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1. March 10, 2026 · Senate Children and Families Committee · 18 min

   Senate Children and Families Committee, March 10, 2026

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee considered HB 1123, which the sponsor said would require public schools offering pre-K and after-school care for kindergarten through fifth grade to make that care available to pre-K students on the same basis. The discussion focused on helping working families and whether staffing differences explained why some districts excluded pre-K students. The sponsor said the bill would allow annual waivers for extenuating circumstances. The committee voted unanimously to recommend passage and then adjourned.

2. March 10, 2026 · Senate Retirement Committee · 53 min

   Senate Retirement Committee, March 10, 2026

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee heard HB 372, which the sponsor said would extend the retired-teacher return-to-work program through 2030 and give school districts more flexibility. Education organizations supported continuing the program and urged a compromise with SB 150 before districts issue contracts. No vote on either teacher bill was shown. The committee also heard HB 1234, which would allow state retiree life insurance benefits to be assigned to funeral homes for funeral expenses. After that presentation, the chair declared a do-pass motion carried by voice vote. However, the motion named HB 124, not the bill presented, leaving the intended bill unclear in the transcript.

3. March 10, 2026 · House Public and Community Health Committee · 2 h 17 min

   House Public and Community Health Committee, March 10, 2026

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee heard three bills and approved one. Members approved SB 535, which the sponsor described as a change to community service board governance intended to make mental health and disability services more consistent statewide. The committee also held hearings on HB 1430, concerning supportive senior housing and Medicaid-funded services, and HB 102, concerning combined clinical and insurance claims data for measuring healthcare quality. The chair said those two proposals would receive further work over the summer. Neither received a vote.

4. March 10, 2026 · Senate floor · 4 h 43 min

   Senate floor session, March 10, 2026 (legislative day 30)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The Senate passed HB 945 unchanged, 50-0, after rejecting an amendment concerning denial of banking and other essential services based on constitutionally protected activities. Senators also passed HB 244 by substitute, 48-2, and HB 115, 51-0. The Senate adopted HR 1008 to change regional water council membership and SR 771 to study adoption affordability. It received HB 974 and assigned it to Appropriations, adopted a memorial resolution and a consent calendar of resolutions, and heard committee reports. Visiting federal officials discussed small businesses, agriculture and hurricane assistance. A senator gave notice of plans to consider House action on SB 59 on the next legislative day. The Senate adjourned until March 12 at 10 a.m.

5. March 10, 2026 · House floor · 2 h 30 min

   House floor session, March 10, 2026 (legislative day 30)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The House passed HB 974, the fiscal year 2027 budget, by 159 to 4 and voted 160 to 0 to send it immediately to the Senate. The budget presenter described a $38.5 billion spending plan with investments in literacy, healthcare, public safety and transportation. Members also passed 12 local bills together by 159 to 0, returned HB 1504 and HR 1049 to committee, and postponed SB 239 and SB 420 until the next legislative day. The clerk read numerous bills and committee reports. The House recognized community groups and visitors and heard from the federal Small Business Administration administrator and agriculture secretary. The agriculture secretary announced a $531 million agreement for Hurricane Helene agricultural relief. The House adjourned until March 12 at 10 a.m.

6. March 10, 2026 · House Rules Committee · 31 min

   House Rules Committee, March 10, 2026

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee approved a Rules substitute for HR 145, a resolution urging vision and hearing screenings in schools for young students. The sponsor explained that the substitute corrected the resolution to refer to the House of Representatives rather than the General Assembly. No opposition was voiced. The chair said the committee would not set a calendar that day because the budget was scheduled to be taken up, and announced a meeting for 11 a.m. the next day to set Thursday’s calendar.

7. March 10, 2026 · Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee · 1 h 09 min

   Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee, March 10, 2026

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee unanimously approved HB 998, which the sponsor said would extend support for rural telephone service through 2040. The committee also approved HB 376 after reconsidering an earlier approval and adopting changes to tax-credit approval language and the applicable tax year. That bill would expand historic rehabilitation tax credits and change credit rates for rural and more populated areas. The committee held a hearing only on SB 416, which would require certain third-party hotel booking websites to disclose that they are not the hotel. No vote was taken on that bill, and the chair said the committee would seek another bill to carry the proposal.

8. March 10, 2026 · House Small Business Development Committee · 1 h 06 min

   House Small Business Development Committee, March 10, 2026

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee heard presentations on small-business support and the restaurant industry. The Georgia Micro Enterprise Network supported HB 863 and SB 207, describing access to government contracts and occupational licensing as opportunities for entrepreneurs. Members also questioned the organization about its loans, repayment results and credit-check policies. The chair requested repayment figures, which the witnesses did not have available. Representatives of the Georgia Restaurant Association and a restaurant operator described rising food, labor, insurance and credit-card processing costs. Members discussed cash payments, processing alternatives and tax treatment of tips. No bill votes or amendments were recorded.

9. March 10, 2026 · Senate Rules Committee · 20 min

   Senate Rules Committee, March 10, 2026

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee heard brief presentations and requests to schedule bills for Senate floor consideration. By a unanimous voice vote, it approved a calendar containing HB 162, HB 185, HB 219, HB 483, HB 956, HB 1020 and HB 1199. Members also discussed recycling, deannexation, manufactured homes, squatting, credit for time spent in jail and reimbursement of police training costs. Other bills and resolutions presented were not included in the approved calendar.

10. March 9, 2026 · Senate Judiciary Committee · 1 h 22 min

    Senate Judiciary Committee, March 9, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee unanimously approved HB 535 on credit for jail time before probation revocation hearings, with added fentanyl trafficking provisions; HB 1196 on trespass involving wild animal enclosures; HB 162 on sealing first-offender records earlier; HR 251 on a public vote to make probate judge elections nonpartisan; and HB 999 on magistrate court fees and an election-law correction. Members amended HB 162 to update two dates to July 1, 2026. The committee also discussed HB 530, which would establish electronic filing in probate courts, but took no action. The chair requested a revised version addressing paper filings by attorneys for possible consideration Thursday.

11. March 9, 2026 · Senate Finance Committee · 39 min

    Senate Finance Committee, March 9, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee considered three tax measures. It unanimously recommended passage of HB 1000, a one-time income tax refund proposal. A member then called for reconsideration, but no action on that request is shown. The committee also considered replacing HB 165 with language allowing certain mobile-home buyers to recover local sales taxes. A vote was called, but the result was not announced in the transcript. Finally, the committee unanimously approved HB 66, presented as allowing eligible counties to seek voter approval for an additional sales tax to offset county property taxes on homes.

12. March 9, 2026 · House Health Committee · 1 h 08 min

    House Health Committee, March 9, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The House Health Committee recommended passage of four bills: SB 399 on connecting AED locations with 911 services, SB 411 on dry needling and acupuncture rules, SB 428 on seeking a Medicaid waiver for intensive case management, and SB 427 on a licensing pathway for internationally trained physicians. Members heard testimony about difficulty finding AEDs during emergencies, training requirements for dry needling, services for people repeatedly using emergency rooms and jails, and physician shortages. The committee amended SB 427 with a wording correction before recommending passage. All four bills advanced by voice vote, with no numerical vote totals stated.

13. March 9, 2026 · House floor · 1 h 56 min

    House floor session, March 9, 2026 (legislative day 29)

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The House adopted HR 948, creating a study committee on pharmacy benefit managers and access to prescription medicines, by a vote of 157 to 0. Members also returned HR 145 to the Rules Committee and moved SB 462 from the Health Committee to the Insurance Committee, both without objection. The clerk read numerous measures for the first or second time and reported an Appropriations Committee recommendation to pass HB 974 by substitute. The House adopted two privileged resolutions, recognized visitors and community service, and adjourned until March 10 at 10 a.m.

14. March 9, 2026 · Senate floor · 1 h 52 min

    Senate floor session, March 9, 2026 (legislative day 29)

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The Senate agreed to the House substitute for SB 179, with a Senate amendment, by a vote of 48 to 3. The measure addressed computer science graduation requirements, virtual schooling and access to schools for civic organizations. A senator gave notice of plans to seek consideration of House action on SB 59 on the next legislative day. The chamber also read and referred House measures to committees, gave HB 1020 a second reading, adopted two guest-recognition resolutions and approved an unnamed consent calendar of resolutions without objection. Senators made remarks on fuel prices, gun violence, career education, health coverage, military service and community losses. The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. on March 10.

15. March 9, 2026 · House Rules Committee · 28 min

    House Rules Committee, March 9, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee approved HB 974, the fiscal year 2027 budget, and placed it on the next day's floor calendar. It placed HR 145 and HR 948 on that day's calendar, and SB 239 on the next day's calendar. The chair also announced and received approval for HB 420, then corrected the bill identification to SB 420. No opposition was voiced to the calendar motions. A presenter explained SB 440, but the committee took no recorded action on it. The chair announced that the next Rules Committee meeting would be at 9 a.m. the following day.

16. March 9, 2026 · House Appropriations Committee · 1 h 56 min

    House Appropriations Committee, March 9, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee reviewed and approved HB 974, the state budget for fiscal year 2027. Subcommittees first approved recommendations covering courts, education, transportation, health, human services, public safety and other state operations. The full committee then heard highlights of the proposed $38.5 billion budget, including literacy coaches, Medicaid payment increases, prison staffing, rural healthcare and transportation funding. No substantive questions followed the final presentation. The chair declared the final vote unanimous, although an opposing voice is audible in the transcript. No numerical vote count was given.

17. March 9, 2026 · Senate Rules Committee · 29 min

    Senate Rules Committee, March 9, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee heard presentations on bills covering environmental management, professional licensing, law enforcement, local government and other topics. Members unanimously approved a five-item calendar for the next day: HB 945, HB 115, HB 244, HR 1008 and SR 771. The committee then considered two bills in its standing committee role. It approved a substitute for HB 254 covering a Revolutionary War commemorative marker and a privately funded statue at the judicial center, by a 13-4 vote. It also unanimously approved a substitute for HB 1199, the annual update aligning parts of Georgia tax law with federal law.

18. March 6, 2026 · House Rules Committee · 9 min

    House Rules Committee, March 6, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee placed seven bills on a supplemental calendar for the day. Six were added without objection. A committee member objected to adding HB 1265, prompting a voice vote. The chair declared that the ayes carried, and that bill was also added. No bill presentations or debate on the bills’ contents occurred.

19. March 6, 2026 · House Rules Committee · 1 h 28 min

    House Rules Committee, March 6, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: After a printing delay, the committee set a supplemental House floor calendar. Members approved revised versions of HB 1276 on Medicaid eligibility checks, HB 1413 on scholarships, HB 1116 on local taxes and property-tax limits, and HB 1390 on forfeiture of vehicles used in reckless stunt driving. Questions focused on federal Medicaid requirements, scholarship work requirements, and whether vehicle forfeiture changes could affect existing enforcement tools. The committee then placed these and other measures on the calendar. Several calendar motions passed by voice vote after objections, with no vote counts stated. The committee later moved HB 1116 to the structured portion of the calendar.

20. March 6, 2026 · House Rules Committee · 47 min

    House Rules Committee, March 6, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee heard presentations on a domestic violence registry, charter school changes, automatic contract renewals and temporary fireworks stands. It also discussed and approved a substitute for HB 812, concerning housing, permits and zoning, after questions about exceptions for certain local governments. The committee then placed 11 measures on a supplemental floor calendar for that day, including HB 812. That bill drew objections during both substitute approval and calendar placement, but both motions passed. The other calendar placements passed without stated opposition. No further action was recorded on the four bills presented earlier.

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