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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.
HB772: HB772 Norcross, City of; ad valorem tax; raise homestead exemption amounts
House Bill 772 would raise the homestead property tax exemption for City of Norcross homeowners from $9,000 to $45,000, and for residents 65 and older from $18,000 to $90,000, pending voter approval.
HB771: HB771 Cherokee County; school district ad valorem tax; extend homestead exemption
House Bill 771 would let surviving spouses of certain Cherokee County homeowners keep a school tax homestead exemption without waiting five years, pending voter approval in a local referendum.
HB775: HB775 Butts County; school district ad valorem tax; increase homestead exemption
House Bill 775 would raise the school tax homestead exemption for senior homeowners in the Butts County School District from $15,000 to $50,000 of assessed home value, pending voter approval.
SB331: SB331 City of Winder and the County of Barrow; creating and establishing a joint airport authority; repeal
A Georgia Senate bill abolishes the joint airport authority that has run the Winder-Barrow airport since 1958 and transfers all of its property, contracts, and debts to Barrow County government.
SB330: SB330 City of Atlanta; independent school district ad valorem for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
Senate Bill 330 would give senior homeowners in the City of Atlanta's independent school district a $50,000 property tax exemption for school taxes, subject to voter approval in a November 2025 referendum.
HB756: HB756 Chatham Area Transit Authority; abolish current memberships; provide new board
House Bill 756 would abolish the current board of the Chatham Area Transit Authority on June 30, 2025 and replace it the next day with a new 11-member board appointed by Chatham County, Savannah, and other local bodies.
HB754: HB754 Catoosa County; Board of Education; require an internal audit function and establish position of internal auditor
House Bill 754 would require the Catoosa County Board of Education to create an internal audit function and hire an internal auditor to review the school system's finances and operations, with the provisions set to expire in 2030.
HB739: Lawrenceville, City of; annexation of certain territory; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Lawrenceville, approved May 4, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3904), as amended, so as to provide for the annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum; to provide for a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
HB735: HB735 Lyons, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum
House Bill 735 would let the City of Lyons use Georgia's Redevelopment Powers Law, including creating tax allocation districts and issuing tax allocation bonds, if city voters approve it in a November 2025 referendum.
SB302: SB302 Peach County; ad valorem taxes for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption
A Georgia Senate bill would give Peach County homeowners a break on property taxes equal to 10 percent of their home's assessed value, applied only to county government taxes, if voters approve it in a November 2025 referendum.
SB298: SB298 Judgements and Rulings; certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state; provide
Senate Bill 298 lets parties in Georgia lawsuits immediately appeal a judge's ruling on sovereign, official, or other government immunity, and on legislative privilege, instead of waiting until the case ends.
SB276: SB276 Recovery of Medical Assistance from Third Party; certain provisions to comply with federal law; revise
Senate Bill 276 changes Georgia's law on recovering Medicaid costs from third-party insurers, barring them from denying claims just because a service lacked prior authorization and setting a 60-day deadline to respond to state inquiries.
HB645: HB645 Health; COVID-19 testing of staff members in long term-care facilities; repeal certain provisions
House Bill 645 removes Georgia's requirement that long-term care facilities test residents and staff for COVID-19 and lowers the minimum age for offering flu vaccinations under state law from 50 to 18.
SB291: SB291 Special License Plates; establish an "America First" specialty license plate
Georgia Senate Bill 291 creates a new "America First" specialty license plate featuring an American flag image, with plate revenue going into the state's general fund.
SB252: SB252 Real and Personal Property; conveyance of municipal property interests to independent school systems; provide
Senate Bill 252 lets Georgia's largest cities (those with more than 300,000 people) sell, lease, or grant easements over park and recreational land to independent school systems, as long as the city later replaces that land.
SB255: SB255 General Assembly; authorization of statutory investigatory powers to certain committees of the General Assembly; codify a process
Senate Bill 255 sets up a formal legal process for Georgia House and Senate committees to get subpoena power for investigations, letting them compel testimony and documents and keep some material confidential.
SB256: SB256 Electric Membership Corporation; disclose certain acquisitions and other information to its members within a certain time frame; require
A Georgia Senate bill would require electric membership corporations (EMCs) to give members more detailed disclosures within six months after making large investments in their gas affiliates.
HB614: HB614 Local government; prohibit use or ignition of consumer fireworks in proximity to certain facilities housing equines; authorize
House Bill 614 lets Georgia counties and cities ban consumer fireworks within 200 yards of facilities where horses and other equines are confined, while allowing special event exceptions.
SB244: SB244 Criminal Proceedings; the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in a criminal case to the defendant upon such defendant making a successful motion to disqualify the prosecuting attorney for misconduct in connection with the case; provide
A Georgia Senate bill lets criminal defendants recover attorney's fees when a prosecutor is disqualified for misconduct and the case is dismissed, and it creates a new state process to compensate people who were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned.
SB238: SB238 Rockdale County; board of commissioners; increase the board of commissioners to five members
A Senate bill would expand the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners from four to five members, create a county manager position, and require voters to approve the change in a November 2025 referendum. Governor Kemp vetoed the bill in May 2025.
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