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Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · March 3, 2026
House floor session, March 3, 2026 (legislative day 26, AM)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House passed HB 158, creating a central database for business trade names, HB 1191, expanding eligibility for military specialty license plates, HB 1192, requiring public-assistance accounting reports, and HB 1195, changing veterinary teletriage rules. The House rejected HB 717, which proposed licensing and safety rules for ketamine clinics, after debate focused on patient safety and physician ownership requirements. The majority leader gave notice of reconsideration, and the chair said the matter would return the next legislative day. The House also heard first and second readings and committee reports on numerous measures, recognized the retiring executive director of the Georgia Peanut Commission under HR 1196, and welcomed community groups. The session recessed until 2 p.m.
Mr. Clerk will read the caption to House Bill 717, 717. House Bill 717 by Representative C- Cooper of the 45th and others to be entitled an act to amend Article 2, Chapter 34, Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to the Medical Practice Act of the State of Georgia so as to provide for the regulation and the administration of...
It's a psychedelic drug. People can have out-of-body experiences. They can hallucinate. There is a variety of side effects that occur from this drug. All of a sudden, there with no loopholes and no oversight, we're beginning to get ketamine clinics across our state. They are functioning without any regulation. Any safety precalls, uh, and precautions such...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · March 6, 2026
House floor session, March 6, 2026 (legislative day 28, AM)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House passed HB 717, regulating ketamine clinics, and four education and workforce measures: HB 1293, HB 1114, HB 1328 and HB 1345. Members debated HB 1446, which would move emergency medical services oversight to a new council. It failed 52 to 114, but the House then voted 107 to 62 to reconsider it. No second passage vote appears before the lunch recess. The House also returned HB 812 and HB 1116 to the Rules Committee, heard first and second readings and committee reports, and recognized visitors and public service. The session recessed until 2:15 p.m.
House Bill 1446 by Representative Leverett of the 123rd and others being entitled an act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to emergency medical services so as to transfer responsibility for the oversight of the emergency medical services from the Department of Public Health to the Georgia Emergency Medical...
Um, and then the state office would be moved under that council, and other associated tasks that the state EMS office does would also be moved to the council. And then we make just a number of other conforming changes to the code. So the intention is we're not really ... O- other than that structural change, we're not making any substantive policy changes...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · April 2, 2026
House floor session, April 2, 2026 (legislative day 40, PM, part 1)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House debated school attendance restrictions, public health changes, tax relief, insurance coverage, school safety, care for children stranded in hospitals, and regulatory changes. Members initially rejected SB 513, then voted to reconsider it and returned it to the Rules Committee. The House passed SB 440 after debate focused on access to ivermectin without a prescription. Members approved amended Senate versions of property and income tax measures, prosthetic coverage legislation, an education package, a Medicaid and child placement measure, and regulatory legislation that also addressed disclosure of harassment settlements. Six local measures passed together, while HB 1534 returned to committee. The House recessed until 7:30.
Gonna move on to the rules calendar, take a couple bills up, and get started again. So, Mr. Clerk, I'm gonna ask you to read the caption to Senate Bill 513. Five one three. Senate Bill 513 by Senator Dickerson in the 21st and others to be entitled Act to Amend Chapter two of Title 20 and Chapter five of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated,...
We're setting the bar pretty low here. This is gonna be easy to meet. You can't participate in voluntary extracurricular activities unless you, your parent, your guardian go into the school, develop a plan, show that you're working to get back on track. Likewise, students who are ages 15 to 17 who are non-compliant with their attendance intervention plan...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · March 6, 2026
House floor session, March 6, 2026 (legislative day 28, PM, part 2)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House passed 18 bills covering property taxes, housing, health coverage, utility disconnections, service dogs, criminal law, education aid and court procedures. Extended debate focused on HB 1116, a property-tax and local sales-tax package that passed 98-68, and HB 947, changes to SNAP administration that passed 95-66. Members also approved HB 1413, establishing need-based college scholarships, 165-2. A proposed constitutional amendment to allow voters to decide on sports betting, HR 450, failed 63-98 after debate over addiction, regulation and the use of revenue. The House adopted a group of recognition and memorial resolutions, then adjourned until March 9 at 1 p.m.
I had no idea the ramifications when I was a teenager of how this would end up being for my family. But going back to the sports betting part, this is already happening. This happens all the time in our state. It's just unregulated. And it's happening primarily in offshore platforms that are gonna do the things that Representative Ballender, Balland...
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, I do rise, uh, today in support of House Resolution 450. Uh, colleagues, this legislation's ultimately about something that's very simple: letting the people of Georgia decide. For years, we have watched our neighboring states modernize their gambling laws and capture billions of dollars in economic activity. Meanwhile, Georgians...
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