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Legislator > Shaw Blackmon
State Representative
Shaw Blackmon
(R) - Georgia
Georgia House District 146
In Office - Started: 08/20/2015
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Capitol Office
State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-5103
District Mailing Address
P.O. Box 729
Bonaire, GA 31005
Bonaire, GA 31005
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB222 | Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require | AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bonds and recognizances in criminal proceedings, so as to require the inclusion of certain contact information on such bonds and recognizances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB290 | Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law | AN ACT To amend Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of revenue and taxation, so as to revise 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB296 | Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions | AN ACT To amend Code Section 21-2-417 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to presentation of proper identification to poll workers, swearing of statement when unable to produce, use of provisional ballots, and penalty for false swearing, so as to require the presentation of a Georgia driver's license as proper identification at a polling place be in a physical format; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting, trapping, or fishing, so as to require the presentation of driver's license in physical format for issuance of a fishing, hunting, or trapping license or lifetime sportsman's license; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers' licenses, so as to provide that presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format satisfies the requirement to possess a driver's license while operating a motor vehicle; to prohibit the compelling of a licensee to produce a wireless telecommunications device to a law enforcement officer; to require the provision of equipment and the implementation of technology capable of verifying validity of driver's licenses in such electronic formats; to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alternative ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles and title ad valorem tax fee, so as to provide for an alternative method for payment of title ad valorem tax for certain modified HB 296/AP rental vehicles; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB360 | Revenue and taxation; rehabilitation of historic structures; revise tax credit | 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 revise a tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic structures; to authorize a reduced credit to be claimed in certain taxable years for certain preapproved rehabilitations provided that a certificate of occupancy is obtained; to provide for a territory applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB399 | Property; require certain residential landlords to have in-state staff to manage tenant communications | AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 74 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local enforcement boards created on or after January 1, 2003, so as to require that certain information regarding the property managers of certain properties is provided upon request of a code enforcement officer; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlords and tenants in general, so as to require certain residential landlords to have in-state staff to manage tenant communications related to such properties; to amend Chapter 40 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to real estate brokers and salespersons, so as to revise provisions related to persons exempted from such chapter; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB416 | Local government; enterprise zones; revise class of retailer from which fees may be collected | AN ACT To amend Chapter 88 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to enterprise zones, so as to revise the class of retailer from which fees may be collected; to revise the period of existence of enterprise zones; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB308 | Motor vehicles; operation of miniature on-road vehicles on certain highways; provide | AN ACT To amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for the operation of miniature on-road vehicles on certain highways; to provide for standards for registration of such vehicles; to provide for issuance of license plates for miniature on-road vehicles; to provide for an annual licensing fee for such vehicles; to exempt such vehicles from certificate of title requirements; to provide for equipment and operating standards for such vehicles; to provide local authorities with the power to prohibit operation of such vehicles; to require posting of notice of such prohibition upon highways; to provide a sentencing court with authority to order the installation of a device which limits the speed of a motor vehicle as part of the punishment for conviction of the offense of reckless stunt driving; to provide for procedures and conditions upon issuance of such orders; to provide for notification to the Department of Revenue; to provide for a penalty; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide that fingerprints shall not be obtained for offenses relating to operation of a motor vehicle with unauthorized levels of window or windshield tinting or unlawful installation of such; to revise and provide for a definition; to provide for the issuance of a refusal to sign citation; to provide for a penalty; to amend Code Section 48-5-473 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to returns for taxation and application for and issuance of license plates upon payment of taxes due, so as to provide for HB 308/AP payment of ad valorem taxes upon miniature on-road vehicles; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Vetoed |
| HB422 | State employees' health insurance; include high deductible health plans | AN ACT To amend Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employees' insurance and benefits plans, so as to require that the state employees' health insurance plan include high deductible health plans; to provide for certain employees enrolled in such high deductible health plans to have the ability to make pretax contributions to health savings accounts through deductions from the salary, wages, or other compensation payable to such employees; to authorize deductions from the salary, wages, or other compensation of such employees for such accounts; to encourage other governmental entities that employ other employees enrolled in such high deductible health plans to provide such other employees the ability to make pretax contributions to health savings accounts through deductions from the salary, wages, or other compensation payable to such other employees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB511 | Insurance; deductions from taxable income for contributions by taxpayers to catastrophe savings accounts and interest earned on such accounts; provide | 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 provide for tax advantaged catastrophe savings accounts; to establish limits for contributions to and withdrawals from such accounts; to provide for tax treatment of contributions, interest, and withdrawals; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB224 | Highways, bridges, and ferries; construction or maintenance of roads upon military bases or installations paid for by the United States Department of Defense or other entities; authorize | AN ACT To amend Chapter 1 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to authorize the construction or maintenance of roads upon military bases or installations by the Department of Transportation when done so through agreement with and when paid for by the United States Department of Defense or other federal entity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB136 | Income tax; contributions to foster child support organizations; expand tax credit | AN ACT To amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to revise and create new tax credits related to children; to increase the state tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses; to create new tax credits for individuals with children under the age of six, for employers that pay certain child care expenses, and for insurance companies against insurance premium tax liability for contributions to qualified organizations that support foster children and justice involved youth; to provide for terms, conditions, limitations, and procedures for such credits; to revise a tax credit for contributions to foster child support organizations; to expand the organizations that qualify for such contributions; to allow such organizations to include as qualified expenditures certain services for justice involved youth; to provide for the services that are qualified expenditures; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for certifying and decertifying qualified organizations; to provide for information sharing and limitations thereof; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a sunset; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB475 | Income tax credit; film, gaming, video or digital production; revise a definition | AN ACT To amend Code Section 48-7-40.26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income tax credits for film, gaming, video, or digital production, so as to revise a definition; to revise rules and regulations; to authorize certain fees; to require companies to pay court costs if the denial of certification is upheld by a court on appeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB586 | Revenue and taxation; intangible recording tax; revise notes | AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to intangible recording tax, so as to revise the notes for which such tax is imposed; to provide for procedures; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB148 | Public Accountancy Act off 2025; enact | AN ACT To amend Chapter 3 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to accountants, so as to revise provisions relating to the education and experience requirements of certified public accountants; to revise provisions relating to licensure of firms practicing public accountancy; to revise provisions relating to reciprocity; to conform terminology; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government budget and audits, so as to conform a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB111 | Income tax; reduce rate of tax | 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB112 | Income tax; one-time tax credit for taxpayers who filed returns for both 2023 and 2024 taxable years; provide | 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB260 | Ad valorem tax; increase amount of a state-wide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes | AN ACT To amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to increase the amount of a state-wide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HB632 | Professions and businesses; clarify certain veterans' eligibility for exemption with regard to payment of occupation taxes, administrative fees, and regulatory fees | AN ACT To amend Chapter 12 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disabled veterans and blind persons engaging in peddling, operating businesses, or practicing professions, so as to clarify certain veterans' eligibility for exemption with regard to payment of occupation taxes, administrative fees, and regulatory fees; to provide a definition of "armed conflict" consistent with current federal law; to provide for armed conflicts to be equivalent to periods of war with regard to certain exemptions; to provide for certain procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HB704 | State government; auditor produce certain monthly and annual reports; replace requirement | AN ACT To amend Code Section 50-6-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to maintenance of statistics on architectural and engineering firms doing business with the state and ineligibility of firms, so as to replace the requirement that the state auditor produce certain monthly reports with the requirement that he or she produce annual reports; to provide for the removal of certain requirements; to amend Code Sections 42-2-14 and 50-22-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to power of Governor to declare state of emergency with regard to jail and prison overcrowding and exemptions from requirements and construction with Code Section 50-6-25, respectively, so as to provide for cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HB560 | Joint county and municipal sales and use tax (LOST); negotiations for distribution of tax proceeds; revise provisions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to exempt from local taxes the sale or use of construction materials used in certain capital outlay projects for educational purposes; to provide that such exemption only applies to projects for local school systems that have in effect certain homestead exemptions from property taxation; to provide for conditions, limitations, and definitions; to provide for payment, collection, and refunds; to provide for an automatic repeal; to provide for the maximum amount of local sales and use taxes that may be imposed; to revise provisions related to a special district sales and use tax; to provide for conditions under which such tax may be imposed; to provide for clarifications; to revise provisions related to the joint county and municipal sales and use tax (LOST); to provide for the distribution of tax proceeds under certain circumstances; to limit the application of certain requirements with respect to absent counties; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HB890 | Sales and use tax; exemption for sale or use of certain noncommercial written materials or mailings by certain nonprofit organizations; extend sunset provision | 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 provision for an exemption from state and local sales and use taxes for the sale or use of certain noncommercial written materials or mailings by certain nonprofit organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB894 | Georgia Second Look Act; enact | AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to authorize the sentencing court to review and resentence certain cases where the punishment of life without parole was imposed; to provide for a petition; to provide for a hearing; to provide for the right to counsel; to provide for notice to the victim; to provide for an appeal process; to provide for limitations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HR887 | House Study Committee on Reducing and Prioritizing Mandates for Public School Administration; create | A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Reducing and Prioritizing Mandates for Public School Administration; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB880 | Income tax; reduce tax rate that may be reached under certain conditions | 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. | Introduced |
| HB463 | Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption | 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. | Crossed Over |
| HB310 | Student Teacher Promotion Act; enact | AN ACT To amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for educational programs, so as to establish a program to support recruitment of teachers by providing grant funds to be paid by public schools to student teachers participating in the required student teaching component of their teacher education programs; to provide for applications for grants; to provide for maximum payments; to require the State Board of Education to establish rules and regulations to implement the program; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB92 | Revenue and taxation; postpone date by which local governing authorities can opt out of base year homestead exemption | AN ACT To amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for the contents of property tax bills; to revise a state-wide base year homestead exemption; to clarify that a surviving spouse does not need to reapply for such exemption; to provide for procedures to elect to opt out and rescind an election to opt out of such exemption; to provide for an additional period to apply for a homestead exemption in certain circumstances; to provide for the contents of annual notices of assessment; to provide for forms for such notices; to provide for requirements for calculating and certifying estimated roll-back rates; to revise definitions; to exempt from local taxes the sale or use of construction materials used in certain capital outlay projects for educational purposes; to provide that such exemption only applies to projects for local school systems that have in effect certain homestead exemptions from property taxation; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for payment, collection, and refunds; to provide for an automatic repeal; to provide for the maximum amount of local sales and use taxes that may be imposed; to revise provisions related to a special district sales and use tax; to provide for conditions under which such tax may be imposed; to provide for clarifications; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. HB 92/AP | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR870 | Thomas, Jade; one of 10 finalists for the 2026 Georgia Teacher of the Year; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Jade Thomas, one of 10 finalists for the 2026 Georgia Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR888 | Barker, Clarence "Ed"; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Clarence "Ed" Barker; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB818 | Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership for each judge employed full time in the Georgia Tax Court; provide | 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 membership in the system for each judge employed full time in the Georgia Tax Court; to provide for creditable service; to provide for transfer of funds; to provide for transfer of membership service; to provide for payments of full actuarial costs; to provide for all other individuals employed by the court; to provide for earnable monthly compensation for purposes of contributions and benefit amounts; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HR655 | House Study Committee on Gaming in the State of Georgia; create | A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Gaming in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HR42 | General Assembly; motor fuel and diesel fuel taxes; ratify Governor Brian P. Kemp's Executive Orders | A RESOLUTION ratifying Governor Brian P. Kemp's Executive Order Nos. 10.01.24.02, 10.08.24.01, and 10.15.24.01 suspending the collection of motor fuel and diesel fuel taxes; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB361 | Income tax; exempt all retirement income received as retirement benefits in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components | AN ACT To amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to exempt from taxation all income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HR250 | Local government; adopt an alternative method of appraisal and assessment of real property located within the county for taxation; provide - CA | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the governing authority of any county or consolidated government shall be authorized to adopt an alternative method of appraisal and assessment of real property located within such county for taxation; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB429 | Ad valorem tax; exempt vehicles owned by a natural person for which a title was issued before March 1, 2013 | AN ACT To amend Part 2 of Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles, so as to exempt from ad valorem taxation motor vehicles owned by a natural person for which a title was issued in this state before March 1, 2013; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| HR556 | Jackson, Richard L.; recipient of the 2025 Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award; commend | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Richard L. Jackson, recipient of the 2025 Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR473 | Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant; 2024 Georgia Peach Queens; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant and congratulating the 2024 Georgia Peach Queens; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR445 | Fellowship Bible Baptist Church; occasion of its 45th anniversary; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Fellowship Bible Baptist Church on the occasion of its 45th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB599 | Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; employ certain beneficiaries as classroom teachers in a full-time capacity; extend program | AN ACT To amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 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, 2030; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB276 | Income tax; change certain definitions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB537 | Revenue and taxation; maximum amount of local sales and use taxes that may be imposed; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to provide for the maximum amount of local sales and use taxes that may be imposed; to revise provisions related to a special district sales and use tax; to provide for conditions under which such tax may be imposed; to provide for clarifications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HR286 | Farley, Mr. Sharoko; commend | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Mr. Sharoko Farley; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB438 | Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; allow certain sworn law enforcement officers to be eligible for retirement benefits at age 55; provisions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to allow all sworn law enforcement officers serving in and the commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Safety to be eligible for regular retirement benefits at the age of 55 years, certain disability benefits, and certain provisions for purchasing creditable service; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB372 | Teachers Retirement System; certain beneficiaries hired to work in certain areas; provisions | AN ACT To amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement allowances, disability benefits, and spouses' benefits, so as to remove the requirement that certain subject areas be designated as an area of highest need for certain beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia to be hired to work in such areas; to provide for the extension of provisions to 2030; to provide for areas of highest need to be determined for a public school system rather than a RESA; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB257 | Motor vehicles; issuance of metal fleet motor vehicle license plates to certain owners prior to registration of a vehicle; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 2A of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of fleet vehicles, so as to provide for the issuance of metal fleet motor vehicle license plates to certain owners prior to registration of a vehicle; to provide for application for the issuance of such license plates; to provide for the development of a system by the Department of Revenue that enables certain owners to assign and register fleet vehicles; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB275 | Income tax; change certain definitions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB279 | Sales and use tax; change certain definitions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxes; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB272 | Revenue and taxation; definitions; change certain provisions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding revenue and taxation, so as to change certain provisions regarding definitions; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB280 | Sales and use tax; change certain definitions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxes; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB278 | Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; change certain definitions | AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxes; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB271 | Revenue and taxation; definitions; change certain provisions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding revenue and taxation, so as to change certain provisions regarding definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB281 | Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxation; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB282 | Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxation; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB274 | Alternative ad valorem tax; motor vehicles; change certain definitions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 5C of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxation; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB273 | Title ad valorem tax; motor vehicles; change certain definitions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 5C of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to title ad valorem tax on motor vehicles, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxation; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HB277 | Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; change certain definitions | AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxes; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Introduced |
| HR140 | Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and ENGAGE: Youth in Government; sponsors the Georgia Youth Assembly among other programs that cultivate youth civic engagement; commend | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and ENGAGE: Youth in Government, which sponsors the Georgia Youth Assembly among other programs that cultivate youth civic engagement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR134 | Career and Technical Education Month; February 2025; Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol; February 5, 2025; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month and February 5, 2025, as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR141 | National School Counseling Week; February 3-7, 2025; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing the week of February 3-7, 2025, as National School Counseling Week; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HR17 | Veterans who were victims of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War; commend | A RESOLUTION honoring and recognizing the veterans who were victims of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR7 | George C. Trulock, Jr. Memorial Highway; Grady County; dedicate | Agree To Senate Sub As Amended By House: House Vote #418 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB54 | Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize | Agree To Senate Sub As Amend By House: House Vote #438 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB37 | Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #408 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB36 | Guardian and ward; revise list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #407 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB10 | Superior Courts of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit; additional judge; provide | Passage: House Vote #425 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB12 | Inspection of Public Records; documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; revise provisions | Passage: House Vote #432 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB68 | General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026 | Adopt Conference Comm. Report: House Vote #420 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR40 | House Study Committee on Reinsurance for Essential Industries; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB105 | Public officers and employees; increase indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #411 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB131 | Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #406 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB155 | Local government; selection and objection to arbitrators; revise procedures | Agree To Senate Amend To Ham To Ssub: House Vote #451 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR72 | House Study Committee on Cancer Care Access; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB150 | Combating Threats from China Act of 2025 - Higher Education; enact | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #409 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB156 | Transportation, Department of; authority over vertiports; provide | Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #410 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB179 | Appellate practice; digital recording of certain trial proceedings; provide | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #412 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB197 | Insurance; health care provider to respond to a private review agent or utility review entity's attempt to discuss the patient's care; detail the effort | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #413 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB217 | Education; make Dual Achievement Program a permanent state-wide program | Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #414 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB266 | Income tax; exempt income received as personal compensation for full-time duty in the active military service of the United States | Agree To Senate Amend To Ham To Ssub: House Vote #419 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB233 | State symbols; Brunswick stew as the official state stew; designate | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #442 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB253 | Ethan's Law; enact | Agree To Senate Sub As Amended By House: House Vote #439 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB296 | Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions | Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #448 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB101 | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; testing in the newborn screening system; require | Passage: House Vote #427 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB308 | Motor vehicles; operation of miniature on-road vehicles on certain highways; provide | Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #415 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB370 | Ad valorem tax; school districts; state-wide base year homestead exemption; provisions | Agree To Senate Sub As Amended By House: House Vote #423 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB360 | Revenue and taxation; rehabilitation of historic structures; revise tax credit | Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #443 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB352 | Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act; enact | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #452 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB371 | Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #422 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB399 | Property; require certain residential landlords to have in-state staff to manage tenant communications | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #447 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB422 | State employees' health insurance; include high deductible health plans | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #450 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB148 | Public School Property and Facilities; outdoor learning spaces pilot program; provide | Passage: House Vote #445 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB179 | Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require | Passage: House Vote #430 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB491 | Game and fish; remove an exception for use of air guns to hunt wildlife | Agree To Senate Am As Amended By House: House Vote #424 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB218 | Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide | Passage: House Vote #431 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB204 | Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow | Passage: House Vote #429 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB204 | Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow | Table: House Vote #428 | 04/04/2025 | Nay |
| HB516 | State government; authorize county and regional library boards to conduct meetings via teleconference | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #453 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB513 | Local government; criteria for service delivery strategy; revise provisions | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #440 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR304 | House Study Committee on the Costs and Effects of Smoking; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB207 | Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create | Passage: House Vote #433 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB586 | Revenue and taxation; intangible recording tax; revise notes | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #405 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB567 | Professions and businesses; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #416 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB234 | City of Dalton; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption | Sbs 234, 235, & 336 Passage: House Vote #436 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB234 | City of Dalton; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption | Recon Sb 234, 235, & 336: House Vote #435 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB234 | City of Dalton; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption | Local Calendar : House Vote #434 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR347 | Georgia high schools; establish flag football programs for girls; urge | Adopt: House Vote #426 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB235 | Whitfield County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption | Sbs 234, 235, & 336 Passage: House Vote #436 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB235 | Whitfield County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption | Recon Sb 234, 235, & 336: House Vote #435 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB235 | Whitfield County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption | Local Calendar : House Vote #434 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB582 | Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #417 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB645 | Health; COVID-19 testing of staff members in long term-care facilities; repeal certain provisions | Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #441 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB630 | State Board of Registration; remove used car division and the used parts division; provisions | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #421 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB651 | Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions | Agree To Senate Sub As House Amended: House Vote #446 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB652 | Motor fuel tax; electricity delivered by certain electric vehicle charging stations; provide exception | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #449 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR429 | House Study Committee on Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR557 | House Study Committee on Georgia's Investment Funds; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR558 | House Study Committee on the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB330 | City of Atlanta; independent school district ad valorem for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption | Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #437 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB332 | County Board of Education of DeKalb County; board members shall only be elected by electors of the DeKalb County school district; provide | Local Calendar : House Vote #434 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB336 | Dade County; school district ad valorem taxes; homestead exemption | Sbs 234, 235, & 336 Passage: House Vote #436 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB336 | Dade County; school district ad valorem taxes; homestead exemption | Recon Sb 234, 235, & 336: House Vote #435 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB336 | Dade County; school district ad valorem taxes; homestead exemption | Local Calendar : House Vote #434 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR611 | House Study Committee on Abandoned Child Placement Following Hospital Discharge; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR711 | House Study Committee on Student Attendance in PreK-12 Education; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR753 | House Study Committee on Improving Access to Internal Medicine in Rural Areas; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR847 | House Study Committee on Evaluating Funding for Public Health; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB896 | Hall County; levy an excise tax | Local Calendar : House Vote #434 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR885 | House Study Committee on Election Procedures; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR887 | House Study Committee on Reducing and Prioritizing Mandates for Public School Administration; create | Uncontested House Resolutions: House Vote #444 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB5 | Private Review Agents; health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions in prior authorization requirements; provide | Passage: House Vote #378 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SR8 | Deputy Brandon Cunningham Memorial Intersection; Paulding County; dedicate | Adopt: House Vote #387 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB17 | "Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; enact | Passage: House Vote #380 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB20 | Veterinarians; student loan repayment; who practice shelter medicine and in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics; provide; create the State Veterinary Education Board for Shelter Medicine and Pet Sterilization | Passage: House Vote #399 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB94 | Insurance; medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; require coverage | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #383 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB136 | Income tax; contributions to foster child support organizations; expand tax credit | Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #397 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB36 | "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact | Passage: House Vote #401 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB129 | Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #398 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB155 | Local government; selection and objection to arbitrators; revise procedures | Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #396 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB40 | Secondary Metals Recyclers; the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; provide for applicability | Agree To Sam To Hsub: House Vote #403 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB46 | "Government Serves the People Act"; enact | Passage: House Vote #400 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB182 | Life insurance; excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; prohibit | Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #384 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB100 | "Andee's Law"; enact | Passage: House Vote #386 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB125 | Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; decouple the sequential order of experience and examination requirements | Passage: House Vote #385 | 04/02/2025 | Abstain |
| SB132 | Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require | Passage: House Vote #390 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB131 | Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment | Passage: House Vote #381 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB173 | Pleadings and Motions; movants to file notices of uncontested motions in superior courts and state courts; authorize | Passage: House Vote #379 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB185 | Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit | Passage: House Vote #391 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SR231 | Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange; Fulton County; dedicate | Adopt: House Vote #388 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB575 | Transportation, Department of; authorize notice of certain public hearings by electronic publication | Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #382 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB244 | Criminal Proceedings; the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in a criminal case to the defendant upon such defendant making a successful motion to disqualify the prosecuting attorney for misconduct in connection with the case; provide | Passage: House Vote #392 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB255 | General Assembly; authorization of statutory investigatory powers to certain committees of the General Assembly; codify a process | Passage: House Vote #402 | 04/02/2025 | Absent |
| SB291 | Special License Plates; establish an "America First" specialty license plate | Passage: House Vote #393 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB259 | Juvenile Code; certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; provide | Passage: House Vote #389 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB328 | State Court of Henry County; additional judge; provide | Local Calendar : House Vote #377 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB329 | Flint Judicial Circuit; chief judge; annual stipend in addition to county compensation to superior court judges; provide | Local Calendar : House Vote #377 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB340 | City of Tybee Island; selection of a mayor pro tem; provide | Local Calendar : House Vote #377 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB345 | Magistrate Court of Crawford County; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize | Local Calendar : House Vote #377 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB344 | Probate Court of Crawford County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize | Local Calendar : House Vote #377 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB347 | Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority; method of appointing the membership; change | Local Calendar : House Vote #377 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB862 | Fulton County; fix salary of sheriff | Reconsider: House Vote #395 | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB862 | Fulton County; fix salary of sheriff | Supplemental Local Calendar : House Vote #394 | 04/02/2025 | Abstain |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Georgia House Appropriations Committee | Ex-Officio | 80 |
| Detail | Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee | 6 | |
| Detail | Georgia House Insurance Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Georgia House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee | Ex-Officio | 3 |
| Detail | Georgia House Resource Management Special Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Georgia House Rules Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Georgia House Rural Development Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Georgia House Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Committee | 7 | |
| Detail | Georgia House Ways and Means Committee | Chair | 1 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | Georgia House District 146 | House | Republican | In Office | 08/20/2015 |