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40 bills for “Georgia Environmental Finance Authority”.
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution commends the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority for 40 years of financing water, energy, and land infrastructure projects across the state.
… WHEREAS, the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) was established in 1986 to provide innovative financing solutions for environmental infrastructure projects across the state; and WHEREAS, for 40 years …
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution honors the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) on its 40th anniversary, recognizing its role financing water, energy, and land infrastructure projects across the state.
… WHEREAS, the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) was established in 1986 to provide innovative financing solutions for environmental infrastructure projects across the state; and WHEREAS, for 40 years …
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; occasion of its 40th anniversary; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution honors the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) on its 40th anniversary, recognizing its role financing water, energy, and land conservation projects across the state.
… WHEREAS, the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) was established in 1986 to provide innovative financing solutions for environmental infrastructure projects across the state; and WHEREAS, for 40 years …
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties for projects relating to natural gas facilities; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 51 would let the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority help finance, build, and regulate natural gas storage and distribution facilities, expanding its role beyond water, sewer, and solid waste projects.
… Chapter 23 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, is amended in Code Section 50-23-4, relating …
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects relating to natural gas facilities; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 13 expands the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority's powers to let it finance and manage natural gas distribution projects and the conversion of overhead power lines to underground lines.
… Chapter 23 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, is amended in Code Section 50-23-4, relating …
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects related to facilitating solar installations on closed landfills; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1133 would let the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority help finance and manage solar panel installations built on closed landfills across the state, adding new legal definitions and liability protections for the work.
… As used in this chapter, the term: (1) 'Authority' means the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority. (2) 'Bond' includes revenue bond, bond, note, or other obligation. <ins>(3) 'Closed …
Public Service Commission; establishment of renewable energy sources and renewable energy portfolio standard goals for electric service providers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 402 would direct Georgia's Public Service Commission to set voluntary renewable energy goals for utilities and let the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority help finance renewable energy projects.
… or planned renewable energy resources in integrated resource plans; to authorize the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority to finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects relating to …
"Coordinated PFAS Remediation Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 577 would give the state exclusive control over lawsuits seeking money for PFAS chemical contamination, taking that power away from Georgia counties and cities and centralizing settlement money through a state authority.
… Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia, relating to state government, is amended in Chapter 23, relating to Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, by adding new paragraphs to …
Community Housing Options Increase Cost Efficiency (CHOICE) Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: HB 400, the CHOICE Act, would let larger Georgia counties and cities earn state certifications for adopting pro-housing zoning policies, giving them priority for certain state grants and loans starting in 2027.
… Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended in Chapter 23, relating to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, by adding a …
Georgia Development Authority; rename as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill renames the Georgia Development Authority as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority and updates the name throughout state law wherever the old title appears.
… Georgia Development Authority; (7) Code Section 47-2-318, relating to membership in the retirement system of officers and employees of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, creditable service …
Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1253 would create a new state authority to give Georgia charter schools access to low-cost loans and state-backed bonds for building and renovating school facilities, something charter schools currently cannot easily get.
… Said article is further amended in Code Section 50-17-27, relating to application and investment of public debt proceeds by commission and by the Environmental Finance Authority …
Senate Special Committee on Investigations; investigate additional matters; to authorize the use of compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution expands the Senate Special Committee on Investigations' mandate to examine campaign finance and dark money allegations involving Stacey Abrams-affiliated organizations, giving the committee subpoena power over witnesses and records.
… NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE: (1) Expansion of Authority Already Delegated to the Senate Special Committee. The Senate hereby authorizes and empowers the Senate Special …
Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would create the Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority, a new state body that could make loans and provide financial assistance to charter school organizations for building, renovating, and repairing school facilities.
… authority on or about the close of the state's fiscal year for the purpose of obtaining a certified audit of the authority's finances. (d) The authority …
Fowle, Dana; outstanding contributions to journalism and the community; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution formally commends journalist Dana Fowle of FOX 5 Atlanta for her decades of investigative reporting and consumer advocacy work in the state.
… advocacy have led her to cover a wide range of topics, including health, finance, environmental concerns, fraud, and various consumer protection issues, all of which have empowered and …
Local government; cessation of payment of salary, compensation, and expenses to members of county and municipal governing authorities who fail to certify completion of mandatory training; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would cut off pay and expenses for county and city council members who do not complete required training and certify it on time, until they do.
… governing authority within 30 days of such certification.</ins> Such course of training and education shall include, but not be limited to, orientation in local government finance and …
PFAS Removal and Remediation Promotion Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a new state excise tax on lawsuit or settlement money that landowners receive for PFAS chemical cleanup but don't actually spend on cleaning up their contaminated land.
… be signed and sworn to by an authorized officer, director, executor, or member of such entity. (e) The commissioner is authorized to prescribe the form of the notice …
"Community Housing Options Increase Efficiency (CHOICE) Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would let larger counties and cities earn state certifications for adopting pro-housing zoning and permitting reforms, giving certified local governments priority for state grants and loans and, in some cases, waived matching-fund requirements.
… Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended in Chapter 23, relating to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, by adding a …
Local Government Budgets and Audits; regulation of local governments in fiscal distress; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would create a state early-warning system for local governments in financial trouble, letting the state audit, advise, or take over money decisions at cities and counties that can't fix their own budgets.
… Information provided by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, the Georgia Municipal Association, the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, and other state authorities regarding missed or late financial obligations …
Ad Valorem Taxation; assessment of tangible real property used for community housing provider properties; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate Finance Committee substitute for SB 576 would create a lower property tax assessment for small, nonprofit, or family landlords who rent out single-family homes, while larger corporate landlords keep the standard assessment.
The Senate Committee on Finance offered the following substitute to SB 576: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title …
Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 297 would abolish the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority and rename and restructure the Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority into a new Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority, while extending MARTA's sales tax and revising local transit funding rules.
… 1099 Said title is further amended in Code Section 50-23-4, relating to definitions relative to the 1100 Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, by revising paragraph (12) as …
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
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 20 expands Georgia's public safety survivor tuition grants to spouses and to victims of school violence, and creates a new state loan repayment program for veterinarians who work in animal shelters or nonprofit spay/neuter clinics.
… Each taxpayer required to file a state income tax return who desires to make a charitable contribution to the Georgia Student Finance Authority may designate such contribution as …
Banking and finance; update terminology; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 15 rewrites a large set of technical rules in Georgia's banking and finance code, touching credit unions, mortgage lenders and brokers, foreign banks, and merchant acquirer banks. It updates licensing, background check, audit, and capital requirements across those industries.
… Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, is amended in Article 1 of Chapter 1, relating to department of banking and …
Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority; position of director of planning; abolish
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1286 would eliminate the Georgia Department of Transportation's director of planning position and shift its transportation planning duties to the commissioner of transportation and the department's Planning Division.
… Said title is further amended in Code Section 32-2-41, relating to powers, duties, and authority of commissioner and establishment of divisions, by revising the introductory language …
Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 129 loosens Georgia's conservation-use property tax break to allow certain family-owned farm and timber businesses to lease land without losing the tax break, and it renews a film postproduction tax credit through 2030.
… minimally managed so that it does not contribute significantly to erosion or other environmental or conservation problems. The lease of hunting rights or the use of the property …
Pollution Prevention and Producer Responsibility Act of 2026; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1237 would create Georgia's first extended producer responsibility system for packaging, paper products, and beverage containers, shifting recycling and disposal costs to the companies that make and sell those products.
… Does not disproportionately burden environmental justice areas and low-income communities with negative human health and environmental impacts of pollution or other environmental hazards resulting from the operation …
Sales and use tax; new special purpose local option sales tax dedicated to certain healthcare purposes; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1111 would let Georgia counties ask voters to approve a new one percent sales tax dedicated to hospital funding, capped at up to six years, with proceeds split between counties and local hospital authorities.
… authority that the purpose has become infeasible. (3) If the governing authority desiring to determine that a healthcare enhancement purpose is infeasible has incurred or entered into financing …
Workforce and Residential Infrastructure District for Georgia Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 317 would create a new type of local government called a community development district in Georgia, letting developers and landowners set up special districts that can borrow money, levy taxes, and build infrastructure like roads, water systems, and sewers for new developments.
… If a board deems it advisable, the proceedings authorizing such revenue bonds may provide that a district may thereafter combine the projects then being financed or theretofore financed …
"Northeast Regional Water Authority Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would create the Northeast Regional Water Authority, a new public body letting Banks, Franklin, and Madison counties, the cities of Commerce and Elberton, and the Jackson County Water and Sewer Authority jointly build and run water reservoirs and sell water wholesale.
… Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the authority is specifically authorized to enter into contracts with the Water Supply Division of the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority in …
Income tax; change certain definitions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a new income tax credit for companies that build large wood-fueled power generators, while also reshaping existing sales tax breaks for high-tech companies and data centers to favor those using similar biomass generators.
… high-technology data center equipment from physical, environmental, or digital threats; or (III) Generate or provide constant delivery of power, environmental conditioning, air cooling, or telecommunications services for …
Bogart, Town of; provide new charter
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1586 would replace the Town of Bogart's current charter with a completely new one, resetting the town's structure of government, elections, courts, and finances under a single updated document.
… Boards, commissions, and authorities. (a) The town council shall create by ordinance such boards, commissions, and authorities to fulfill any investigative, quasi-judicial or quasi-legislative funds the …
Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority; create
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would create the Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority, a new state body to manage and redevelop the former Central State Hospital property in Milledgeville, replacing the existing local redevelopment authority.
… expenses, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing authorized in this article; the cost of the acquisition or construction of any project …
Fayetteville, City of; provide new charter
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 877 replaces the City of Fayetteville's existing charter with a new, comprehensive one that spells out the powers of the mayor and city council, the municipal court, elections, and city finances.
… To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any …
Yatesville, City of; provide new charter
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1205 replaces the entire governing charter for the City of Yatesville, resetting the structure, powers, elections, courts, and finances of the city's government effective July 1, 2026.
… To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any …
Cleveland, City of; provide new charter
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 592 rewrites the entire city charter for Cleveland, Georgia, spelling out how the mayor, city council, city manager, courts, and finances of the White County city are organized and run.
… 1060 (b) The Cleveland Building Authority was legislatively created in 2021for the purpose of 1061 providing building and facilities for use by the city and to finance such …
Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code
Summary by Georgia Commons: This annual Code Revision Commission bill makes thousands of small technical fixes across the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, correcting typos, updating terminology, and reenacting the entire statutory code, without changing policy.
… 1032 (15) Code Section 36-41-3, relating to definitions regarding urban residential finance 1033 authorities for large municipalities, in paragraph (14), by replacing "The term 'real property …
Hospitals; allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate substitute for HB 1393 would largely end the state's certificate of need system for healthcare facilities, keeping it only for skilled nursing facilities, while letting rural hospital authorities merge, share services, and jointly negotiate with insurers without facing state antitrust liability.
… Nothing contained in this Code section shall be construed as permitting any authority created under this article or any qualified sponsor to finance, construct, or operate any project …
Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize and correct errors or omissions
Summary by Georgia Commons: This is the annual Georgia Code Revision Commission bill that fixes typos, punctuation, cross-references, and outdated terms across dozens of titles of the Official Code of Georgia and formally reenacts the entire Code for 2026.
… 1204 (5) Code Section 50-23-4, relating to definitions regarding general provisions of the Georgia 1205 Environmental Finance Authority, by inserting "of" following "Chapter 22" in paragraph …
Clayton, City of; provide new charter
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1246 replaces the City of Clayton's old 1909 charter with a completely new one, spelling out how the mayor, city council, city manager, and courts will run city government.
… Boards, commissions, and authorities. (a) All members of boards, commissions and authorities of the city shall be appointed by the city council for such terms of office and …
Georgia Medicare for All Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a state-run single-payer health system, the Georgia Medicare for All Program, covering every resident, and would separately repeal Georgia's Medicaid expansion ban, gender-affirming care restrictions, and abortion restrictions.
… Such power and 1299 authority may be delegated without the approval of a court, provided that such delegation 1300 of power and authority shall not operate to change …
Eatonton, City of; provide a new charter
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1536 rewrites the City of Eatonton's charter, keeping the same boundaries but restructuring its city council into four wards, setting new terms and rules for city officials, and taking effect July 1, 2026.
… To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any …