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.
HB968: HB968 Controlled substances; mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) are Schedule I; provide
A House committee substitute for HB 968 would ban 7-OH (7-hydroxymitragynine) as a Schedule I controlled substance while keeping most kratom products legal under new sales, labeling, and advertising rules for Georgia retailers and processors.
HB962: HB962 Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; Board of Directors shall determine maximum contribution limit for savings trust accounts; provide
A Georgia House bill would let the Board of Directors of the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan set its own cap on how much families can save in a 529-style account, instead of the current fixed $235,000 limit written into state law.
HB967: HB967 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; provide financial assistance to law enforcement agencies to equip certain motor vehicles with bullet-resistant features; establish grant program
A Georgia House bill would let the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council create a grant program to help local police and sheriff's agencies pay for bullet-resistant windshields, windows, and door panels on patrol vehicles.
HB868: HB868 Public officers and employees; certain retiring county officers and their spouses and dependents be included in certain county health plans; provide
A House substitute would let certain retiring Georgia county officers, such as sheriffs and probate judges, and their spouses and dependents stay on a county health plan, with the county covering part of the cost.
HB812: HB812 Buildings and housing; revise process by which a local governing body may propose amendments to state minimum standard codes
A House committee substitute for HB812 would require larger Georgia cities and counties to post real-time online status updates for building permits, expand the use of private inspectors and engineers in permit review, and tighten deadlines for erosion control permit decisions.
HB810: HB810 Insurance; require that final reimbursements to pharmacies for prescription drugs are based on certain formulas
A Georgia House bill would require pharmacy benefits managers to reimburse most independent pharmacies for prescription drugs using a set cost formula, rather than rates they negotiate on their own.
SB327: SB327 Clayton Judicial Circuit; sixth judge of the superior courts; provide
A Georgia Senate bill would add a sixth superior court judge to the Clayton Judicial Circuit, with the Governor appointing that judge to serve until an elected successor takes office in 2029.
HR450: HR450 General Assembly; authorize sports betting in Georgia; provide by law - CA
A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state constitution to let the General Assembly legalize and regulate sports betting, with tax revenue split between gambling addiction programs and pre-kindergarten and college scholarship funding.
HB686: HB686 Georgia Sports Betting Act; enact
A House substitute for HB 686 would legalize and tax online sports betting in Georgia through the Georgia Lottery Corporation, but only if voters first approve a constitutional amendment allowing it.
HB693: HB693 Postsecondary education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school
A House bill would expand which private colleges and universities in Georgia qualify for state tuition equalization grants, adding a new path for nursing programs and changing eligibility dates for some proprietary schools.
HB669: HB669 Quality Basic Education Act; award of low-wealth capital outlay grants to qualifying local school systems that award certain contracts for roofing improvements to suppliers that meet certain criteria; provide
A Georgia House bill would let local school systems get state low-wealth capital outlay grants for roof repairs if they hire roofing suppliers pre-approved through a state cooperative purchasing program, and would exempt those roofing contracts from standard public bidding rules.
SB301: SB301 State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols; protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; revise provisions
A Senate committee substitute would tighten Georgia's law protecting public monuments and memorials, including the Stone Mountain Confederate memorial, by expanding who can sue over damage or removal and waiving state immunity from such lawsuits.
SB278: SB278 Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; corn masa flour and wet corn masa products to contain certain amounts of folic acid; require
A Georgia Senate bill would require corn masa flour and wet corn masa products sold in the state to contain added folic acid starting July 1, 2027, with labeling rules and misdemeanor penalties for violations.
SR262: SR262 Article V of the United States Constitution; a convention of the states; apply
A Georgia Senate resolution would have the state formally ask Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to propose a balanced federal budget amendment.
HB613: HB613 Administrative Services, Department of; preferences in certain public works construction contracts to a contractor participating in a registered apprenticeship program; provide
A House committee substitute for HB 613 would change how Georgia's High-Demand Apprenticeship Program reports its data online and would extend the program's expiration date from 2027 to 2030.
SB209: SB209 Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members; permit certain persons
A Senate bill would let certain public school support employees, such as bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and custodians, permanently switch from the Public School Employees Retirement System into the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, but only if their employer agrees to offer the choice.
SB202: SB202 Discovery; discovery in misdemeanor cases; change provisions
Senate Bill 202 would let defendants in Georgia misdemeanor cases opt into a two-way discovery process, requiring both the defense and prosecution to exchange witness lists, alibi notices, and evidence before trial.
HB490: HB490 Crimes and offenses; required human trafficking training program for hotels; provide
A House substitute bill would require hotel employees and short-term rental managers in Georgia to complete annual human trafficking awareness training, keep training records, and post hotline information, with fines for violations starting July 1, 2026.
HB500: HB500 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act; increase access to and amount of benefits
A House committee substitute for HB 500 would reset the 48 month lifetime clock on Georgia's cash welfare benefits to start over in July 2026 and would raise the amount of savings and vehicle value a family can have while still qualifying for help.
HB467: HB467 State flag, seal, and other symbols; protection of government statues and monuments; revise provisions
A House substitute bill would rewrite Georgia's monument protection law, expanding penalties for damaging government statues and monuments, waiving state sovereign and qualified immunity, and creating a state registry of public monuments.