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.
HR1748: HR1748 House Study Committee on Local Governmental Professional Contracting; create
A Georgia House resolution would create a study committee to examine how local governments in Georgia hire architects and design firms for construction projects.
SB624: SB624 Public Facilities Authority of the City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County; references to the City of Milledgeville; remove
A Senate bill would rename the Public Facilities Authority of the City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County to the Public Facilities Authority of Baldwin County, removing all references to the city and shifting control of the authority to the Baldwin County Board of Commissioners.
HR1703: HR1703 House Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation; create
A House resolution would create a 12-member study committee to examine Georgia's system for handling ineffective assistance of counsel claims and other post-conviction litigation, reporting back by December 2026.
HR1707: HR1707 Georgia Legislative Golf Caucus; encourage creation
A Georgia House resolution encourages lawmakers to form a voluntary Georgia Legislative Golf Caucus to support the state's golf industry, tourism, and youth golf programs.
HR1665: HR1665 House Study Committee on Environmental Protection Division Permit and Variance Procedures and Rights to Review; create
A Georgia House resolution would create a seven member study committee to examine how the Environmental Protection Division grants, denies, or revokes permits and how affected parties can challenge those decisions.
HR1674: HR1674 House Study Committee on State Governance of Emergency Medical Services; create
A Georgia House resolution would create a study committee to examine how the state governs and administers emergency medical services, with a report due by December 2026.
HR1670: HR1670 RESCUER initiative; recognize importance of voluntary community based resource recovery efforts; encourage counties to explore voluntary resource recovery programs
A Georgia House resolution would encourage counties and cities to explore voluntary, digital platform based food sharing programs known as the RESCUER initiative to cut food waste and fight hunger.
HR1657: HR1657 House Study Committee on Medicaid Waiver Populations and Long-Term Financial and Administrative Sustainability; create
A House resolution would create a five-member study committee to examine how Georgia manages Medicaid waiver programs, including their funding and long-term sustainability, and to recommend possible legislation.
HR1650: HR1650 House Study Committee on Local Government Emergency Disaster Relief Loans; create
A Georgia House resolution would create a study committee to look at whether the state should set up a bridge loan program to help local governments cover disaster expenses while waiting for FEMA reimbursement.
SB594: SB594 Internet and E-mail Fraud; the criminal offense of digital identity fraud; establish
A Georgia Senate bill, as rewritten by the House, would create new crimes for AI-generated election deepfakes, computer-generated child sexual abuse images, and online impersonation, plus tougher sentences when AI is used to commit certain crimes.
HB1432: HB1432 Georgia Public Defender Council; provide for vacancies on the legislative oversight committee
A Senate substitute for HB 1432 would extend how long Georgia law enforcement must keep sexual assault evidence when a victim delays reporting, and would add rules for filling vacancies on the legislative committee that oversees the Georgia Public Defender Council.
SB555: SB555 War Veterans Home; the admission of eligible nonveteran residents to a Georgia War Veterans' Home under certain circumstances; authorize
A Georgia Senate bill would let certain spouses and parents of deceased war veterans live in a Georgia War Veterans' Home under limited conditions, while also letting powers of attorney, guardians, and health care agents keep authority to finish public benefits applications after a person dies.
SR834: SR834 Bangladeshi Peacekeepers in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations; recognize
A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes and commends Bangladeshi peacekeepers for their service in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, honoring their sacrifices and the Bangladeshi American community in Georgia.
SB527: SB527 Sheriffs; candidates for the office of sheriff are certified peace officers at the time of qualifying as a candidate; require
A Georgia Senate bill would tighten the rules for who can qualify to run for county sheriff, requiring most candidates to already be certified peace officers, with an exception for veterans, first responders, and law enforcement officers who pledge to get certified within six months of taking office.
SB532: SB532 Proceedings; defendant notices of certain proceedings and pleadings when such defendant failed to file pleadings; provide
A House committee substitute to Senate Bill 532 would add a twelfth superior court judge to the Gwinnett Judicial Circuit, appointed by the Governor starting in 2027 and elected by voters afterward.
HB1303: HB1303 Crimes and offenses; offense of possession of a controlled substance in the presence of a child; provide
A Georgia House bill would make it a separate crime to possess certain illegal drugs while a child under 14 is present, punishable under the state's child endangerment law.
SB498: SB498 Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish
A Georgia Senate bill (as revised by a House committee substitute) would create a new state authority to make loans and other financing available to charter schools for building, renovating, and repairing their school facilities.
SB468: SB468 Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; reporting requirements of sexual offenders; increase
A Georgia Senate bill would expand reporting and monitoring rules for registered sexual offenders, including new requirements for homeless offenders, international travel disclosures, and stricter risk classifications for certain crimes.
HB1182: HB1182 Agriculture; soil amendments; provide for additional prohibited acts
A Georgia Senate committee substitute for HB 1182 would add new prohibited acts under the state's soil amendment law, including bans on continued spreading at sites under environmental enforcement and new storage and road-use restrictions for industrial by-product amendments.
HB1061: HB1061 Mandi Ballinger Act; enact
A Georgia Senate substitute for HB 1061 would create the 'Mandi Ballinger Act,' setting up a 15-member committee to study raising the juvenile justice age to include 17-year-olds and report back by the end of 2027.