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.
SB630: SB630 City of Hiram; transfer of duties and obligations to Paulding County; provide
Senate Bill 630 would repeal the 1956 charter of the City of Hiram in Paulding County, dissolving the city government and transferring its duties, property, and debts to Paulding County starting July 1, 2027.
SR1006: SR1006 Lambda Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.; commend
A Georgia Senate resolution commends the Lambda Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. in DeKalb County for 50 years of community service.
SR1007: SR1007 Gray, Ms. Shennill; recognize
A Georgia Senate resolution formally recognizes Ms. Shennill Gray for her three decades of service with the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Program upon her retirement.
HR1796: HR1796 State departments and agencies responsible for the management of public funds; review and divest from investments in Israeli bonds; urge
A Georgia House resolution would urge state departments and agencies that manage public funds to review their holdings and consider divesting from Israeli bonds.
HR1793: HR1793 Georgia Department of Natural Resources; establish regulations for placement of lifeguards on Georgia's public beaches during times of high occupancy; urge
A Georgia House resolution would urge the Department of Natural Resources to create rules requiring lifeguards on public beaches during busy periods, spaced about every 150 yards.
HB1584: HB1584 Augusta, City of; Richmond County; council-manager form of government; provide
A House bill would create a county manager position for the consolidated Augusta-Richmond County government, subject to voter approval in a November 2026 referendum, taking effect January 1, 2027 if approved.
HR1794: HR1794 Commissioner of Insurance; conduct a comprehensive review of prescription drug pricing and identify strategies to reduce the cost of prescription medications; urge
A Georgia House resolution urges the state Commissioner of Insurance to study why prescription drugs cost so much and to recommend ways to lower those costs for Georgians.
HR1797: HR1797 Grady Memorial Hospital; rename to Grady-Bell Memorial Hospital; urge
A Georgia House resolution urges the governing authorities of Grady Memorial Hospital to rename it Grady-Bell Memorial Hospital, honoring civil rights attorney Dr. Roy Charles Bell Sr.
HB1585: HB1585 Income tax; donations to nonprofit corporations that provide housing to cancer care patients; provide credit
House Bill 1585 would create a new Georgia income tax credit for people and businesses that donate to nonprofit groups providing temporary housing to families of children receiving cancer treatment.
HR1790: HR1790 House Study Committee on Long COVID (Coronavirus Disease); create
A Georgia House resolution would create an 11-member study committee to examine Long COVID's health, workforce, and public health effects on Georgians and recommend possible legislation.
HR1795: HR1795 Local school systems; adopt policies that encourage student civic and political participation; urge
A Georgia House resolution would urge local school systems statewide to adopt policies that encourage students to take part in civic and political activities, including excused absences for such events.
HR1791: HR1791 Federal government; establish a national data protection authority; urge
A Georgia House resolution urges the federal government to create a national data protection authority to set uniform rules for how companies collect, store, and transfer personal data.
HB1532: HB1532 Dalton Independent School System; remove the increased millage rate limitation
A House bill would lower the maximum property tax millage rate for the Dalton Independent School System to 9.5 mills, but only if Dalton voters approve the change in a November 2026 referendum.
HB1533: HB1533 Dalton Independent School System; remove the increased millage rate limitation
A House bill would remove a special higher property tax rate cap for the Dalton Independent School System and replace it with the standard state constitutional limit, pending voter approval in a November 2026 referendum.
HR1416: HR1416 Joint Study Committee on Generational Sustainability of Family Farms; create
A Georgia House resolution would create a nine-member joint legislative study committee to examine the economic and generational challenges facing family farms and recommend possible legislation.
HB1290: HB1290 Crimes and offenses; protection of elder persons; sexual abuse; revise definition
This Senate substitute for HB 1290 rewrites Georgia's definition of sexual abuse of elder persons and disabled adults, adds that abuse offense to the list of 'dangerous sexual offenses' tracked by the Sexual Offender Registry, and requires public disclosure of settlements over harassment claims against the General Assembly.
HB718: HB718 Women's Golf Week; first week of April each year; provide
A Senate committee substitute for House Bill 718 would let Georgia beer brewers open up to two satellite tasting rooms away from their main brewery, despite the bill's original title about a golf observance week.
HB676: HB676 Property; fine for any frivolous mechanic lien filed; provide
A Georgia House bill would impose a $1,500 fine on anyone who files a frivolous mechanic's lien against a property, on top of any attorney's fees or court costs already owed.
HB641: HB641 Public utilities; require electric supplier to hold the proposed discontinuation of electrical service to a residential customer who suffers from a serious illness in abeyance for a certain period of time
A Georgia Senate committee substitute for House Bill 641 would require electric suppliers serving homes to adopt a written policy on cutting off power to customers with serious, life-threatening medical conditions, starting January 1, 2027.
HB154: HB154 Emergency medical services; designate ambulance services as an essential service
Despite its title about ambulance services, this Senate committee substitute for HB 154 would instead require Georgia's Governor to seek a shift to permanent Atlantic standard time, effectively ending the twice-yearly clock change.