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Meetings on March 30, 2026
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Senate Rules Committee, March 30, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee set the Senate floor calendar for legislative days 39 and 40. Sponsors gave brief presentations, members selected bills, and the chair added several measures. After a lunch recess, members held an informal vote to choose one additional bill, selecting HB 421. The committee then unanimously approved the full calendar. The selections covered taxes, education, health care, public safety, local government and other subjects. Separately, the committee unanimously moved 12 study committee resolutions to the consent calendar. Several measures presented or nominated were not included in the final calendar. The chair said no Wednesday meeting was planned and cautioned that some calendar bills could later be tabled on the floor. The meeting ended in recess.
House Ways & Means Committee, March 30, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee considered SR 56 as a framework for homeowner tax-relief grants and possible future school-system participation. The chair said the proposal responded to county feedback. A committee member asked whether participation would remain voluntary even if voters approved the ballot question, and the chair confirmed that local governments would not have to fund grants. The committee approved the resolution by voice vote, with no opposition heard, and adjourned.
House Retirement Committee, March 30, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee approved substitutes for SB 143 and SB 261. For firefighters, the committee kept age 55 for benefits while allowing continued service, despite requests for a lower age to help retain experienced firefighters. That substitute also included tax court retirement language from HB 818. For magistrates, the committee approved higher retirement contributions and benefits, a longer period for earning benefits, and a board membership change. The chair announced unanimous approval of the magistrates measure. No opposition was heard in the firefighter vote.