Georgia CommonsGeorgia General Assembly
Meetings on February 6, 2026
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Senate Rules Committee, February 6, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee briefly reviewed several bills and unanimously approved a motion covering SB 146, SB 150 and SB 411. The discussion included a teacher return-to-work program, cemetery legislation and dry needling. The committee also heard brief remarks on five-year vehicle registration under SB 384 and a Georgia Development Authority name change under SB 435, but no votes on those bills were shown. In a separate unanimous vote, the committee moved SB 395 from the general calendar to standing rules.
House floor session, February 6, 2026 (legislative day 14)
Summary by Georgia Commons: The House passed HB 945, covering banking rules and financial-fraud protections, 161 to 5; HB 980, creating a Georgia-Ireland trade commission, 166 to 2; and HB 629, addressing school defibrillator programs and bleeding-control kits, 168 to 0. The House also passed a group of local bills 165 to 0 and returned SB 348 to committee without objection. The clerk read new proposals, second readings and committee reports. Members recognized visitors, discussed heart-health awareness, honored a member's civil-rights service and offered memorial tributes. A group of recognition and memorial resolutions was adopted without objection. The House adjourned until 10 a.m. on February 9.
Senate floor session, February 6, 2026 (legislative day 14)
Summary by Georgia Commons: The Senate passed SB 383, updating child death reviews, and SB 402, expanding an autism screening and services pilot for children in foster care, each by 48-0. It passed SB 431, requiring prompt school enrollment for foster students, and adopted SR 622, creating a study committee on foster care costs, each by 49-0. The Senate also heard bill readings and committee reports and adopted an unidentified group of consent-calendar resolutions without objection. A senator gave notice of plans to seek consideration of House action on SB 170 on the next legislative day. The Senate adjourned until February 9 at 10 a.m.
House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, February 6, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee heard public comment and debated SB 74, concerning librarians’ protection from criminal liability over materials considered harmful to minors. Members adopted an amendment tying that protection to compliance with governing authorities’ decisions and requiring training procedures for people reviewing complaints. They rejected an amendment removing homosexuality from the definition of sexual conduct. Supporters said the bill would protect children while preserving protections for librarians who follow board decisions. Opponents warned of censorship, criminal prosecution and costs for libraries and schools. The committee voted on the amended bill, including a show of hands, and the chair voted yes. The transcript does not include a vote count or an explicit announcement of the final result.