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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.
HB1261: HB1261 Revenue and taxation; level 1 freeport exemptions for certain goods in inventory for electric utilities; provide
House Bill 1261 would let Georgia counties and cities, if voters approve, exempt electric utilities' equipment inventory from local property taxes under the state's freeport exemption program.
HB1246: HB1246 Clayton, City of; provide new charter
House Bill 1246 replaces the City of Clayton's old 1909 charter with a completely new one, resetting the rules for how the city council, mayor, city manager, and municipal court operate.
SB470: SB470 "Emergency & Public Safety Signal Protection Act"; enact
A Georgia Senate bill makes it a felony to possess, use, sell, or make signal jammers that block cell, GPS, radio, or emergency communications, with tougher penalties for jamming public safety signals.
HB1215: HB1215 Middle Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a third judge
House Bill 1215 adds one superior court judge each to Georgia's Atlanta, Clayton, Middle, Northeastern, and Gwinnett Judicial Circuits, to be appointed by the Governor and later elected by voters.
SB469: SB469 Board of Commissioners of Forsyth County; term limits for members; provide
A Senate bill would set term limits for the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, but only if county voters approve the change in a November 2026 referendum.
HB1213: HB1213 Mableton, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum
House Bill 1213 would let the City of Mableton use Georgia's Redevelopment Powers Law to create tax allocation districts and issue tax allocation bonds, but only if city voters approve it in a November 2026 referendum.
HB1203: HB1203 Chatham County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions
House Bill 1203 amends a 2025 Chatham County school tax homestead exemption so that homeowners already receiving an older exemption automatically get the new one, without filing a separate application.
HB1205: HB1205 Yatesville, City of; provide new charter
House Bill 1205 rewrites the entire governing charter for the City of Yatesville, spelling out how its mayor and council are elected, how the city taxes and spends money, and how its municipal court runs.
HB1209: HB1209 Sales and use tax; purchases of tangible property and construction materials used for or in the construction and furnishing of certain buildings; provide exemption
House Bill 1209 would give a temporary state sales and use tax exemption for materials used to build and furnish a specific riverside convention-area building, capped at $7 million in refunds through mid-2033.
HR1243: HR1243 Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund; authorize creation - CA
A Georgia House resolution asks voters to approve a constitutional amendment letting the General Assembly create a dedicated Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund to pay for 9-1-1 system upgrades and operations statewide.
HB1200: HB1200 Chatham County; City of Savannah; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions
House Bill 1200 would freeze the adjusted base year assessed value used for the Chatham County and Savannah school district homestead property tax exemption at its 2025 level, pending voter approval.
HB1187: HB1187 Trey's Law; enact
Georgia House Bill 1187, known as Trey's Law, would void any nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement that tries to stop someone from disclosing childhood sexual abuse, and it applies to past as well as future agreements.
HB1185: HB1185 Courts; certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; provide
House Bill 1185 lets Georgia corporations, partnerships, and LLCs require shareholder and internal business disputes to be decided by the Georgia State-wide Business Court, a specialized business court, rather than in ordinary superior or state court.
HB1195: HB1195 Veterinarians; practice and provision of veterinary teletriage and veterinary telemedicine; revise provisions
A Georgia bill signed into law removes a rule that vets could only offer remote 'teletriage' if no other veterinarian was available nearby, making it easier to offer such services generally.
HB1186: HB1186 Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; repeal Act
House Bill 1186 would abolish the Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority, transferring all of its property and debts directly to Garden City, Georgia.
HB1168: HB1168 Heard County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
House Bill 1168 would let Heard County voters decide whether to give residents 70 and older a full exemption from the school district's property tax, pending a November referendum.
HB1172: HB1172 Spalding County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
House Bill 1172 would let the Magistrate Court of Spalding County charge a technology fee of up to $15 on civil filings and fines, with the money set aside for court technology purchases.
SB457: SB457 City of Mulberry; provision of services and exercise of powers by the city; provide
A Senate bill amends the charter of the newly created City of Mulberry, spelling out which city services and powers it can exercise, formally establishing a city manager position, and setting staggered four and two year terms for city councilmembers starting in 2027.
HB1169: HB1169 Spalding County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
A bill affecting only Spalding County would let the Probate Court charge a technology fee of up to $15 on civil filings and up to $15 as a surcharge on fines, to pay for court technology.
HB1170: HB1170 Spalding County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
House Bill 1170 lets the State Court of Spalding County charge a technology fee of up to $15 on civil filings and as a surcharge on fines, with the money set aside for court technology needs.