sb 472 school board financial mismanagement intervention education a bill to be entitled an act to amend chapter 2 of title 20 of the official code of georgia annotated, rebating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the suspension of members of local boards of education following certain audit findings or findings by the state auditor of financial mismanagement or misconduct; to provide for a cap on the total amount of advance distributions of state allotted funds that may be made by the state board of education to local units of administration; to provide for intervention plans; to provide for the authority of the state auditor relative to such intervention plans; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay signed into law bipartisan leesa hagan r

sb 442 drivers' licenses; revocation and expiration of commercial drivers' licenses for noncitizens; provide transportation & infrastructure a bill to be entitled an act to amend chapter 5 of title 40 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to drivers' licenses, so as to provide for revocation and expiration of commercial drivers' licenses for noncitizens; to provide for testing requirements for renewal of commercial drivers' licenses for noncitizens; to amend chapter 36 of title 50 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to verification of lawful presence within the united states, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay did not pass bipartisan jon burns r

sb 369 completion charter schools, virtual students, charter incentives education a bill to be entitled an act to amend article 31 of chapter 2 of title 20 of the official code of georgia annotated, the "charter schools act of 1998," so as to provide for completion charter schools; to provide for rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; to provide for the conversion of existing charter schools to completion charter schools; to provide for measurable objective performance standards; to provide for separate principles and standards for completion charter schools; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan trey kelley r

sb 33 property tax / local homestead option sales tax taxes & budget a bill to be entitled an act to amend chapter 23 of title 2 of the official code of georgia annotated, the "georgia hemp farming act," so as to provide limits on the total thc concentration of consumable hemp products; to revise provisions concerning the certificate of analysis applicable to consumable hemp products; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay signed into law bipartisan david jenkins r

sb 220 putting georgia's patients first act / medical cannabis healthcare a bill to be entitled an act to amend various provisions of the o.c.g.a., so as to rename low thc oil as medical cannabis; to amend chapter 12 of title 16, article 2 of chapter 13 of title 16, and article 1 of chapter 2a of title 31 of the o.c.g.a., relating to offenses against the public health and morals, regulation of controlled substances, and general provisions relative to the department of public health, respectively, so as to clarify and revise criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan devan seabaugh r

sb 195 pharmacist prep/pep authority healthcare a bill to be entitled an act to amend article 6 of chapter 4 of title 26 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to pharmacies, so as to provide that pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; to amend article 2 of chapter 34 of title 43 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to provide for the approval or development of a training program for pharmacists by the georgia state board of pharmacy; to require pharmacists to complete such training program before dispensing preexposure prophylaxis or postexposure prophylaxis; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan beth camp r

sb 179 computer science / ctae graduation requirement education 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 that the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided by such student's previous school to the receiving school within five days; to reduce the number of days by which a parent or guardian of a transferring student shall receive copies of such records;to provide for evidence based youth violence prevention training programs; to provide for student violence prevention clubs; to provide for local policies for anonymous reporting; 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. yea signed into law bipartisan kasey carpenter r

sb 150 retired educators return-to-work extension education a bill to be entitled an act to amend article 7 of chapter 3 of title 47 of the o.c.g.a., relating to retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits, so as to extend the program to permit public school systems to employ certain beneficiaries of the teachers retirement system of georgia as classroom teachers in a full-time capacity to june 30, 2034; to reduce the number of years worked by a beneficiary to 25 before being eligible to be hired under this code section; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan houston gaines r

hr 450 general assembly; authorize sports betting in georgia; provide by law - ca economy & labor a resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the state of georgia so as to authorize the georgia general assembly to provide by general law for sports betting in this state; to provide for the regulation and allocation of revenues of such activities; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. nay did not pass bipartisan bruce williamson r

hr 251 constitutional amendment for nonpartisan probate judge elections elections & government a resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution so as to provide that all probate judges shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan matt reeves r

hr 1243 constitutional amendment for georgia next generation 9-1-1 fund public safety & courts a resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution so as to authorize creation of the georgia next generation 9-1-1 fund; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. yea became law bipartisan jason anavitarte r

hr 1114 homeowner's incentive adjustment clause; remove cap on benefits - ca taxes & budget a resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution so as to remove the cap on benefits granted pursuant to the homeowner's incentive adjustment clause; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. nay did not pass mostly republican support shaw blackmon r

hb 987 voluntary portable benefit plan act economy & labor a bill to be entitled an act to amend chapter 8 of title 34 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to employment security, so as to provide for portable benefit plans and portable benefit accounts for independent contractors; to provide for definitions; to provide for voluntary contributions; to provide for independent contractors to opt in to withholdings; to provide for independent contractors to opt out at any time; to exclude voluntary contributions from establishing the classification of employer or employment; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay became law bipartisan russ goodman r

hb 974 general appropriations; fy 2027 budget taxes & budget a bill to be entitled an act to make and provide appropriations for the state fiscal year beginning july 1, 2026, and ending june 30, 2027; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan beth camp r

hb 973 supplemental appropriations; amended fy 2026 budget taxes & budget a bill to be entitled an act to amend an act making and providing appropriations for the state fiscal year beginning july 1, 2025, and ending june 30, 2026, known as the "general appropriations act," act no. 73, approved may 9, 2025, so as to make, provide, and change certain appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law mostly republican support jason ridley r

hb 945 elder/disabled financial exploitation holds; virtual currency kiosk disclosures technology & consumer protection 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 holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; to provide for procedures for placing and lifting such holds; to no longer require independent credit reports to be obtained from a consumer reporting agency as defined in the federal fair credit reporting act; to provide for procedures for cease and desist orders for unregistered persons providing litigation finance; to provide for judicial hearings to review department decisions regarding litigation finance; to provide for registrant disclosures; to provide for definitions; to make conforming changes; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea became law bipartisan marty harbin r

hb 880 income tax; reduce tax rate that may be reached under certain conditions taxes & budget a bill to be entitled an act to amend article 2 of chapter 7 of title 48 and part 1 of article 4 of chapter 12 of title 45 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes and management of budgetary and financial affairs, respectively, so as to reduce the income tax rate that may be reached under certain conditions; to provide for certain amounts of the revenue shortfall reserve to be used for tax relief; to increase the limitation on the maximum percentage of net revenue allowed to be held in the revenue shortfall reserve; to remove outdated provisions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay did not pass bipartisan alan powell r

hb 651 automated school-zone speed enforcement revisions education a bill to be entitled an act to amend article 2 of chapter 14 of title 40 of the o.c.g.a., relating to speed detection devices, so as to revise provisions relative to the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; to amend title 15 of the o.c.g.a., relating to courts, so as to authorize district attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties relative to the enforcement of laws regarding speeding in a school zone using recorded images; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay signed into law bipartisan matthew gambill r

hb 535 fentanyl trafficking clarification; probation revocation time-served credit transportation & infrastructure a bill to be entitled an act to amend code section 42-8-38 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to arrest or graduated sanctions for probationers violating terms, hearing, disposition of charge, and procedure when probation revoked in county other than that of conviction, so as to provide for credit for time served regarding probation revocation sentencing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan jan jones r

hb 506 emergency ambulance reimbursement / balance-billing limits healthcare a bill to be entitled an act to amend article 7 of chapter 4 of title 49 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; to provide for requirements; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan esther panitch d

hb 463 income tax; revise state income tax rate, deductions and tax relief provisions taxes & budget 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 a state-wide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes for certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments in an amount to be determined by such local governments; 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 approval and identification of additional terms and conditions by local governing authorities; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for contingent repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay became law mostly republican support billy hickman r

hb 439 local homeowner's incentive adjustment grant fund taxes & budget a bill to be entitled an act to amend code section 48-8-50 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to compensation of dealers for reporting and paying tax and reimbursement deduction, so as to revise deductions allowed to dealers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay signed into law bipartisan matt barton r

hb 334 sickle cell disease protection act healthcare a bill to be entitled an act to amend article 7 of chapter 4 of title 49 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to require the department of community health to conduct an annual review of medications and treatment for sickle cell disease for medicaid recipients; to provide for public input; to provide for an annual report; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan todd jones r

hb 328 student scholarship organization expansion / voucher-related tax credits taxes & budget 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 the annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for certain contributions to student scholarship organizations; to increase the time allowed after being preapproved to make the contributions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay became law mostly republican support jason t. dickerson r

hb 297 georgia transportation efficiency authority / atl and grta restructuring taxes & budget a bill to be entitled an act to amend code section 40-1-1 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to definitions relative to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to revise the definition of "multipurpose off-highway vehicle"; to amend article 10 of chapter 5 of title 48 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles and motor homes, so as to define "multipurpose off-highway vehicle" and subclassify such vehicles for ad valorem taxation purposes; to provide that such vehicles shall not be returned or taxed for ad valorem taxation purposes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay signed into law mostly republican support matt reeves r

hb 295 local government liability for sanctuary/homelessness enforcement issues elections & government a bill to be entitled an act to amend chapter 60 of title 36 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation from local governments for loss of property value or expenses incurred due to the local government's failure to comply with or nonenforcement of certain laws, ordinances, and resolutions or due to the local government maintaining a public nuisance; and for other purposes. nay signed into law bipartisan butch parrish r

hb 162 first offender act record sealing public safety & courts a bill to be entitled an act to amend chapter 3 of title 35 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to the georgia bureau of investigation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of first offender act sentences until such status is revoked; to amend article 3 of chapter 8 of title 42 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to first offenders relative to probation, so as to provide for the restriction and seal of first offender sentences at the time of sentencing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan ron stephens r

hb 1470 website-accessibility abusive litigation cause of action economy & labor a bill to be entitled an act to amend chapter 7 of title 51 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and abusive litigation, so as to create a cause of action for abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; to provide factors for evaluating a claim of abusive website access litigation; to provide for a rebuttable presumption when corrective action is taken after receiving notice of an alleged website access violation; to provide for damages; to authorize the attorney general to intervene and seek certain relief and to make investigative demands for evidence in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea became law bipartisan shawn still r

hb 1434 airport affected areas and obstruction zoning elections & government a bill to be entitled an act to amend chapter 3 of title 6 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to powers of local governments as to air facilities, so as to provide for the identification of airport affected areas; to provide for public notice and public hearing; to require the adoption, administration, and enforcement of regulations relative to the use of land in airport affected areas; to provide for standards for adoption of such regulations; to provide for consultation with the department of transportation; to provide for the adoption of local methods of enforcing regulations relative to airport area affected areas; to provide for a method for requesting variances; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea became law mostly republican support kay kirkpatrick r

hb 1415 stone mountain memorial association property trust restrictions transportation & infrastructure a bill to be entitled an act to amend part 4 of article 6 of chapter 3 of title 12 and article 1 of chapter 16 of title 50 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to the stone mountain memorial association and public property of state generally, respectively, so as to require such association to hold all real property obtained before january 1, 1971, in trust; to prohibit such association from selling such real property; to provide for an exception; to provide for requirements for the exceptional sale of real property by such association; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea became law bipartisan matt brass r