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State Senator
Jason Anavitarte
(R) - Georgia
Georgia Senate District 31
In Office - Started: 01/11/2021
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State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-0085
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR8 | Deputy Brandon Cunningham Memorial Intersection; Paulding County; dedicate | A RESOLUTION Dedicating certain portions of the state highway system; and for other purposes. PART I | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB44 | Equalization Grants, Annual Calculations, and Allocation; the definition of the term "qualified local school system" by reducing the minimum required millage rate; revise | AN ACT To amend Code Section 20-2-165 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equalization grants, annual calculations, and allocation, so as to revise the definition of the term "qualified local school system" by reducing the minimum required millage rate or effective millage rate from 14 mills to 10 mills; to provide for a 25 percent reduction of equalization grant awards for local school systems whose millage rate or equivalent millage rate does not meet the minimum requirement; to require annual reporting by the Department of Education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB42 | Penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12; certain penalty provisions for the offense of prostitution, keeping a place of prostitution, pimping, and pandering; repeal | AN ACT To amend Code Section 16-6-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12, so as to repeal certain penalty provisions for the offense of prostitution, keeping a place of prostitution, pimping, and pandering; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB40 | Secondary Metals Recyclers; the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; provide for applicability | AN ACT To amend Article 14 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 and Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary metals recyclers and solid waste management, respectively, so as to revise provisions relating to certain materials; to provide for the applicability of the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; to remove the exception for used, detached catalytic converters from the application of said article; to provide for certain registration requirements for secondary metals recyclers; to provide for the use of certain registration fees; to provide for records and reporting; to allow certain caps for secondary metals recyclers with respect to payments to and number of transactions with sellers to remain in effect after January 1, 2026; to revise provisions relating to surcharges on certain waste; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB46 | "Government Serves the People Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state government, so as to improve government service delivery in this state; to provide for the appointment of a State of Georgia Government Service Delivery Lead within the Georgia Technology Authority to coordinate such efforts; to establish the powers and duties of such individual; to establish the heads of each state agency as responsible for the government service delivery of their agency and provide for related powers and duties; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Vetoed |
| 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 |
| SB110 | Definitions Relative to the Juvenile Code; definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions | AN ACT To amend Code Section 15-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the juvenile code, so as to revise the definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions; to amend Code Section 16-5-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reckless conduct causing harm to or endangering the bodily safety of another and conduct by HIV infected persons, so as to provide for an exception to certain offenses of reckless conduct for legal custodians permitting children to participate in independent activities under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SB138 | Incorporation of Municipal Corporations; transition of certain services related to newly incorporated municipalities in certain counties; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to provide for the transition of certain services related to newly incorporated municipalities in certain counties; to provide definitions; to provide for the provision and cost allocation of police and law enforcement services for such municipalities; to provide for the ownership, control, and maintenance of road rights of ways and certain storm-water drainage infrastructure in such municipalities; to provide for the transfer of certain fees and taxes collected by such county to such municipalities; to exempt such counties from having to renegotiate service delivery strategy agreements and address the provision of services to such municipalities in lieu of such renegotiations; to provide that such municipalities shall not be obligated to pay certain election costs; to provide that a county shall cover the legal expenses of such a newly incorporated municipality in the event of legal challenges relating to or arising from the transition of such services; to provide for a limited waiver of sovereign immunity; to amend Chapter 8 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees and taxes related to insurance, so as to revise provisions related to population data related to newly incorporated municipalities and municipal taxes on life insurance and other insurance companies; to revise provisions related to when newly incorporated municipalities may be allocated taxes on life insurance and other SB 138/AP insurance companies; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB141 | Revenue and Taxation; the appeal and protest period from 30 days to 45 days for tax assessments; extend | AN ACT To amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to extend the appeal and protest period from 30 days to 45 days for tax assessments; to clarify final determination language for federal income tax adjustments; to provide for an extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 |
| SB199 | State Ethics Commission; shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; 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 that the State Ethics Commission shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; to provide that campaign and personal finance disclosure reports for local elected officials shall be filed with the commission instead of locally; to provide that certain local elected officials shall affirm their duty to complete all statutorily required training and supplemental education for their offices; to provide uniform reporting dates for campaigns for all levels of office; to provide for registration of certain political action committees; to require certain political action committees to maintain bank accounts; to provide disclosure reporting requirements for certain political action committees; to revise and make more uniform reporting dates for personal financial disclosure statements for office holders and candidates; to revise provisions related to reporting income on personal financial disclosure statements for office holders; to provide that the commission shall not publicly release home address information in its possession; to revise lobbyist reporting requirements to make the reporting dates for such requirements more uniform; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR231 | Officer Jeremy Labonte Memorial Interchange; Fulton County; dedicate | A RESOLUTION Dedicating certain portions of the state highway system; and for other purposes. PART I | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| HB551 | Motor vehicles; conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits; provide | AN ACT To amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits for motor vehicles; to revise provisions relative to the operation of an unregistered motor vehicle or vehicle without a current license plate, revalidation decal, county decal, or temporary operating permit; to authorize the development and maintenance by third parties of an electronic temporary operating permit issuance system for issuance of temporary operating permits; to provide for utilization of such system by dealers for issuance of temporary operating permits; to provide for the suspension of access to such system by the department for certain violations; to provide standards for the issuance of dealer master plates; to authorize access to certain information with the State Board of Registration of Used Motor Vehicle Dealers and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers for certain purposes; to revise and provide for a definition; to provide for notice and hearings; to amend Code Section 43-47-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to used motor vehicle and used motor vehicle parts dealers, so as to revise the definition of established place of business; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to property, so as to authorize the regulation of motor vehicle immobilization operators by the Department of Public Safety; to limit the immobilization of trespassing vehicles to jurisdictions that have authorized such HB 551/AP activity by ordinance or resolution; to provide for fees; to provide for notice requirements; to provide for licenses; to remove authority to impose a civil penalty; to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles, so as to provide for enhanced penalty for an owner of a passive entity that fails to pay alternative ad valorem tax; to provide for a definition; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB516 | State government; authorize county and regional library boards to conduct meetings via teleconference | AN ACT To amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to designate the Attorney General as an applicable elected representative who may approve issuance of certain private activity bonds; to establish procedures for public notices and hearings relative to such bonds; to authorize county and regional library boards and community service boards to conduct teleconference meetings under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; 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 |
| SB259 | Juvenile Code; certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to provide for certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; to provide for a physician holding temporary physical custody of a child based on a suspicion of child abuse or neglect to provide certain information to a parent or legal guardian and to the Division of Family and Children Services; to provide for a definition; to provide for a parent or legal guardian to obtain an independent medical evaluation or pediatric specialty consultation; to provide for a court to consider the results of an independent medical evaluation or pediatric specialty consultation; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SB85 | Grants for Foster Children; a grant program to provide grants to former foster youth who meet eligibility requirements, subject to specific appropriations; establish | AN ACT To amend Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to postsecondary education grants for foster children and adopted children, so as to establish a grant program to provide grants to former foster youth who meet eligibility requirements, subject to specific appropriations; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to limit awards to undergraduate level postsecondary education; to provide for the application process for the program; to provide for the Georgia Student Finance Authority to contract with a qualified grant coordinating organization to administer the program, to establish rules and regulations, and to conduct compliance examinations; to allow for eligibility of part-time students; to authorize the department to suspend institutions from the program for failure to refund moneys in certain circumstances; to provide for criminal penalty for persons making false statements or misrepresentations in the application process; to provide for collection and evaluation; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to provide for related matters; 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 |
| 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 |
| HB340 | Distraction-Free Education Act; enact | 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 enact the "Distraction-Free Education Act"; to require local school systems and public schools to enact policies and procedures for use of personal electronic devices at school and school sponsored events by students in kindergarten through eighth grade; to provide for permissible student use of personal electronic devices; to authorize the Department of Education to provide guidance and technical assistance; to prohibit certain waivers; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB201 | Consumer Transactions; increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; provide | AN ACT To amend Code Section 10-1-393 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions unlawful and examples, so as to provide increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; to provide for certain contractual requirements; to provide for notice language; to amend Code Section 33-6-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices, so as to prohibit the assignment of benefits in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB185 | Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit | AN ACT To amend Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to prohibit the use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations by the Board of Corrections relating to such prohibitions and exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB180 | High Demand Apprenticeship Program; opportunities for apprenticeship sponsors to enter into apprenticeship program contracts with State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the High Demand Apprenticeship Program, so as to provide opportunities for apprenticeship sponsors to enter into apprenticeship program contracts with the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; to provide for completion awards to apprenticeship sponsors for the successful completion of such contracts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 |
| SB82 | "Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025"; enact | AN ACT To amend Article 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Charter School Act of 1998," so as to enact the "Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025"; to provide for the State Board of Education in collaboration with the State Charter Schools Commission to establish a program for the purposes of promoting and supporting the approval of new local charter school petitions by local boards of education and to provide incentive grants to local boards of education that approve new local charter school petitions; to provide for the award and use of such incentive grants; to provide for the Department of Education to implement and administer such incentive programs and for the Office of Charter School Compliance to provide technical assistance to local school systems; to require local boards of education to provide certain written statements to the State Board of Education and the Office of Charter School Compliance upon denying a local charter school petition whereupon the corresponding state charter school petition is approved by the State Charter Schools Commission, subject to an exception; to provide for accountability for local boards of education that deny two or more local charter school petitions whereupon the corresponding state charter school petition is approved by the State Charter Schools Commission during a certain period; to provide for local boards of education to reconsider the denial of local charter school petitions; to require the Office of Charter School Compliance to prepare guidelines for local boards of education for the evaluation of charter school petitions; to revise reporting; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for automatic repealers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1 | 'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act'; enact | AN ACT To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to enact the "Riley Gaines Act of 2025"; to provide generally for competitively fair and safe student participation in school and college sports; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to promote fair and safe competition; to provide for equal athletic opportunities and safety; to provide for specific designations of teams operated or sponsored by local school systems, public schools, participating private schools, and postsecondary educational institutions in this state; to prohibit males from participating in interscholastic and intercollegiate competitions on teams designated as female; to prohibit females from participating in competition on intercollegiate teams designated as male, subject to exceptions; to provide for such exceptions; to provide for interscholastic coed team designations; to provide for the use of student eligibility rules, standards, and classifications; to provide for exceptions to general provisions; to require multiple occupancy restrooms and changing areas and sleeping quarters to be designated for exclusive use by males or females; to provide for reasonable accommodations; to provide for exceptions; to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions that are covered entities from hosting or sponsoring intercollegiate competitions that allow males to participate with teams designated as female or use multiple occupancy restrooms or changing areas and sleeping quarters designated for use by females; to prohibit such covered entities from awarding to males scholarships intended for female team members; to provide for policies, rules, and regulations; to provide for investigation of complaints of noncompliance; to provide for sanctions; to provide for a cause of action; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB68 | Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide | AN ACT To amend Titles 9, 40, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, motor vehicles, and torts, respectively, so as to provide for substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; to provide limitations relative to evidence of noneconomic damages; to provide for timing of answers and discovery; to provide for dismissals of civil actions; to provide for attorney's fees, court costs, and litigation expenses; to provide for admissibility of evidence related to seat safety belts; to provide for trial procedures; to provide for a negligent security cause of action; to provide for exclusive remedies for negligent security actions subject to exceptions; to provide for apportionment of damages in negligent security actions; to provide for the recovery of special damages for medical and healthcare expenses in personal injury and wrongful death cases; to provide for construction; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB69 | "Georgia Courts Access and Consumer Protection Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Title 7 and Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, and depositions and discovery under the "Georgia Civil Practice Act," respectively, so as to regulate third-party litigation financing practices in this state; to enact a new chapter regulating litigation financing practices; to provide for definitions; to require and provide for the registration of litigation financiers; to prohibit any person with relevant affiliations with foreign persons, foreign principals, or sovereign wealth funds from serving as litigation financiers; to require amended registration as a litigation financier; to provide for forms and filing fees; to provide for public disclosure of documents and information; to provide for denial of registration or amended registration as a litigation financier; to provide for notice of such denials; to provide for appeal of such denials; to provide for prohibitions applicable to litigation financiers and exceptions; to provide for joint and several liability for certain litigation financiers; to require litigation financing contracts to include indemnification provisions; to require litigation financing agreements to be memorialized in writing by litigation financing contracts; to provide for required provisions and disclosures to be included in litigation financing contracts; to require and provide for certain disclosures and acknowledgments in litigation financing agreements; SB 69/AP to provide for exemptions; to provide for the cancellation of litigation financing agreements; to provide for a criminal offense; to provide for the authority of the Attorney General and prosecuting attorneys to institute criminal proceedings; to provide for penalties; to authorize and provide for the department's participation in the nation-wide multistate licensing system and registry and for matters related thereto; to provide for the authority of the department and the commissioner of banking and finance; to provide for the discovery of litigation financing agreements in civil actions; to provide a short title; to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles, so as to provide for admissibility of evidence related to seat safety belts; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicabilities; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB21 | Local Governments; violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; waive sovereign and governmental immunities | AN ACT To amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for a violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; to amend Code Section 42-1-11.5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compliance with immigration detainer notices, so as to provide for immunity waivers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB36 | "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for the preservation of religious freedom; to provide for the granting of relief; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for statutory interpretation; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and determinations; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SB28 | "Red Tape Rollback Act of 2025"; enact | AN ACT To amend Titles 28, 31, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly, health, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for procedures and processes concerning the enactment of legislation and the adoption of rules and regulations; to provide definitions; to provide for the preparation and submission of small business impact analyses for bills introduced during sessions of the General Assembly; to provide for contracting; to provide for the revision of small business impact analyses; to provide for legislative construction; to revise procedures concerning the adoption of administrative rules; to revise procedures within the General Assembly concerning objections to proposed administrative rules; to provide for effective dates for adopted administrative rules; to provide for periodic review and sunset of administrative rules; to conform cross-references; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB27 | Stalking; offense of doxxing; penalties; protective order; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to invasion of privacy, so as to provide for the offenses of doxing and aggravated doxing; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB152 | "Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; the biological or adopted children of individuals who are foster parents and who meet certain conditions shall qualify for promise scholarship accounts; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 2B of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to promise scholarship accounts, so as to provide that the biological or adopted children of individuals who are foster parents and who meet certain conditions shall qualify for promise scholarship accounts; to provide for such conditions; to provide for definitions; to provide for the education savings authority to make limited disclosures to the Department of Revenue for purposes of verifying income as compared to income thresholds; to clarify and revise student qualifications for promise scholarship accounts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB160 | Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty | AN ACT To amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require submission of proof of completion of a DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program by certain applicants to obtain limited driving permits; to provide that completion of such courses shall be credited toward any reinstatement requirements for drivers whose licenses were suspended for certain offenses; to authorize written consent for release of certain information to be obtained and transferred electronically; to revise the authorized fee for driver improvement clinics; to revise a definition; to require intervention components of DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs be conducted in person; to require certain training for clinical evaluators performing assessment components relative to DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs; to revise the authorized fees relative to DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Programs; to provide a sentencing court with authority to order the installation of a device which limits the speed of a motor vehicle as part of the punishment for conviction of the offense of reckless stunt driving; to provide for a definition; to provide for procedures and conditions upon issuance of such orders; to provide for notification to the Department of Revenue; to provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| SB207 | Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create | AN ACT To amend Chapter 4 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to firefighter standards and training, so as to provide for the reporting of guilty pleas taken under first offender treatment to obtain employment as a firefighter; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR535 | Rogers, Denney H.; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Denney H. Rogers; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR542 | Hembree, Bill; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Bill Hembree; 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 |
| HB141 | Revenue and taxation; allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns | AN ACT To amend Code Section 48-13-10 and Code Section 48-13-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to determining amount of occupation tax, criteria for classification of businesses and practitioners, administrative fee, exemptions or reduction in fees for economic development, and election of tax by practitioner, and levy on business or practitioner with location or office in more than one jurisdiction, allocating gross receipts, and limits on levies using criteria for taxation, respectively, so as to allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| HB79 | Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact | AN ACT To amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for a tax credit for certain eligible expenses incurred for firearm safe handling instructional courses; to provide for an aggregate annual cap; to provide for definitions; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for credit preapproval by the department; to prohibit the creation of certain lists or databases; to provide for rules and regulations; to exempt sales of firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories from sales and use taxes during a four-day period each year; to provide for automatic repeals; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| SB370 | Elections and Primaries; closed primaries; provide | 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 provide for closed primaries; to provide for checking the partisan affiliation of electors prior to the delivery of absentee ballots for a partisan primary; to provide for the list of partisan affiliation on elector lists for partisan primaries; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB356 | Polk County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption | AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from Polk County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the greater of 50 percent or $60,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older, in the amount of the greater of 75 percent or $80,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, and in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 77 years of age or older, all with a temporary cap on the annual aggregate exemption amount; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SR431 | Senate Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Children and Platform Privacy Protection Study Committee; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Children and Platform Privacy Protection Study Committee; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB291 | Health; certification of community health workers; provide | AN ACT To amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the certification of community health workers; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Community Health Worker Certification Committee; to provide for membership, powers, and duties of the committee; to provide for committee abolishment and transfer of powers and duties to the Department of Public Health; to provide for administrative support; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for standards; to provide for the approval of training programs; to provide for application procedures; to provide for requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date conditioned on appropriations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB355 | Paulding County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption | AN ACT To provide a homestead exemption from Paulding County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SR386 | Senate State FairTax Study Committee; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate State FairTax Study Committee; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR391 | Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Currency; create | A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Currency; 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR496 | Haynes, Norma; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Norma Haynes; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB367 | Certificate of Need; health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; provide for exemption | AN ACT To amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from certificate of need requirements, so as to provide an exemption for health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; to provide for conditions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR497 | Sumner, Michael Ernest; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Michael Ernest Sumner; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR494 | O'Connor, Daniel; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Daniel O'Connor for his service in redistricting and celebrating his birthday; 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 |
| SR480 | Georgia Forests; acute and ongoing threat to Georgia's forests posed by the southern pine beetle; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing the acute and ongoing threat to Georgia's forests posed by the southern pine beetle, particularly in the western region of this state, and encouraging all Georgia landowners to follow guidance by the Georgia Forestry Commission to mitigate the spread of this destructive pest; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| SB366 | Controlled Substances and Pharmacists and Pharmacies; ivermectin as an over-the-counter medication in this state; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 and Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances and pharmacists and pharmacies, respectively, so as to provide for ivermectin as an over-the-counter medication in this state; to remove ivermectin from the definition of, exceptions to, and exemptions from dangerous drugs; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR486 | Colt's Manufacturing Company; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Colt's Manufacturing Company for its commitment to safe and responsible firearms ownership; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR462 | Andrews, Ava; commend | A RESOLUTION commending and recognizing Ava Andrews of North Paulding High School for her outstanding achievements in basketball and for her contributions to athletics in the state of Georgia; 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 |
| SR461 | Haralson County High School Game Day Cheerleading Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Haralson County High School game day cheerleading team for winning the 2024-2025 Georgia High School Association Game Day State Championship for Region 1A; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR292 | Senate Special Committee on Investigations; investigate additional matters; to authorize the use of compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses; authorize | A RESOLUTION authorizing the Senate Special Committee on Investigations to investigate additional matters; to authorize the use of compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents and materials related to such additional matters; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB9 | "Ensuring Accountability for Illegal AI Activities Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections, so as to establish the criminal offenses of fraudulent election interference and solicitation of such; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for the Attorney General to have concurrent jurisdiction over such crimes; to provide for punishment; to provide for injunctive relief; to provide for the State Election Board to publish results of investigations into such offenses; to provide for certain disclaimers on campaign advertisements that use AI generated media; to provide for the form of such disclaimers; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| SB163 | Brady Law Regulations; standards for bringing an action against the government for an unauthorized act relating to regulation of weapons; revise | AN ACT To amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law regulations, so as to revise standards for bringing an action against the government for an unauthorized act relating to regulation of weapons; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| SR447 | Cedartown High School Cheerleading Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Cedartown High School cheerleading team for winning the 2024 GHSA Division 4A State Cheerleading Championship; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR446 | Veterans Month; recognize November 2025 | A RESOLUTION honoring the exceptional service and sacrifices of veterans and recognizing November 2025 as Veterans Month; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR443 | Camp Glisson; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Camp Glisson upon its 100th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB432 | Game and fish; Georgia turkey stamps; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting, trapping, or fishing, so as to provide for Georgia turkey permits and stamps; to provide for fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| SR404 | Emory Healthcare Veterans Program; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program upon its 10th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR407 | Massey, Mr. Abit; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Mr. Abit Massey; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR418 | Buc-ee's Day; recognize March 20, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing March 20, 2025, as Buc-ee's Day at the Georgia State Capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR246 | President Donald J. Trump; commend | A RESOLUTION commending President Donald J. Trump; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR245 | Collins, Doug; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Doug Collins; 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 |
| SB267 | State's Employee Benefit Plan Council; establish health savings accounts and to continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; require | AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state's Employee Benefit Plan Council, so as to require such council to establish health savings accounts and to continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR370 | Mosley, Sig; commend | A RESOLUTION honoring and commending Sig Mosley for his extraordinary contributions to the entrepreneurial and investment community in Georgia and beyond; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR368 | Calleary, Minister Dara; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Minister Dara Calleary on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB94 | Public Utilities and Public Transportation; a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies concerning public utilities; reestablish | AN ACT To amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to reestablish a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies concerning public utilities; to provide legislative findings; to provide definitions; to create the Office of the Consumers' Utility Counsel; to establish the position of director of such office; to provide for the appointment and compensation of the director; to provide reporting requirements of the director; to provide for the powers and duties of the director; to provide for notice and service requirements; to authorize the director to take depositions and conduct discovery; to authorize the director to employ certain personnel; to require that certain employees of the Public Service Commission be made available to assist the director; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB242 | Capitol Art Standards Commission; placement of a monument in honor of the Honorable Clarence Thomas within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center; provide | AN ACT To amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 13 of Title 45 and Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Capitol Art Standards Commission and state flag, seal, and other symbols, respectively, so as to provide for duties and responsibilities of the commission; to provide for the placement of a monument in honor of the Honorable Clarence Thomas within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB31 | Income Taxes; all income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components; exempt from taxation | AN ACT To amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to exempt from taxation all income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| SB86 | Alcoholic Beverages; retail dealers to offer discounts to consumers through premiums, coupons, or rebates on alcoholic beverages purchased for consumption off the premises; authorize | AN ACT To amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to authorize retail dealers to offer discounts to consumers through premiums, coupons, or rebates on alcoholic beverages purchased for consumption off the premises; to provide for a definition; to provide certain conditions and requirements for the offering of such discounts; to increase the number of tasting events a retail package liquor store may conduct; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB230 | Condominiums; maximum amount of insurance deductibles payable by unit owners; remove the limitation | AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to condominiums, so as to increase the maximum amount of insurance deductibles payable by unit owners; to provide for notice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR324 | Kingdom of Denmark and Honorary Consul Christopher N. Smith, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog 1st Class; honor | A RESOLUTION honoring and commending the Kingdom of Denmark and Honorary Consul Christopher N. Smith, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog 1st Class; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR316 | Georgia Teen Republicans; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Teen Republicans; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR317 | Brightside Forever Foundation; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Brightside Forever Foundation; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB229 | Alcoholic Beverages; the issuance of wholesale consumable hemp licenses to wholesale dealers of alcoholic beverages; prohibit | AN ACT To amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Hemp Farming Act," and Chapter 3 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of alcoholic beverages generally, so as to prohibit the issuance of wholesale consumable hemp licenses to wholesale dealers of alcoholic beverages; to prohibit wholesale dealers of alcoholic beverages from selling or otherwise distributing consumable hemp products; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB203 | "Georgia Homegrown Solar Act of 2025"; enact | AN ACT To amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electrical service, so as to enact the "Georgia Homegrown Solar Act of 2025"; to provide definitions; to allow customers of an electric utility to aggregate demand from multiple locations and subscribe to certain off-site solar facilities; to provide for nondiscriminatory interconnection of such facilities; to provide for consumer protections for customers; to allow customers to access their own meter usage and provide such usage data to authorized third parties; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR247 | Loeffler, Kelly; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Kelly Loeffler; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR308 | Georgia Association of Manufacturers; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Georgia Association of Manufacturers on the 125th anniversary of its formation; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB304 | Ad Valorem Taxation; direct payments to property owners whose property was damaged or destroyed as a result of a certain natural disaster; provide | 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 provide for direct payments to property owners whose property was damaged or destroyed as a result of a certain natural disaster; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for the amounts of such payments; to provide for procedures; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an automatic repeal; to provide for an effective date; 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 |
| SB297 | Sales and Use Taxes; certain menstrual discharge collection devices; create an exemption | AN ACT To amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to create an exemption from sales and use tax for certain menstrual discharge collection devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB299 | Notaries Public; members of the armed forces on active duty to use online notaries public for certain matters; provide | AN ACT To amend Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notaries public, so as to provide for members of the armed forces on active duty to use online notaries public for certain matters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB296 | Uniform Rules of the Road; operation of a school bus while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; establish the offense | AN ACT To amend Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform rules of the road, so as to establish the offense of operation of a school bus while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; to establish the offense of endangering school bus occupants while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; to provide for penalties; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB122 | "Craft Beer and Local Economy Revitalization Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for regulation of the manufacture, distribution, and sale of malt beverages; to provide for definitions; to authorize manufacturers of malt beverages to sell or donate malt beverages they produce, subject to certain limitations and conditions; to provide for direct donation of malt beverages by brewers and brewpubs to certain charitable events; to provide that sales for consumption off the premises are not subject to a daily maximum; to permit small brewers to sell a limited quantity of malt beverages at wholesale; to provide for remittance of excise and use taxes on donated malt beverages; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| SB34 | Public Service Commission; costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates; prohibit | AN ACT To amend Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Public Service Commission, so as to prohibit certain costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates or charges of such electric utility unless such rates or charges are designed to recover such costs solely from such commercial data centers or are prorated based on electric demand; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR284 | Peace Officer Memorial Highway; Cobb County; dedicate | A RESOLUTION honoring fallen peace officers of Georgia and dedicating a road in their memory; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB290 | Health; certification of community health workers; provide | AN ACT To amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the certification of community health workers; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Community Health Worker Certification Committee; to provide for membership, powers, and duties of the committee; to provide for committee abolishment and transfer of powers and duties to the Department of Public Health; to provide for administrative support; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for standards; to provide for the approval of training programs; to provide for application procedures; to provide for requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date conditioned on appropriations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB280 | Commercial Drivers' Licenses; standards for liability of an employer or insurance provider for actions relating to a commercial vehicle driver; provide | AN ACT To amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commercial drivers' licenses, so as to provide standards for liability of an employer or insurance provider for actions relating to a commercial vehicle driver; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB266 | "College Success 529 Expansion Act"; enact | AN ACT To amend Article 11 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan, so as to revise the maximum amount of contributions allowed per beneficiary of savings trust accounts for higher education expenses; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of taxable net income, so as to revise the deduction for contributions to savings trust accounts; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB270 | Elections and Primaries; rules or regulations adopted by the State Election Board prior to a general primary, general election, or runoff thereof; limit the effective date | 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 limit the effective date of rules or regulations adopted by the State Election Board prior to a general primary, general election, or runoff thereof; to provide that hand delivered absentee ballots shall not be accepted following the end of advance voting; to provide exceptions; to provide procedures for supervised assistance in preparing absentee ballots events at an assisted living facility, a nursing home facility, or a long-term care facility; to provide for notice of such events to candidates and the selection of poll watchers for the same; to revise certain reporting requirements related to advance voting; to revise provisions related to locations poll watchers may have access to; to provide reporting requirements for the conclusion of the computation and canvassing of the returns; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; 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 |
| SR253 | Georgia Linemen Day; recognize March 11, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing March 11, 2025, as Georgia Linemen Day; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR256 | State Restaurant Day; recognize February 26, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending the restaurant industry of Georgia and recognizing February 26, 2025, as State Restaurant Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SR252 | Delta Air Lines; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Delta Air Lines on its centennial anniversary; 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 |
| SR23 | US Congress; limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected; apply to call a convention | A RESOLUTION applying to the United States Congress to call a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR235 | Georgia Beverage Association; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Beverage Association; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR232 | Scouts Day; recognize February 26, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending the Boy Scouts of America in Georgia and recognizing February 26, 2025, as Scouts Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB231 | Firearms; activities relating to such that occur at a sport shooting range; negligent acts of a third party involving the use of a weapon, firearm; limit liability of a weapons, firearms, or ammunition manufacturer, trade assoc. | AN ACT To amend Code Section 16-11-173 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to legislative findings, preemption of local regulation and lawsuits relative to firearms, and exceptions, so as to limit liability of a weapons, firearms, or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, owner or operator of a sport shooting range, or dealer for unlawful, intentional, or negligent acts of a third party involving the use of a weapon, firearm, or ammunition or activities relating to such that occur at a sport shooting range; to provide the state with the exclusive right to bring suit against a weapons, firearms, or ammunition manufacturer, trade association, owner or operator of a sport shooting range, or dealer on behalf of any state agency or a local government; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SB116 | DNA Sampling; the collection of DNA samples from any individual in a detention facility charged with a misdemeanor or felony who is subject to an immigration detainer notice; require | AN ACT To amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to DNA sampling, collection, and analysis, so as to require the collection of DNA samples from any individual in a detention facility charged with a misdemeanor or felony who is subject to an immigration detainer notice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| SR96 | Purebred Dog Day; recognize May 1, 2025 | A RESOLUTION Commending the benefits and contributions of purebred dogs and recognizing May 1, 2025, as Purebred Dog Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR210 | Hamilton, Kent Todd; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Kent Todd Hamilton, the 2025 Georgia Farmer of the Year; 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 |
| SB127 | Contracts with Small Businesses; automatic renewal provisions; definitions; provide and revise | AN ACT To amend Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, so as to make certain disclosure and notification requirements concerning automatic renewal provisions applicable to service contracts with small businesses; to revise and 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 |
| SR187 | Cosby, Troy; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Troy Cosby upon his retirement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR188 | Investigator Taylor Jaimeson Bristow; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Investigator Taylor Jaimeson Bristow; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR189 | Mercer University Day; recognize February 20, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending Mercer University and recognizing February 20, 2025, as Mercer University Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB47 | Sales and Use Taxes; sales of firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; exempt | AN ACT To amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales of firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; to provide for related matters; to provide for an automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | Crossed Over |
| 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 |
| SR149 | Shepherd Center; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Shepherd Center upon its 50th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR150 | Georgia Addiction Counselors Association; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the contributions of the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association and its commitment to delivering evidence-based practices to individuals with substance use disorders through recognized standards of education, training, and competencies as it celebrates 45 years of service to Georgia; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR152 | Georgia Academy of Audiology; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Academy of Audiology; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR151 | Self-Direction Day; recognize February 26, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 26, 2025, as Self-Direction Day; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB2 | State Income Tax; exclude tips from taxation | AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits for state income tax, so as to exclude tips from taxation; to provide for reporting by employers; 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. | In Committee |
| SB22 | State School Superintendent; Department of Education to publish relevant and applicable federal guidance documents and related information; require | AN ACT To amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State School Superintendent, so as to require the Department of Education to publish relevant and applicable federal guidance documents and related information; to provide for definitions; to require annual notice from the State School Superintendent to designated committees and offices of the General Assembly and the Office and Planning and Budget; to authorize the State Board of Education to adopt rules; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| SB113 | Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists; establish a professional health program; authorize | AN ACT To amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to authorize the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists to establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; to authorize the Georgia Board of Nursing to establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; to provide for definitions; to provide for funding or gifts in kind; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| SR125 | Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR114 | Clifton, Gregory "Greg" Cecil; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Gregory "Greg" Cecil Clifton; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB38 | Development Impact Fees; provide for education | AN ACT To amend Chapter 71 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to development impact fees, so as to provide for development impact fees for education; to provide for definitions; to provide for the manner of calculation, imposition, and collection of such fees; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date and for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR101 | Keep Georgia Beautiful Day; recognize February 6, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 6, 2025, as Keep Georgia Beautiful Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR83 | Morehouse School of Medicine; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Morehouse School of Medicine upon its 50th anniversary; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR70 | University of Georgia Block and Bridle Club; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the University of Georgia Block and Bridle Club on the occasion of its 50th Great Southland Stampede Rodeo; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR69 | FFA Day; recognize February 18, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia FFA Association and recognizing February 18, 2025, as FFA Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR72 | Braselton Police Chief Terry Esco; commend | A RESOLUTION commending Braselton Police Chief Terry Esco; 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 |
| SR81 | Dalton State College Mens Golf Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Dalton State College mens golf team for winning the 2024 NAIA National Golf Championship; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR82 | National Guard Day; recognize February 6, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 6, 2025, as National Guard Day at the state capitol; 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 |
| 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 |
| SR54 | Butts County; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating Butts County upon the bicentennial anniversary of its founding; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR57 | Cook, Mr. David A.; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mr. David A. Cook for his service to the Georgia State Senate and the State of Georgia as well as congratulating him upon the grand occasion of his retirement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR52 | Development Impact Fees for Educational Purposes -CA | A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly may by general law authorize local boards of education to impose, levy, and collect development impact fees and use the proceeds to pay for a share of the cost of additional educational facilities; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; 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 |
| SR51 | Georgia Association of Broadcasters; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Association of Broadcasters and their radio and television station members; 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 |
| 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 |
| SR44 | Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; recognize March 9 to 15, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing March 9 to 15, 2025, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR40 | Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and ENGAGE: Youth in Government; recognize | A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and ENGAGE: Youth in Government, which sponsors the Georgia Youth Assembly among other programs that cultivate youth civic engagement; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR39 | Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day; February 5, 2025; recognize February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month | A RESOLUTION recognizing February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month and February 5, 2025, as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR43 | Kia Day; recognize January 28, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending Kia's vehicle manufacturing and impact on the state and recognizing January 28, 2025, as Kia Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR42 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day; recognize January 27, 2025 | A RESOLUTION recognizing January 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR26 | Johnson, Bryce Alan; condolences | A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Bryce Alan Johnson; 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 |
| SR21 | Bremen High School Competition Cheerleading Team; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating the Bremen High School competition cheerleading team for winning the 2024 1A-D1 Cheerleading State Championship; 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 |
| SR16 | Trauma Awareness Day; recognize January 28, 2025 | A RESOLUTION commending Georgia's trauma professionals, the Georgia Trauma Commission, and the Georgia Trauma Foundation and recognizing January 28, 2025, as Trauma Awareness Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR18 | Holder, Terry; congratulate | A RESOLUTION congratulating Terry Holder upon his induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SR11 | Atlanta Football Host Committee for hosting the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship; commend | A RESOLUTION commending the Atlanta Football Host Committee for hosting the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship; and for other purposes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| SR6 | General Assembly Meetings and Adjournments; relative | A RESOLUTION Relative to meetings and adjournments of the General Assembly; and for other purposes. PART I | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Abstain |
| SB82 | "Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025"; enact | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #479 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB225 | Motor vehicles; enforcement of speeding violations in school zones through automated traffic enforcement safety devices; repeal all laws | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #455 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB222 | Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require | Passage: Senate Vote #458 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| SB85 | Grants for Foster Children; a grant program to provide grants to former foster youth who meet eligibility requirements, subject to specific appropriations; establish | Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #452 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB224 | Highways, bridges, and ferries; construction or maintenance of roads upon military bases or installations paid for by the United States Department of Defense or other entities; authorize | Passage: Senate Vote #484 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB235 | Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact | Passage: Senate Vote #459 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB238 | Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia | Passage: Senate Vote #463 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB296 | Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions | Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #483 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB296 | Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions | Adoption Of Amendment #2 By The Senator From The 46th: Senate Vote #482 | 04/04/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Nay |
| HB370 | Ad valorem tax; school districts; state-wide base year homestead exemption; provisions | Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #426 | 04/02/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | 5 | |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Ethics Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Finance Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee | Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Rules Committee | Ex-Officio | 13 |
| Detail | Georgia Senate Transportation Committee | 4 | |
| 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 31 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 01/11/2021 |