hb 1409 mandated reporting of child abuse; legislative settlement disclosure elections & government a bill to be entitled an act to amend article 1 of chapter 7 of title 19 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to provisions relative to parent and child relationship generally, so as to revise mandated reporting of child abuse; to provide for definitions; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for the use of a secure web based reporting platform; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea vetoed bipartisan sam watson r

hb 14 georgia music office and music ready communities act economy & labor 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 cornbread as the official state bread of georgia; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea vetoed bipartisan shawn still r

hb 1379 foreign funding transparency and accountability act education 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 semiannual reports from institutions of the university system of georgia, units of the technical college system of georgia, and local school systems and other public schools regarding funding received from foreign sources; to provide requirements for such reports; to provide for such reports to be made publicly available; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan john carson r

hb 1344 georgia insurance affordability and claims integrity act healthcare a bill to be entitled an act to amend titles 33 and 40 of the o.c.g.a., relating to insurance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to strengthen the enforcement authority of the commissioner of insurance and to clarify regulations on insurance, insurance fraud, uninsured motorists, excluded drivers, premium tax, insurance rates, claims processing, and uninsured or unregistered motor vehicles; to provide for related matters; to provide for short titles; to provide for legislative purposes; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan chris erwin r

hb 134 forestry manufacturing tax credits taxes & budget a bill to be entitled an act to amend title 48 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for definitions; to revise and expand a sales tax exemption for manufactured homes; to provide for a sunset date; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. yea signed into law bipartisan soo hong r

hb 1324 gun silencer expansion public safety & courts a bill to be entitled an act to amend article 4 of chapter 11 of title 16 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to repeal the prohibition on possessing a silencer; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay did not pass bipartisan tyler paul smith r

hb 1302 education and workforce strategy act education 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. yea became law bipartisan chuck hufstetler r

hb 1293 dual achievement program permanence education 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. yea signed into law mostly republican support chuck efstration r

hb 1283 family justice center act; sexual assault evidence retention public safety & courts 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. yea signed into law mostly republican support will wade r

hb 1277 dot housekeeping; project thresholds and ev charging taxation effective date taxes & budget 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. nay became law mostly republican support clint dixon r

hb 1272 stablecoin issuer licensing 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 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. yea became law bipartisan billy hickman r

hb 1247 georgia bureaucratic deference elimination / red tape rollback elections & government 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. nay signed into law bipartisan marvin lim d

hb 1215 additional superior court judges elections & government 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. yea became law bipartisan marcus wiedower r

hb 1209 sales tax exemption for specified convention-center-area construction taxes & budget 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. yea became law bipartisan kimberly new r

hb 1199 internal revenue code update; motor fuel excise tax suspension taxes & budget 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. yea signed into law bipartisan beth camp r

hb 1193 georgia early literacy act of 2026 education 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. yea signed into law bipartisan soo hong r

hb 1187 trey's law / childhood sexual abuse settlement confidentiality public safety & courts 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. yea became law bipartisan chuck martin r

hb 1185 business court jurisdiction for internal entity claims economy & labor 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. nay became law mostly republican support shaw blackmon r

hb 1164 state board of education audit committee and fiscal monitoring education 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. nay signed into law bipartisan jan jones r

hb 1161 emergency vehicle move-over; eluding penalties; school-zone devices education 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. yea signed into law bipartisan sandy donatucci r

hb 1138 increasing access to contraceptives act healthcare 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. yea became law mostly republican support todd jones r

hb 1131 warrant application hearing notice; family cash bond exception public safety & courts 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. yea became law bipartisan jon burns r

hb 1123 after-school programs for pre-k students education 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. yea signed into law mostly republican support shaw blackmon r

hb 1118 paid maternal leave for state employees healthcare 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. yea signed into law bipartisan carmen rice r

hb 1116 property tax levy cap / local sales tax offset proposal taxes & budget a bill to be entitled an act to amend chapters 5 and 8 of title 48 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property and sales and use taxes, respectively, so as to provide for the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; to amend part 4 of article 6 of chapter 2 of title 20 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to financing under the "quality basic education act," so as to exclude amounts attributable to certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation from the equalized adjusted school property tax digest for the purpose of calculating the local five mill share and equalization grants; to amend article 1 of chapter 81 of title 36 of the official code of georgia annotated, relating to local government budgets and audits; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. nay did not pass bipartisan scott hilton r

hb 1107 excellent teacher preparation act education 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. yea signed into law bipartisan johnny chastain r

hb 1075 repeat misdemeanor domestic/violent offense felony treatment public safety & courts 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. yea signed into law bipartisan sandy donatucci r

hb 1030 math matters act education 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. yea signed into law bipartisan scott hilton r

hb 1009 distraction-free education / student personal devices 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 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. yea signed into law mostly republican support will wade r

hb 1001 income tax; reduce rate of tax 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 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. yea did not pass mostly republican support shaw blackmon r