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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.
HB1153: HB1153 Revenue and taxation; tax credit for newly constructed residences built by a residential contractor or builder that are sold to taxpayers earning no more than 80 percent of the area median income; provide
A Georgia House bill would create a new state income tax credit for residential builders who sell newly constructed homes to buyers earning no more than 80 percent of the area's median income, starting in 2027.
HB1136: HB1136 Georgia Smoke-free Air Act; prohibit smoking and disposing of smoking products within a 25 foot radius of playgrounds and sandboxes
A Georgia House bill would ban smoking within 25 feet of playgrounds and sandboxes and within 250 feet of youth sports events, and bar tossing cigarette or cigar waste near playgrounds.
HB1141: HB1141 Courts; availability of medical records to a parent or legal guardian when a child is taken into medical custody; provide
A Georgia House bill would require child welfare officials to give parents or guardians access to their child's medical records within five business days after the child is taken into temporary protective custody, with a daily fine for missing that deadline.
HB1126: HB1126 Georgia Musical Investment Act; enact
House Bill 1126 would create a new Georgia income tax credit for production companies that invest in live musical or theatrical performances and recorded musical performances certified by the state.
HB1162: HB1162 Corporations; require corporations and limited liability companies and their subsidiaries to provide certain information to the Secretary of State if they own a certain number of multifamily residences
A Georgia House bill would require corporations and LLCs that own three or more multifamily residences, along with their subsidiaries, to disclose those properties' addresses to the Secretary of State, who would post the list publicly.
HB1124: HB1124 State government; require certain agencies to consider definition of hinduphobia to apply to laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin
A Georgia House bill would require state and local agencies to consider a legal definition of hinduphobia when enforcing anti-discrimination laws and when courts consider hate crime penalty enhancements.
HB1143: HB1143 Menstrual Product Transparency and Safety Act of 2026; enact
A Georgia House bill would ban certain chemicals in tampons, pads, and menstrual cups sold in the state, require full ingredient labeling, and mandate annual third-party testing of those ingredients.
HB1151: HB1151 Social services; expansion of Medicaid; provide
A Georgia House bill would direct the Department of Community Health to seek federal approval to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults, covering those earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
HB1145: HB1145 Ad valorem tax; state-wide homestead exemption for certain public service employees; provisions
A Georgia House bill would create a statewide property tax break for lower- and middle-income firefighters, police officers, teachers, and hospital workers, freezing the taxable value of their homes at a base year level. Voters would have to approve the change in a November 2026 referendum.
HB1146: HB1146 Georgia Ready to Learn Act; enact
A Georgia House bill would create a pilot program letting three-year-olds enroll in Georgia's Pre-K Program, funded by lottery money if the General Assembly appropriates it, with the program set to expire in 2032.
HB1158: HB1158 RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act; enact
A Georgia House bill would require all state government communications and materials to call the area known as the West Bank 'Judea and Samaria' instead, and would bar state funds from being used to call it the 'West Bank' after July 1, 2026.
HB1157: HB1157 Labor and industrial relations; preemption of wage and employment benefit mandates adopted by a local government entity; repeal certain provisions
House Bill 1157 would repeal the Georgia law that currently blocks cities, counties, and other local governments from setting their own minimum wage or benefit requirements for private employers.
HB1147: HB1147 Georgia Childcare for Economic Well-Being Act; enact
A Georgia House bill would create a state grant program to close the gap between what child care providers charge and what the state's CAPS subsidy program pays, but only if lawmakers separately fund it.
HB1125: HB1125 Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act; add independent filmmakers to list of entities eligible to claim tax credits for qualified production activities
A Georgia House bill would let independent filmmakers claim the state's film tax credit no matter how small their investment, removing the usual $500,000 minimum that applies to other production companies.
HB1127: HB1127 Crimes; offense of unlawful possession of parts of a machine gun; provide
A Georgia House bill would make it a crime to possess parts that could be used to build or convert a weapon into a machine gun, punishable by one to five years in prison.
HB1152: HB1152 Health Coverage Affordability and Fairness Act; enact
A Georgia House bill would let lower and middle income taxpayers deduct 100 percent of their health insurance premiums from their state taxable income, starting with the 2026 tax year.
HB1117: HB1117 Insurance; claims processing for repairs under motor vehicle liability insurance policies; provide
A Georgia House bill would set new rules for how auto insurers handle repair claims, letting drivers pick any repair shop, requiring insurers to follow manufacturer repair standards, and setting deadlines for handling supplemental damage claims.
SB422: SB422 Elections and Primaries; the date of most municipal elections shall be in even-numbered years; a one-year extension to the terms of office of most municipal officers; provide
A Georgia Senate bill would move most municipal elections from odd-numbered to even-numbered years starting in 2027, giving many city officials a one-year extension of their current terms to make the switch.
HB704: HB704 State government; auditor produce certain monthly and annual reports; replace requirement
House Bill 704 would change how Georgia's state auditor tracks architectural and engineering firms that do business with the state, moving from monthly reporting to an annual report and dropping the old cap limiting how much work any one firm can win.
HR1219: HR1219 FOX 5 Atlanta; outstanding public service in honor of Georgia Severe Weather Preparation Week; commend
A Georgia House resolution formally commends FOX 5 Atlanta's television station for its severe weather coverage, recognizing the outlet during Georgia Severe Weather Preparation Week.