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.
SR721: SR721 Williams, Tiffani; recognize
A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes and commends Tiffani Williams, an Army veteran and entrepreneur, for her work supporting women veterans and veteran owned businesses.
SR724: SR724 Fayette County Day; recognize February 9, 2026
A Georgia Senate resolution honors Earnest "Ernie" Broadwell for his decades of work with the Fayette County Democratic Committee and designates February 9, 2026 as Fayette County Day at the Capitol.
SR717: SR717 City of McDonough, Georgia; recognize
A Senate resolution honors the City of McDonough, Georgia on the occasion of its first annual McDonough Day at the state capitol, recognizing the city's history and civic life.
SR725: SR725 Edward Crook Jr. Gymnasium; celebrate dedication
A Georgia Senate resolution honors the dedication of the Edward Crook Jr. Gymnasium at Fort Benning, celebrating the life of Olympic gold medalist and Army veteran Edward 'Eddie' Crook, Jr.
SB474: SB474 State Income Tax; overtime compensation from taxation; exclude
A Georgia Senate bill would exempt hourly workers' overtime pay from state income tax starting with the 2027 tax year, and require employers to report overtime totals to the state.
SR720: SR720 Senior Day; recognize February 11, 2026
A Georgia Senate resolution commends the Georgia Council on Aging and designates Wednesday, February 11, 2026, as Senior Day at the Capitol, part of Senior Week.
SR719: SR719 Hardrick, Catherine; recognize
A Georgia Senate resolution formally recognizes and commends Catherine Hardrick, a disabled Army veteran and Snellville city councilmember, for her military service and community leadership.
SR716: SR716 Harris, Reverend Tracey R.; honor
A Georgia Senate resolution honors Reverend Tracey R. Harris, founding pastor of the Harvest Community Outreach Church in Marietta, on the occasion of the church's opening.
HR1244: HR1244 Ad valorem tax; business enterprises; rate of assessment of 1,000 or more single family residential properties used for rental income; provisions - CA
A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state constitution so large corporate landlords, including private equity firms, holding 1,000 or more single-family rental homes pay a 100 percent property tax assessment, with proceeds used to lower homeowners' tax bills.
HR1245: HR1245 Georgia peanut industry; Georgia Peanut Month at the State Capitol; March 2026; recognize
A Georgia House resolution would commend the state's peanut industry and designate March 2026 as Georgia Peanut Month at the state capitol.
HB1217: HB1217 Bryce Brooks Act; enact
A Georgia House bill named the Bryce Brooks Act would require lifeguards to be stationed every 150 yards on public beaches during busy times and set up a pilot program to recruit high school students as lifeguards.
HB1219: HB1219 Property; require new property owners' associations to be subject to Georgia Property Owners' Association Act
A Georgia House bill would automatically apply the state's Property Owners' Association Act to all new homeowners associations created after July 1, 2026, and set up a formal process for existing associations to dissolve themselves.
HB1216: HB1216 Revenue and taxation; require that any excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations be remitted to the Department of Revenue for disbursement
A Georgia House bill would route local hotel and motel excise tax money through the Department of Revenue instead of directly to counties and municipalities, which would still get the money but through the state.
HB1228: HB1228 Ad valorem tax; assessment of real property purchased or acquired by certain business enterprises at 100 percent of its fair market value; provide
House Bill 1228 would require large corporate owners of 1,000 or more Georgia rental houses to have that property assessed at full market value for property taxes, with the extra revenue used to lower homeowners' tax bills. It would only take effect if voters approve a related constitutional amendment in November 2026.
HR1246: HR1246 National Canned Food Month in the State of Georgia; February; recognize
A Georgia House resolution would recognize February as National Canned Food Month and encourage Georgians to take part in voluntary canned food drives and hunger relief efforts.
HR1242: HR1242 Quality Basic Education and Full-Time Equivalent funding formulas; support revision
A Georgia House resolution expresses support for revising the state's Quality Basic Education and Full-Time Equivalent school funding formulas to better fund wraparound services like mental health support and counseling.
HB1214: HB1214 Sales and use tax; new special purpose local option sales tax dedicated to certain healthcare purposes; provide
HB1214 would let Georgia counties and municipalities ask voters to approve a new 1 percent sales tax dedicated to helping local hospitals cover bad debt, indigent care, and capital projects.
HB1204: HB1204 Employment; age discrimination; change age of individuals protected
A Georgia House bill would remove the upper age limit in the state's age discrimination in employment law, extending protection to workers 40 and older with no cap at 70.
HB1212: HB1212 PFAS Removal and Remediation Promotion Act; enact
A Georgia House bill would tax half of any lawsuit or settlement money that landowners receive for PFAS chemical cleanup if they do not actually spend it on removing the contamination.
HB1210: HB1210 Courts; protections for children who adopt an identity that differs from their sex; provide
House Bill 1210 would bar Georgia courts and state agencies from treating a parent's efforts to raise a child according to the child's biological sex as abuse or grounds for removing custody, and would restrict state employees from encouraging children to adopt a different gender identity.