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40 bills for “Public officers and employees”.
Public officers and employees; elected officers or officials shall not have their employment terminated solely as a result of being elected to or holding an elected office; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 524 would bar Georgia public and private employers from firing employees just for holding or being elected to public office, unless the office takes up most of their work time. It also guarantees unpaid leave for certain government employees serving in elected posts.
Public Officers and Employees; a misdemeanor offense for violations regarding complaints by public employees; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would make it a misdemeanor crime for a public agency official to retaliate against a whistleblowing state or local employee, and would require courts to award attorney's fees to employees who win such cases.
Public officers and employees; certain retiring county officers and their spouses and dependents be included in certain county health plans; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let certain retiring county officials, such as sheriffs, probate judges, and tax commissioners, keep county health coverage for themselves and their families, with the county covering most of the cost.
Public officers and employees; increase indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 105 doubles the state death benefit paid through Georgia's indemnification fund from $75,000 to $150,000 and requires state agencies to notify injured peace officers about available disability and death benefits.
Public officers and employees; 120 hours of maternal birth leave; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1118 would give eligible Georgia state and public school employees 120 hours of paid maternal birth leave after giving birth, separate from any existing federal or parental leave.
Public Officials; bail bond business; modify provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would narrow the ban on public officials running bail bond businesses, letting county, city, and consolidated government officeholders engage in the business outside their own jurisdiction while still banning it within it.
Public officers; persons having certain financial interest shall be ineligible to hold certain public offices; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House committee substitute to HB 1362 would make Georgia's top elected officials, such as the Governor and Attorney General, ineligible for office if they hold a financial interest in state contracts or do business with government agencies, and it would tighten related conflict-of-interest rules for other public officials.
Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; covered immigration officers to wear body cameras during public immigration enforcement functions; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would require federal immigration enforcement officers, specifically ICE agents, to wear activated body cameras while carrying out public enforcement actions inside Georgia.
Ad valorem tax; state-wide homestead exemption for certain public service employees; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a new statewide property tax break for lower and middle income firefighters, police officers, teachers, and hospital workers, freezing the taxable value of their homes at a base year level, pending voter approval in November 2026.
Public officers and employees; daily expense accounts of members of the General Assembly; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1003 would raise the annual expense reimbursement cap for Georgia legislators from $7,000 to $10,000 and add a separate $10,000 yearly allowance for security-related expenses.
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
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate committee substitute would recreate an Office of the Consumers' Utility Counsel to represent Georgia residents and small businesses in cases before the Public Service Commission and other agencies over utility rates and service.
Crimes and offenses; illegal aliens; penalties for state and local officials and employees for noncompliance; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would make it a crime for state and local officials or employees to knowingly violate laws against harboring illegal aliens, and would remove a current exception protecting employees who help crime victims or witnesses.
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; all sworn law enforcement officers serving in and the commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Safety to be eligible for regular retirement benefits at the age of 55 years; allow
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let all sworn law enforcement officers in the Department of Public Safety, along with its commissioner and deputy commissioner, retire with full benefits at age 55 instead of the usual retirement age.
Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; covered immigration officers wear visible identification during public immigration enforcement functions; require
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would require federal immigration officers performing public enforcement actions in the state to wear visible identification showing their agency and name or badge number, and would generally bar them from wearing face coverings during those actions.
Local government; prohibitions on employees holding interest in redevelopment activities; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would narrow the state's conflict-of-interest rule for local redevelopment projects so it applies only to employees whose jobs actually involve redevelopment work, not every employee of a local government.
Public utilities; reestablish a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House bill would recreate an independent Office of the Consumers' Utility Counsel in Georgia to represent everyday ratepayers before the Public Service Commission and other agencies over utility rates and services.
"Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 279 would require Georgia's workers' compensation board and law enforcement agencies to notify disabled peace officers about state benefit programs when they are hurt on duty during interactions with suspects, arrestees, or inmates.
Education; provisions relating to the conditions of employment for employees of local school systems and other public schools; revise
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would change several rules for public school employees, including who can evaluate teachers, what must be in teacher contracts, restroom break requirements, staff training, and school bus safety policies.
Public Officers and Employees; public employees to self-organize or to be represented by a labor organization and bargain collectively with the state; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let public employees, including state and local government workers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers, unionize and bargain collectively with the government over pay and working conditions, while still banning strikes.
Retirement and Pension; maximum employer contribution to a 401(k) for certain state law enforcement officers; increase
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 452 would boost how much state agencies contribute to certain law enforcement officers' 401(k) retirement accounts, raising the maximum employer match for these officers above what other state employees receive.
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; allow certain sworn law enforcement officers to be eligible for retirement benefits at age 55; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 438 would let all sworn law enforcement officers in the Georgia Department of Public Safety, plus its commissioner and deputy commissioner, retire at age 55 with full benefits and qualify for related disability protections, not just those in the department's Uniform Division as under current law.
State Law Enforcement Officer Plan or 'SLEO Plan'; establish
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 808 would create a new optional retirement plan, the State Law Enforcement Officer Plan, for state (not local) police officers in dozens of Georgia agencies, offering enhanced pension benefits in exchange for higher contributions and a later retirement date.
State Law Enforcement Officer Plan' or 'SLEO Plan'; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a new optional retirement plan, the State Law Enforcement Officer Plan, letting a defined list of state law enforcement officers choose enhanced pension benefits in exchange for higher contributions.
State Law Enforcement Officer Plan' or 'SLEO Plan'; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create an optional enhanced retirement plan for certain state law enforcement officers, letting them contribute more in exchange for a richer pension formula and a deferred payout account.
Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law; provide certain retirement systems the option to invest in real estate
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1347 would let more Georgia public retirement systems invest up to 10 percent of their assets in real estate and would raise the general cap on riskier alternative investments for large retirement systems from 10 percent to 15 percent.
State of Georgia; ethical investment of all state funds and public resources; express support
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges state pension funds and investment officials to avoid holding companies tied to human rights abuses in places like Israel, the UAE, Sudan, and the Congo, without changing any law.
Law enforcement officers and agencies; protection of student data from immigration officials under certain circumstances; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would limit how public schools share student information with immigration enforcement and generally bar immigration officers from school grounds without a judicial warrant.
Georgia Anti-Corruption Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 49 would expand Georgia's public employee whistleblower law to cover independent contractors, broaden what counts as retaliation, lengthen the time to sue, and make retaliation a misdemeanor.
Public officers and employees; calculating and setting the salaries of certain state officials; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 86 changes how Georgia sets the salaries of Supreme Court Justices, Court of Appeals Judges, and judges on the state's new Business Court and Tax Court, tying their pay to federal judges' salaries instead of fixed dollar amounts.
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 78 would let two Georgia public pension funds put more money into alternative investments, raising the cap for the Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund from 15% to 20% and removing a separate 5% cap for the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, letting it use the general 10% limit instead.
Health; prohibit smoking within a 25 foot radius of any state and local government buildings or enclosed public places
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House committee substitute would extend Georgia's smoking ban to a 25-foot buffer around state and local government buildings and enclosed public places, and would eliminate several long-standing workplace smoking exemptions.
Crimes and offenses; protections for inspectors of code enforcement; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 483 adds code enforcement officials to the list of Georgia public workers who get enhanced criminal penalties when they are assaulted or battered while on duty.
Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC); create a study committee; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution creates the Senate Nuclear Power Study Committee to examine advanced nuclear reactors and related energy policy, with the panel set to dissolve by December 1, 2026.
Chatham Area Transit Authority; abolish current memberships; provide new board
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 756 abolishes the current board of the Chatham Area Transit Authority and replaces it with a new 11-member board made up of appointees from Chatham County, Savannah, and other local governments and organizations.
Retirement; total percentage of funds that the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments; raise the limit
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 23 would raise the cap on how much of certain Georgia public pension funds can be invested in alternative investments and real estate, while setting a lower, separate limit for the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia.
Coroners; provide minimum salaries
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate substitute for HB 646 would raise minimum salaries for Georgia county coroners, set new pay and per diem rules for deputy coroners, and let counties extend retiree health coverage to certain long-serving elected county officers.
Education; install key boxes at each school building in locations determined in collaboration with local law enforcement; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let public and private K-12 schools install exterior key boxes for police and emergency responders, with the location set jointly by school officials and local emergency agencies.
Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from postretirement health benefits; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would let retired state employees or teachers who serve on local school boards keep their state retiree health coverage by opting out of the school board's own health insurance instead of being forced into costly dual coverage.
Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would change how the Magistrates Retirement Fund of Georgia works, raising member dues, allowing benefits to be calculated on up to 28 years of service instead of 20, and adding a retired magistrate to the fund's governing board.
Regulation of Fire and Other Hazards; use of temporary door locking devices in public buildings during certain emergency situations; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let public buildings use temporary door locking devices during active threats or lockdown drills, and let schools install police key boxes for emergency access.