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Legislator > Kay Kirkpatrick
State Senator
Kay Kirkpatrick
(R) - Georgia
Georgia Senate District 32
In Office - Started: 06/02/2017
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Capitol Office
Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-0508
Marietta Office
2146 Roswell Road
Suite 108895
Marietta, GA 30062
Suite 108895
Marietta, GA 30062
Phone: 404-656-3932
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | AN ACT To amend Chapter 46 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certification of private review agents, so as to provide for health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions in prior authorization requirements under certain circumstances; to provide for an annual filing; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 and Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally and employees' insurance and benefits plans, respectively, so as to require coverage for healthcare services for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) in accordance with nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines; to provide for definitions; to allow for deductibles; to prohibit special deductibles; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR8 | Deputy Brandon Cunningham Memorial Intersection; Paulding County; dedicate | A RESOLUTION Dedicating certain portions of the state highway system; and for other purposes. PART I | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB12 | Inspection of Public Records; documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; revise provisions | AN ACT To amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of public records, so as to revise provisions related to public records in the possession of private persons or entities; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 | AN ACT To amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to scholarships, loans, and grants, so as to provide for tuition grants to children and spouses of certain public employees killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; to provide for charitable contributions to the Georgia Student Finance Authority for such grants; to expand eligibility for the Public Safety Memorial Grant to provide for tuition grants to children and spouses of emergency medical technicians, firefighters, highway emergency response operators, law enforcement officers, and prison guards who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; to provide for tuition grants to children and spouses of public school employees and public school teachers who are killed or permanently disabled by an act of violence in the line of duty; to provide definitions; to provide for maximum grant amounts; to provide for eligibility; to provide for an application process; to provide for grant renewals; to provide for the purchase of loans made to students for educational purposes for veterinarians who practice shelter medicine and veterinarians who practice in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics; to provide for the appointment of additional members to the State Veterinary Education Board; to authorize the State Veterinary Education Board to establish committees; to provide for definitions; to require the State Veterinary Education Board to establish and maintain separate programs for loan purchases made under this part and loan purchases made under Part 6B of this article and account separately for the funding of each program; to provide requirements for participation in the loan repayment program; to provide for maximum total and annual repayment amounts; to provide for terms for repayment agreements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB42 | Penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12; certain penalty provisions for the offense of prostitution, keeping a place of prostitution, pimping, and pandering; repeal | AN ACT To amend Code Section 16-6-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12, so as to repeal certain penalty provisions for the offense of prostitution, keeping a place of prostitution, pimping, and pandering; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 | AN ACT To amend Code Section 33-46-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for certification, utilization of nationally recognized accreditation standards, and website identifying nationally recognized accreditation entities, so as to detail the effort that shall be made by treating health care provider to respond to a private review agent or utility review entity's attempt to reach such provider to discuss the patient's care; to amend Chapter 46 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certification of private review agents, so as to provide for health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions in prior authorization requirements under certain circumstances; to provide for an annual filing; to provide for the promulgation of 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 |
| SB98 | Guardian and Ward; county conservators; provide | AN ACT To amend Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, so as to provide for county conservators generally; to provide for respective rights and responsibilities of county conservators and county guardians; to provide that county administrators shall serve as ex officio county conservators; to provide for conforming changes; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for the change of designation of county guardian to county conservator by operation of law under certain circumstances and subject to an exception; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 6 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county administrators, so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB110 | Definitions Relative to the Juvenile Code; definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions | AN ACT To amend Code Section 15-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the juvenile code, so as to revise the definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions; to amend Code Section 16-5-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reckless conduct causing harm to or endangering the bodily safety of another and conduct by HIV infected persons, so as to provide for an exception to certain offenses of reckless conduct for legal custodians permitting children to participate in independent activities under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB132 | Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require | AN ACT To amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insanity and mental incapacity, so as to require a hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; to provide for the release of reports of such evaluations; to establish different procedures in cases where the subject has been accused only of one or more nonviolent misdemeanor offenses, including automatic dismissal in some cases, subject to exceptions; to provide for such different procedures and such exceptions; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers and duties of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, so as to provide for the receipt of conviction data; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB147 | Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of detention generally relative to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of an identification card and a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB433 | Human Services, Department of; authorized to access restricted and sealed information to conduct employee oversight in certain circumstances; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to provide that the Department of Human Services shall be authorized to access restricted and sealed information to determine eligibility for employment, verify eligibility for foster parents, or conduct regulatory oversight in certain instances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Vetoed |
| SB154 | United States Department of Education; references from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise or remove | AN ACT To amend Titles 20, 35, and 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, law enforcement officers and agencies, and professions and businesses, respectively, so as to revise or remove references to the United States Department of Education from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; to replace a reference to student aid reports with FAFSA submission summary; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB352 | Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act; enact | AN ACT To amend Code Section 49-4-159.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coverage for continuous glucose monitors, so as to revise coverage criteria to include Medicaid recipients with gestational diabetes; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR231 | Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange; Fulton County; dedicate | A RESOLUTION Dedicating certain portions of the state highway system; and for other purposes. PART I | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB276 | Recovery of Medical Assistance from Third Party; certain provisions to comply with federal law; revise | AN ACT To amend Code Section 49-4-148 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to recovery of medical assistance from third party liable for sickness, injury, disease, or disability, so as to revise certain provisions to comply with federal law; to bar liable third-party payers from refusing payment solely because a healthcare item or service did not receive prior authorization; to require a third-party payer to respond to an inquiry from the Department of Community Health regarding a healthcare claim within 60 days; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB213 | "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," commercial cheating services that target students and examinees seeking a professional license as an unlawful, unfair, and deceptive trade practice; ban | AN ACT To amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to ban commercial cheating services that target students and examinees seeking a professional license; to limit enforcement to public enforcement by the Attorney General; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB245 | Grandparents; include within the category of persons who may seek to revoke or amend an existing grandparent visitation order | AN ACT To amend Code Section 19-7-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to actions by grandparents or other family members for visitation rights or intervention, revocation or amendment of visitation rights, appointment of guardian ad litem, meditation, hearing, and notification to family members of child's participation in events, so as to provide for the revocation or amendment of grandparent visitation rights in cases where the parent of a minor child is deceased, incapacitated, or incarcerated; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB130 | Health; medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program; expand | AN ACT To amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to expand medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program; to revise definitions; to provide for medical education funding to certain medical organizations facilities; to provide for a physician in certain residency or fellowship programs to be eligible for the service cancelable loan program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB100 | "Andee's Law"; enact | AN ACT To amend Code Section 31-10-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance of a new birth certificate following adoption and legitimation or paternity determination, so as to provide for the issuance of a copy of the original birth certificate to certain adult persons who were adopted; to provide for a fee; to provide for the form of such copy; to standardize terminology relating to birth certificates; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB101 | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; testing in the newborn screening system; require | AN ACT To amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to require certain health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic devices and prosthetic devices and their materials and components; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for reporting; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB79 | "Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise threshold amounts of fentanyl and related substances necessary to constitute the offenses of possessing, selling, distributing, and manufacturing of such substances; to provide for increased penalties for such offenses; to revise threshold amounts of fentanyl and related substances necessary to constitute the offense of trafficking in fentanyl; to provide for increased penalties for such offense; to revise mandatory minimum departure provisions for defendants convicted of trafficking of substances in violation of Code Section 16-13-31, relating to trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs, marijuana, or methamphetamine and penalties; to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB6 | Controlled Substances; determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated; authorize the use of testing equipment | AN ACT To amend Code Section 26-3-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other laws unaffected by the "Georgia Drug and Cosmetic Act," so as to authorize the use of drug analysis equipment and controlled substance packaging to determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB72 | "Hope for Georgia Patients Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Chapter 52 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to terminally ill patient's right to try investigational drugs, biological products, and devices, so as to expand access to individualized investigational treatments to patients who have severely debilitating or life-threatening illnesses; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility criteria; to provide for written informed consent; to allow certain manufacturers or eligible facilities to make available individualized investigational treatments; to provide that coverage is not mandatory; to prohibit the sanctions against a physician's license; to provide exemption to liability for certain charges; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB259 | Juvenile Code; certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to provide for certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; to provide for a physician holding temporary physical custody of a child based on a suspicion of child abuse or neglect to provide certain information to a parent or legal guardian and to the Division of Family and Children Services; to provide for a definition; to provide for a parent or legal guardian to obtain an independent medical evaluation or pediatric specialty consultation; to provide for a court to consider the results of an independent medical evaluation or pediatric specialty consultation; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB58 | "Georgia Transporting Life-Saving Organs and Personnel Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to provide for the licensing and operation of emergency organ transport vehicles as ambulance services; to provide for license application; to provide for insurance coverage requirements; to require compliance with rules and regulations of the Department of Public Health by such vehicles; to exempt emergency organ transport vehicles from requirements relative to the Emergency Medical Systems Communications (EMSC) Program and a medical adviser; to provide for the operation of such vehicles on public roadways; to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to exempt emergency organ transport vehicles from those vehicles required to obtain an emergency vehicle permit from the Department of Public Safety; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB109 | Life Insurance; a policy of group life insurance from excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; prohibit | AN ACT To amend Chapter 25 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to life insurance, so as to prohibit a policy of group life insurance from excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is a service member; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB96 | Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; update and modernize | AN ACT To amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to modernize and update provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; to revise certain provisions relating to the State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Environmental Advisory Council; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Jekyll Island Citizens Resource Council; to revise certain provisions relating to the Erosion and Sediment Control Overview Council; to repeal certain provisions related to the Stakeholder Advisory Board; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Governor's Office for Children and Families; to revise certain provisions relating to the Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training Council; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Georgia Volunteer Fire Service Council; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council; to revise certain provisions relating to the Office of Health Strategy and Coordination; to revise and repeal certain provisions relating to the Georgia Council on Lupus Education and Awareness; to revise certain provisions relating to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Board of Homeland Security; to revise certain provisions relating to the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services Board; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Employment First Georgia Council; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Georgia LC 60 0140-ECS State Games Commission; to repeal certain provisions relating to the Lottery Retailer Advisory Board; to make conforming changes throughout the Code; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB201 | Consumer Transactions; increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; provide | AN ACT To amend Code Section 10-1-393 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions unlawful and examples, so as to provide increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; to provide for certain contractual requirements; to provide for notice language; to amend Code Section 33-6-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices, so as to prohibit the assignment of benefits in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB123 | Compulsory Attendance; provisions of the state's compulsory school attendance laws; update and revise | AN ACT To amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, relating to compulsory attendance, so as to update and revise provisions of the state's compulsory school attendance laws; to provide that no student shall be expelled by a public school due solely to absenteeism; to require each student attendance and school climate committee to meet no later than November 1, 2025, and at least twice annually thereafter; to require such committees to adopt certain protocols by June 1, 2026; to authorize such committees to address chronic absenteeism; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for definitions; to require local boards of education adopt policies and procedures for attendance review teams and intervention plans for chronically absent students; to provide for attendance review teams; to provide for reports; to repeal and reenact provisions for students to be excused from school for taking tests and physical exams for military service; to update statutory language and make conforming changes; to amend Code Section 20-4-141 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to establishment of pilot program, awarding of high school diploma to successful participants, skills and knowledge, eligibility for participation, and regulation, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1 | 'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act'; enact | AN ACT To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to enact the "Riley Gaines Act of 2025"; to provide generally for competitively fair and safe student participation in school and college sports; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to promote fair and safe competition; to provide for equal athletic opportunities and safety; to provide for specific designations of teams operated or sponsored by local school systems, public schools, participating private schools, and postsecondary educational institutions in this state; to prohibit males from participating in interscholastic and intercollegiate competitions on teams designated as female; to prohibit females from participating in competition on intercollegiate teams designated as male, subject to exceptions; to provide for such exceptions; to provide for interscholastic coed team designations; to provide for the use of student eligibility rules, standards, and classifications; to provide for exceptions to general provisions; to require multiple occupancy restrooms and changing areas and sleeping quarters to be designated for exclusive use by males or females; to provide for reasonable accommodations; to provide for exceptions; to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions that are covered entities from hosting or sponsoring intercollegiate competitions that allow males to participate with teams designated as female or use multiple occupancy restrooms or changing areas and sleeping quarters designated for use by females; to prohibit such covered entities from awarding to males scholarships intended for female team members; to provide for policies, rules, and regulations; to provide for investigation of complaints of noncompliance; to provide for sanctions; to provide for a cause of action; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB68 | Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide | AN ACT To amend Titles 9, 40, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, motor vehicles, and torts, respectively, so as to provide for substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; to provide limitations relative to evidence of noneconomic damages; to provide for timing of answers and discovery; to provide for dismissals of civil actions; to provide for attorney's fees, court costs, and litigation expenses; to provide for admissibility of evidence related to seat safety belts; to provide for trial procedures; to provide for a negligent security cause of action; to provide for exclusive remedies for negligent security actions subject to exceptions; to provide for apportionment of damages in negligent security actions; to provide for the recovery of special damages for medical and healthcare expenses in personal injury and wrongful death cases; to provide for construction; 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. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB69 | "Georgia Courts Access and Consumer Protection Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Title 7 and Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, and depositions and discovery under the "Georgia Civil Practice Act," respectively, so as to regulate third-party litigation financing practices in this state; to enact a new chapter regulating litigation financing practices; to provide for definitions; to require and provide for the registration of litigation financiers; to prohibit any person with relevant affiliations with foreign persons, foreign principals, or sovereign wealth funds from serving as litigation financiers; to require amended registration as a litigation financier; to provide for forms and filing fees; to provide for public disclosure of documents and information; to provide for denial of registration or amended registration as a litigation financier; to provide for notice of such denials; to provide for appeal of such denials; to provide for prohibitions applicable to litigation financiers and exceptions; to provide for joint and several liability for certain litigation financiers; to require litigation financing contracts to include indemnification provisions; to require litigation financing agreements to be memorialized in writing by litigation financing contracts; to provide for required provisions and disclosures to be included in litigation financing contracts; to require and provide for certain disclosures and acknowledgments in litigation financing agreements; SB 69/AP to provide for exemptions; to provide for the cancellation of litigation financing agreements; to provide for a criminal offense; to provide for the authority of the Attorney General and prosecuting attorneys to institute criminal proceedings; to provide for penalties; to authorize and provide for the department's participation in the nation-wide multistate licensing system and registry and for matters related thereto; to provide for the authority of the department and the commissioner of banking and finance; to provide for the discovery of litigation financing agreements in civil actions; to provide a short title; to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles, so as to provide for admissibility of evidence related to seat safety belts; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicabilities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB91 | State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit | AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to require major medical coverage for annual prostate cancer screenings for certain men; to provide for definitions; to amend Chapter 43 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Medicare supplement insurance, so as to provide for Medicare supplement policies to be issued and renewed for individuals under 65 years of age who are eligible by reason of disability or end stage renal disease under federal law; to provide for open enrollment periods; to prohibit an insurer from charging premium rates for such policies for such individuals that exceed premium rates charged for individuals who are 65 years of age; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB102 | Dogfighting; revise provisions | AN ACT To amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to gambling, so as to revise provisions relative to dogfighting; to prohibit fighting of dogs and game cocks; to prohibit possession or sale of fighting related objects; to provide for punishment; to provide for definitions; to amend Code Section 4-8-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificates of registration, requirements for issuance of certificate, individuals excluded from receiving registration, limitation of ownership, and annual renewal, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB8 | Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide | AN ACT To amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB36 | "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for the preservation of religious freedom; to provide for the granting of relief; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for statutory interpretation; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and determinations; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB29 | DNA Sampling, Collection, and Analysis; collection of DNA samples of individuals arrested for the commission of a felony at the time such individuals are booked or otherwise processed by a detention facility; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 6A of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to DNA sampling, collection, and analysis, so as to provide for the collection of DNA samples from individuals who are arrested for the commission of a serious violent felony; to revise provisions relating to the collection of DNA samples; to revise provisions relating to the destruction of certain DNA profiles; to provide for short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness upon appropriation of funds; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB27 | Stalking; offense of doxxing; penalties; protective order; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to invasion of privacy, so as to provide for the offenses of doxing and aggravated doxing; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB195 | Pharmacies; pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; provide | 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 patient requirements; to provide for limitations and conditions; to provide for sanctions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB160 | Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty | AN ACT To amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require submission of proof of completion of a DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program by certain applicants to obtain limited driving permits; to provide that completion of such courses shall be credited toward any reinstatement requirements for drivers whose licenses were suspended for certain offenses; to authorize written consent for release of certain information to be obtained and transferred electronically; to revise the authorized fee for driver improvement clinics; to revise a definition; to require intervention components of DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs be conducted in person; to require certain training for clinical evaluators performing assessment components relative to DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs; to revise the authorized fees relative to DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs; 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 a definition; 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 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB152 | "Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; the biological or adopted children of individuals who are foster parents and who meet certain conditions shall qualify for promise scholarship accounts; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 2B of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to promise scholarship accounts, so as to provide that the biological or adopted children of individuals who are foster parents and who meet certain conditions shall qualify for promise scholarship accounts; to provide for such conditions; to provide for definitions; to provide for the education savings authority to make limited disclosures to the Department of Revenue for purposes of verifying income as compared to income thresholds; to clarify and revise student qualifications for promise scholarship accounts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB293 | License Plates for Certain Veterans; the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; increase | AN ACT To amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates for certain veterans, so as to increase the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB162 | Georgia Composite Medical Board; implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to provide for the Georgia Composite Medical Board to implement an automated licensing system for certain healthcare providers in this state; to provide for requirements; to provide for the regulation of the administration of psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy by the Georgia Composite Medical Board; to provide for definitions; to provide for standards; to provide for requirements; to provide for the establishment of rules and regulations; to provide for licensure of clinics; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| 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 | AN ACT To amend Chapter 4 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to firefighter standards and training, so as to provide for the reporting of guilty pleas taken under first offender treatment to obtain employment as a firefighter; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB284 | "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008,"; issuance of orders by the Commissioner of Securities directing persons who have violated certain securities provisions to return; authorize | AN ACT To amend Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008," so as to authorize the issuance of orders by the Commissioner of Securities directing persons who have violated certain securities provisions to return to investors, customers, or clients sums paid in connection with securities purchases; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SR540 | Beach, Senator Brandon; appointment as United States Treasurer in the current Trump Administration; congratulate | A RESOLUTION applauding Senator Brandon Beach for his exceptional service in the Georgia State Senate, his leadership in both public and private sectors, and congratulating him on his recent appointment as United States Treasurer in the current Trump Administration; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR536 | Boggs, Chief Justice Michael P.; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR489 | Senate Study Committee on Inclusive Educational Settings for Students with Disabilities; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Inclusive Educational Settings for Students with Disabilities; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR427 | Senate Study Committee on Intoxicating Cannabinoids in Consumable Hemp Products; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Intoxicating Cannabinoids in Consumable Hemp Products; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR386 | Senate State FairTax Study Committee; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate State FairTax Study Committee; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR517 | Beach, Senator Brandon; congratulate | A RESOLUTION applauding Senator Brandon Beach for his exceptional service in the Georgia State Senate, his leadership in both public and private sectors, and congratulating him on his recent appointment as United States Treasurer in the current Trump Administration; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR514 | Autism Acceptance Month; recognize April 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing April 2025 as Autism Acceptance Month and April 2, 2025, as World Autism Awareness Day; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR311 | Senate Study Committee on Recovery Residences; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Recovery Residences; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR323 | Senate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR255 | Senate Study Committee on Combating Unscrupulous Companion Animal Breeding Practices; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Combating Unscrupulous Companion Animal Breeding Practices; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB329 | Professional and businesses; authorize certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform artificial insemination | AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to authorize certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform artificial insemination; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB131 | Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment | AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the administration of mental health, developmental disabilities, addictive diseases, and other disability services, so as to add a member to the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; to establish a parity compliance review panel; to provide for its composition and duties; to require health care providers to report parity concerns to the panel; to provide for evaluation of parity concerns reported; to provide for recommendations for punitive actions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| HB181 | Vital records; issuance of a Certificate of Foreign Birth by the state registrar without a judicial order if certain criteria is satisfied; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 10 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vital records, so as to provide for the issuance of a "Certificate of Foreign Birth" by the state registrar without a judicial order if certain criteria is satisfied; to provide for necessary forms; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SR495 | Green, Judge Reuben; condolences | A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring the life and legacy of Judge Reuben Green; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR504 | Edwards, William; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and honoring William Edwards; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB367 | Certificate of Need; health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; provide for exemption | AN ACT To amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from certificate of need requirements, so as to provide an exemption for health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; to provide for conditions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR486 | Colt's Manufacturing Company; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Colt's Manufacturing Company for its commitment to safe and responsible firearms ownership; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR478 | Georgia Pharmacy Association; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Georgia Pharmacy Association upon its 150th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR488 | Battles, Mr. Jim; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mr. Jim Battles upon his retirement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR492 | Dorsey, Hattie B.; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Hattie B. Dorsey; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR481 | Post 4 Villa Rica; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Post 4 Villa Rica, recipient of the 2024 Post of the Year Award; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR482 | Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC); create a study committee; urge | A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to create a study committee for the purpose of making recommendations to the Senate with regard to how the State of Georgia can use advanced nuclear reactors to increase power generation and economic development in this state; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR460 | Veterans of Foreign Wars; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars upon its 125th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR463 | Trooper First Class 2 Chase W. Redner Memorial Intersection; Lumpkin County; dedicate | A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Trooper Chase Winston Redner and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR446 | Veterans Month; recognize November 2025 | A RESOLUTION honoring the exceptional service and sacrifices of veterans and recognizing November 2025 as Veterans Month; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR443 | Camp Glisson; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Camp Glisson upon its 100th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR310 | Senate Study Committee on Additional Services and Resources for Transition Age Youth in Foster Care; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Additional Services and Resources for Transition Age Youth in Foster Care; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR433 | Profound Autism Day; recognize March 17, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing March 17, 2025, as Profound Autism Day; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR428 | Lopez family; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Lopez family; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR407 | Massey, Mr. Abit; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Mr. Abit Massey; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR412 | Atlanta Court Appointed Special Advocates; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Atlanta Court Appointed Special Advocates on the occasion of its 30th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR416 | Techbridge Day; recognize March 17, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending Techbridge Inc. on the occasion of its 25th anniversary and recognizing March 17, 2025, as Techbridge Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR400 | Riley, Lynne; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Lynne Riley on the occasion of her retirement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR408 | Multi-Agency Alliance for Children; honor | A RESOLUTION honoring and commending the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR415 | Girls on the Run Georgia; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Girls on the Run Georgia; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR419 | Tippins, Ella Catherine Branch; celebrate birth | A RESOLUTION celebrating the birth of Ella Catherine Branch Tippins; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR404 | Emory Healthcare Veterans Program; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program upon its 10th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR148 | Taiwan; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Taiwan for its relations with the United States and the State of Georgia; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB33 | "Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits | 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 concentration of intoxicating cannabinoids in 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. | Crossed Over |
| SR245 | Collins, Doug; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Doug Collins; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR246 | President Donald J. Trump; commend | A RESOLUTION commending President Donald J. Trump; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR399 | Side by Side Clubhouse Day; recognize March 11, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending Side by Side Brain Injury Clubhouse Inc. for 25 years of work in transforming the lives of Georgians recovering from brain injuries and brain injury-related disabilities and recognizing March 11, 2025, as Side by Side Clubhouse Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB267 | State's Employee Benefit Plan Council; establish health savings accounts and to continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; require | AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state's Employee Benefit Plan Council, so as to require such council to establish health savings accounts and to continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR372 | Stomach Cancer; increased awareness; express support | A RESOLUTION expressing support for increased awareness of stomach cancer; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR371 | Investigator Eric Anthony Minix Highway; Coweta County; dedicate | A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Investigator Eric Anthony Minix and dedicating a road in his memory; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB129 | "Georgia Supporting those Who Sacrificed for Service Act"; enact | 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 for certain totally disabled veterans; to create new state-wide homestead exemptions for certain partially disabled veterans and partially or totally disabled first responders; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a short title; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB124 | Education; State School Superintendent and the Department of Education to take all steps reasonably necessary to implement guidance documents from a federal agency; require | AN ACT To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require the State School Superintendent and the Department of Education to take all steps reasonably necessary to implement guidance documents from a federal agency, including, but not limited to, directives related to expanding educational freedom and opportunities for families; to require the publication and reporting of certain information relating to federal guidance documents; to authorize the State Board of Education to adopt rules; to provide for definitions; to make promise scholarship accounts available to students whose parent is an active duty military service member stationed in Georgia, regardless of the school attendance zone in which such students reside, subject to limitation; to provide for such limitation; to provide for prioritization of such students; to provide for continued eligibility; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SR282 | Joint Study Committee on Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1 Sustainability; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Funding for Next Generation 9-1-1 Sustainability; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB31 | Income Taxes; all income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components; exempt from taxation | 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. | Crossed Over |
| SB94 | Public Utilities and Public Transportation; a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies concerning public utilities; reestablish | AN ACT To amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to reestablish a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies concerning public utilities; to provide legislative findings; to provide definitions; to create the Office of the Consumers' Utility Counsel; to establish the position of director of such office; to provide for the appointment and compensation of the director; to provide reporting requirements of the director; to provide for the powers and duties of the director; to provide for notice and service requirements; to authorize the director to take depositions and conduct discovery; to authorize the director to employ certain personnel; to require that certain employees of the Public Service Commission be made available to assist the director; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR345 | 2025 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the 2025 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides for their exemplary service; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR346 | Dr. Indran B. Indrakrishnan Day; recognize March 10, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing March 10, 2025, as Dr. Indran B. Indrakrishnan Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR326 | Rotary Club of Forsyth, The Lanier Forsyth Rotary Club, The South Forsyth Rotary Club, and the North Forsyth Rotary Club; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Rotary Club of Forsyth, The Lanier Forsyth Rotary Club, The South Forsyth Rotary Club, and the North Forsyth Rotary Club for their contributions to Hurricane Helene relief; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB75 | Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras; standards for signs warning of a reduced speed limit in a school zone and signs warning of the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of speed detection devices and red light cameras, so as to provide for standards for signs warning of the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; to require the use of a sign or device which depicts an accurate representation of a vehicle's speed upon the approach of an automated traffic enforcement safety device; to revise exceptions for when a case may be made with the use of a speed detection device; to provide for times when a school zone speed limit may be enforced through the use of an automated traffic enforcement safety device; to provide for definitions; to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 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 provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR330 | Wessinger, Dr. William Nettles; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Dr. William Nettles Wessinger; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR337 | Greenbrier High School Girls Flag Football Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Greenbrier High School girls flag football team for winning the 2024 GHSA Division 2 State Flag Football Championship; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB221 | Massage Therapy Practice; the number of education hours applicable to licensed massage therapists; increase | AN ACT To amend Chapter 24A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to massage therapy practice, so as to increase the number of education hours applicable to licensed massage therapists; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB216 | Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership in the system for individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; 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 individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; to provide for an election for such current employees; to provide for transfer of funds; to provide for payment of actuarial costs; to provide for transfer of membership service; to provide for earnable monthly compensation for purposes of contributions and benefit amounts; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR324 | Kingdom of Denmark and Honorary Consul Christopher N. Smith, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog 1st Class; honor | A RESOLUTION honoring and commending the Kingdom of Denmark and Honorary Consul Christopher N. Smith, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog 1st Class; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB299 | Notaries Public; members of the armed forces on active duty to use online notaries public for certain matters; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notaries public, so as to provide for members of the armed forces on active duty to use online notaries public for certain matters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR247 | Loeffler, Kelly; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Kelly Loeffler; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB269 | Mental Illness; certain procedures and notifications for involuntary outpatient commitments; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 3 of Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to examination, treatment, etc., for mental illness, so as to provide certain procedures and notifications for involuntary outpatient commitments; to provide for a definition; to provide for a nurse examiner to determine and certify that a patient admitted to or examined at a facility is a mentally ill person requiring involuntary treatment; to provide for a nurse examiner to discharge a patient meeting outpatient care criteria; to provide for written notification of certain information; to provide for obligations of referring facilities and receiving facilities; to provide for a nurse examiner to update a patient's individualized service plan, prepare a report, and petition the hearing examiners; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR264 | Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day; recognize February 28, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending the emergency medical services professionals of Georgia and recognizing February 28, 2025, as Emergency Medical Services Recognition Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR271 | MEAG Power; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending MEAG Power on its 50th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR269 | University of Georgia Women's Tennis Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the University of Georgia women's tennis team for winning the 2025 ITA National Team Indoor Championship; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR288 | Laotian American community in Georgia; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the Laotian American community in Georgia and honoring the Airavata flag; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB288 | Disclosure of Certain Information; certain examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient without prior informed consent; prohibit | AN ACT To amend Code Section 31-9-6.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure of certain information to persons undergoing certain surgical or diagnostic procedures, failure to comply, exceptions, and regulations establishing standards for implementation, so as to prohibit certain examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient without prior informed consent; to provide that informed consent shall be deemed valid consent for other medical personnel under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB266 | "College Success 529 Expansion Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Article 11 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan, so as to revise the maximum amount of contributions allowed per beneficiary of savings trust accounts for higher education expenses; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of taxable net income, so as to revise the deduction for contributions to savings trust accounts; 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. | In Committee |
| SR258 | Georgia Airports Association Day; recognize February 27, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 27, 2025, as Georgia Airports Association Day; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR251 | Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month; recognize May 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing May 2025 as Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB73 | "Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act' or "SAVE Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to provide certain protections for veterans and other eligible persons applying for benefits; to provide for limitations; to provide for violations; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR23 | US Congress; limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected; apply to call a convention | A RESOLUTION applying to the United States Congress to call a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR235 | Georgia Beverage Association; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Beverage Association; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR230 | Trauma Awareness Day; recognize February 26, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending Georgia's trauma professionals, the Georgia Trauma Commission, and the Georgia Trauma Foundation and recognizing February 26, 2025, as Trauma Awareness Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB198 | Georgia Legislative Retirement System; board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to provide for the board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; to provide for the system to maintain a minimum 120 percent funded ratio; to provide for conditions for such benefit multiplier increases; to provide for automatic increases in employee contributions proportional to benefit multiplier increases; to allow for members who joined after 2009 to receive benefit multiplier increases; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB205 | Insurance; pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders; require coverage for healthcare services | AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 and Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to insurance and the state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, respectively, so as to require coverage for healthcare services for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) in accordance with nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines; to provide for definitions; to allow for deductibles; to prohibit special deductibles; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR209 | Phillips, Aaliyah; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Aaliyah Phillips, Miss Cobb County 2025; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR208 | Tidmore, Melony; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Melony Tidmore, Miss Cobb County's Teen 2025; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR222 | Marietta City Schools; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Marietta City Schools, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB215 | State Bar of Georgia; responsibilities of the administrative arm of the Supreme Court relative to the practice of law in this state; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Bar of Georgia, so as to provide for the responsibilities of the administrative arm of the Supreme Court relative to the practice of law in this state; to repeal provisions for the establishment of a unified self-governing bar association to be known as the 'State Bar of Georgia,' composed of all persons licensed to practice law in this state; to provide for jury trials prior to final orders or disbarments relative to individuals licensed to practice law in this state; to provide for furnishing rules and regulations governing the practice of law in this state; to repeal provisions relative to the amendment of rules and regulations of the State Bar of Georgia; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB87 | Levy and Sale of Property; exemption of the full value of a debtor's primary residence from levy and sale; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 13 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from levy and sale of property, so as to provide for the exemption of the full value of a debtor's primary residence from levy and sale by virtue of any process whatever under the laws of this state; to provide for the exemption, for purposes of bankruptcy, of the full value of a debtor's aggregate interest in his or her primary residence; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB76 | License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish | AN ACT To amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates promoting or supporting certain agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SR200 | HOPE AACR (Animal-Assisted Crisis Response); recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending HOPE AACR (Animal-Assisted Crisis Response); and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR189 | Mercer University Day; recognize February 20, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending Mercer University and recognizing February 20, 2025, as Mercer University Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR195 | Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; recognize March 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR182 | Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), Community Service Boards (CSBs), and First Responders; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the impact of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), community service boards (CSBs), and first responders; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB150 | Retirement; permit public school systems to employ certain beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia as classroom teachers; extend the 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, 2034; to reduce the number of years worked by a beneficiary to 25 before being eligible to be hired under this Code section; to remove the requirement that teachers hired under this Code section work in a RESA's areas of highest need; to provide for certain limitations; to reduce the waiting period before a beneficiary is eligible to be hired under this Code section; to remove the requirement that the Department of Education determine a RESA's areas of highest need; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR170 | Clark Atlanta University Day; recognize February 18, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 18, 2025, as Clark Atlanta University Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB143 | Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund; certain members to retire at age 50; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement, retirement allowances, disability benefits, and death benefits relative to the Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund, so as to provide for certain members to retire at age 50; to provide for certain members to continue working while receiving retirement benefits; to provide for certain members who have retired and reentered employment to accrue creditable service without a seven-year minimum; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law," so as to provide for an exception for the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund to invest in assets rated below investment grade; to provide for a maximum percentage of assets to be invested in such assets; to raise the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund may invest in alternative investments; to provide conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR168 | Cohen, Jeffrey; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Jeffrey Cohen; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB95 | Certificate of Need Program; an exemption from certificate of need requirements concerning life plan communities; revise | AN ACT To amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from the certificate of need program, so as to revise an exemption from certificate of need requirements concerning life plan communities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR149 | Shepherd Center; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Shepherd Center upon its 50th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR150 | Georgia Addiction Counselors Association; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the contributions of the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association and its commitment to delivering evidence-based practices to individuals with substance use disorders through recognized standards of education, training, and competencies as it celebrates 45 years of service to Georgia; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR152 | Georgia Academy of Audiology; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Academy of Audiology; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR151 | Self-Direction Day; recognize February 26, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 26, 2025, as Self-Direction Day; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR133 | Georgia EMC Day; recognize February 10, 2025 | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation on 85 years of service and recognizing February 10, 2025, as Georgia EMC Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR124 | Physician Anesthesiologists Week; recognize January 26 to February 1, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing January 26 to February 1, 2025, as Physician Anesthesiologists Week at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR128 | Early Childhood Education Day; recognize February 12, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 12, 2025, as Early Childhood Education Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR121 | Afterschool Day; recognize February 12, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 12, 2025, as Afterschool Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR125 | Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR127 | Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day; recognize February 6, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 6, 2025, as Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR122 | Emergency Manager Marc Vincent; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Emergency Manager Marc Vincent; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR112 | Girl Scout Day; recognize February 6, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 6, 2025, as Girl Scout Day at the state capitol and commending the Girl Scouts as a national leader in providing the best leadership development experience in the world to American girls; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR100 | Fort, Honorable Vincent D.; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of the Honorable Vincent D. Fort; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR86 | Dyslexia Day; recognize February 4, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 4, 2025, as Dyslexia Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR93 | Coen, John; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating John Coen upon his induction to the Roswell High School Hall of Fame as well as the Georgia Dugout Baseball Hall of Fame; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR69 | FFA Day; recognize February 18, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia FFA Association and recognizing February 18, 2025, as FFA Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR75 | Harlem High School Bulldogs Baseball Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Harlem High School Bulldogs baseball team for winning the 2024 GHSA Class AAA State Baseball Championship; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR79 | Beasley, Judge Dorothy Toth; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Judge Dorothy Toth Beasley; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR71 | Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia upon its 75th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR83 | Morehouse School of Medicine; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Morehouse School of Medicine upon its 50th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR76 | Strother, Robert L.; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating Robert L. Strother, the 2023-2024 Georgia Logger of the Year; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR73 | Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR67 | Georgia Arts Day; recognize February 2, 2025 | A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 2, 2025, as Georgia Arts Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR68 | APRN Day; recognize January 30, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing January 30, 2025, as APRN Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR63 | Gavalis, Joseph; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Joseph Gavalis; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR62 | Reinhardt University; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Reinhardt University for serving the students of North Georgia for over 140 years; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB60 | Pharmacy Benefits Managers; managers have a duty of care to insureds, health plans, and providers; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers, so as to provide that such managers have a duty of care to insureds, health plans, and providers; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a priority of duties; to provide for a private right of action; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR61 | McInally, Dr. Robert Gordon Ross; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. Robert Gordon Ross McInally; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR54 | Butts County; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating Butts County upon the bicentennial anniversary of its founding; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR57 | Cook, Mr. David A.; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mr. David A. Cook for his service to the Georgia State Senate and the State of Georgia as well as congratulating him upon the grand occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR44 | Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; recognize March 9 to 15, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing March 9 to 15, 2025, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR40 | Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and ENGAGE: Youth in Government; recognize | 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 |
| SR39 | Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day; February 5, 2025; recognize February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month | 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 |
| SR42 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day; recognize January 27, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing January 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR47 | Physician's Day; recognize February 5, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 5, 2025, as Physician's Day at the state capitol and saluting the physicians of Georgia; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR49 | Simmons, Marvin Gary; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Marvin Gary Simmons; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB32 | Obstruction of Public Administration; convicted of doing violence in the obstruction or hindering of law enforcement officers; provide for a mandatory minimum sentence | AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to provide for a mandatory minimum sentence for those convicted of doing violence in the obstruction or hindering of law enforcement officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB18 | State Officials; daily expense accounts; revise provisions | AN ACT To amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost-of-living adjustments, so as to revise provisions related to daily expense accounts of members of the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR27 | Intuitive; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Intuitive for its contributions to patient care and for business achievements and growth in Gwinnett County, Georgia; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR28 | Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing the 51st anniversary of the Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR16 | Trauma Awareness Day; recognize January 28, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending Georgia's trauma professionals, the Georgia Trauma Commission, and the Georgia Trauma Foundation and recognizing January 28, 2025, as Trauma Awareness Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR18 | Holder, Terry; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating Terry Holder upon his induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB15 | Elections; provide by local legislation for nonpartisan elections for county governing authorities; authorize the General Assembly | AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by local legislation for nonpartisan elections for county governing authorities; to provide for related matters; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR15 | Strolling Thunder Day; recognize February 6, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 6, 2025, as Strolling Thunder Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB11 | Retirement; creditable service for certain military service; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable toward retirement benefits, so as to provide for creditable service for certain military service; to provide for application and payment; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB14 | Elections; the nonpartisan election of district attorneys and solicitors-general of state courts; authorize the General Assembly | AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for the nonpartisan election of district attorneys and solicitors-general of state courts; to provide for the qualifying of such offices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR12 | Thompson, Bruce A.; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring and celebrating the life and legacy of Bruce A. Thompson; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB3 | Prosecuting Attorneys; convictions for district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, deputy district attorneys; provide additional qualifications | AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding prosecuting attorneys, so as to provide additional qualifications regarding convictions for district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, deputy district attorneys, and other attorneys at law employed by district attorneys; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR6 | General Assembly Meetings and Adjournments; relative | A RESOLUTION Relative to meetings and adjournments of the General Assembly; and for other purposes. PART I | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #478 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SR8 | Deputy Brandon Cunningham Memorial Intersection; Paulding County; dedicate | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #465 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR7 | George C. Trulock, Jr. Memorial Highway; Grady County; dedicate | Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #467 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB12 | Inspection of Public Records; documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; revise provisions | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #490 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB68 | General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026 | Adopt Conference Committee Report: Senate Vote #456 | 04/04/2025 | 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 | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #450 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB136 | Income tax; contributions to foster child support organizations; expand tax credit | Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #449 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB155 | Local government; selection and objection to arbitrators; revise procedures | Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute As Amended By Am #2: Senate Vote #468 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB172 | Veterinary education; limits on student loan forgiveness program; provide | Passage: Senate Vote #457 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB63 | "Quality Basic Education Act"; local school systems offer certain exams to home study students; require | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #448 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB82 | "Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025"; enact | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #479 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB225 | Motor vehicles; enforcement of speeding violations in school zones through automated traffic enforcement safety devices; repeal all laws | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #455 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB222 | Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require | Passage: Senate Vote #458 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB85 | Grants for Foster Children; a grant program to provide grants to former foster youth who meet eligibility requirements, subject to specific appropriations; establish | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #452 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Passage: Senate Vote #484 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB235 | Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact | Passage: Senate Vote #459 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB238 | Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia | Passage: Senate Vote #463 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB296 | Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions | Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #483 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB296 | Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions | Adoption Of Amendment #2 By The Senator From The 46th: Senate Vote #482 | 04/04/2025 | Abstain |
| HB296 | Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions | Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 42nd: Senate Vote #481 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB101 | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; testing in the newborn screening system; require | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #489 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB99 | Crimes and Offenses; definition of law enforcement officer; provide | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #475 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB105 | Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians; licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; authorize | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #476 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB125 | Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; decouple the sequential order of experience and examination requirements | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #470 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB132 | Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #469 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB360 | Revenue and taxation; rehabilitation of historic structures; revise tax credit | Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #460 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB352 | Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act; enact | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #462 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB399 | Property; require certain residential landlords to have in-state staff to manage tenant communications | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #464 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB422 | State employees' health insurance; include high deductible health plans | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #461 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB443 | Game and fish; fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; provide | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #486 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB491 | Game and fish; remove an exception for use of air guns to hunt wildlife | Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment: Senate Vote #487 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB193 | State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; establish the adult workforce high school diploma program; authorize | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #474 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB201 | Consumer Transactions; increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; provide | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #447 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB516 | State government; authorize county and regional library boards to conduct meetings via teleconference | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #480 | 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 | Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #488 | 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 | Agree To House Amendment To Senate Amendment: Senate Vote #487 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SR231 | Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange; Fulton County; dedicate | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #466 | 04/04/2025 | 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 | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #471 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB255 | General Assembly; authorization of statutory investigatory powers to certain committees of the General Assembly; codify a process | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #451 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB291 | Special License Plates; establish an "America First" specialty license plate | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #472 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB651 | Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #454 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB651 | Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions | Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 44th: Senate Vote #453 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB652 | Motor fuel tax; electricity delivered by certain electric vehicle charging stations; provide exception | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #485 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB298 | Judgements and Rulings; certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state; provide | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #477 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB709 | Demorest, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum | Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #446 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB331 | City of Winder and the County of Barrow; creating and establishing a joint airport authority; repeal | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #473 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB819 | Jasper County; levy an excise tax | Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #446 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB820 | Jasper County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #446 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB836 | Coweta County; School District ad valorem tax; raise homestead exemption amounts | Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #446 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB860 | Gordon County; school district ad valorem tax; increase homestead exemption for certain residents | Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #446 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB849 | Randolph County Airport Authority Act; enact | Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #446 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB838 | Newnan, City of; change corporate limits | Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #446 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB127 | Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five | Motion For Reconsideration: Senate Vote #443 | 04/03/2025 | Nay |
| HB14 | State symbols; cornbread as official state bread; designate | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #401 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB54 | Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #399 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB54 | Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize | Adoption Of Amendment #2 By The Senator From The 41st: Senate Vote #398 | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB37 | Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #385 | 04/02/2025 | 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 | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #410 | 04/02/2025 | 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 | Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 49th: Senate Vote #409 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB66 | Ad valorem tax; expand definition of rental motor vehicle | Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB79 | Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact | Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB78 | Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit | Passage: Senate Vote #427 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB105 | Public officers and employees; increase indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #386 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB127 | Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #442 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB127 | Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five | Motion To Table: Senate Vote #441 | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB127 | Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five | Motion To Reconsider The Motion To Resolve Debate: Senate Vote #440 | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB127 | Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five | Shall The Ruling Of The Chair Be Sustained: Senate Vote #439 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB127 | Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five | Motion To Resolve Debate: Senate Vote #438 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB127 | Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five | Shall The Ruling Of The Chair Be Sustained: Senate Vote #437 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB127 | Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five | Motion To Table: Senate Vote #435 | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB127 | Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five | Motion To Remove From The Table: Senate Vote #434 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB134 | Sales and use tax; manufactured homes; revise and expand exemption | Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB131 | Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #428 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB129 | Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #387 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB129 | Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities | Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB141 | Revenue and taxation; allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns | Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB148 | Public Accountancy Act off 2025; enact | Passage: Senate Vote #411 | 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 House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #415 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB156 | Transportation, Department of; authority over vertiports; provide | Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #432 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB177 | Domestic relations; protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; provide | Passage: Senate Vote #431 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB179 | Appellate practice; digital recording of certain trial proceedings; provide | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #390 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB176 | Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision | Passage: Senate Vote #425 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB180 | Probate courts; modify certain requirements for probate judges | Passage: Senate Vote #391 | 04/02/2025 | 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 | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #433 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB93 | "Georgia Early Literacy Act"; the three-cuing system from inclusion in high-quality instructional materials or structured literacy; prohibit | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #417 | 04/02/2025 | 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 House Amendment To Senate Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #412 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB233 | State symbols; Brunswick stew as the official state stew; designate | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #403 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB233 | State symbols; Brunswick stew as the official state stew; designate | Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 19th: Senate Vote #402 | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB253 | Ethan's Law; enact | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #422 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB325 | Domestic relations; Protective Order Registry; revise certain definitions | Passage: Senate Vote #393 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB308 | Motor vehicles; operation of miniature on-road vehicles on certain highways; provide | Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #420 | 04/02/2025 | Abstain |
| HB308 | Motor vehicles; operation of miniature on-road vehicles on certain highways; provide | Adoption Of The Amendment By The Sen From The 32nd As Amended: Senate Vote #419 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB339 | Motor vehicles; exempt ride share drivers or ride share network services from definition of motor carrier | Passage: Senate Vote #421 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB370 | Ad valorem tax; school districts; state-wide base year homestead exemption; provisions | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #426 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB370 | Ad valorem tax; school districts; state-wide base year homestead exemption; provisions | Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB371 | Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #396 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB398 | Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures | Passage: Senate Vote #395 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB397 | Elections; allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #394 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB397 | Elections; allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections | Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB445 | Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise | Motion To Engross: Sb 214, Hb 66, Hb 79, Hb 129, Hb 134, Hb 141, Hb 370, Hb 397, Hb 445, Hb 463, Hb 532, Hb 586, Hb 652: Senate Vote #383 | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee | 16 | |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Children and Families Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Government Oversight Committee | Ex-Officio | 12 |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Health and Human Services Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Insurance and Labor Committee | Secretary | 3 |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Rules Committee | Ex Officio | 18 |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee | Ex Officio | 9 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | Georgia Senate District 32 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 06/02/2017 |