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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.
HB849: HB849 Randolph County Airport Authority Act; enact
House Bill 849 renames the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Airport Authority as the Randolph County Airport Authority and confirms it inherits all of the old authority's assets, debts, and obligations.
HB856: HB856 Brooks County Development Authority; appointment of members; revise provisions
House Bill 856 changes how members are appointed to the Brooks County Development Authority, setting new residency rules and a four-year term length while dropping outdated district and initial-term rules.
HB839: HB839 Jackson County; board of commissioners; filling vacancies; revise provisions
House Bill 839 rewrites how Jackson County fills a vacancy on its board of commissioners, requiring a special election when enough time remains and letting the board temporarily appoint someone in the meantime.
HB840: HB840 Pickens County Airport Authority; repeal Act
House Bill 840 abolishes the Pickens County Airport Authority and transfers all of its property and debts directly to Pickens County government.
HB837: HB837 Richmond County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
A House bill would let the Probate Court of Richmond County charge up to $10 per civil filing as a technology fee to pay for computer and records equipment, with the authority ending in 2035.
HB838: HB838 Newnan, City of; change corporate limits
House Bill 838 would expand the City of Newnan's official city limits to include two specific tracts of land in Coweta County, adding roughly 22 acres to the city.
HB855: HB855 Thomasville, City of; excise tax; expenditure of certain proceeds; revise provisions
House Bill 855 changes how the City of Thomasville must spend part of the extra hotel/motel tax money it collects above the standard 5 percent rate, requiring at least half of that surplus go toward tourism promotion.
HB819: HB819 Jasper County; levy an excise tax
House Bill 819 lets Jasper County's government raise its hotel and motel excise tax to as much as 8 percent, with extra revenue earmarked for tourism promotion and tourism-related development projects.
HB816: HB816 Greene County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
House Bill 816 creates the Greene County Public Facilities Authority, a new government-linked body allowed to build public facilities, issue revenue bonds, and set fees to pay for them, all with no direct claim on county or state tax dollars.
HB801: HB801 Long County; Board of Commissioners; revise powers of chairperson
House Bill 801 rewrites the powers of Long County's board chairperson and requires the county to hire a professional county manager to run day-to-day operations, effective July 1, 2025.
HB789: HB789 Oglethorpe, City of; certain hearings of the governing authority; revise provisions
House Bill 789 rewrites parts of the City of Oglethorpe's charter, covering zoning hearings, the mayor pro tem's role, how council vacancies are filled, and setting up a formal municipal court.
HB784: HB784 Columbia County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption
House Bill 784 would give Columbia County homeowners an $8,000 property tax exemption on their home's assessed value for county taxes, pending voter approval in a November 2025 referendum.
HB794: HB794 Clayton County; Board of Commissioners; code of ethics and board of ethics; revise and update provisions
House Bill 794 rewrites Clayton County's ethics rules, restructuring the county's board of ethics, adding a paid ethics officer and ethics administrator, and giving the ethics board its own protected budget.
HB781: HB781 Crawford County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
House Bill 781 lets the Magistrate Court of Crawford County charge a technology fee of up to $5 on civil filings and fines to pay for court computer and digital record equipment, ending in 2035.
HB787: HB787 Chickamauga, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
House Bill 787 would let older homeowners in the City of Chickamauga exempt $50,000 of their home's value from city property taxes, pending voter approval in a November 2025 referendum.
HB783: HB783 Columbia County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
House Bill 783 would give homeowners in the Columbia County school district an $8,000 exemption from school ad valorem taxes, pending voter approval in a November 2025 referendum.
HB791: HB791 Butts County; ad valorem tax; increase homestead exemption
House Bill 791 would raise the Butts County homestead property tax exemption for residents 62 and older from $4,000 to $20,000, pending voter approval in a November 2025 referendum.
HB788: HB788 Macon County; rename position of chief election official as chief election supervisor
House Bill 788 renames Macon County's chief election official as the chief election supervisor and revises rules for the county's election board, including who supervises nonelection duties, board members' political activities, and compensation.
HB786: HB786 Dodge County Building and Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
House Bill 786 creates the Dodge County Building and Public Facilities Authority, a state instrumentality that can build and finance public facilities for Dodge County and its local governments using revenue bonds.
HB798: HB798 Spalding County; State Court; modernize, update, and readopt provisions
House Bill 798 rewrites the law governing the State Court of Spalding County, adding a second judge starting January 1, 2026, and updating rules on fees, juries, appeals, and court staff.
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