `executive-signature`
- **2027-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/219ed8ea-f71c-419b-87c3-efff9b29b690`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Chehaw Park Authority; extend existence of authority"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Chehaw Park Authority, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 4515), as amended, particularly by an Act approved July 29, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 4056), so as to extend the existence of the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1092"
citation: "Georgia HB 1092 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Yearta", "David Sampson", "Gerald Greene", "Mike Cheokas"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/699795c7-674a-4b18-87a2-4ac9e04cc3a1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a35eaeda871ae44e639b5fe714a140f244de6832ce926345377511a7ee438a56"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1092 (2025_26) — Chehaw Park Authority; extend existence of authority
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Chehaw Park Authority, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 4515), as amended, particularly by an Act approved July 29, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 4056), so as to extend the existence of the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1092/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243580.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3773/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240917.pdf)
3. **Local Ads** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240982.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #513 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Yearta — primary (person)
- David Sampson — primary (person)
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Mike Cheokas — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 659 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/699795c7-674a-4b18-87a2-4ac9e04cc3a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Ware County; nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors support a perimeter highway bypass around Waycross; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors of Ware County support a perimeter highway bypass around Waycross; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for a referendum; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1093"
citation: "Georgia HB 1093 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Burchett", "John Corbett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b38bdf1-c414-4e9c-a2a1-9a9e3e3eb84c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5980d52eef7aed1f8d6f6782069159a7ebe7d52dd59c2d24f503bd304af6cf56"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1093 (2025_26) — Ware County; nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors support a perimeter highway bypass around Waycross; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors of Ware County support a perimeter highway bypass around Waycross; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for a referendum; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1093/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242713.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3867/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240924.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240984.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #480 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #548 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-19** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-19** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-19** Act 373 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-19** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b38bdf1-c414-4e9c-a2a1-9a9e3e3eb84c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "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"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, so as to 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; to authorize rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1096"
citation: "Georgia HB 1096 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Angie O'Steen", "Darlene Taylor", "Dexter Sharper", "Matt Hatchett", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a31fa8e6-35ab-4b06-851c-2fe1f9182a86"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "475b3b85230583e5cf94d43242feaaf5194b7ecc70183438e459511cf504c24d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1096 (2025_26) — 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
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, so as to 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; to authorize rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1096/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247121.pdf)
2. **LC 60 0231/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240932.pdf)
3. **LC 60 0282S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243021.pdf)
4. **LC 60 0282S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242321.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #525 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #795 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Angie O'Steen — primary (person)
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Dexter Sharper — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-18** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 481 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a31fa8e6-35ab-4b06-851c-2fe1f9182a86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; to provide for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to submit fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Georgia Crime Information Center for the purpose of background checks to find disqualifying records; to provide for maintenance of personnel files; to provide for procedures relating to applicants or employees with ineligible determinations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1097"
citation: "Georgia HB 1097 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)", "HANDICAPPED PERSONS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "MENTAL HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jesse Petrea", "Katie Dempsey", "Mike Cameron", "Scott Hilton", "Steven Sainz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc83e304-7e36-441b-9348-430aff44d798"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0f71189b7bd69e535b22ee453c4368f0e460b62aa8b1fb6fecfd71553f3e7dad"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1097 (2025_26) — Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; to provide for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to submit fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Georgia Crime Information Center for the purpose of background checks to find disqualifying records; to provide for maintenance of personnel files; to provide for procedures relating to applicants or employees with ineligible determinations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1097/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247872.pdf)
2. **LC 62 0311/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240933.pdf)
3. **LC 62 0404S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244390.pdf)
4. **LC 62 0404S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242993.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 52 1089S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246172.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #775 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #780 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **160–2** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #579 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Mike Cameron — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Steven Sainz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-27** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 444 `executive-signature`
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bc83e304-7e36-441b-9348-430aff44d798`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 10 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional standards, so as to require the Professional Standards Commission to develop and report annual performance measures that evaluate the performance of each educator preparation provider (EPP) in the state; to provide for minimum contents of EPP performance measures; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1107"
citation: "Georgia HB 1107 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bethany Ballard", "Carmen Rice", "Chris Erwin", "Jan Jones", "Rick Townsend", "Scott Hilton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8b7f7bf-14e9-413b-bdd2-3f95a67a5ba2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cb32e2801f525805bfad322b5a9379c6c8b705e20c5b94ca41045847dc4a855e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1107 (2025_26) — Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 10 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional standards, so as to require the Professional Standards Commission to develop and report annual performance measures that evaluate the performance of each educator preparation provider (EPP) in the state; to provide for minimum contents of EPP performance measures; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1107/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248113.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2531/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240912.pdf)
3. **LC 49 2669S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244384.pdf)
4. **LC 49 2669S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243376.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #578 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #866 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bethany Ballard — primary (person)
- Carmen Rice — primary (person)
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Rick Townsend — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-27** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 396 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8b7f7bf-14e9-413b-bdd2-3f95a67a5ba2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; reduce rate of tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to reduce the rate of the tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 111"
citation: "Georgia HB 111 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Lauren McDonald III", "Matthew Gambill", "Shaw Blackmon", "Soo Hong", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d42ebe48-2780-4aa4-886c-01e8326ef2d1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a82cb2d5bf610c5978856a981141f7d2bf7fbd87b865955c5833268e7fdee17a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 111 (2025_26) — Income tax; reduce rate of tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to reduce the rate of the tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236004.pdf)
2. **HB 111/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236780.pdf)
3. **LC 59 0028-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230219.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #252 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **30–24** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #255 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **21–30** (fail) · upper
- Senate Vote #256 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **30–23** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #196 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **110–60** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-03-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-15** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-15** Act 7 `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d42ebe48-2780-4aa4-886c-01e8326ef2d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Commerce and trade; rounding of total price of sale of goods or services when using legal tender; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide for rounding of total price of the sale of goods or services when using legal tender; to provide for tax exemptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1112"
citation: "Georgia HB 1112 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE AND TRADE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brent Cox", "Carter Barrett", "Charles Martin", "Johnny Chastain", "Shaw Blackmon", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-29"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de1c1909-509e-4017-9fbd-f07056b3c856"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "47c89891da375338a1bb5ebb983d4d58ba9e6cfd8aa0286bea5f871f20b20314"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1112 (2025_26) — Commerce and trade; rounding of total price of sale of goods or services when using legal tender; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide for rounding of total price of the sale of goods or services when using legal tender; to provide for tax exemptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1112/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249065.pdf)
2. **LC 62 0303/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240943.pdf)
3. **LC 62 0427S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243384.pdf)
4. **LC 62 0428S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244282.pdf)
5. **LC 62 0462S/RCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245333.pdf)
6. **LC 62 0462S/rcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245169.pdf)
7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 59 0443S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246220.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #807 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #657 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **167–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #800 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **32–19** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #833 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–4** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brent Cox — primary (person)
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- Charles Martin — primary (person)
- Johnny Chastain — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-29** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2026-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 445 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de1c1909-509e-4017-9fbd-f07056b3c856`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Public officers and employees; 120 hours of maternal birth leave; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to personnel administration, so as to provide 80 hours of maternal birth leave; to provide for definitions; to provide rules; to provide for penalties; to provide notice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1118"
citation: "Georgia HB 1118 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "HEALTH", "PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerald Greene", "Jan Jones", "Matt Reeves", "Mike Cheokas", "Sandy Donatucci", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fd427e5-c02d-40ba-8f78-a84d0ce31b88"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1e1d97c79a08df6d3b288f5cf873f23a20dc0a0bf9a389934029bd841a4bafd3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1118 (2025_26) — Public officers and employees; 120 hours of maternal birth leave; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to personnel administration, so as to provide 80 hours of maternal birth leave; to provide for definitions; to provide rules; to provide for penalties; to provide notice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1118/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248114.pdf)
2. **LC 46 1432S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244962.pdf)
3. **LC 46 1432S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242322.pdf)
4. **LC 46 9004/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241106.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #833 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #604 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **170–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Mike Cheokas — primary (person)
- Sandy Donatucci — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 413 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2fd427e5-c02d-40ba-8f78-a84d0ce31b88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; one-time tax credit for taxpayers who filed returns for both 2023 and 2024 taxable years; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for a one-time tax credit for individual taxpayers who filed income tax returns for the 2023 and 2024 taxable years; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 112"
citation: "Georgia HB 112 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Lauren McDonald III", "Matthew Gambill", "Shaw Blackmon", "Soo Hong", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3cd6c65-0844-4a5f-ad00-e9c38f7887de"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "dc180839bb3fcb8d05213d1a5cec8b29090b20517b7e74de2024f7174bedfcaa"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 112 (2025_26) — Income tax; one-time tax credit for taxpayers who filed returns for both 2023 and 2024 taxable years; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for a one-time tax credit for individual taxpayers who filed income tax returns for the 2023 and 2024 taxable years; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236006.pdf)
2. **HB 112/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236781.pdf)
3. **LC 59 0029-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230221.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #253 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **32–20** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #197 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **175–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #257 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-03-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-15** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-15** Act 8 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-15** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3cd6c65-0844-4a5f-ad00-e9c38f7887de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Union County; governing authority; change from a sole commissioner to a five-member board of commissioners; provide advisory referendum"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for an advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors of Union County desire the governing authority of that county to be changed from a sole commissioner to a five-member board of commissioners; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1120"
citation: "Georgia HB 1120 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stan Gunter"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d857144-76ee-4157-afea-a2808d00b8b9"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "bc56373b16088f1dc96d895e3c9de0aa74efb24c59e29b67c598f710b168fcc5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1120 (2025_26) — Union County; governing authority; change from a sole commissioner to a five-member board of commissioners; provide advisory referendum
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for an advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors of Union County desire the governing authority of that county to be changed from a sole commissioner to a five-member board of commissioners; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1120/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244719.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3780/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241112.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241257.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #537 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #600 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 660 `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-12** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d857144-76ee-4157-afea-a2808d00b8b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cordele Judicial Court; change certain terms of court"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to terms of superior court, so as to change certain terms of court in the Cordele Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1121"
citation: "Georgia HB 1121 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leesa Hagan", "Noel Williams, Jr.", "Patty Marie Stinson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a40f39a5-42e5-45b0-8924-bee283790072"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c23a652b836d822b22d83b38c58801927fbd1a842008555d43c67ca85862b56f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1121 (2025_26) — Cordele Judicial Court; change certain terms of court
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to terms of superior court, so as to change certain terms of court in the Cordele Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1121/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248638.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3934/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241110.pdf)
3. **SCSFA HB 1121** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248076.pdf)
4. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 49 2855S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247246.pdf)
5. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0324** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247831.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #514 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #812 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #849 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **47–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
- Patty Marie Stinson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-27** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 446 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a40f39a5-42e5-45b0-8924-bee283790072`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Quality Basic Education Act; require certain schools that offer after-school programs to make such programs available to pre-kindergarten students"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the \"Quality Basic Education Act,\" so as to require certain schools that offer after-school programs to make such programs available to pre-kindergarten students on the same basis as the school's other students; to provide for limited waivers of such requirement; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1123"
citation: "Georgia HB 1123 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bethany Ballard", "Chris Erwin", "Jan Jones", "Sandy Donatucci", "Scott Hilton", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ff0e6bd-31e8-41a8-bd80-c0816cb85ebe"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "693a554235c7fc4aad8e33de89aa1899c0d935ce2956e7467149e7c62df4090e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1123 (2025_26) — Quality Basic Education Act; require certain schools that offer after-school programs to make such programs available to pre-kindergarten students
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require certain schools that offer after-school programs to make such programs available to pre-kindergarten students on the same basis as the school's other students; to provide for limited waivers of such requirement; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1123/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246701.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2546/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241095.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #753 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #544 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bethany Ballard — primary (person)
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Sandy Donatucci — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 393 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ff0e6bd-31e8-41a8-bd80-c0816cb85ebe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-9-26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to required notice regarding injured peace officers, so as to provide that the State Board of Workers' Compensation shall provide for notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; to amend Code Section 35-1-24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to peace officers eligible for indemnification or disability compensation and notifications, so as to provide that law enforcement agencies shall provide notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to provide for an application window for eligible individuals incapacitated by organic brain damage sustained in the line of duty on or before July 1, 2024; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1128"
citation: "Georgia HB 1128 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Bill Werkheiser", "Devan Seabaugh", "Josh Bonner", "Matthew Gambill", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee595c07-c863-48ce-a1a4-9d572686644f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e5ab0f654c2c9cf64c14cf337a7beff9e8ae6472e0dfc8629e9c4a96bee8d609"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1128 (2025_26) — State Board of Workers' Compensation; notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-9-26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to required notice regarding injured peace officers, so as to provide that the State Board of Workers' Compensation shall provide for notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; to amend Code Section 35-1-24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to peace officers eligible for indemnification or disability compensation and notifications, so as to provide that law enforcement agencies shall provide notice of eligibility for compensation to an injured employee to his or her legal guardian; to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to provide for an application window for eligible individuals incapacitated by organic brain damage sustained in the line of duty on or before July 1, 2024; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1128/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247671.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1688-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241152.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #808 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #636 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-06** Act 415 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee595c07-c863-48ce-a1a4-9d572686644f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Local government; designation of enterprise zones; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-88-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criteria for enterprise zone, so as to provide for designation of enterprise zones; to provide that enterprise zones shall not qualify for exemption from state sales and use tax; to provide for an exception; to provide for collection and assessment of fees; to provide for the use of the principal of revenue bonds; to limit the number of enterprise zones in urban redevelopment areas; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1129"
citation: "Georgia HB 1129 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE AND TRADE", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Devan Seabaugh", "Matthew Gambill", "Shaw Blackmon", "Soo Hong", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c9c6ed6-a4c3-4921-aee6-9f2c2c16ae52"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7623122bf1a7212950a76398b034bc933903899b3e0e4d9b6528c9a9e5b3f934"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1129 (2025_26) — Local government; designation of enterprise zones; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-88-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criteria for enterprise zone, so as to provide for designation of enterprise zones; to provide that enterprise zones shall not qualify for exemption from state sales and use tax; to provide for an exception; to provide for collection and assessment of fees; to provide for the use of the principal of revenue bonds; to limit the number of enterprise zones in urban redevelopment areas; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1129/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249066.pdf)
2. **LC 44 3337-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241155.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 44 3554-ECS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247211.pdf)
4. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 59 0455S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246574.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #889 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #868 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **170–1** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #637 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **160–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #876 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **33–15** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 459 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c9c6ed6-a4c3-4921-aee6-9f2c2c16ae52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "State government; prohibit the state or its agencies from purchasing goods from certain foreign countries or related entities"
description: "A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to prohibit the state or its agencies from purchasing goods from certain foreign countries or related entities; to provide for a list of such goods; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to repeal provisions related to contracting with China; to provide for powers of the Georgia Technology Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 113"
citation: "Georgia HB 113 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Josh Bonner", "Lauren McDonald III", "Matthew Gambill", "Soo Hong", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5cbbbc52-71e2-43c3-b50f-7414aaf52f5d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9f289b94e5b80a9e5042aaca3ae4e4d5aade5dc9bc4bffe3d0e32692340cbd93"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 113 (2025_26) — State government; prohibit the state or its agencies from purchasing goods from certain foreign countries or related entities
A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to prohibit the state or its agencies from purchasing goods from certain foreign countries or related entities; to provide for a list of such goods; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to repeal provisions related to contracting with China; to provide for powers of the Georgia Technology Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 113/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238514.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2899-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230202.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 44 3152-ECS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236547.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #354 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **146–18** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #319 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #101 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **148–17** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-02-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2025-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2025-04-08** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-09** Act 86 `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5cbbbc52-71e2-43c3-b50f-7414aaf52f5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to warrants for arrest, so as to provide for personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1131"
citation: "Georgia HB 1131 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Reeves", "Mitchell Scoggins", "Soo Hong", "Steven Sainz", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ef06851-3bb9-4dc0-929f-c3d1d6167e99"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0a88e29258831e1b7760cb31be302cb536859bf183816f01d47180c8bf5217b8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1131 (2025_26) — Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to warrants for arrest, so as to provide for personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1131/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249069.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1685/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241161.pdf)
3. **SCSFA to HB 1131** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248990.pdf)
4. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 48 1822S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246187.pdf)
5. **Sen Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248973.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #865 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #912 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **39–10** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #948 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #577 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Steven Sainz — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Tabled
- **2026-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 482 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ef06851-3bb9-4dc0-929f-c3d1d6167e99`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to practice of pharmacy, so as to authorize pharmacists in certain circumstances to dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives or administer injectable hormonal contraceptives; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding insurance generally, so as to provide minimum amounts of certain contraceptives that shall be provided by insurers; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to waive civil liability, criminal culpability, and professional discipline under certain circumstances; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to medical assistance generally; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1138"
citation: "Georgia HB 1138 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD", "DRUGS", "AND COSMETICS", "HEALTH", "INSURANCE", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES", "SOCIAL SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Camp", "Bethany Ballard", "Carmen Rice", "Gerald Greene", "Jan Jones", "Matt Reeves"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02683bb4-3967-4d23-9532-d07b6f3ad46c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2ca3cd9f071c7ae98c80e62791c9a7dadc1a27081db92e7681822d7994e3d3e6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1138 (2025_26) — Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to practice of pharmacy, so as to authorize pharmacists in certain circumstances to dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives or administer injectable hormonal contraceptives; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding insurance generally, so as to provide minimum amounts of certain contraceptives that shall be provided by insurers; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to waive civil liability, criminal culpability, and professional discipline under certain circumstances; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to medical assistance generally; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1138/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249071.pdf)
2. **LC 46 1351/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241182.pdf)
3. **LC 46 1474S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243639.pdf)
4. **LC 46 1485S/RCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245053.pdf)
5. **LC 46 1485S/rcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244961.pdf)
6. **SCSFA to HB 1138** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248777.pdf)
7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 52 1108S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247267.pdf)
8. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 52 0103** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248738.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #874 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–11** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #930 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **29–22** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #613 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–4** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #931 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Bethany Ballard — primary (person)
- Carmen Rice — primary (person)
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-31** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-31** Senate Tabled
- **2026-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 447 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02683bb4-3967-4d23-9532-d07b6f3ad46c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Spalding County Water Authority Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Spalding County Water and Sewerage Facilities Authority, approved April 13, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4987), as amended, so as to rename the authority; to revise the membership and compensation of the authority; to provide for powers; to provide for enforcement; to provide for executions for rates and charges; to provide for definitions; to revise a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1139"
citation: "Georgia HB 1139 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Camp", "Karen Mathiak"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad160d2a-4962-4a84-ad4d-9bf127bf637a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6b90f4e3e541fe9422815fb86205fc57ece4d864b2ebc25207b293c558790864"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1139 (2025_26) — Spalding County Water Authority Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Spalding County Water and Sewerage Facilities Authority, approved April 13, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4987), as amended, so as to rename the authority; to revise the membership and compensation of the authority; to provide for powers; to provide for enforcement; to provide for executions for rates and charges; to provide for definitions; to revise a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1139/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243581.pdf)
2. **LC 44 3253/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241178.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241258.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 540 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad160d2a-4962-4a84-ad4d-9bf127bf637a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicle and carriers; update reference date"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to safe operations of motor carriers, commercial motor vehicles, and drivers and safe transportation of hazardous materials, so as to update the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 114"
citation: "Georgia HB 114 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Carter Barrett", "Clint Crowe", "Eddie Lumsden", "Lauren McDonald III"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eaeec4e4-4a4b-4d0e-90d4-7c9f434d3671"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8a64d442f7548a463f62f83ca60df2fdda07113891a19aa6b891492bb04967d9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 114 (2025_26) — Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicle and carriers; update reference date
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to safe operations of motor carriers, commercial motor vehicles, and drivers and safe transportation of hazardous materials, so as to update the reference date to federal regulations regarding the safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 114/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238478.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4443/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230208.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #22 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #341 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-11** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-02-11** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08** Act 66 `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eaeec4e4-4a4b-4d0e-90d4-7c9f434d3671`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Ben Hill County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Ben Hill County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1140"
citation: "Georgia HB 1140 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leesa Hagan", "Noel Williams, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/750e281c-ad7f-4cbe-b4d3-444e252d38e1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b80660cc1ab579c043be390d60c2001adf6fcfa919335600a654c58a8f8f200d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1140 (2025_26) — Ben Hill County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Ben Hill County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1140/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243582.pdf)
2. **LC 62 0252/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241185.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241237.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #513 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 541 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/750e281c-ad7f-4cbe-b4d3-444e252d38e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to provide for certain notice upon registration of a vessel with the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for performance of unattended vessel checks; to authorize restitution to the Department of Natural Resources for the cost of removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned vessels; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 115"
citation: "Georgia HB 115 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WATERS", "PORTS", "AND WATERCRAFT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Buddy DeLoach", "Jesse Petrea", "Lehman Franklin", "Rick Townsend", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/244d9dbd-703e-4eff-891e-85166b940d59"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "aff1ad9ee40f380f0fd31b1e008f6229b0a5bb598f8b8048a3fe37460f49ea06"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 115 (2025_26) — Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to provide for certain notice upon registration of a vessel with the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for performance of unattended vessel checks; to authorize restitution to the Department of Natural Resources for the cost of removal, storage, and disposal of abandoned vessels; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 115/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245689.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4491/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230213.pdf)
3. **LC 39 4617S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233921.pdf)
4. **LC 39 4617S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232845.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #704 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #80 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Buddy DeLoach — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Lehman Franklin — primary (person)
- Rick Townsend — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2025-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Tabled
- **2026-01-12** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-01-12** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 434 `executive-signature`
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/244d9dbd-703e-4eff-891e-85166b940d59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Tift County; board of commissioners; revise purchasing provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Tift County, approved August 9, 1917 (Ga. L. 1917, p. 396), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4875), so as to revise purchasing provisions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1155"
citation: "Georgia HB 1155 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Angie O'Steen", "Jaclyn Ford"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e09cff9-823c-42c6-9c11-2ae45278f7b9"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4c1e053a96f6981e596ff825e517bb29a9ce865c0b3afbeffa9c3968a67dff44"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1155 (2025_26) — Tift County; board of commissioners; revise purchasing provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Tift County, approved August 9, 1917 (Ga. L. 1917, p. 396), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4875), so as to revise purchasing provisions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1155/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243583.pdf)
2. **LC 62 0289/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241132.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241236.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Angie O'Steen — primary (person)
- Jaclyn Ford — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 542 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e09cff9-823c-42c6-9c11-2ae45278f7b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; all income received by individuals, corporations, and partnerships under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program; exempt from taxation"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to exempt from taxation all income received by individuals, corporations, and partnerships under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program of the United States Department of Agriculture; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1159"
citation: "Georgia HB 1159 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Devan Seabaugh", "Matthew Gambill", "Robert Dickey", "Shaw Blackmon", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8eb1bf19-04f8-444d-a010-321f036d50a8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b000bafdb9f7f6e73339ef1d34cd8b8cbfb7bf95445bca514e60c73a0d176f45"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1159 (2025_26) — Income tax; all income received by individuals, corporations, and partnerships under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program; exempt from taxation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to exempt from taxation all income received by individuals, corporations, and partnerships under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program of the United States Department of Agriculture; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246099.pdf)
2. **HB 1159/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246484.pdf)
3. **LC 59 0282-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241192.pdf)
4. **LC 59 0350-ECS/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245065.pdf)
5. **LC 59 0350-ECS/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242978.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #729 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #733 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #615 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **170–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-06** Act 424 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8eb1bf19-04f8-444d-a010-321f036d50a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Safety, Department of; Motor Carrier Compliance Division to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; change name"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to change the name of the Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; to require law enforcement officers within such division be trained, sworn, and certified; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 116"
citation: "Georgia HB 116 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES", "MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Carter Barrett", "Clint Crowe", "Eddie Lumsden", "Lauren McDonald III"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/837c281e-fcda-4e74-bb70-c16927a70202"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4e73f84b7c48773325d9a4edfffcdfb9aff2b333a7945ca085100a4548a304ad"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 116 (2025_26) — Public Safety, Department of; Motor Carrier Compliance Division to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; change name
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 35 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to change the name of the Motor Carrier Compliance Division of the Department of Public Safety to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; to require law enforcement officers within such division be trained, sworn, and certified; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 116/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238480.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4485/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230218.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #54 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–5** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #342 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08** Act 67 `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/837c281e-fcda-4e74-bb70-c16927a70202`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for proper operation of a motor vehicle upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1161"
citation: "Georgia HB 1161 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jasmine Clark", "Leesa Hagan", "Marvin Lim", "Mary Ann Santos", "Matt Reeves", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 16
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efc88c53-bfa7-4865-b238-a5eee6d0af81"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4ff333241df8c79ff2697131fc124153fb738164e6a45d8e36bda70ff93b6fa4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1161 (2025_26) — Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for proper operation of a motor vehicle upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Floor Amendment AM 39 0561** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249005.pdf)
2. **HB 1161/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249054.pdf)
3. **LC 39 4819/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241194.pdf)
4. **SCSFA to HB 1161** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248617.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 63 0158S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246533.pdf)
6. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 47 0204** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248303.pdf)
7. **Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 63 0038** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248469.pdf)
8. **Sen Floor Amend 3 AM 63 0027** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248516.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #908 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #864 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–6** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #982 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **33–19** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #534 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #909 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–3** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jasmine Clark — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Marvin Lim — primary (person)
- Mary Ann Santos — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2026-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 640 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efc88c53-bfa7-4865-b238-a5eee6d0af81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education; require State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require the State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee; to provide for minimum responsibilities of such committee; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Audits and Accounts, so as to revise provisions for financial audits of local school systems by and on behalf of the Department of Audits and Accounts; to provide for such audits of state charter schools; to require the Department of Audits and Accounts to develop and implement a program of progressive monitoring, supports, and interventions to local school systems and state charter schools; to provide for investigations of local school systems and state charter schools by the state auditor; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1164"
citation: "Georgia HB 1164 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Jan Jones", "Kasey Carpenter", "Matt Hatchett", "Matthew Gambill", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe39fc18-3da6-41a9-a137-a35e6987b1ed"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e8a7c61b266c4892e243bedca4895775eef8504bedfeac434a8d843a70cbfa33"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1164 (2025_26) — Education; require State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require the State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee; to provide for minimum responsibilities of such committee; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Audits and Accounts, so as to revise provisions for financial audits of local school systems by and on behalf of the Department of Audits and Accounts; to provide for such audits of state charter schools; to require the Department of Audits and Accounts to develop and implement a program of progressive monitoring, supports, and interventions to local school systems and state charter schools; to provide for investigations of local school systems and state charter schools by the state auditor; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1164/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247123.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2582/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241307.pdf)
3. **LC 49 2695S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244345.pdf)
4. **LC 49 2695S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243375.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #794 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #572 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **103–68** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-03** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** House Postponed
- **2026-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 721 `executive-signature`
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe39fc18-3da6-41a9-a137-a35e6987b1ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Heard County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Heard County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the total assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1168"
citation: "Georgia HB 1168 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Huddleston"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fae5ea51-5660-4e37-ba50-7cad1a57e06d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2beb77569f638ad82c8fedc8625292a9d3a74d5266e0ca42152803d52aefe6f8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1168 (2025_26) — Heard County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Heard County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the total assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1168/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243593.pdf)
2. **LC 62 0274/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241322.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241326.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #513 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- David Huddleston — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-03** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 543 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fae5ea51-5660-4e37-ba50-7cad1a57e06d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Spalding County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Spalding County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1169"
citation: "Georgia HB 1169 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Camp", "Karen Mathiak"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf39cf74-d0a1-4dd1-b868-b15fdff82155"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c1cbf675c36f2955764845de7cbde14eeb132e38188d8245f710f231f534eada"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1169 (2025_26) — Spalding County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Spalding County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1169/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243584.pdf)
2. **LC 44 3266/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241344.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241365.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-03** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 544 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf39cf74-d0a1-4dd1-b868-b15fdff82155`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Food service establishments; require notification of the country of origin of seafood items"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, so as to require notification of the country of origin of seafood items; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 117"
citation: "Georgia HB 117 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD", "DRUGS", "AND COSMETICS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "Buddy DeLoach", "Jesse Petrea", "Lehman Franklin", "Rick Townsend"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-17"
last_action: "2026-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc4eb0c1-ac62-46b9-b13f-3ab35480e91e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5f433dcbd8cf4849460c3701eb87d8c477f47a94ee1f5ab80e02f358e569acff"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 117 (2025_26) — Food service establishments; require notification of the country of origin of seafood items
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, so as to require notification of the country of origin of seafood items; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 117/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242391.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2867/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230220.pdf)
3. **LC 44 3039S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232919.pdf)
4. **LC 44 3039S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232197.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 60 0111S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234239.pdf)
6. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 60 0252S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240495.pdf)
7. **Sen Ctee sub LC 60 0166S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238208.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #43 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–7** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #508 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **43–8** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #500 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **159–8** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Al Williams — primary (person)
- Buddy DeLoach — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Lehman Franklin — primary (person)
- Rick Townsend — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-02-19** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-28** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Tabled
- **2026-01-12** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-01-12** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-02-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-11** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-06** Act 426 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc4eb0c1-ac62-46b9-b13f-3ab35480e91e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Spalding County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the State Court of Spalding County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1170"
citation: "Georgia HB 1170 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Camp", "Karen Mathiak"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b79b01de-e9bd-4586-bd56-37036407e0d7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c0a42b2139e4324f7d01abc624897698fa67a173060d85a999d7601ffb5fe694"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1170 (2025_26) — Spalding County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the State Court of Spalding County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1170/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243585.pdf)
2. **LC 44 3265/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241348.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241367.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-03** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 545 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b79b01de-e9bd-4586-bd56-37036407e0d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Spalding County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Spalding County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1172"
citation: "Georgia HB 1172 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Camp", "Karen Mathiak"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/498057ce-96d9-4666-bfb7-b058f38e3096"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "780502d30e35a44d8fcdae2df1cc74fbfa3b9b51a503f627f8fe122e81dc57d4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1172 (2025_26) — Spalding County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Spalding County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1172/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243586.pdf)
2. **LC 44 3267/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241349.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241371.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-03** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 546 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/498057ce-96d9-4666-bfb7-b058f38e3096`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicles; application for certificate of title; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to certificates of title for motor vehicles, so as to require an application for certificate of title to contain or be accompanied by the last certificate of title issued by another state when such application refers to a vehicle last previously registered in another state and the applicant is receiving such vehicle upon inheritance, devise, or bequest; to amend Code Section 40-3-34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transfer of vehicle by operation of law, termination of interest, and joint interest with right of survivorship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1181"
citation: "Georgia HB 1181 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bethany Ballard", "Ginny Ehrhart", "John Corbett", "Kimberly New", "Steven Sainz"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/254f0da8-3040-4660-943e-83dd7d3ac152"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9dc6b1e3a1527b2ecc543679461c2085b31189f96414c6c6971aa40f192c918f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1181 (2025_26) — Motor vehicles; application for certificate of title; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to certificates of title for motor vehicles, so as to require an application for certificate of title to contain or be accompanied by the last certificate of title issued by another state when such application refers to a vehicle last previously registered in another state and the applicant is receiving such vehicle upon inheritance, devise, or bequest; to amend Code Section 40-3-34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to transfer of vehicle by operation of law, termination of interest, and joint interest with right of survivorship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1181/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246938.pdf)
2. **LC 64 0042/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241476.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #776 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #535 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bethany Ballard — primary (person)
- Ginny Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Kimberly New — primary (person)
- Steven Sainz — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-04** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 400 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/254f0da8-3040-4660-943e-83dd7d3ac152`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts; certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 14 and 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporations, partnerships, and associations and courts, respectively, so as to provide for certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to permit a corporation's bylaws or articles of incorporation to require certain claims to be heard by the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for removal of certain claims to the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for attorney's fees and costs; to exempt payment of attorney's fees and costs in certain situations; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1185"
citation: "Georgia HB 1185 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORPORATIONS", "PARTNERSHIPS", "AND ASSOCIATIONS", "COURTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Devan Seabaugh", "Matthew Gambill", "Rob Leverett", "Stan Gunter", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 18
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b184d7c-7d9c-4495-95a9-06e5f23997e8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "dc56e3e9cf8c142dd4db96b067ff342f7570caea4a401e7c53197d1aaadd7f87"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1185 (2025_26) — Courts; certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 14 and 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporations, partnerships, and associations and courts, respectively, so as to provide for certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to permit a corporation's bylaws or articles of incorporation to require certain claims to be heard by the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for removal of certain claims to the Georgia State-wide Business Court; to provide for attorney's fees and costs; to exempt payment of attorney's fees and costs in certain situations; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1185/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248645.pdf)
2. **LC 62 0291-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241479.pdf)
3. **Sen Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247533.pdf)
4. **Sen Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247579.pdf)
5. **Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 49 0325** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247480.pdf)
6. **Sen Floor Amend 2A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247569.pdf)
7. **Sen Floor Amend 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247562.pdf)
8. **Sen Floor Amend 3A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247561.pdf)
9. **Sen Floor Amend 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248109.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #810 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **27–23** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #871 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #870 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **37–9** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #809 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **14–35** (fail) · upper
- House Vote #828 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **97–65** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #566 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **104–66** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-04** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-27** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
- **2026-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 460 `executive-signature`
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b184d7c-7d9c-4495-95a9-06e5f23997e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; repeal Act"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3983); to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1186"
citation: "Georgia HB 1186 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne Allen Westbrook", "Bill Hitchens", "Carl Gilliard", "Edna Jackson", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b08a684e-ad8d-4c4e-a50b-040084c06d01"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "bc1bb9d90e590f93db7c14a4264f256e80204edd16a0698d81e76a4ddd6627af"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1186 (2025_26) — Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; repeal Act
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3983); to provide for the assets and liabilities thereof; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1186/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243587.pdf)
2. **LC 62 0272/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241480.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241482.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #513 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Anne Allen Westbrook — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
- Edna Jackson — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-04** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 547 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b08a684e-ad8d-4c4e-a50b-040084c06d01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Trey's Law; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisional and final remedies and special proceedings, so as to prohibit as contrary to the public policy of this state any contract or agreement that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details relating to a claim of childhood sexual abuse; to provide for the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of childhood sexual abuse; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1187"
citation: "Georgia HB 1187 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL PRACTICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Devan Seabaugh", "Katie Dempsey", "Matthew Gambill", "Soo Hong", "Stan Gunter", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d260a84-5b38-488e-bf23-2d7d48163aad"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "200f008b7f1d4e221e5f42b5cece1b01cdb5a3af939c3540ac36aea6e5b3557c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1187 (2025_26) — Trey's Law; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisional and final remedies and special proceedings, so as to prohibit as contrary to the public policy of this state any contract or agreement that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details relating to a claim of childhood sexual abuse; to provide for the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of childhood sexual abuse; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1187/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249037.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2538-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241481.pdf)
3. **LC 62 0369S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244976.pdf)
4. **LC 62 0369S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242120.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #605 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **174–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #951 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #912 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **39–10** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-04** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Tabled
- **2026-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 448 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d260a84-5b38-488e-bf23-2d7d48163aad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public assistance; certain accounting practices by Department of Human Services and Department of Community Health; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to provide for certain accounting practices by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Community Health; to provide for funds for specific purposes; to provide for annual review; to provide for annual reports; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1192"
citation: "Georgia HB 1192 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "SOCIAL SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carolyn Hugley", "Chuck Efstration", "Darlene Taylor", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Hatchett", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c615da8a-63d1-4614-992b-ff43610ab0f3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c24f65349e294f66c51eef22a66e8b5d4e9e95f26ffbca2487be056c6186d439"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1192 (2025_26) — Public assistance; certain accounting practices by Department of Human Services and Department of Community Health; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to provide for certain accounting practices by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Community Health; to provide for funds for specific purposes; to provide for annual review; to provide for annual reports; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1192/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246939.pdf)
2. **LC 52 0972/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241518.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #781 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #584 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **170–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-04** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Veto V6 `executive-veto`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c615da8a-63d1-4614-992b-ff43610ab0f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to promote and advance state-wide literacy and reading education efforts; to substantially revise the \"Georgia Early Literacy and Dyslexia Act\"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1193"
citation: "Georgia HB 1193 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Gerald Greene", "Jan Jones", "Jon Burns", "Matt Dubnik", "Matt Hatchett"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f5a1c7f-b065-4abe-9250-c09956b0d256"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a78eb39e92b9a9da651ec1f7f7367323e17da8cb0c870a714d69591e0ea81c36"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1193 (2025_26) — Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to promote and advance state-wide literacy and reading education efforts; to substantially revise the "Georgia Early Literacy and Dyslexia Act"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1193 SCSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248416.pdf)
2. **HB 1193/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248642.pdf)
3. **LC 49 2600/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241521.pdf)
4. **LC 49 2653S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243748.pdf)
5. **LC 49 2653S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242489.pdf)
6. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 49 2847S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247336.pdf)
7. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0327** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248257.pdf)
8. **Sen Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248278.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #542 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **170–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #879 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #818 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-04** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 391 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f5a1c7f-b065-4abe-9250-c09956b0d256`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterinarians; practice and provision of veterinary teletriage and veterinary telemedicine; revise provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to telemedicine by veterinarians and veterinary technicians, so as to revise provisions relating to the practice and provision of veterinary teletriage and veterinary telemedicine; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1195"
citation: "Georgia HB 1195 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Camp", "Joseph Gullett", "Karen Mathiak", "Rob Leverett", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1b4bc6d-a2c5-408f-8e42-bff1c7741bdb"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0e91dbf8c0b0b99b79f5d4c2114c0881115dff1f1102a335875fe7f8a6737598"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1195 (2025_26) — Veterinarians; practice and provision of veterinary teletriage and veterinary telemedicine; revise provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to telemedicine by veterinarians and veterinary technicians, so as to revise provisions relating to the practice and provision of veterinary teletriage and veterinary telemedicine; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1195/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246703.pdf)
2. **LC 44 3340/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241517.pdf)
3. **LC 44 3479S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244616.pdf)
4. **LC 44 3479S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243680.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #585 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #754 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **47–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Joseph Gullett — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-04** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 449 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1b4bc6d-a2c5-408f-8e42-bff1c7741bdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-1-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding revenue and taxation, so as to revise the definition of the terms \"Internal Revenue Code\" and \"Internal Revenue Code of 1986\" to incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into Georgia law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1199"
citation: "Georgia HB 1199 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "John Carson", "Shaw Blackmon", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/864a88ab-81d7-478d-ad26-803701169d99"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5b3977ee44bc0f6136fb56245f640746e90e09dbe5fc00b0d0abba154d5cc448"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1199 (2025_26) — Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-1-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding revenue and taxation, so as to revise the definition of the terms "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" to incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into Georgia law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Floor Amendment AM 44 0260** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246377.pdf)
2. **HB 1199/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246598.pdf)
3. **LC 44 3355/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241612.pdf)
4. **LC 44 3431S/RCS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243418.pdf)
5. **LC 44 3431S/rcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243348.pdf)
6. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 59 0378S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244285.pdf)
7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 59 0418S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245605.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #721 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–4** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #539 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **106–54** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #714 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #708 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **29–18** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #757 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #707 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **27–18** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-05** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-20** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-18** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2026-03-18** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2026-03-19** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2026-03-19** Senate Transmitted House
- **2026-03-20** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-20** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-20** Act 375 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-20** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/864a88ab-81d7-478d-ad26-803701169d99`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Chatham County; City of Savannah; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a base year assessed value homestead exemption from Chatham County and City of Savannah School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved April 12, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4215), as amended, so as to prevent any increases in the adjusted base year assessed value of properties above the value set in tax year 2025; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1200"
citation: "Georgia HB 1200 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne Allen Westbrook", "Bill Hitchens", "Carl Gilliard", "Jesse Petrea", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e02d8a23-cad4-434f-a01b-60d92e1bd2d4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9dd7e7cc55022ca02b36f966dea34fafb45ef7e58487e0f2b5a2a41d13301faf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1200 (2025_26) — Chatham County; City of Savannah; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a base year assessed value homestead exemption from Chatham County and City of Savannah School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved April 12, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4215), as amended, so as to prevent any increases in the adjusted base year assessed value of properties above the value set in tax year 2025; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1200/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243594.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3781/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241615.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241654.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Anne Allen Westbrook — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-05** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 548 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e02d8a23-cad4-434f-a01b-60d92e1bd2d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Advisory Board; correct a scrivener's error in a cross-reference"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-6A-17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Advisory Board, membership, and termination, so as to correct a scrivener's error in a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1202"
citation: "Georgia HB 1202 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danny Mathis", "John Corbett", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06f6a682-eca3-48ab-8ee2-b6bea22cbf4d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3d9799f2ab5d29855f6f070249a0d3a699a0790bde6ca4c06b736cbbb466b7ce"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1202 (2025_26) — Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Advisory Board; correct a scrivener's error in a cross-reference
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-6A-17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Advisory Board, membership, and termination, so as to correct a scrivener's error in a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1202/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248542.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4910/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241617.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #892 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **41–6** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #523 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Danny Mathis — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-05** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-06** Act 419 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06f6a682-eca3-48ab-8ee2-b6bea22cbf4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Chatham County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Chatham County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead, approved May 9, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3649), so as to provide that any homeowner receiving the homestead exemption provided for in Ga. L. 1999, p. 4215, as amended, shall automatically receive the exemption provided for in this Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1203"
citation: "Georgia HB 1203 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne Allen Westbrook", "Bill Hitchens", "Carl Gilliard", "Jesse Petrea", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3e61d5f-997c-40ff-ba79-65236a5e1bfb"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6d0cab8f9625627b8a2580572d06cdbdff0c396c239ff4a87cafb1e2f287473e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1203 (2025_26) — Chatham County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Chatham County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead, approved May 9, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3649), so as to provide that any homeowner receiving the homestead exemption provided for in Ga. L. 1999, p. 4215, as amended, shall automatically receive the exemption provided for in this Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1203/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243595.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3817/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241614.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241643.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Anne Allen Westbrook — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-05** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 549 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3e61d5f-997c-40ff-ba79-65236a5e1bfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Yatesville, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Yatesville; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the exercise of powers and limitations on powers; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1205"
citation: "Georgia HB 1205 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert Dickey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba2f54cc-898d-4c9b-bae1-f41fb525d084"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cf109c3f808ffe5e7d10081f7a90d6f65956f44a6200df2ac2f6a9b090fc9133"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1205 (2025_26) — Yatesville, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Yatesville; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the exercise of powers and limitations on powers; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1205/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245327.pdf)
2. **LC 62 0261/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241624.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241655.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #639 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #513 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-05** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 550 `executive-signature`
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba2f54cc-898d-4c9b-bae1-f41fb525d084`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Civil practice; require depositions to be taken before certified court reporters"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to depositions and discovery, so as to require depositions in this state to be taken before certified court reporters; to repeal requirements that depositions in this state shall be recorded by stenographic means; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1208"
citation: "Georgia HB 1208 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL PRACTICE", "COURTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Esther Panitch", "James Burchett", "Rob Leverett", "Stan Gunter", "Trey Kelley", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17a6881a-a4c4-43c6-91a9-e5c296bf6268"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "111bfa194d335ea9189495e8c5f743fdd039851c525598314bb5ff216ddc80ea"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1208 (2025_26) — Civil practice; require depositions to be taken before certified court reporters
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to depositions and discovery, so as to require depositions in this state to be taken before certified court reporters; to repeal requirements that depositions in this state shall be recorded by stenographic means; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1208/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248115.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2566/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241644.pdf)
3. **LC 49 2659S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245512.pdf)
4. **LC 49 2659S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243239.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #834 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #689 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **138–17** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Esther Panitch — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-05** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 387 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17a6881a-a4c4-43c6-91a9-e5c296bf6268`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Sales and use tax; purchases of tangible property and construction materials used for or in the construction and furnishing of certain buildings; provide exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions relative to state sales and use taxes, so as to provide for a sales and use tax exemption for purchases of tangible property and construction materials used for or in the construction and furnishing of certain buildings; to provide for limitations on the amount of credits to be issued; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1209"
citation: "Georgia HB 1209 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROPERTY", "REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carl Gilliard", "Houston Gaines", "Jesse Petrea", "Ron Stephens", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/002c7208-368f-498f-9a23-2262c36963e3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1bab8762362d27eb2d5131ec7abf0d101b393d1d513722d1bba078125b9d2d24"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1209 (2025_26) — Sales and use tax; purchases of tangible property and construction materials used for or in the construction and furnishing of certain buildings; provide exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions relative to state sales and use taxes, so as to provide for a sales and use tax exemption for purchases of tangible property and construction materials used for or in the construction and furnishing of certain buildings; to provide for limitations on the amount of credits to be issued; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1209/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248643.pdf)
2. **LC 59 0359S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244722.pdf)
3. **LC 59 0286/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241646.pdf)
4. **LC 59 0359S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243940.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #589 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **160–8** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #910 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #876 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **33–15** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-05** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 467 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/002c7208-368f-498f-9a23-2262c36963e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Mableton, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Mableton, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers provided for under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the \"Redevelopment Powers Law,\" as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1213"
citation: "Georgia HB 1213 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gabriel Sanchez", "Jordan Ridley", "Mekyah McQueen", "Michael Smith", "Solomon Adesanya", "Terry Cummings"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3b11f6f-e6f8-40c7-a502-98a646559ee8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cf719eeca4c59a871aeb43cc17355e0dfc38185b8a8982c27e4185d9139bbd60"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1213 (2025_26) — Mableton, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Mableton, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers provided for under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1213/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244721.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3757/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241656.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241675.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #600 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #537 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gabriel Sanchez — primary (person)
- Jordan Ridley — primary (person)
- Mekyah McQueen — primary (person)
- Michael Smith — primary (person)
- Solomon Adesanya — primary (person)
- Terry Cummings — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-05** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 551 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3b11f6f-e6f8-40c7-a502-98a646559ee8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Middle Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a third judge"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a third judge of the superior courts of the Middle Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment and term of such additional judge by the Governor; to authorize the governing authority of the counties comprising the Middle Judicial Circuit to provide facilities, office space, supplies, equipment, and personnel for such judges; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1215"
citation: "Georgia HB 1215 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Prince", "Butch Parrish", "Leesa Hagan", "Mack Jackson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f979d97-c3aa-47c5-97c1-167d55220489"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0ee930fa0dd41d8beb6dd8bf2e016e82a5693903211150d87d331a820093adcd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1215 (2025_26) — Middle Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a third judge
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a third judge of the superior courts of the Middle Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment and term of such additional judge by the Governor; to authorize the governing authority of the counties comprising the Middle Judicial Circuit to provide facilities, office space, supplies, equipment, and personnel for such judges; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1215/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249052.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2605/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241669.pdf)
3. **SCSFA to HB 1215** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248448.pdf)
4. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 49 2851S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247247.pdf)
5. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0331** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248333.pdf)
6. **Sen Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248364.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #837 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #485 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #882 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **28–20** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #883 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **47–3** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brian Prince — primary (person)
- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Mack Jackson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-05** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-09** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 450 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f979d97-c3aa-47c5-97c1-167d55220489`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has an intellectual disability; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; to provide for a definition; to provide for notice of intent to claim intellectual disability; to provide for pretrial determination of intellectual disability; to provide for verdicts; to provide for capital case procedures; to provide for reports investigating reversible error; to provide for a standard of review; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 123"
citation: "Georgia HB 123 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "PENAL INSTITUTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Werkheiser", "Deborah Silcox", "Matt Reeves", "Scott Holcomb", "Stan Gunter", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/441b1e82-4ca2-4819-b33a-9e831b88d78f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "986e404b07b54f7bda8b553ed430bc32f4595910f026b626585ec64e61b2073f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 123 (2025_26) — Criminal procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has an intellectual disability; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; to provide for a definition; to provide for notice of intent to claim intellectual disability; to provide for pretrial determination of intellectual disability; to provide for verdicts; to provide for capital case procedures; to provide for reports investigating reversible error; to provide for a standard of review; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 123/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238516.pdf)
2. **LC 48 1378/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230266.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 49 2386S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237486.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #160 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #375 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **150–3** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #354 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2025-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2025-04-08** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Act 191 `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/441b1e82-4ca2-4819-b33a-9e831b88d78f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Aviation; prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding aviation, so as to prohibit the operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration; to provide for a definition; to provide for exceptions; to require posting of signs warning of such prohibition; to provide for violations and penalties; to declare such systems contraband; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1230"
citation: "Georgia HB 1230 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AVIATION", "PENAL INSTITUTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Brad Thomas", "Clint Crowe", "Eddie Lumsden", "Todd Jones"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26fcece6-3f73-49bc-a1b9-9ce52bb62d1c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b098b444b2079f76ba8c5ea508c9b2b0df38a1087148affdafd5fbe8fd76a643"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1230 (2025_26) — Aviation; prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding aviation, so as to prohibit the operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration; to provide for a definition; to provide for exceptions; to require posting of signs warning of such prohibition; to provide for violations and penalties; to declare such systems contraband; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1230/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248116.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4917/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241852.pdf)
3. **LC 64 0073S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244938.pdf)
4. **LC 64 0073S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243661.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #593 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #869 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
- Clint Crowe — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-27** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 388 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26fcece6-3f73-49bc-a1b9-9ce52bb62d1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "State Employees' Assurance Department; assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member of certain retirement systems; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 19 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Employees' Assurance Department, so as to provide for the assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, Georgia Legislative Retirement System, or Georgia Judicial Retirement System; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1234"
citation: "Georgia HB 1234 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Danny Mathis", "Darlene Taylor", "Lauren McDonald III", "Mary Ann Santos", "Patty Marie Stinson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fff93e1-20fa-4a15-9350-5e91e10055ea"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c531c40740961d62c4b4dc3430fce2e7084ea6d678b3d396ed18a9e004f726d0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1234 (2025_26) — State Employees' Assurance Department; assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member of certain retirement systems; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 19 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Employees' Assurance Department, so as to provide for the assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, Georgia Legislative Retirement System, or Georgia Judicial Retirement System; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Auditor's Certification LC 52 0970** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241899.pdf)
2. **HB 1234/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246705.pdf)
3. **LC 52 0970/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241855.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #755 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #625 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Danny Mathis — primary (person)
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
- Mary Ann Santos — primary (person)
- Patty Marie Stinson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 631 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5fff93e1-20fa-4a15-9350-5e91e10055ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Decatur, City of; city commission and public school system; revise provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Decatur, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4351), as amended, so as to revise provisions regarding the city commission and the public school system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1241"
citation: "Georgia HB 1241 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Oliver", "Omari Crawford"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca7f2a50-6485-4295-9373-d493aca3770d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "73f64be99a76900968ffb878a3bd37e13ce56ee28bbefff4a0a9b6b39a189a81"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1241 (2025_26) — Decatur, City of; city commission and public school system; revise provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Decatur, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4351), as amended, so as to revise provisions regarding the city commission and the public school system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1241/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243588.pdf)
2. **LC 41 4012S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242662.pdf)
3. **LC 41 4012S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242660.pdf)
4. **LC 47 3985/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241875.pdf)
5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241898.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #513 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Omari Crawford — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-06** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 648 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ca7f2a50-6485-4295-9373-d493aca3770d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Walker County; Board of Education; members shall be elected by voters of the respective education districts; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Walker County, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2235), as amended, so as to provide that future members of the board shall be elected by the voters of the respective education districts instead of by voters of the entire school system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1245"
citation: "Georgia HB 1245 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cameron", "Steve Tarvin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a37857d3-bbc1-40a8-9c3d-d6736588b99e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0a16d3836c09799af99d26dc789b9161b7bb492eebbe24a460ef6d2acb294694"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1245 (2025_26) — Walker County; Board of Education; members shall be elected by voters of the respective education districts; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Walker County, approved March 8, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2235), as amended, so as to provide that future members of the board shall be elected by the voters of the respective education districts instead of by voters of the entire school system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1245/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248543.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3833/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241985.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241998.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #513 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #884 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mike Cameron — primary (person)
- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-09** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 552 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a37857d3-bbc1-40a8-9c3d-d6736588b99e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clayton, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Clayton; to provide for reincorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the examples of powers; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for contracting and purchasing; to provide for sale of city property; to provide for bonds for officers; to provide for prior ordinances, current employees, and pending matters; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for charter reviews; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1246"
citation: "Georgia HB 1246 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victor Anderson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5b2abf5-e3df-443f-8d5d-65f170b2eb16"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3e317065444dc2a031ccb00cddeb0fc755704df9144c8b89ca98f6be39476fb7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1246 (2025_26) — Clayton, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Clayton; to provide for reincorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the examples of powers; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for contracting and purchasing; to provide for sale of city property; to provide for bonds for officers; to provide for prior ordinances, current employees, and pending matters; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for charter reviews; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1246/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243589.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3892/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242019.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242027.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #513 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Victor Anderson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-09** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 553 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5b2abf5-e3df-443f-8d5d-65f170b2eb16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to prohibit courts and administrative officers from deferring to agency interpretations of laws and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1247"
citation: "Georgia HB 1247 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "HEALTH", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Matt Reeves", "Mitchell Horner", "Sandy Donatucci", "Scott Hilton", "Steve Tarvin"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 17
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e914e0ae-5830-4f95-b253-245404c74ae9"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6480f9f4f36d5f8b6955a63f0f48d24289f59d5a982f6937d06ed78ec8df1e55"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1247 (2025_26) — Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to prohibit courts and administrative officers from deferring to agency interpretations of laws and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Floor Amendment AM 62 0077** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248984.pdf)
2. **HB 1247/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249088.pdf)
3. **LC 62 0359/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242012.pdf)
4. **LC 62 0401S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245146.pdf)
5. **LC 62 0401S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243257.pdf)
6. **SCSFA to HB 1247** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247603.pdf)
7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 49 2842S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246819.pdf)
8. **Sen Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247381.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #854 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **98–70** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #811 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **33–18** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #812 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #983 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **34–18** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #853 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **96–69** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #640 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **98–63** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Mitchell Horner — primary (person)
- Sandy Donatucci — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-09** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2026-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 718 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e914e0ae-5830-4f95-b253-245404c74ae9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and businesses; move regulation of various professions from individual boards to Secretary of State"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to move the regulation of various professions from individual boards to the Secretary of State; to amend Chapter 14 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to cemetery and funeral services; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Code Section 53-2-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to DNA testing; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Title 43 and Code Section 12-8-107 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Code Section 43-10A-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to powers and duties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1254"
citation: "Georgia HB 1254 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE AND TRADE", "CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES", "WILLS", "TRUSTS", "AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Prince", "Devan Seabaugh", "Matt Hatchett", "Matt Reeves", "Matthew Gambill", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45e0214d-8550-4857-8f3b-9ee46003383f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3d46e7dc01910ea5326fc468d89ef3c0171a3228b8e9369d0a176e5b9eef09d4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1254 (2025_26) — Professions and businesses; move regulation of various professions from individual boards to Secretary of State
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to move the regulation of various professions from individual boards to the Secretary of State; to amend Chapter 14 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to cemetery and funeral services; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Code Section 53-2-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to DNA testing; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Title 43 and Code Section 12-8-107 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to amend Code Section 43-10A-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to powers and duties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1254/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248117.pdf)
2. **LC 56 0564/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242026.pdf)
3. **LC 56 0622S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243665.pdf)
4. **LC 56 0638S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244524.pdf)
5. **LC 56 0646S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245502.pdf)
6. **LC 56 0646S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245189.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #851 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #679 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–3** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Brian Prince — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-09** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2026-03-03** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2026-03-06** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-27** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 473 `executive-signature`
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45e0214d-8550-4857-8f3b-9ee46003383f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Muscogee County; State Court; provide additional judge"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the State Court of Muscogee County, approved December 20, 1884 (Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 455), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4423), so as to provide an additional judge; to provide for the election of the initial additional judge; to provide for terms of office of said additional judge and successors to such judge; to provide for the powers and privileges of said additional judge; to provide for the compensation and expenses of said additional judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1258"
citation: "Georgia HB 1258 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carmen Rice", "Carolyn Hugley", "Debbie Buckner", "Tremaine Reese", "Vance Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73ce03f0-847b-4812-95d8-bcd06dd5e657"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "75bd488d03999c6f4487a3caf4b54cd880e80c7dc27e41da6957b0034582cb9e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1258 (2025_26) — Muscogee County; State Court; provide additional judge
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the State Court of Muscogee County, approved December 20, 1884 (Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 455), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4423), so as to provide an additional judge; to provide for the election of the initial additional judge; to provide for terms of office of said additional judge and successors to such judge; to provide for the powers and privileges of said additional judge; to provide for the compensation and expenses of said additional judge; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1258/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243590.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3769/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242059.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242084.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carmen Rice — primary (person)
- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- Tremaine Reese — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-09** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 661 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73ce03f0-847b-4812-95d8-bcd06dd5e657`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Revenue and taxation; level 1 freeport exemptions for certain goods in inventory for electric utilities; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemptions, so as to provide for level 1 freeport exemptions for certain goods in inventory for electric utilities; to provide for application for such exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1261"
citation: "Georgia HB 1261 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION", "REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Thomas", "Bruce Williamson", "Chas Cannon", "David Huddleston", "Robert Dickey", "Spencer Frye"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c89a43fd-c456-4ab1-90b2-d6d4c41d34f3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7b3d27f0c00643131777a0e850232942875fb341e48a8c5831c63702334353ee"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1261 (2025_26) — Revenue and taxation; level 1 freeport exemptions for certain goods in inventory for electric utilities; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemptions, so as to provide for level 1 freeport exemptions for certain goods in inventory for electric utilities; to provide for application for such exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1261/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246940.pdf)
2. **LC 56 0550/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242064.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #762 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **29–19** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #778 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #662 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **100–66** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Chas Cannon — primary (person)
- David Huddleston — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Spencer Frye — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-09** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-03-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 483 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c89a43fd-c456-4ab1-90b2-d6d4c41d34f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Watercraft; use of certain motors on vessels being operated on the Ogeechee River; repeal a provision"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to repeal a provision relative to the use of certain motors on vessels being operated on the Ogeechee River; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1266"
citation: "Georgia HB 1266 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WATERS", "PORTS", "AND WATERCRAFT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Ridley", "Steven Meeks", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-10"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a371e877-cf13-4af5-b206-21b0044a6703"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "fc92e4f6d64d160902a8f667079252ef82f4325e3375f4da6d0ba100e1f31573"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1266 (2025_26) — Watercraft; use of certain motors on vessels being operated on the Ogeechee River; repeal a provision
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to repeal a provision relative to the use of certain motors on vessels being operated on the Ogeechee River; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1266/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247673.pdf)
2. **LC 47 4108S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245092.pdf)
3. **LC 47 4108S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243956.pdf)
4. **LC 60 0277/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242154.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #813 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #617 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-10** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2026-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 451 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a371e877-cf13-4af5-b206-21b0044a6703`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize and correct errors or omissions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1268"
citation: "Georgia HB 1268 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "APPEAL AND ERROR", "AVIATION", "BANKING AND FINANCE", "COMMERCE AND TRADE", "COURTS", "CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)", "EDUCATION", "GAME AND FISH", "GUARDIAN AND WARD", "HIGHWAYS", "BRIDGES", "AND FERRIES", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MILITARY", "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT", "AND VETERANS AFFAIRS", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES", "PROPERTY", "REVENUE AND TAXATION", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "James Burchett", "Rob Leverett", "Stacey Evans"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-10"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7becfdd5-6fdb-4d5d-a19f-dbeb5d8b566d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "decf3b7c55380bd8248b806679629951d166df98362d20c71d8431838c345625"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1268 (2025_26) — Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize and correct errors or omissions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1268/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246941.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4848/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242152.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #591 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #763 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-10** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 723 `executive-signature`
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7becfdd5-6fdb-4d5d-a19f-dbeb5d8b566d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Banking and finance; licensing of payment stablecoin issuers; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to provide for use of certain terms in the advertisement and place of business of licensed payment stablecoin issuers; to provide for licensing of payment stablecoin issuers; to provide for third-party examination or investigation; to provide for payment of certain fees and costs of examination and investigation; to provide for suspension or revocation of a license and procedures therefor; to provide for cease and desist orders; to provide for removal of certain officers and members; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative purpose and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1272"
citation: "Georgia HB 1272 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BANKING AND FINANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Billy Mitchell", "Bruce Williamson", "Demetrius Douglas", "Noel Williams, Jr.", "Scott Hilton", "Todd Jones"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-10"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59786871-a19e-45b4-90c4-c0632cfa0fc7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "fe04337eedd9ce656986de0c99231e3229cdf968451f6400747010f0329379e8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1272 (2025_26) — Banking and finance; licensing of payment stablecoin issuers; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to provide for use of certain terms in the advertisement and place of business of licensed payment stablecoin issuers; to provide for licensing of payment stablecoin issuers; to provide for third-party examination or investigation; to provide for payment of certain fees and costs of examination and investigation; to provide for suspension or revocation of a license and procedures therefor; to provide for cease and desist orders; to provide for removal of certain officers and members; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative purpose and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1272/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249038.pdf)
2. **LC 62 0349/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242200.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #953 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–1** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #912 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **39–10** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #627 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **154–16** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Billy Mitchell — primary (person)
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Demetrius Douglas — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-10** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Tabled
- **2026-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 452 `executive-signature`
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59786871-a19e-45b4-90c4-c0632cfa0fc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "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"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to 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; to provide for definitions; to provide for the designation of a physician assistant or nurse practitioner; to provide for certain requirements and patient protections; to provide for notice; to provide for consent; to provide for certain exceptions; to provide for the use of Georgia facilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1275"
citation: "Georgia HB 1275 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darlene Taylor", "Lee Hawkins", "Mark Newton", "Michelle Au", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56664a7c-6791-4835-a61a-34cdc1a9e01e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8e3952b728140390b7c660111ed3248fef4d60539cc5649fec78f57e41306957"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1275 (2025_26) — 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
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to 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; to provide for definitions; to provide for the designation of a physician assistant or nurse practitioner; to provide for certain requirements and patient protections; to provide for notice; to provide for consent; to provide for certain exceptions; to provide for the use of Georgia facilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1275/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248639.pdf)
2. **LC 46 1420/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242330.pdf)
3. **LC 46 1475S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243635.pdf)
4. **LC 46 1482S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245018.pdf)
5. **LC 46 1482S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244310.pdf)
6. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 52 1107S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247270.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #609 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #815 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #865 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
- Michelle Au — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-11** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2026-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-27** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 453 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56664a7c-6791-4835-a61a-34cdc1a9e01e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 12 and Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to environmental policy and highways, bridges, and ferries, respectively, so as to increase the project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1277"
citation: "Georgia HB 1277 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES", "HIGHWAYS", "BRIDGES", "AND FERRIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joe Campbell", "Lauren McDonald III", "Leesa Hagan", "Matt Barton", "Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/967c1f03-16a9-4cc4-bebd-56830129e2c0"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d008489c8a426ed471a896d77d34560280fcbfee5e75892de0b7e6e024537b51"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1277 (2025_26) — Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 12 and Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to environmental policy and highways, bridges, and ferries, respectively, so as to increase the project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1277/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249050.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4929/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242337.pdf)
3. **LC 47 4068S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244140.pdf)
4. **LC 47 4068S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243385.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 39 5122S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247374.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #563 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **149–16** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #928 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–1** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #873 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **122–50** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Joe Campbell — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald III — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Matt Barton — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-11** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-31** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-31** Senate Tabled
- **2026-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 454 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/967c1f03-16a9-4cc4-bebd-56830129e2c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to improve efficiencies in the issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia; to provide for the evaluation and certification of a properly equipped facility; to provide for demonstration of proficiency in administering sedative techniques; to authorize the board to designate qualified personnel to perform certain evaluations, certifications, and examinations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1278"
citation: "Georgia HB 1278 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gerald Greene", "Kim Schofield", "Lee Hawkins", "Mark Newton", "Ron Stephens", "Viola Davis"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7316e82-97f3-4034-91f6-88c812405c8c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5ff5fdf4afee26ab5abadfe11c5864e0366193adaea29e67be5343dc2a5de3d7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1278 (2025_26) — Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to improve efficiencies in the issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia; to provide for the evaluation and certification of a properly equipped facility; to provide for demonstration of proficiency in administering sedative techniques; to authorize the board to designate qualified personnel to perform certain evaluations, certifications, and examinations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1278/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248118.pdf)
2. **LC 52 1018/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242339.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #852 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #576 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Kim Schofield — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Viola Davis — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-11** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-27** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 405 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7316e82-97f3-4034-91f6-88c812405c8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Family Justice Center Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 19 and Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to family violence and discovery, respectively, so as to authorize the creation of Family Justice Centers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1283"
citation: "Georgia HB 1283 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)", "CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Esther Panitch", "Leesa Hagan", "Scott Holcomb", "Shea Roberts", "Stan Gunter"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30e1e8c1-fc08-41c7-b58d-2dbc0e5804ba"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d3baa49b39fd24e2e9e42fe7c34a68b533c2e3e32d58f5dfe4fed789cfb965dc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1283 (2025_26) — Family Justice Center Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 19 and Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to family violence and discovery, respectively, so as to authorize the creation of Family Justice Centers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1283/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249048.pdf)
2. **LC 39 4923/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242381.pdf)
3. **LC 48 1779S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245336.pdf)
4. **LC 48 1779S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243615.pdf)
5. **SFA to HB 1283** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248552.pdf)
6. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 48 0067** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248482.pdf)
7. **Sen Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248485.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #834 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **170–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #898 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #658 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Esther Panitch — primary (person)
- Leesa Hagan — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
- Shea Roberts — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-11** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** House Postponed
- **2026-03-04** House Postponed
- **2026-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 719 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30e1e8c1-fc08-41c7-b58d-2dbc0e5804ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Education; awarding of high school diplomas to high school students who are at the end of life; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to provide for the awarding of high school diplomas to high school students who are at the end of life; to provide for waivers; to provide for posthumous awarding of such diplomas; to provide for policies, rules, and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1284"
citation: "Georgia HB 1284 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butch Parrish", "Chris Erwin", "Deborah Silcox", "Jon Burns", "Sandy Donatucci", "Scott Hilton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1ac8414-42b4-43a3-91a4-b3ca881397fc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4083185df1213ee2749e552b4f971a4972dc0f05eb6b87e0da76351efc422ff0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1284 (2025_26) — Education; awarding of high school diplomas to high school students who are at the end of life; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to provide for the awarding of high school diplomas to high school students who are at the end of life; to provide for waivers; to provide for posthumous awarding of such diplomas; to provide for policies, rules, and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1284/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248119.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2612/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242383.pdf)
3. **LC 49 2781S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244967.pdf)
4. **LC 49 2781S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244457.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #854 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #606 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Sandy Donatucci — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-11** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-27** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 397 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1ac8414-42b4-43a3-91a4-b3ca881397fc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, so as to remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 129"
citation: "Georgia HB 129 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROPERTY", "REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chas Cannon", "David Huddleston", "Jaclyn Ford", "James Burchett", "John Corbett", "Robert Dickey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c6ab350-9545-4767-92ef-1d0c28ed9f50"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2676f5ba7078df4bb9b293f0ae62eb0bad7e20eb2eaba88f0cff96f305670a4a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 129 (2025_26) — Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, so as to remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 129/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239068.pdf)
2. **LC 44 2876/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230270.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee sub LC 44 3199S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238213.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #398 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **149–13** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #156 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–7** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #387 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **44–9** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #383 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **31–24** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chas Cannon — primary (person)
- David Huddleston — primary (person)
- Jaclyn Ford — primary (person)
- James Burchett — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-28** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2025-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2025-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-14** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14** Act 251 `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c6ab350-9545-4767-92ef-1d0c28ed9f50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Education; updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to provide updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; to provide for continued eligibility for students already enrolled in the program; to provide for the creation of a funding formula; to provide for policies, rules, and regulations; to repeal provisions regarding participation agreements, QBE funding, and accountability assessments for the program; to provide for continuation of the program and eliminate a provision providing for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1293"
citation: "Georgia HB 1293 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charles Martin", "Jan Jones", "Kasey Carpenter", "Robert Dickey", "Tim Fleming"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-12"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a45f569d-cc74-4926-888d-f23252dc6479"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1f3606da6b154ce0a9264e04b3d6d0bf3895cb781ed5d75f9d155b297289417c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1293 (2025_26) — Education; updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to provide updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; to provide for continued eligibility for students already enrolled in the program; to provide for the creation of a funding formula; to provide for policies, rules, and regulations; to repeal provisions regarding participation agreements, QBE funding, and accountability assessments for the program; to provide for continuation of the program and eliminate a provision providing for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1293/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246709.pdf)
2. **LC 61 0387/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242520.pdf)
3. **LC 61 0425S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245276.pdf)
4. **LC 61 0425S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243619.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #651 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #747 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Charles Martin — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Tim Fleming — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 389 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a45f569d-cc74-4926-888d-f23252dc6479`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Pierce County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Pierce County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1297"
citation: "Georgia HB 1297 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Meeks"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-12"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2faaa27-70d1-4c9f-acab-40b8fcea6349"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3b58369cd047d714a90953550dd465337e9838ac81acdb642764189ec74f61fd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1297 (2025_26) — Pierce County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Pierce County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1297/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244724.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3956/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242515.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242542.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #537 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #600 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 554 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2faaa27-70d1-4c9f-acab-40b8fcea6349`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Echols County; Board of Education; provide for compensation"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the compensation of the Echols County Board of Education; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 13"
citation: "Georgia HB 13 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Corbett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-13"
last_action: "2025-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a5c9ac4-1870-4b99-b63e-bcb5998b18b6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ad41d6121b2a2c4b65d58621cafe214181ab0e618717d0bb6ce88e1ef1048702"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 13 (2025_26) — Echols County; Board of Education; provide for compensation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the compensation of the Echols County Board of Education; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 13/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232372.pdf)
2. **LC 61 0020/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/229807.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/229837.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #45 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–1** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #15 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **160–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-05** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-02-05** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-12** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13** Act 133 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a5c9ac4-1870-4b99-b63e-bcb5998b18b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education and Workforce Strategy Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 34, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, labor and industrial relations, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for the reconstitution of the Office of Student Achievement as the Office of Education and Workforce Strategy; to provide for a combined Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Plan and Perkins State Plan; to provide for registered apprenticeship programs; to designate the Technical College System of Georgia as the state apprenticeship agency for the State of Georgia and provide for related authority and responsibilities; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1302"
citation: "Georgia HB 1302 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Devan Seabaugh", "Matt Dubnik", "Matthew Gambill", "Scott Hilton", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-12"
last_action: "2026-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35f84c68-8651-44fb-9efb-4443e74dc0b3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4fb81a91c1d5f35377764d2bacdc1baf12f0dd8a9067cc6f85e82256b2161ba9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1302 (2025_26) — Education and Workforce Strategy Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 34, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, labor and industrial relations, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for the reconstitution of the Office of Student Achievement as the Office of Education and Workforce Strategy; to provide for a combined Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Plan and Perkins State Plan; to provide for registered apprenticeship programs; to designate the Technical College System of Georgia as the state apprenticeship agency for the State of Georgia and provide for related authority and responsibilities; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1302/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246485.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2638-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242572.pdf)
3. **LC 49 2730-ECS/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245001.pdf)
4. **LC 49 2730-ECS/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244455.pdf)
5. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0312** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246392.pdf)
6. **Sen Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246395.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #734 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **29–16** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #735 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **29–19** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #608 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **172–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #736 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 474 `executive-signature`
- **2026-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35f84c68-8651-44fb-9efb-4443e74dc0b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Brookhaven, City of; increase existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $200,000.00"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Brookhaven in DeKalb County, approved April 16, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5527), as amended, so as to increase the existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $200,000.00; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1307"
citation: "Georgia HB 1307 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Karen Lupton", "Scott Holcomb", "Shea Roberts"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-12"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab1f74ad-3b02-478a-bd87-e90387b42dfc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "99429b10898ec7e3f149b8cbcefcdf7f16553ba086784df0aa84c4ddbce09b38"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1307 (2025_26) — Brookhaven, City of; increase existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $200,000.00
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Brookhaven in DeKalb County, approved April 16, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5527), as amended, so as to increase the existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $200,000.00; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1307/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246632.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3960/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242575.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242642.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #693 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **159–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #745 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Karen Lupton — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
- Shea Roberts — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 555 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab1f74ad-3b02-478a-bd87-e90387b42dfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to self-service storage facilities, so as to revise the advertisement requirements before an owner of a self-service storage facility can enforce an owner's lien; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 131"
citation: "Georgia HB 131 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE AND TRADE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Oliver", "Matt Reeves", "Mitchell Scoggins", "Rob Leverett", "Scott Holcomb", "Stan Gunter"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-27"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9157061e-1aeb-4394-8847-dd60d568a3dd"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "df965e9cb977b8db74392be96799b0defdaf1b4019dd9fc30f1bdf36c9980840"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 131 (2025_26) — Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to self-service storage facilities, so as to revise the advertisement requirements before an owner of a self-service storage facility can enforce an owner's lien; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 131/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239302.pdf)
2. **LC 62 0052/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230368.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 62 0194S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236824.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #92 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #428 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #406 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
- Stan Gunter — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-02-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Tabled
- **2025-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
- **2025-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2025-04-04** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2025-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-12** Act 125 `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9157061e-1aeb-4394-8847-dd60d568a3dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "State symbols; cotton as official state fabric; designate"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate cotton as the official state fabric; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1310"
citation: "Georgia HB 1310 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "Angie O'Steen", "Chas Cannon", "Jaclyn Ford", "Robert Dickey", "Steven Meeks"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-12"
last_action: "2026-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc5cb4e1-d06c-4b8c-95b0-9727c1561060"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "b9118c83d56d8422cde61e03e2b9b82b9ff9a776a0d2f4d00f4133698154056d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1310 (2025_26) — State symbols; cotton as official state fabric; designate
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate cotton as the official state fabric; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1310/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249039.pdf)
2. **LC 60 0287/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242574.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #592 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #912 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **39–10** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #981 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–1** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Al Williams — primary (person)
- Angie O'Steen — primary (person)
- Chas Cannon — primary (person)
- Jaclyn Ford — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Steven Meeks — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Tabled
- **2026-04-02** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-06** Act 430 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc5cb4e1-d06c-4b8c-95b0-9727c1561060`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Walker County; school district ad valorem tax; remove five year residency requirement for homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Walker County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved May 13, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3901), so as to remove the five year residency requirement for the homestead exemption for residents of such school district who are 75 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1316"
citation: "Georgia HB 1316 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cameron", "Steve Tarvin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-17"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/144c8cf6-6c8e-411a-b89b-70234397b564"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "47dd7677862ab21698599ce4e34285cad194658467c60facf7eab0ce305a8835"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1316 (2025_26) — Walker County; school district ad valorem tax; remove five year residency requirement for homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Walker County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved May 13, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3901), so as to remove the five year residency requirement for the homestead exemption for residents of such school district who are 75 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1316/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248120.pdf)
2. **LC 61 0340/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242733.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242752.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #847 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #693 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **159–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #835 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **26–22** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mike Cameron — primary (person)
- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Tabled
- **2026-03-27** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 556 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/144c8cf6-6c8e-411a-b89b-70234397b564`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fort Oglethorpe, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Fort Oglethorpe to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1317"
citation: "Georgia HB 1317 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cameron", "Mitchell Horner", "Steve Tarvin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-17"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8cc570fe-2a0b-4a0a-9efc-838d37591c74"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d8e80d40e8d6f88d7df0ce4ae2926da77880b77ca8cb4ebb1e1b09295dd3c763"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1317 (2025_26) — Fort Oglethorpe, City of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Fort Oglethorpe to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1317/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248544.pdf)
2. **LC 47 3939/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242734.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242765.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #885 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **41–3** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #600 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **166–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mike Cameron — primary (person)
- Mitchell Horner — primary (person)
- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Act 649 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8cc570fe-2a0b-4a0a-9efc-838d37591c74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cartersville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Cartersville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $100,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1321"
citation: "Georgia HB 1321 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew Gambill", "Mitchell Scoggins"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-17"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bc55468-380d-47f3-8b41-3554b2efd31f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1591b3459637a069d3c79e84252df42297e1b9130bb2c07254acae061b489f83"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1321 (2025_26) — Cartersville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Cartersville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $100,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1321/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246332.pdf)
2. **LC 62 0367/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242744.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242753.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #728 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #693 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **159–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 557 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0bc55468-380d-47f3-8b41-3554b2efd31f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "University of North Georgia military scholarships; authorize selection committee to select additional scholarship recipients"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 5A of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to University of North Georgia military scholarships, so as to authorize the selection committee to select additional scholarship recipients; to authorize additional nominations for candidates to receive a scholarship; to provide a limit on the number of scholarships that can be awarded; to provide criteria for selecting scholarship recipients; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1328"
citation: "Georgia HB 1328 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter Barrett", "Houston Gaines", "Josh Bonner", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Dubnik", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-17"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1c94637-0af9-4200-abe8-b9245b181db7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0012ebd85950560d21716107651e549c01257e1fc05fbc0bda0278f66967feab"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1328 (2025_26) — University of North Georgia military scholarships; authorize selection committee to select additional scholarship recipients
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 5A of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to University of North Georgia military scholarships, so as to authorize the selection committee to select additional scholarship recipients; to authorize additional nominations for candidates to receive a scholarship; to provide a limit on the number of scholarships that can be awarded; to provide criteria for selecting scholarship recipients; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1328/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247674.pdf)
2. **LC 61 0393/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242798.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #814 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #653 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 469 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1c94637-0af9-4200-abe8-b9245b181db7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substances; Schedule I; provide certain provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for certain provisions relating to Schedule I controlled substances; to provide for certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drugs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1329"
citation: "Georgia HB 1329 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Newton", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-17"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0810e435-e28e-4e2d-ba0c-ab5d3adb5364"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "beccd0edd91c57181f3da6f651e15de4d09ea5b4a3df3a9768a68fb9a28db23e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1329 (2025_26) — Controlled substances; Schedule I; provide certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for certain provisions relating to Schedule I controlled substances; to provide for certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drugs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 1329/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246942.pdf)
2. **LC 65 0071/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242800.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #779 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #561 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **171–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-17** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 390 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0810e435-e28e-4e2d-ba0c-ab5d3adb5364`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).

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