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Legislator > Billy Hickman
State Senator
Billy Hickman
(R) - Georgia
Georgia Senate District 04
In Office - Started: 08/21/2020
contact info
Capitol Office
Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-463-1371
Statesboro Office
P.O. Box 25
Statesboro, GA 30459
Statesboro, GA 30459
Phone: 912-682-5819
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB56 | Georgia State Indemnification Fund; the Department of Administrative Services to purchase annuities for the payment of indemnification claims; authorize | AN ACT To amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to authorize the Department of Administrative Services to purchase annuities for the payment of indemnification claims; to provide for qualification standards for indemnification claims relating to certain deaths of public safety officers related to COVID-19; to provide for timing requirements for application of such indemnification claims; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB63 | "Quality Basic Education Act"; local school systems offer certain exams to home study students; require | AN ACT To amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require that local school systems offer certain exams to home study students; to provide for notice requirements; to prohibit additional qualifications; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB121 | Uninsured Motorist Coverage; minimum required under motor vehicle liability policies for a individual convicted of driving under the influence or reckless driving; increase | AN ACT To amend Titles 33 and 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to increase the minimum coverage required under a motor vehicle liability policy for an individual convicted of driving under the influence; to provide for duration of coverage; to require proof of insurance; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SB212 | "Quality Basic Education Act,"; disclosure of public student directory information to political candidates or persons or groups acting on their behalf; prohibit | AN ACT To amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to prohibit the disclosure of public student directory information to political candidates, campaign committees, political action committees, political organizations, or persons or groups acting on their behalf; to require written attestations under certain circumstances; to amend Article 15 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous offenses relative to elections and primaries, so as to prohibit the disclosure of confidential voter registration information to unauthorized persons; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for government transparency and campaign finance, so as to prohibit political candidates, campaign committees, or political action committees from soliciting minors to fraudulently organize campaign events on school property when such events are otherwise prohibited; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB291 | Special License Plates; establish an "America First" specialty license plate | AN ACT To amend Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations and qualified motor vehicles or drivers with proceeds deposited into the general fund, so as to establish an "America First" specialty license plate; to provide for conditions for the production of such license plates; to provide for discontinuing the manufacture of such license plates in certain instances; to provide for the disposition of funds to the general fund; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; 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 |
| SB140 | Optometrists; doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 and Chapter 30 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacists and pharmacies and optometrists, respectively, so as to provide for doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; to provide for a definition; to provide for compliance with certain rules and regulations of the State Board of Pharmacy; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB105 | Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians; licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; authorize | AN ACT To amend Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to veterinarians and veterinary technicians, so as to authorize licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; to authorize licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teletriage under certain circumstances; to authorize licensed veterinarians to practice veterinary telemedicine under certain circumstances; to provide for the regulation of the practice of veterinary telemedicine, veterinary teletriage, and veterinary teleadvice by the State Board of Veterinary Medicine; to provide for licensure for graduates of foreign colleges or schools of veterinary medicine who are board certified in a specialty; to provide for an exemption; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB99 | Crimes and Offenses; definition of law enforcement officer; provide | AN ACT To amend Code Sections 16-1-3 and 17-4-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to crimes and offenses and authorization of arrests with and without warrants generally, use of deadly force, adoption or promulgation of conflicting regulations, policies, ordinances, and resolutions, and authority of nuclear power facility security officer, respectively, so as to provide for a definition of law enforcement officer; to provide for a cross reference to such definition; to provide for a short title; 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 |
| 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 |
| SB144 | Fertilizers or Pesticides; a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; clarify | AN ACT To amend Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liability for use of fertilizers, plant growth regulators, or pesticides, so as to clarify that a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency with respect to pesticides, subject to an exception; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB148 | Public Accountancy Act off 2025; enact | AN ACT To amend Chapter 3 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to accountants, so as to revise provisions relating to the education and experience requirements of certified public accountants; to revise provisions relating to licensure of firms practicing public accountancy; to revise provisions relating to reciprocity; to conform terminology; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government budget and audits, so as to conform a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB78 | "City of Tybee Island Buildings and Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact | AN ACT To create the City of Tybee Island Building and Public Facilities Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to authorize the authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects, including buildings and facilities for use by the City of Tybee Island for its governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions; to provide for members of the authority and their terms, organization, and reimbursement; to provide for vacancies; to provide for definitions; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for limitations to the authority; to authorize the authority to enter into contracts and leases pertaining to uses of such facilities, which contracts and leases may obligate the lessees to make payment for the use of the facilities for the term thereof and to pledge for that purpose money derived from taxation; to provide that no debt of the City of Tybee Island or the State of Georgia shall be incurred by the exercise of any of the powers granted; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority payable from the revenues, rents, and earnings and other functions of the authority; to authorize the collecting and pledging of such revenues, rents, and earnings for the payment of such bonds; to authorize the adoption of resolutions and the execution of trust agreements and indentures to secure the payment of such bonds and to define the rights of the holders of such bonds; to provide for a sinking fund; to make the bonds of the authority exempt from taxation; to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds; to provide for the validation of such bonds and to fix the venue for jurisdiction of actions relating to any provision of this Act; to provide for immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence; to provide that the property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale; to provide that certain moneys are trust funds; to provide that this Act shall be liberally construed; to define the scope of the authority's operation; to provide for disposition of property upon dissolution of the authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB55 | "Dignity and Pay Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to phase out the payment of subminimum wage to persons with disabilities; to repeal provisions concerning exemptions to the state minimum wage law for persons with disabilities; to provide that no employer shall utilize a certificate issued by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Section 214(c) to pay individuals with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage; to provide exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB149 | Tuition Equalization Grants at Private Colleges and Universities; definition of approved school; revise | AN ACT To amend Code Section 20-3-411 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities, so as to revise the definition of approved school; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB93 | "Georgia Early Literacy Act"; the three-cuing system from inclusion in high-quality instructional materials or structured literacy; prohibit | AN ACT To amend Code Section 20-2-153.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Early Literacy Act," so as to provide for criteria for core curricula for state approved educator preparation programs aligned to the science of reading to guide curricula and instruction; to provide for related matters; 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 |
| HB307 | Quality Basic Education Act; students significantly at risk of not achieving grade level reading proficiency or with characteristics of dyslexia; include provisions | AN ACT To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to include provisions for students significantly at risk of not achieving grade level reading proficiency or with characteristics of dyslexia; to provide for support plans for such students; to provide for notice to parents and guardians of such students; to require the Department of Education to publish and distribute information relevant to dyslexia and students with characteristics of dyslexia; to require local school systems and public schools to distribute information relevant to dyslexia and students with characteristics of dyslexia; to provide for reporting; to prohibit the three-cueing systems model from being featured or promoted in high-quality instructional materials or structured literacy for students in kindergarten through third grade; to prohibit public schools from employing curricula, instructional materials, instructional practices, and other interventions that utilize the three-cueing systems model; to repeal a provision relating to reading recovery programs; to provide for written notification to parents and guardians; to repeal certain provisions setting deadlines applicable to the State Board of Education and the Department of Education that have expired; to provide for ongoing review and updating of required and authorized actions; to require additional reports by the Department of Education; to revise a short title; to repeal Code Section 20-2-159.6, relating to screening for dyslexia and related disorders, training and professional development, pilot program evaluating early intervention, and data reporting; HB 307/AP to provide for the Georgia Literacy Coach Coordinating Committee within the Office of Student Achievement; to provide for duties and responsibilities for such council; to expand the purposes of the Georgia Council on Literacy to improving literacy outcomes for Georgia adults as well as students; to revise provisions for compensation of members of the Georgia Council on Literacy; to extend the automatic repealer on the Georgia Council on Literacy from 2026 to 2030; to provide for and revise definitions; to make conforming changes; to amend Code Section 45-7-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to expense allowance and travel cost reimbursement for members of certain boards and commissions, so as to include the Georgia Council on Literacy in the list of boards and commissions that receive certain expense allowance and reimbursement; 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 |
| 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 |
| SB179 | Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require | AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that, beginning in the 2031-2032 school year, a computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement; to provide for certain computer science courses to be substituted for units of credit graduation requirements in certain other subject areas; to provide for such exception; to revise legislative findings; to increase the allowable charge per student per semester for each Georgia Virtual School course from $250.00 to $350.00; to include certain online schools in the definition of "private school"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| SB220 | "Putting Georgia's Patients First Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend various provisions of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to rename low THC oil as medical cannabis; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16, Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, and Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against the public health and morals, regulation of controlled substances, and general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, respectively, so as to clarify and revise criminal penalties; to clarify and revise exemptions to criminal penalties; to revise the duties of the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission; to provide for the provision of certain information by licensees; to provide limitations on the provision of such information; to repeal the prohibition on certain manners of ingesting medical cannabis; to exclude the lawful possession and control of medical cannabis from the provisions of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act; to revise the list of diagnosed conditions for which a medical cannabis registration card can be issued; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; 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 |
| SB177 | Government Transparency and Campaign Finance; transparency in foreign funded political activities within the state; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to provide for transparency in foreign funded political activities within the state; to require agents of hostile foreign principals and foreign supported political organizations to register with the State Ethics Commission; to provide for registration requirements; to provide for definitions; to provide legislative findings; to provide for civil penalties; to authorize the Attorney General to bring civil actions or criminal investigations for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB59 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; a limitation on leased property; remove | AN ACT To amend Chapter 33 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liability of municipal corporations for acts or omissions, so as to provide that when a municipal corporation is participating in a joint undertaking and another local government participating in such joint undertaking acquires liability insurance the sovereign immunity of the other participating local government is not waived; to extend the period of the notice for a cause of action against a municipality; to provide that tort and nuisance liability of any consolidated government shall follow the law and rules of tort liability applicable to counties; to provide limitations on the amounts and types of damages and interest recoverable; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 |
| SB30 | Hospitals and Related Institutions; hormone therapies and puberty-blocking medications for certain purposes to minors; prohibit prescribing or administering | AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 and Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions and the Georgia Composite Medical Board, respectively, so as to prohibit prescribing or administering certain hormone therapies and puberty-blocking medications for certain purposes to minors; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for limited civil actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB377 | Elections and Primaries; curbside voting for certain voters who because of disability or age cannot enter a polling place or are unable to wait in line to vote; authorize | 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 curbside voting for certain voters who because of disability or age cannot enter a polling place or are unable to wait in line to vote; to provide procedures for form, collection, and tabulation of ballots for such electors; to provide for a pilot program; to revise reporting provisions to reference such ballots; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| SR534 | 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. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR531 | Freedom; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Freedom, the live bald eagle mascot of Georgia Southern University; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR217 | Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR476 | Senate Study Committee on Local School System Flexibility Options; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Local School System Flexibility Options; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB17 | "Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; enact | AN ACT To amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 and Article 10 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school property and facilities and state-wide first responder building mapping information system, respectively, so as to enact "Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; to require public schools to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple state and local first responder agencies in the event of a school security emergency; to provide for the implementation of additional strategies or systems; to provide for exceptions; to require public schools to procure school mapping data; to provide for requirements of such school mapping data; to authorize the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to adopt rules and regulations for the requirements for school mapping data; to provide for immunity from civil liability; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| SR237 | Professional Standards Commission; provide recommendations to support the state's K-12 education workforce and teacher and school leader pipeline; urge | A RESOLUTION Urging the Professional Standards Commission, in collaboration with the Department of Education, the Department of Early Care and Learning, the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, the Office of Student Achievement, the University System of Georgia, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the Georgia Student Finance Commission, and with input from education associations, to provide recommendations to support the state's K-12 education workforce and teacher and school leader pipeline; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SR504 | Edwards, William; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and honoring William Edwards; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR484 | Savannah State University Men's Basketball Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Savannah State University men's basketball team for winning the 2025 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament Championship; 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 |
| SR470 | Executive Function Day; recognize March 26, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing March 26, 2025, as Executive Function Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR464 | Whirl, Dr. Jermaine; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. Jermaine Whirl, the incoming President of Savannah State University; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB253 | State Board of Education; establish a three-year pilot robotics program for eligible public schools; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the State Board of Education to establish a three-year pilot robotics program for eligible public schools; to provide for eligibility; to provide for grant funds for eligible public schools to develop and implement school robotics programs and to support students from such schools participating in interscholastic robotics competitions; to provide for applications and selection to participate in the pilot program; to provide for assessment and reporting on the impacts of the pilot program; to authorize the State Board of Education to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the pilot program; to provide for waivers and variances of state rules, regulations, policies, and procedures if necessary; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB74 | Harmful Materials to Minors; exemption for libraries and librarians from the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103; repeal | AN ACT To amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sale or distribution of harmful materials to minors, so as to repeal an exemption for libraries and librarians from the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103, relating to selling, loaning, distributing, or exhibiting materials harmful to minors; to provide that any violation of such Code section shall be a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature when committed knowingly; to provide for a defense for librarians who make good faith attempts to identify and remove material harmful to minors; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB61 | Delinquency; additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to delinquency, so as to provide for additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction for the trials of children 13 to 17 years of age to include the offenses of certain terroristic acts involving public and private schools and attempt or criminal conspiracy to commit certain offenses; to repeal a provision that limited superior courts from exercising exclusive original jurisdiction over the trials of children 13 to 17 years of age alleged to have committed aggravated assault only in certain cases involving the use of a firearm upon a public safety officer; to provide for which such cases shall be subject to the class A designated felony act provisions of Code Section 15-11-602 upon transfer to a juvenile court; to make conforming changes by including such additional offenses in the list of offenses for which juvenile and superior courts shall consider certain criteria when determining whether to transfer cases; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for information sharing by juvenile courts, superior courts, and certain state agencies with public schools when children are subject to electronic monitoring and other restrictions; to provide for the criminal offenses of terroristic threat of a school and terroristic act upon a school; to provide for penalties; to require annual site threat assessments at each public school in this state; to require that such assessments inform SB 61/CSFA school safety plans; to provide for who may conduct such assessments; to revise provisions for school safety plans; 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. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| SR432 | Senate Higher Education in Prison Study Committee; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Higher Education in Prison Study Committee; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR400 | Riley, Lynne; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Lynne Riley on the occasion of her retirement; 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 |
| SR406 | Leger, Charles M. "Buddy"; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Charles M. "Buddy" Leger; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR392 | Civil Air Patrol; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing the Civil Air Patrol for their service to the citizens of Georgia; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB339 | Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; semiannual postretirement benefit adjustments for all beneficiaries; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for semiannual postretirement benefit adjustments for all beneficiaries of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for conditions, limitations, and suspensions; 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 |
| HB165 | Income tax credit; business enterprises for leased motor vehicles; repeal and reserve | AN ACT To amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for a standard deduction from income taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SR246 | President Donald J. Trump; commend | A RESOLUTION commending President Donald J. Trump; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR245 | Collins, Doug; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Doug Collins; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR384 | Futch, Mrs. Becky; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mrs. Becky Futch upon her retirement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR389 | Atlanta Jewish Film Festival; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival on its 25th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB52 | "Timberlands Recovery, Exemption, and Earnings Stability (TREES) Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to authorize certain local governing authorities to provide temporary tax relief from taxes levied for the harvest or sale of standing timber from eligible timber property that was severely damaged or destroyed in certain disaster areas; to provide for conditions and procedures; to provide for the establishment of a certification form; to provide for audits; to provide for grants to such local governing authorities to offset the loss of certain revenues resulting from certain disaster damage to standing timber and such temporary tax relief; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for a grant cap; to provide for the calculation of equalized adjusted property tax digests; to require the establishment of criteria regarding damage or destruction; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title and legislative findings and intent; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB4 | Education; fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; revise provisions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise provisions relating to the fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; to provide for requirements for the model code of ethics for local boards of education to be promulgated by the State Board of Education; to provide for public complaints alleging ethics code violations by members of local boards of education; to provide for required and prohibited topics in training programs for local board of education members; to provide for a sanction for noncompliance; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| SR369 | Georgia Pre-K Week; recognize October 6-10, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing October 6-10, 2025, as Georgia Pre-K Week; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SR353 | Valdosta State University Football Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Valdosta State University football team for winning the 2024 Gulf South Conference Championship, the Super Region Two Title, and reaching the NCAA Division II National Championship Game; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB126 | Completion Special Schools Act; certain students to be enrolled; lower the age of eligibility from 18 to 16 | AN ACT To amend Code Section 20-2-2096.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the "Completion Special Schools Act," so as to lower the age of eligibility from 18 to 16 for certain students to be enrolled in a completion special school; to revise definitions; to provide for related matters; 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 |
| SB120 | Education; public schools, local education agencies, and public postsecondary institutions shall not promote, support, or maintain any programs or activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion | AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to provide that local education agencies and postsecondary institutions shall not promote, support, or maintain any programs or activities that advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion; to provide for sanctions; 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. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB57 | "Freedom of Speech and Belief Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to deceptive or unfair practices, so as to protect the exercise of constitutional rights; to prohibit discrimination in the provision of essential services; to provide for public and private enforcement; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB64 | Local Government and State Government; certain transactions between government entities and certain foreign persons; prohibit | AN ACT To amend Titles 36 and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government and state government, respectively, so as to prohibit certain transactions between government entities and certain foreign persons; to prohibit government entities from acquiring foreign unmanned aircraft systems; to prohibit the use of state funds in connection with such unmanned aircraft systems; to prohibit government entities from operating such unmanned aircraft systems; to prohibit companies owned or operated by a foreign adversary from submitting a proposal for a contract with a state agency for goods or services; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR352 | Small Business Advocacy Day; recognize March 5, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending small business advocacy organizations and recognizing March 5, 2025, as Small Business Advocacy Day; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SR340 | Georgia State University; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia State University; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR351 | McClelland, Dr. Charles F.; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. Charles F. McClelland on his outstanding service; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB321 | Workers' Compensation; chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901; provide | AN ACT To amend Code Section 34-9-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to applicability of workers' compensation to employers and employees generally, so as to provide that the chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901, et seq., as amended, and its extensions; to provide for related matters; 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 |
| SB264 | Emergency Management; creation of the Georgia Resilience Office under the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency management, so as to provide for the creation of the Georgia Resilience Office under the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to provide for a board of directors; to provide for the purpose, membership, and duties of such board; to provide for reports; to provide for the hiring of staff; to provide for compensation and funding; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| SB243 | Back the Blue Fund; authorized use of money; revise | AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing generally, so as to revise the authorized use of money distributed from the Back the Blue Fund; to revise collection procedures; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB295 | State Board of Education; local school systems to maintain and publish a registry of all contracts worth more than $10,000.00; require | AN ACT To amend Part 8 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to State Board of Education under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require local school systems to maintain and publish a registry of all contracts worth more than $10,000.00 involving the use of any state funds; to provide for such information to be included on the contract registry; to require local boards of education to adopt policies; to provide for enforcement; to prohibit waivers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| SB65 | Education; mandatory kindergarten for all children prior to entering into first grade; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for mandatory kindergarten for all children prior to entering into first grade; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB171 | Quality Basic Education Act; State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; require | AN ACT To amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act,"so as to require the State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; to require the state board to adopt policies related to such advanced mathematics pathway; to authorize local school systems to offer the advanced mathematics pathway in grades three through five; to require local school systems to offer the advanced mathematics pathway in grades six through eight; to provide for reporting; to authorize local school systems to provide related supports and services; 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 |
| SB181 | Education; public schools and public postsecondary institutions shall not accept funding from or enter into contracts with foreign adversaries; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to provide that public schools, local education agencies, and public postsecondary institutions shall not accept funding from or enter into contracts with foreign adversaries; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB261 | Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 25 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the magistrates retirement fund, so as to provide for an early retirement benefit; to provide for an employee contribution increase; to replace the statutory maximum monthly compensation used to calculate a benefit with an amount determined by the board; to increase the maximum number of years of service used to calculate a benefit; 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 |
| SB301 | State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols; protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; revise provisions | AN ACT To amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to revise provisions for the protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; to provide for construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR294 | Pierce County High School Competition Cheerleading Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Pierce County High School competition cheerleading team for winning the 2024 AA Division State Cheerleading Championship; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR295 | Lowndes County High School Baseball Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Lowndes County High School baseball team for winning the 2024 GHSA 7A State Baseball Championship; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR293 | Pierce County Girls Golf Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Pierce County girls golf team for winning the GHSA Girls Golf AA State Championship; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR247 | Loeffler, Kelly; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Kelly Loeffler; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB26 | State Income Taxes; with regard to military retirement income, to determine and apply a cost-of-living adjustment to the amount of allowable retirement pay; require the state revenue commissioner | AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to state income taxes, so as to require the state revenue commissioner, with regard to military retirement income, to determine and apply a cost-of-living adjustment to the amount of allowable retirement pay excluded from Georgia taxable net income; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR131 | Sports Betting and Casino Gambling Activities; operation and regulation; authorize the Georgia General Assembly - CA | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to authorize the Georgia General Assembly to provide by law for the operation and regulation of sports betting and casino gambling activities in this state; to provide for the regulation and taxation of such activities; to provide for the allocation of revenues derived from such activities; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB250 | Wesley's Law Grant Program; provide for the creation of and establish a purpose | AN ACT To amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the creation of and establish a purpose for the Wesley's Law Grant Program; to provide for the allocation of grant awards under such program; to require the Department of Education to pursue grant funding for such program from the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust; to require the State Board of Education to establish award criteria, terms, and conditions for such program; to authorize the Department of Education to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement such program; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for annual reporting; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR254 | Georgia Aerospace Day; recognize February 26, 2025 | A RESOLUTION honoring the work of Georgia's aerospace and defense industry and recognizing February 26, 2025, as Georgia Aerospace Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR257 | Charter Schools Day; recognize February 26, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 26, 2025, as Charter Schools Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SB249 | "Quality Basic Education Act,"; beginning in the 2031-2032 school year, a computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement; provide | AN ACT To amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that, beginning in the 2031-2032 school year, a computer science course shall be a high school graduation requirement; to provide for certain computer science courses to be substituted for units of credit graduation requirements in certain other subject areas; to provide for such exception; to revise legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB247 | Sick, Personal, and Maternity Leave for Teachers; the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers may take for personal or professional reasons; increase | AN ACT To amend Part 4 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sick, personal, and maternity leave for teachers and other school personnel, so as to increase from three to five the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers and other school personnel may take each school year for personal or professional reasons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB248 | Georgia Council on Library Materials Standards; establish and provide | AN ACT To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to establish and provide for the Georgia Council on Library Materials Standards; to provide for definitions, including definitions for the terms "harmful to minors," "restricted materials," and "sexually explicit materials"; to require the Georgia Council on Library Materials Standards to establish standards for the designation of restricted materials by local boards of education, standards for the use and restriction of instructional materials, and standards for the use and restriction of public school library collection materials; to require the Georgia Council on Library Materials Standards to annually update such standards; to require the Department of Education to provide technical support to local boards of education for implementing such standards; to require local boards of education to adopt and annually update policies and procedures that comply with such standards; to provide for certain instructional materials to include ratings which indicate whether any portion of such material includes sexually explicit material; to prohibit local boards of education from acquiring instructional materials from vendors who do not provide such ratings and other required information; to require local boards of education to periodically publish lists of instructional materials that include sexually explicit materials; to require periodic review of restricted materials in public school library collection materials and determination of what restricted materials should be retained; to require local boards of education to periodically provide to the Department of Education a list of restricted materials included in its school library collection materials; to require the Department of Education to publish such lists; to provide that existing complaint resolution policies for materials that are harmful to minors shall apply, subject to an embargo provision; to revise and expand the definition of "harmful to minors" regarding the complaint resolution policy for materials that are harmful to minors; to prohibit sex education for public school students in this state before sixth grade; to prohibit instruction or discussion of inappropriate sex based topics; to require revocable written consent from parents or guardians of students before any sex education is provided; to require governing bodies of public schools and local school systems to afford parents and guardians of all students and the public opportunity to review and to provide comment on proposed sex education curricula before approval by such body; to require the State Board of Education to approve age- and grade-appropriate content standards for sex education curricula; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to revise the "Parents Bill of Rights" to provide for parents to revocably opt-in to sex education for their children; to prohibit instruction and informal communication with an emphasis on sexual orientation or gender identity for public school students in kindergarten through grade three under any circumstances and for public school students in grades four through 12 with limited exceptions; to provide for such exceptions; to require annual notification to parents of the health services offered at their children's public schools; to provide for procedures for parents to decline or withhold consent for health services to be provided to their children; to provide for parental rights to access student education and health records; to provide for limitations on the administration of well-being questionnaires or health screening forms to students in kindergarten through grade three; to prohibit, either through policy or practice, public schools and school personnel from discouraging or prohibiting parental notification of and involvement in critical decisions affecting a student's mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being; to require public schools to adopt policies and procedures for notifying parents of changes to student support services, to student monitoring, to the school's ability to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for a student, or to a student's observed mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being; to provide for requirements for such policies and procedures; to require public schools to adopt complaint resolution policies to address complaints of violations of certain laws relating to prescribed instruction and to the mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being of students; to provide for remedial actions and sanctions; to provide for a model policy and guidance; to provide for statutory construction; to prohibit certain waivers; to provide for definitions; to provide for short titles; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| SR241 | Georgia Military College; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Georgia Military College on its 145th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SB45 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase | AN ACT To amend Code Section 48-5-7.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SR56 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR233 | City of Savannah and Mayor Van R. Johnson; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the City of Savannah and Mayor Van R. Johnson on the Mayor on the Move: Healthy Savannah Kids Club; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR236 | Bromberg, Sam M.; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Sam M. Bromberg; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR227 | Dooly County Schools; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Dooly County Schools, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR218 | Charlton County Board of Education; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending the Charlton County Board of Education, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR224 | Ben Hill County School District; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending the Ben Hill County School District, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB208 | State Government; regulation and taxation of sports betting in this state; authorize and provide | AN ACT To amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to authorize and provide for the regulation and taxation of sports betting in this state; to provide for additional powers and duties of the Georgia Lottery Corporation; to provide for the corporation to engage in certain activities related to sports betting; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for the corporation's powers and duties relative to sports betting; to provide for the procedures, limitations, requirements, and qualifications of the licensing of any person offering, operating, or managing sports betting in this state; to provide for rules and regulations promulgated by the corporation; to provide for a privilege tax; to require certain reports; to regulate wagers and provide requirements for bettors; to provide for bettors to restrict themselves from placing certain wagers; to provide certain resources for individuals with problem gambling or a betting or gambling disorder; to provide for the collection and disposition of fees and fines; to prohibit certain conduct by the corporation, employees of the corporation, licensees, and other persons; to provide for certain penalties; to provide for construction; 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 exclude any consideration paid to a sports betting licensee from the definition of "bet"; to provide for the exemption of persons licensed for online sports betting from regulations and restrictions regarding gambling information; to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to exempt wagers placed as part of sports betting; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR219 | ReadSource and Purpose Built Schools of Atlanta; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending ReadSource and Purpose Built Schools of Atlanta, recipients of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for their dedication to literacy advancement; 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 |
| SB209 | Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members; permit certain persons | AN ACT To amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to permit certain persons who would otherwise be required to be members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for conditions; to prohibit transfers of creditable service; 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 |
| SR221 | Believe Greater Dalton; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Believe Greater Dalton, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; 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 |
| SR225 | Rise Augusta; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Rise Augusta, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR226 | Cobb Collaborative; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Cobb Collaborative, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR223 | Lamar County School System; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending the Lamar County School System, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR220 | Black Child Development Institute; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending the Black Child Development Institute, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR203 | Rutland Jr., Guy Jehue; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Guy Jehue Rutland Jr.; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR95 | "Sonny Perdue Legislative Center"; naming the forthcoming new legislative office complex | A RESOLUTION Naming the forthcoming new legislative office complex the "Sonny Perdue Legislative Building"; 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 |
| SR149 | Shepherd Center; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Shepherd Center upon its 50th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR144 | National School Counseling Week; recognize the week of February 3-7, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing the week of February 3-7, 2025, as National School Counseling Week; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR136 | 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 |
| SB103 | Department of Administrative Services, companies owned or operated by Iran to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; prohibit | AN ACT To amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general authority, duties, and procedure of the Department of Administrative Services, so as to prohibit companies owned or operated by Iran to bid on or submit a proposal for a state contract; to provide for definitions; to provide for certifications; to provide penalties for false certifications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR138 | Georgia Reads Coach Malcolm Mitchell; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia Reads Coach Malcolm Mitchell; 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 |
| SB104 | State Government; use or installation of any artificial intelligence system on state equipment when the company that developed or deployed such artificial intelligence system is associated with the People's Republic of China; prohibit | AN ACT To amend Chapter 29 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to information technology relative to state government, so as to prohibit the use or installation of any artificial intelligence system on state equipment when the company that developed or deployed such artificial intelligence system is associated with the People's Republic of China; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR134 | PAGE Day; recognize February 18, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) on its 50th anniversary and recognizing February 18, 2025, as PAGE Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR116 | Lanier County High School Baseball Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Lanier County High School baseball team for winning the GHSA Class A Division II State Baseball Championship; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR115 | Lanier County High School Lady Bulldogs; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Lanier County High School Lady Bulldogs for winning the GHSA Class A Division II State Softball Championship; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR117 | Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Day; recognize February 11, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 11, 2025, as Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB80 | Tax Credits; the definition of "rural hospital organization"; revise | AN ACT To amend Code Section 31-8-9.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility to receive tax credits, so as to revise the definition of "rural hospital organization"; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR91 | Rucker, Mr. Nicholas; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Mr. Nicholas Rucker; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR104 | Georgia Hearing Day; recognize February 10, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 10, 2025, as Georgia Hearing Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR90 | Brashear, Ms. Rhea; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Ms. Rhea Brashear; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR113 | Georgia's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR89 | Brown, Ms. Patria; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Ms. Patria Brown; 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 |
| SR105 | No-Kill Awareness Day; recognize April 30, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing April 30, 2025, as No-Kill Awareness Day at the state capitol; 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 |
| SR99 | Farley, Mr. Sharoko; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Mr. Sharoko Farley; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR87 | Communities in Schools; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Communities in Schools; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB24 | Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for an extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR83 | Morehouse School of Medicine; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Morehouse School of Medicine upon its 50th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR74 | Interfaith Organizations and Volunteers; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the interfaith organizations and volunteers involved in disaster cleanup efforts; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR80 | Kile, Robert Michael "Mike"; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Robert Michael "Mike" Kile; 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 |
| SR78 | Trocheck, Kathy Hogan; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Kathy Hogan Trocheck, who is also recognized internationally under the pen name Mary Kay Andrews; 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 |
| SR77 | Great Dane; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating Great Dane upon the 125th anniversary of its founding; 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 |
| SR45 | Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Young Farmer Teacher Program; 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 |
| SR46 | Bryan Day; recognize January 28, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing January 28, 2025, as Bryan Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB43 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase | AN ACT To amend Code Section 48-5-7.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| SR41 | OneGeorgia Authority; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the OneGeorgia Authority; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR38 | 4-H Day; recognize February 25, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending the University of Georgia 4-H Program, Kingston Ryals, Melanie Biersmith, and the 2024-2025 4-H Leadership Teams and recognizing February 25, 2025, as 4-H Day at the state capitol; 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 |
| 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 |
| SR54 | Butts County; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating Butts County upon the bicentennial anniversary of its founding; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR55 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR32 | Newton IV, Charles G.; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Charles G. Newton IV on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR20 | Peed, Honorable F. Gates; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Honorable F. Gates Peed; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR14 | Trump, Donald J.; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Donald J. Trump; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR17 | Family and Consumer Sciences; recgonize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Family and Consumer Sciences; 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 |
| 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 |
| SR10 | Major Clint Morris and Captain Dee Morris; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Major Clint Morris and Captain Dee Morris upon their retirement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR9 | Stevens, Charles "Charlie" Kay; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Charles "Charlie" Kay Stevens; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR5 | Senate Special Committee on Investigations; reauthorizing | A RESOLUTION reauthorizing the Senate Special Committee on Investigations; to provide for the issuance of compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents and materials; and for other purposes. | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | 11 | |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Education and Youth Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Finance Committee | Secretary | 3 |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Higher Education Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee | Ex Officio | 8 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | Georgia Senate District 04 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 08/21/2020 |