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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.
HB1110: HB1110 Georgia Small Business Healthcare Affordability Act; enact
A Georgia House bill would give small businesses a state income tax credit for offering employees individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements, capped at $10 million a year statewide.
HB1082: HB1082 Victims of Communism Day; November 7 of each year; designate
A Georgia House bill would designate November 7 of each year as 'Victims of Communism Day' in Georgia, with the Governor authorized to issue an annual proclamation for public observances.
HB1073: HB1073 Special license plates; Jackson State University; establish
A Georgia House bill would create a new specialty license plate honoring Jackson State University, with proceeds from sales going to a Georgia alumni chapter of the university.
HB1028: HB1028 District Attorney Compensation Reform Act; enact
A House Judiciary substitute would overhaul how Georgia's district attorneys are paid, replacing many county salary supplements with a capped 'locality pay' system while letting current DAs keep their existing pay if they choose not to switch.
HB997: HB997 Penal institutions; limit time that Department of Community Supervision can hold certain inmates in a county facility
A House Judiciary substitute would cap how long the Department of Community Supervision can hold probation violators in county jails at 60 days and roughly quadruple, from $7.50 to $30 per day, the reimbursement counties get for housing state inmates and parole violators.
HB973: Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act making and providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, known as the "General Appropriations Act," Act No. 73, approved May 9, 2025, so as to make, provide, and change certain appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
SB392: SB392 "Waste Reduction Act of 2026"; enact
A Georgia Senate bill would require the Governor's annual budget report to use zero-base budgeting for select state agencies and programs, starting with the January 2027 budget and mandating it specifically for the Department of Education.
HB829: HB829 Education, Department of; publish guidance relating to best practices for secure browsing and parental controls; require
House Bill 829 would require the Georgia Department of Education to publish guidance on secure browsing and parental controls, and require the Attorney General to issue an annual report on online safety enforcement actions.
HR656: HR656 House Study Committee on Expanding Home Ownership Opportunities for Georgians; create
A House resolution would create a study committee to examine how corporate and institutional investors are affecting home ownership opportunities for Georgians, with a report due by December 2026.
HB574: HB574 Labor and industrial relations; applicability of workers' compensation to employers and employees; provisions
A Georgia House bill would exempt employers already covered by the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act from having to also carry Georgia workers' compensation coverage for those same employees.
HB570: HB570 Local government; acknowledge that certain international organizations have no jurisdiction in this state
A Georgia House bill would bar state agencies and local governments from using designations issued by international organizations, like UNESCO World Heritage listings, to restrict private property use unless the General Assembly specifically allows it.
HB560: HB560 Joint county and municipal sales and use tax (LOST); negotiations for distribution of tax proceeds; revise provisions
A House substitute bill would rewrite several Georgia sales tax laws at once: exempting school construction materials from local sales tax, adjusting the 2% cap on local sales taxes, and changing how counties and cities split local option sales tax (LOST) money.
HB377: HB377 Buildings and housing; manufactured homes; provisions
A Senate substitute for House Bill 377 would change how Georgia counties, municipalities, and state agencies hire architects, engineers, land surveyors, and other professional service providers, and would take effect July 1, 2027.
HB298: HB298 Health; requirements for nurse staffing in hospitals; provide
A House committee substitute to HB 298 would require Georgia hospitals to adopt written nurse staffing plans, create nurse staffing committees, and report staffing data to the state.
HB237: HB237 Evidence; admissibility of creative or artistic expression evidence at trial; provide
A Georgia House bill would limit when prosecutors can use a defendant's song lyrics, poetry, art, or other creative work as evidence in a criminal trial, requiring judges to screen it first.
HB184: HB184 Georgia Consumer Protection Towing Act; enact
House Bill 184 would create a statewide database tracking towed vehicles and rewrite the rules towing companies must follow to notify owners and foreclose liens, with most changes taking effect in 2026 and 2028.
HR1515: HR1515 Metropolitan Atlanta Baptist Ministers Union; 141 years of service to the Baptist churches and community; recognize
A Georgia House resolution recognizes the Metropolitan Atlanta Baptist Ministers Union for 141 years of service to Baptist churches and the community.
HR1516: HR1516 Shorey, Al; Darlington High School's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher; commend
A Georgia House resolution formally commends Al Shorey, a teacher at Darlington High School, for being named the school's 2025-2026 STAR Teacher.
HR1506: HR1506 Chambers, Michael "Mike" Earl, Sr.; honoring the life and memory; condolences
A Georgia House resolution honors the life of Michael "Mike" Earl Chambers, Sr., a longtime U.S. Forest Service engineer, and offers condolences to his family.
HR1518: HR1518 Civil Air Patrol; service to the citizens of Georgia; commend
A Georgia House resolution commends the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing for its volunteer service, including disaster relief, search and rescue, and hurricane response efforts across the state.