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.
SB509: SB509 Insurance; certain health benefit policies to cover an annual chest imaging test for a covered person who has undergone a mastectomy or other cancer treatment; provide
A Georgia Senate bill would require health insurance plans that cover diagnostic breast exams to also pay for an annual chest imaging test for people who have had a mastectomy or cancer treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation.
SB507: SB507 Underwriting and Rate Risking; use of credit information and credit scores in underwriting, rating risks, adverse actions, or certain other actions by insurance companies; prohibit
A Georgia Senate bill would ban insurance companies from using credit reports or credit-based insurance scores to set prices, underwrite, or take adverse action on personal insurance policies like auto and homeowners coverage.
SR775: SR775 George Washington Carver High School; commend
A Georgia Senate resolution formally congratulates George Washington Carver High School for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 2A State Football Championship, its second title in a row.
SB511: SB511 "Georgia River Heritage Act"; enact
A Georgia Senate bill called the "Georgia River Heritage Act" would amend state water law to spell out that Georgians have a right to paddle or float across nonnavigable streams, even where the streambed is privately owned.
SB505: SB505 "Georgia Prior Approval for Consumer Insurance Rates Act"; enact
Senate Bill 505 would require Georgia's Insurance Commissioner to approve private passenger auto and homeowners insurance rates before companies can use them, replacing a system that currently lets many rate changes take effect automatically after a waiting period.
SR765: SR765 Law Enforcement Officers; recognize
A Georgia Senate resolution formally honors the state's and nation's law enforcement officers, recognizing those killed or injured in the line of duty and expressing support for officer safety measures.
SR776: SR776 Zanders, Ms. Versie; recognize
A Georgia Senate resolution formally recognizes Ms. Versie Zanders for her 14 years of service with the Georgia Ethics Commission upon her retirement.
HB1287: HB1287 Transportation, Department of; selection of commissioner; revise method
A Georgia House bill would change how the state's transportation commissioner is chosen, requiring the Governor to nominate the commissioner before the State Transportation Board votes to select them.
HB1288: HB1288 Law enforcement officers and agencies; require consent or a court order to withdraw blood from persons who are to be incarcerated or are to be released for DNA testing
A Georgia House bill would require that blood drawn for DNA testing from people being incarcerated or released from custody happen only with the person's written consent or a court order.
HB1286: HB1286 Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority; position of director of planning; abolish
A Georgia House bill would eliminate the Department of Transportation's director of planning position and shift its transportation planning duties to the commissioner of transportation.
HB1291: HB1291 Income tax; certain costs in providing a transportation benefit to certain employees; provide credit
A Georgia House bill would give companies a state income tax credit for helping employees pay for buses, vanpools, transit passes, or parking, as long as those employees mostly work in person.
HB1289: HB1289 Crimes and offenses; offense of rape; modify provisions
House Bill 1289 would rewrite Georgia's rape law (O.C.G.A. § 16-6-1) to define the crime in gender-neutral terms covering nonconsensual contact between any combination of body parts, instead of only forced intercourse with a female victim.
HB1281: HB1281 Education; require child care learning centers to carry certain amounts of liability insurance coverage and to provide proof of such coverage
A Georgia House bill would require child care learning centers to carry minimum liability insurance coverage and prove it to the state and to parents, with daily fines for centers that go without coverage.
HB1279: HB1279 Sales and use tax; use of noncommercial written materials or mailings by certain tax exempt organizations; extend sunset date
House Bill 1279 would extend, from 2026 to 2031, a Georgia sales and use tax exemption that lets certain tax-exempt organizations get refunds on noncommercial written materials and mailings.
HB1280: HB1280 Revenue and taxation; election of a county's chief appraiser; provisions
A Georgia House bill would let the General Assembly pass local laws allowing individual counties to elect their chief property tax appraiser instead of having the county board of tax assessors appoint one.
HR1355: HR1355 First Senior Center of Georgia; commend
A Georgia House resolution formally commends the First Senior Center of Georgia, an Atlanta-area nonprofit serving elderly Vietnamese and minority residents, for its community work.
HR1351: HR1351 2026 Tech Demo Day at the state capitol; recognize
A House resolution recognizes 2026 Tech Demo Day at the Georgia state capitol, honoring Shiloh High School students for their achievements in science, technology, engineering and math.
HR1352: HR1352 Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol; April 13, 2026; recognize
A Georgia House resolution designates April 13, 2026, as Georgia Lineworker Appreciation Day at the state capitol, honoring the workers who maintain the state's power lines.
HR1349: HR1349 Steed, John Donald, Jr.; honoring the life and memory; condolences
A Georgia House resolution honors the life of John Donald Steed, Jr., a former U.S. Army servicemember and business executive, and offers condolences to his family.
HR1364: HR1364 Vazquez, Jerely; outstanding artistic talent and dedication to the visual arts; commend
A Georgia House resolution formally commends Jerely Vazquez, a fourth-grade student at Norcross Elementary School, for her artistic talent and dedication to the visual arts.