Georgia CommonsBills and resolutions
Legislation from the 2025-2026 Regular Session with status, sponsors, and votes. Filter by chamber, type, and status, or search by bill number or title. Sorted by most recent activity.
SR788: SR788 City of Social Circle; recognize
A Georgia Senate resolution would formally commend the City of Social Circle for opposing a proposed federal immigration detention facility planned within the city.
SR796: SR796 Easter, Erica Christine; condolences
A Georgia Senate resolution offers condolences and honors the life of Erica Christine Easter, a Washington, D.C. public servant and mother, following her death.
SB517: SB517 Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies; use of immigration detention centers in this state for two years; prohibit
A Georgia Senate bill would temporarily ban the operation or use of immigration detention centers anywhere in the state for a two year period, from July 2026 to July 2028.
SB520: SB520 State Income Tax Rates; revise; Code Section 20-2A-4; repeal and reserve
A Georgia Senate bill would replace the state's flat income tax with tiered rates of 2, 4, or 6 percent based on income, raise the standard deduction and child tax credit, add a new earned income tax credit, and repeal the student scholarship organization tax credit while also raising tobacco and vaping taxes.
SR792: SR792 Georgia Children & Youth Day; recognize March 18, 2026
A Georgia Senate resolution designates March 18, 2026 as Georgia Children & Youth Day at the state capitol, honoring the state's young residents.
SR795: SR795 South Fulton County Legislative Day; recognize March 4, 2026
A Senate resolution designates March 4, 2026 as South Fulton County Legislative Day at the Capitol, honoring the county's cities, business climate, and infrastructure.
SB519: SB519 Education; provisions relating to the conditions of employment for employees of local school systems and other public schools; revise
A Georgia Senate bill would change several rules for public school employees, including who can evaluate teachers, when contracts must be finalized, restroom breaks for teachers, staff training, and school bus driver policies.
SR780: SR780 Statesboro-Bulloch County Day; recognize February 18, 2026
A Senate resolution recognizes February 18, 2026 as Statesboro-Bulloch County Day at the Georgia Capitol, honoring Bulloch County, Statesboro, and their institutions and communities.
SR794: SR794 Douglas County Day; recognize February 24, 2026
A Georgia Senate resolution designates February 24, 2026, as Douglas County Day at the state capitol, honoring the county's history and growth.
SR793: SR793 International Diaspora Day; recognize March 19, 2026
A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes March 19, 2026, as International Diaspora Day at the state capitol, honoring residents of international heritage.
SB516: SB516 Elections and Primaries; Secretary of State to establish a grant program to assist counties with offsetting half of the cost associated with special elections; provide
A Georgia Senate bill would create a state grant program to help counties pay half the cost of running special elections to fill state or federal offices.
SR786: SR786 Kittila, Audrey; recognize
A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes Audrey Kittila of Milton, Georgia, who was crowned Miss Georgia 2025 and named 3rd Runner-Up at Miss America 2026, for her service and achievements.
SR785: SR785 Arnold, Mark; recognize
A Georgia Senate resolution formally recognizes and commends Mark Arnold, a Decatur city commissioner and business executive, for his civic and community service.
SR783: SR783 Lin, Director General Jared; recognize
A Georgia Senate resolution honors Jared Lin, Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta, for his work strengthening ties between Taiwan and the Southeastern United States.
SR791: SR791 Morris Brown College Day; recognize March 16, 2026
A Georgia Senate resolution designates March 16, 2026 as Morris Brown College Day at the state capitol, honoring the historically Black college's founding and history.
SR790: SR790 Matthews, Y. Dyan; recognize
A Georgia Senate resolution formally recognizes and commends Y. Dyan Matthews, retiring Executive Director of the Greater South Fulton Chamber of Commerce, for her years of service.
HB1343: HB1343 Georgia's Responsible Fathers Act; enact
House Bill 1343 would let unmarried biological fathers legitimate a child through the Department of Human Services using genetic testing, instead of only through a court case, and would require hospitals to offer new parents information on the process.
SB514: SB514 Primaries and Elections; use of ballot drop boxes; eliminate authorization
A Georgia Senate bill would end the use of ballot drop boxes statewide and limit when local governments can ask voters to approve sales tax questions to a single election date in even years.
HB1342: HB1342 Highways; procedures and remedies when a highway improvement project is delayed due to removal, relocation, or adjustment of utility facilities; provide
A House bill would rewrite Georgia's rules for handling utility relocation delays on state highway projects, making utility companies more clearly liable for delay costs and repealing the current mediation board process for resolving disputes.
SR797: SR797 FFA Day; recognize February 24, 2026
A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes February 24, 2026, as FFA Day at the state capitol, honoring the Georgia FFA Association and its agricultural education programs for students.