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1. March 31, 2026 · House Ways & Means Committee · 29 min

   House Ways & Means Committee, March 31, 2026

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee considered a substitute to SB 52 that would replace the bill’s existing language with provisions on sales tax exemptions for interstate motor carriers. The presenter and a Department of Revenue representative described the proposal as putting existing department policy into law. Members asked how carriers would qualify, whether most travel must occur outside Georgia, and whether the change would affect state revenue. The committee passed the substitute by voice vote and adjourned.

2. March 31, 2026 · House floor · 2 h 06 min

   House floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 3)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The House passed measures on synthetic hemp products, unclaimed livestock, public pensions, foster students’ school enrollment, and disruption of religious services. It adopted resolutions supporting arts-based mental health initiatives and promotion of the 988 crisis line. Members also approved Senate changes to HB 1077, HB 1185, SB 207, and HB 535. The House approved an amended version of HB 328 after discussion of school tax credits and an eight-year waiting period for certain transit votes. Debate included concerns about shareholder access to company records, protection of protests near religious services, and restrictions on local transit votes. The House adopted a group of honorary resolutions, postponed SB 437 and SB 446 to the next legislative day, and adjourned until April 2 at 10 a.m.

3. March 31, 2026 · Senate floor · 5 h 29 min

   Senate floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 2)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The Senate passed bills on transportation agencies, repeat misdemeanor offenses, traffic stops, cancer treatment facilities, estate transfers and other topics. It passed HB 297, which would combine two transportation authorities, 30 to 19 after debate over state and local control. Senators also agreed to House changes on teacher retirement, homeowners associations, unclaimed property and other legislation. They replaced SB 17 with a process for intervening in financially distressed cities, approving the amended version 32 to 17 after substantial debate. The Senate rejected House changes to SB 398 because the sponsor said protections for children had been removed. Several bills were tabled, and nine were briefly removed from the table and tabled again to preserve their availability for Thursday. The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. on April 2.

4. March 31, 2026 · House floor · 5 h 07 min

   House floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 2)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The House passed measures on home inspector licensing, rural health care, fire safety, student groups, development permits, insurance, artificial intelligence images, higher education and firefighter pensions. Members also approved Senate changes to several House bills, including HB 1193, the early literacy measure, unanimously. Extended debates focused on student group access, permit deadlines, campaign contributions and monument protections. The House tabled SB 423 and HB 61. After a motion to table SB 175, the chair announced that the bill failed, 89 to 73, leaving the procedural outcome unclear. Members also passed a local calendar and adopted a group of honorary resolutions before recessing until 8 p.m.

5. March 31, 2026 · Senate floor · 8 h 11 min

   Senate floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 1)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The Senate passed measures on early reading instruction, property tax limits, additional judgeships, healthcare, foster care and local government. Senators approved HB 1193 unanimously after revising its literacy coaching and oversight provisions. Debate on HB 1116 centered on homeowner tax relief, sales taxes and limits on local revenue, and the bill passed 31-19. The Senate also approved constitutional proposals for nonpartisan probate judge elections and a Next Generation 911 fund. Senators appointed budget negotiators for HB 974, tabled several measures and voted to prevent floor amendments to a group of tax and campaign finance bills. The transcript ends with HB 297 pending as the Senate paused for dinner.

6. March 31, 2026 · House floor · 2 h 02 min

   House floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 1)

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The House passed measures on animal cruelty records and welfare investigations, teacher and conservation tax credits, autism screening for foster children, and homeowners association oversight. Members also agreed to Senate changes concerning a statewide music office, manufactured-home tax relief, and vehicle tags and limited vehicle operation. The House adopted a resolution supporting Capitol preservation, sent the state budget to a conference committee, and returned a school political-expression bill to the Rules Committee. The clerk read newly introduced measures, second readings, and committee reports. After guest recognitions and announcements, the House recessed until 1:30 p.m.

7. March 31, 2026 · House Rules Committee · 1 h 34 min

   House Rules Committee, March 31, 2026

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee heard presentations on school policies, campaign finance, public records, self-defense hearings, housing, permitting and other proposals. Members questioned sponsors about constitutional concerns, student safety, tenant protections and access to school facilities. The committee approved substitutes for SB 406, SB 552, SB 447, SB 587 and SB 515, with no opposition stated. Those five measures were placed on the day's floor calendar along with HR 1445, SB 111, SB 402, SB 458 and SB 501. The transcript shows no calendar decision on the other proposals presented. The chair apologized for microphone problems and asked members to watch for notice of another possible meeting before adjourning.

8. March 31, 2026 · House Special Rules Committee · 34 min

   House Special Rules Committee, March 31, 2026

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee approved four resolutions and sent them to Rules. Members amended HR 1891, concerning a study of physician supervision of advanced practice providers, to clarify terminology and revise committee representation while keeping nine members. The committee also approved HR 1948, urging a future transfer of the Georgia Capitol Museum to the Georgia Building Authority, with one member opposed. Members approved HR 1889, expressing support for conservation easements, and HR 1860, creating a study committee on improving services for people with disabilities. No opposition was recorded on those two resolutions or on the amended provider study resolution.

9. March 31, 2026 · House Transportation Committee · 24 min

   House Transportation Committee, March 31, 2026

   Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee approved SR 624, a package of road and intersection dedications, and HR 1894, a proposal combining studies of road construction costs and utility-related transportation delays. Both received voice votes with no opposition heard. The chair also announced a possible meeting the next day on a Senate proposal to combine the ATL and GRTA, but no action was taken on that proposal during this meeting.

10. March 30, 2026 · House Retirement Committee · 51 min

    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.

11. March 30, 2026 · House Ways & Means Committee · 28 min

    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.

12. March 30, 2026 · Senate Rules Committee · 3 h 02 min

    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.

13. March 27, 2026 · House floor · 2 h 41 min

    House floor session, March 27, 2026 (legislative day 38, part 2)

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The House passed bills addressing retired teachers returning to classrooms, prosecutor oversight, charter schools, unclaimed funds, online notarization, towing and student support. After extended opposition, it passed SB 442, which concerns commercial licenses for noncitizens and moving-company rates, 98 to 59. It agreed to the Senate version of HB 369, discussed as changing local elections in five metro Atlanta counties, 93 to 64. Members disputed that measure's fairness, constitutionality and review process. The House also approved several Senate changes to House bills, including forestry tax credits and advanced mathematics instruction. It rejected the Senate version of the state budget, HB 974, without objection, and postponed SB 446 until the next legislative day. Members adopted recognition and memorial resolutions and adjourned until March 31 at 10 a.m.

14. March 27, 2026 · House floor · 2 h 38 min

    House floor session, March 27, 2026 (legislative day 38, part 1)

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The House passed a package of local bills, including property tax exemptions, by a single 153-0 vote. It returned HB 1600 to committee for a technical correction after a member raised concern about delays near the end of the session. The House also returned three Senate bills to the Rules Committee. After presentations, members passed SB 478, concerning outdoor conservation funding, and SB 146, concerning cemetery protections and family access, each by 163-2. The clerk read new bills, resolutions and committee reports. Members also offered memorial tributes, recognized community groups and heard farewell remarks from the speaker pro tempore. The House recessed until 1 p.m.

15. March 27, 2026 · Senate floor · 9 h 47 min

    Senate floor session, March 27, 2026 (legislative day 38)

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The Senate passed a revised election bill, HB 960, after extended debate, and approved the fiscal year 2027 budget, HB 974, 52-0. After the House rejected the budget changes, the Senate insisted on its version, leaving the chambers in disagreement. Senators also passed measures on income taxes, maternal leave for state employees, religious instruction during school hours, homelessness-service reporting, transit taxes, railroad maintenance, service dogs, teacher preparation and business court cases. Several bills were substantially rewritten from their original subjects. The Senate agreed to House changes on measures covering medical cannabis reporting, emergency services, securities fraud, school finances, clergy misconduct, AI chatbots and other subjects. It tabled SB 346, read numerous bills and committee reports, and adjourned until March 31.

16. March 27, 2026 · House Rules Committee · 1 h 13 min

    House Rules Committee, March 27, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee heard presentations on education, public safety, rural health care, remote notarization, home inspection licensing and other proposals. Members questioned proposed restrictions on students’ extracurricular activities, requirements for noncitizen commercial drivers, penalties for practicing law without authorization, and monitoring of homeless people on the sex offender registry. The committee placed 12 bills on the legislative day 38 floor calendar, including SB 8, SB 150, SB 403 and SB 442. The calendar vote on SB 442 drew opposition but passed by voice vote. The committee also returned SB 454 to the Public Safety Committee. No further action was shown on the other proposals presented.

17. March 27, 2026 · House Special Rules Committee · 41 min

    House Special Rules Committee, March 27, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee approved four resolutions and sent them to Rules: HR 1831 to study local government financial audits, HR 1832 to study local government fees and assessments, HR 1829 to urge schools to use evidence-based responses to student vaping, and HR 1473 to study lupus and access to care. Discussion focused on helping local governments complete overdue audits, keeping students connected to school while addressing vaping, and understanding the health and financial effects of lupus across Georgia. Each resolution passed by voice vote, with no opposition heard.

18. March 27, 2026 · Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee · 1 h 32 min

    Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee, March 27, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee approved amended versions of two bills. HB 34 would tighten rules for hemp beverages, including reducing the allowed THC amount and requiring driving-related warnings. Members removed a provision allowing sales in liquor stores, rejected a motion to postpone action, and passed the amended substitute. HB 1027 would allow certain electric-power contracts lasting up to 20 years. Discussion focused on requiring large customers such as data centers to pay their share of new generating capacity and protecting other customers from those costs. The committee approved that substitute 9 to 1, subject to editing, and sent it to the Rules Committee.

19. March 26, 2026 · Senate Finance Committee · 21 min

    Senate Finance Committee, March 26, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee unanimously approved HB 248 after the chair said its language had been corrected, without another presentation on its substance. The committee also unanimously approved HB 186, presented as a data-center tax exemption measure without previously added utility provisions. Members discussed the cost of data-center tax benefits and whether to include another exemption provision scheduled to expire in 2028. No amendment was adopted before the vote. The chair then adjourned the meeting.

20. March 26, 2026 · Senate Insurance and Labor Committee · 1 h 58 min

    Senate Insurance and Labor Committee, March 26, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons: The committee approved HB 1274, an insurance package addressing auto insurance profits, ambulance bills and life insurance information, with one opposing vote. It also approved a substitute for HB 1263 concerning cancer treatment facilities and state approval requirements, though no vote count was announced. Members raised concerns about receiving substitute bills too late to review them adequately. The committee then heard extensive testimony on HB 569, a substitute that would remove state workers’ compensation coverage for workers covered by the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. Supporters described lower employer costs and stronger federal benefits. Opponents warned of treatment delays and lost protections. The chair postponed action, saying more information and work were needed.

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