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Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · February 26, 2026
Senate floor session, February 26, 2026 (legislative day 25)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed seven measures addressing emergency defibrillator locations, local government investments, signal jammers, school financial oversight, healthcare workforce data, student attendance and community mental health services. Debate focused on state authority over elected school boards and whether new attendance requirements would burden schools without funding. Senators also heard bill readings and committee reports, adopted recognition resolutions, and approved unnamed local bills and resolutions on consent calendars. The transcript does not identify the measures on those calendars. The Senate voted 26 to 20 to adjourn until March 3 at 1 p.m., over an objection that legislation addressing energy affordability remained on the day's calendar.
Chair recognizes the senator from the forty-third. What purpose do you rise? Mr. President, I ask for unan-unanimous consent to excuse the senator from the twenty-second. Without objection, the senator from the twenty-second is excused. Secretary will read the caption of Senate Bill four seventy. Senate Bill four seventy by Senators Albers of the...
Secretary will read the caption of Senate Bill 399. Senate Bill 399 by Senator Harbin of the 16th and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to personnel of emergency medical service so as to provide for notification to public safety answering points about the...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · February 25, 2026
Senate floor session, February 25, 2026 (legislative day 24)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed SB 433, creating optional autism-related license plates and officer training, and HB 571, licensing radiologist assistants. After debate over privacy, immigration enforcement and collecting DNA before conviction, senators passed SB 116 by 33 to 20 and rejected an amendment requiring a conviction. The Senate also agreed to House changes to SB 162 on medical licensing and SB 218 on oversight of prosecutors. Senators adopted the amended state budget conference report, HB 973, by 49 to 0 and voted to send it immediately to the governor. The budget presenter described funding for tax relief, a state mental hospital, scholarships and homelessness services. The chamber also read new legislation and committee reports, adopted honorary resolutions and adjourned until the following morning.
Mr. President, I move that the Senate agree to the House substitute to Senate Bill two eighteen. Chair recognizes the senator from the twenty-ninth to speak to his motion. Oh, read the caption. Sorry. Read the caption. Senate Bill two eighteen by Senators Robertson of the twenty-ninth and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Title fifteen of the...
Thank you all, and Martha, Martha's a special, special little lady and she's done a great job around here, so we appreciate all the help there. And well done, senator, and, uh, well done, chamber, for supporting it, so. Moving on to, uh, House Bill 571. Secretary, read the caption. House Bill 571 by Representative Hawkins of the 27th and others. A bill to...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 27, 2026
Senate floor session, March 27, 2026 (legislative day 38)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): 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.
Mr. President, I move the Senate agree to the House substitute for Senate Bill 470. Secretary, read the caption. Senate Bill 470 by Senators Albers of the 56 and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to offenses against public order so as to prohibit the...
Mr. President- There you go ... I move that the Senate agree to the House substitute on Senate Bill 542. Secretary, read the caption. Senate Bill 542 by Senators Roberson of the twenty-ninth and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to sexual offenses so as to permit clergy...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 3, 2026
Senate floor session, March 3, 2026 (legislative day 26)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate approved a joint study of family-farm sustainability and passed measures addressing public contracting, native plants, homebuilding permits and inspections, road obstruction, institutional purchases of homes, sexual-offender monitoring, sheriff qualifications, school mask rules, and parent notification of student services. Members amended the road-obstruction measure to retain the existing offense for blocking sidewalks while increasing penalties for blocking roads. The Senate also adopted a Blue and White Day recognition, passed an unidentified local-consent bill 45-0, and read numerous bills and committee reports. The transcript does not identify the measures adopted on the privileged-resolution consent calendar. The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. March 4.
Senate Bill 443 by Senator Summers of the 13th and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to offenses against public order so as to increase the punishment for the offense of obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks, or other public passages. To provide for...
All right, last one for the day, SB497. Secretary, read the caption. Senate Bill 497 by Senators Dixon of the 45th and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to elementary and secondary school students so as to require written notification to a parent when a...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · April 2, 2026
House floor session, April 2, 2026 (legislative day 40, PM, part 2)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House adopted the fiscal year 2027 budget agreement in HB 974, passed voting-system changes in SB 214, and approved numerous agreements on Senate changes to House legislation. Topics included insurance claims, property transfers after death, traffic stops and school-zone cameras, contraception access, repeat misdemeanor offenses, newborn surrender, and child-abuse reporting. The House also passed local legislation and road-naming resolutions. Two local homestead-exemption bills did not receive enough votes to pass, but the House voted to reconsider them, with no later passage shown. Members honored the first lady, heard remarks from the governor, and thanked legislative staff. The chair announced that study-committee requests would be considered for panels to be appointed later. The House then adjourned for the session.
Thank you, Mr. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wanna agree to the, uh, House bill, the Senate substitute to House Bill 1277. Mr. Clerk will read the caption. House Bill 1277 to be entitled an Act to Amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 in Title 12 and Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to environmental policy and highways, bridges, and ferries...
I have LC 395122S. Is that the correct LC number? The lady will state her question in a parliamentary inquiry. I will, um, on the bill, since you have a copy of it, we'll see if we can get that question answered. Would that be, uh, fair enough? Mic. Let's turn your mic on. Uh, so the mic is on. Uh, parliamentary c- inquiry, Mr. Speaker. State your inquiry....
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · February 11, 2026
Senate floor session, February 11, 2026 (legislative day 17)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed SB 400, concerning oversight of private postsecondary schools, by a 48-1 vote, and SB 444, requiring human clinical review before certain insurance coverage denials, by a 49-0 vote. The chamber moved SB 398 to the bottom of the calendar after the chair said its sponsor had left for an emergency. Senators also received bill readings and committee reports, adopted recognition resolutions concerning congenital heart defects, family and consumer sciences, and the Georgia National Guard, and approved an unnamed consent calendar of resolutions. The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. on February 12.
Secretary, read the caption. SB 398. Senate Bill 398 by Senators Hatchett of the 50th and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Part 1 of Article III of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to wiretapping, eavesdropping, surveillance, and related offenses so as to establish criminal offenses of virtual peeping,...
Are there any motions to withdraw or commit? Secretary, read the caption of Senate Bill 400. Senate Bill 400 by Senator Burns of the 23rd and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend Part 1A of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to non-public post-secondary educational institutions so as to prohibit...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · February 20, 2026
Senate floor session, February 20, 2026 (legislative day 22)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed six bills, including HB 973, its revised state budget proposal, which the Appropriations chair said included $409 million for a new mental health hospital and about $1.9 billion in tax relief. The House rejected the Senate’s budget changes, and the Senate appointed a conference committee to negotiate differences. Senators also passed bills addressing bingo, Department of Public Health laws, licensing internationally trained physicians, insurers’ use of aerial images, and AI-generated explicit images. During debate on SB 440, senators proposed Medicaid expansion, but an amendment replaced that proposal with an effective date. The chamber also heard first and second readings and committee reports, adopted an unspecified group of consent-calendar resolutions, and adjourned until February 24.
Secretary will read the caption of House Bill 455. House Bill 455 by s- Representatives Powell of the 33rd and others, a bill to be entitled In Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to bingo so as to provide for the information to be provided on applications for bingo games, to revise...
Senate Bill 440, I'm sorry. Senate Bill 440 by Senator Kirkpatrick, the 32nd, and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Title 16, 19, 31, 48, and 49 of the OCGA relating to crimes and offenses, domestic relations, health, revenue, and taxation, and social services respectively, so as to modernize and update provisions relative to duties or functions...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 31, 2026
Senate floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 2)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): 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.
You, uh, the, your comfortable shoes, you're just, man, you're just killing it. Uh, Mr. President, I move the Senate agree to the House substitute to Senate Bill 587. Secretary, read the caption. Senate Bill 587 by Senator Still of the 48th and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia...
Secretary read House Bill 1075. House Bill 1075 by Representative Chassagne of the seventh and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Chapter six of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to sexual offenses so as to modify the penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 6, 2026
Senate floor session, March 6, 2026 (legislative day 28, part 1)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): On Crossover Day, the Senate read incoming legislation and committee reports, then voted on bills covering utilities, elections, public safety, education, licensing and insurance. The Senate passed SB 410, which the sponsor said would end new data-center tax exemptions and require utility contract protections. Members disputed whether those protections would keep costs off household bills. The Senate also passed measures addressing clergy sexual abuse, AI safety, animal cruelty records, human trafficking and prosecutor oversight. SR 838, a proposed constitutional amendment on citizenship and photo identification for voting, failed to receive the required two-thirds vote. SB 573, concerning nonpartisan elections in certain counties, failed, and the sponsor requested reconsideration. No reconsideration vote appears in this transcript. The session paused for dinner after passing SB 593.
Secretary will read SB 572. Senate Bill 572 by Senator Strickland of the 42nd and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Article II of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to justification and excuse in defenses to criminal prosecutions so as to provide for an additional justification for use of force in defense of...
Secretary will read Senate Bill 542. Senate Bill 542 by Senator Robertson of the 29th and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to sexual offenses so as to permit clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses, to provide for definitions, to provide...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · April 2, 2026
Senate floor session, April 2, 2026 (legislative day 40, part 1)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed measures on insurance, contraceptive access, child-abuse reporting, property-owner claims against local governments, education, healthcare licensing and court procedures. Debate focused heavily on HB 295, which passed 30 to 22 after opponents raised concerns about lawsuits, local costs and treatment of homeless people. Senators removed a corn-flour fortification requirement from HB 1138 before passing it. The Senate accepted House changes to several bills, including SB 556, which combined a needs-based college scholarship with other education provisions. A proposed change removing medical-education scholarships failed before the House version was approved 36 to 17. Senators set aside HB 1142 after questions about its domestic-violence registry and withdrew a motion on HB 328. The session also included committee reports, honorary resolutions, tributes to departing senators and a local-consent-calendar vote. The excerpt ends with a dinner break.
Recognize the senator from the 1st. Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Senate agree to the House substitute to SB 586 as amended by Amendment 1. Secretary, read the caption. Senate Bill 586 by Senators Williams of the 25th and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend Code Section 16-11-107 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to...
Mr. President, I move that the Senate agree to the House substitute to SB 173 as amended by Amendment 1. Secretary, read the caption. Senate Bill 173 by Senators McLaurin of the 14th and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to pleadings and motions so as to...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 12, 2026
Senate floor session, March 12, 2026 (legislative day 31)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed HB 1199 after debate over federal tax changes and affordable-housing tax credits. It also passed bills addressing first-offender records, dietitian and nutritionist licensing, rehabilitation programs for healthcare professionals, protections for code enforcement workers, and Solid Waste Trust Fund spending. Senators agreed to a House substitute to SB 59 increasing hurricane-related timber tax credits and sent HB 1020 back to the Standing Rules Committee. An unnamed group of local bills passed 43 to 0. The Senate also received bill readings and committee reports, adopted recognition resolutions, heard from the U.S. secretary of veterans affairs, and heard members’ remarks on community concerns. The session adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday, March 16.
Secretary, read the caption of House Bill 483. House Bill 43 by Representatives Prince of the 132nd and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to assault and battery so as to provide for protections for inspectors of code enforcement, to provide for definitions, to...
Secretary will read the caption of House Bill 162. House Bill 162 by Representatives Hagan of the 156th and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend Chapter three of Title thirty-five of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations so as to provide for the re-restriction and seal of first offender act...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 18, 2026
Senate floor session, March 18, 2026 (legislative day 33)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed HB 998 on rural telephone service, HB 1159 on tax relief for farm assistance payments, HB 1302 on education and workforce coordination, HB 1379 on foreign funding disclosures, HB 999 on magistrate courts, and HB 376 on historic rehabilitation tax credits. Senators also agreed to House changes to SB 220, with further amendments to the medical cannabis proposal. Debate included rural communications, utility consumer protections, minimum wage, foreign influence in schools, access to small claims court, and cannabis benefits and risks. The Senate returned HB 439 to the Finance Committee to fix an error and received numerous committee reports and bill readings. A senator gave notice of plans to consider House changes to HB 1199 on the next legislative day. The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. March 19.
President, I move that the Senate agree to the House substitute to SB 220 as amended by amendment one. Secretary, read the caption. Senate Bill 220 by Senators Brass of the 6th and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend various provisions of the OCGA so as to rename low-THC oil as medical cannabis to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16, Article 2 of Chapter...
And that, and that, uh, the attorney general... Now, this, this is what, it's like taking a sledgehammer to a flea. That, that, that you're gonna put the attorney general to notify public educational institutions. This is line 109 through 16- 16 if you want to follow on page five. If, if the, the, now, this, this would sound, it's like a five-alarm fire,...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · March 31, 2026
House floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 2)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): 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.
Representative Brad Thomas is recognized for a motion. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I motion the House agree to the Senate substitute on House Bill 668. Mr. Clerk will read the caption, please. House Bill 668 to be entitled an act to amend Title 16, Chapter 4, Title 30, and Chapter 6, and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to crimes and...
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move that this House agree to the Senate substitute for HB 1275. Mr. Clerk will read the caption. House Bill 1275 to be entitled an Act to Amend Article 2, Chapter 34, Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to medical practice so as to ensure that stem cell therapies are used to advance medical treatments and...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 20, 2026
Senate floor session, March 20, 2026 (legislative day 35)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed measures on extended-stay hotel removals, nursing grants, high school completion programs, portable benefits for independent contractors, firefighter safety, mental health facility background checks, utility inventory tax exemptions and other topics. The longest debate concerned HB 61, which passed 32-18 after senators adopted a compromise on notice before removal and eviction records, but rejected proposals to give long-term hotel residents tenant rights. The Senate also adopted two state-property resolutions, approved reconsideration of two previously rejected constitutional amendments, and received committee reports and bill readings. A proposed amendment protecting patients from midyear insurance network changes was ruled unrelated to the bill under consideration. Senators honored a retiring committee chair and heard remarks from the U.S. Treasurer. The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday, March 23.
Secretary, read 1329. House Bill 1329 by Representative Stevens of the 164th and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to controlled substances so as to provide for certain provisions relating to Schedule I controlled substances, to provide for certain provisions relating to...
Senator, senator for the second, for what purpose do you rise? Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry. State your inquiry. Mr. President, is it not true that the senators from the first, second, third, and fourth are daydreaming about I-16? No doubt about that. No doubt about that. Those are all some pretty good men you just mentioned right there, too....
Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · March 23, 2026
House floor session, March 23, 2026 (legislative day 36, PM)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House passed measures on medical cannabis, local government investments, mental health services, professional licensing, healthcare workforce data and clergy sexual abuse. After extended debate, the House passed SB 443, which increases penalties and allows civil liability for unlawful obstruction of public passages, by 96 to 69. Members also agreed to Senate changes on first-offender records and protections for code enforcement officials, and approved a revised magistrate court measure. The House returned SB 566 to the Rules Committee for a date change and postponed SB 23 until the next legislative day. Members approved a group of honorary resolutions and allowed unnamed local bills to be received together and assigned to committee. The House adjourned until March 25, 2026, at 10 a.m.
Chairman Prince is recognized for a motion. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move that the House agree to the Senate substitute to House Bill 483. Mr. Clerk will read the caption. House Bill 483 by Representative Prince of the hundred 32nd and others be entitled an Act to amend Article 2, Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to...
Mr. Speaker, I make a motion that this body agree to the Senate substitute to House Bill 162. Mr. Clerk, will you read the caption? House Bill 162 by Representative Hagan and 156 and others to be entitled an act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, so as to provide for the...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 31, 2026
Senate floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 1)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): 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.
Secretary, House Bill 1415 House Bill 1415 by Representative Seabolt of the 34th and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend Part IV of Article VI of Chapter 3 of Title 12 and Article I of Chapter 16 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association and public property of state generally,...
Secretary Reed, House Bill 1283. House Bill 1283 by Representatives Panitch of the f- fifty-first and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 19 and Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the OCGA relating to family violence and discovery, respectively, so as to authorize the creation of family justice centers to provide for related matters to...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 4, 2026
Senate floor session, March 4, 2026 (legislative day 27)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed measures on outdoor conservation funding, retirement benefits, rental-home guarantees, condominium insurance, student political expression, school discrimination complaints, campus police protections, specialty license plates and cursive instruction. It also passed SB 406, establishing oversight of property owners associations, after adopting two amendments. Senators rejected amendments addressing broader religious-discrimination language, excused absences for civic events and local rent regulation. A road-naming resolution was adopted, while SR 668, concerning property taxation of data-center equipment, was set aside. The Senate confirmed a group of governor’s appointments 44-7 and tabled one nomination. Numerous bills received first or second readings. The chamber adjourned until 9 a.m. Friday, March 6.
Senate Bill number 552 by Senator Burns of the first and others. A bill to be entitled an Act to Amend Subpart 2A of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to clubs and organizations so as to provide for equal access to public schools for students engaging in political or philosophical expression, to...
Secretary will read SB 503. Senate Bill 503 by Senators Harbison of the 16th and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risk, and reinsurance so as to exempt rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance, to require...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · February 2, 2026
Senate floor session, February 2, 2026 (legislative day 10)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed HB 117, requiring restaurants to identify foreign imported shrimp, by a vote of 43 to 8. After extended debate over legal requirements, voter privacy and federal involvement in elections, the Senate adopted SR 563, urging the Secretary of State to provide voter registration information to the U.S. Department of Justice, by 31 to 22. The Senate returned SB 239, concerning funeral director licensing, to the Rules Committee without objection. Senators also adopted SR 639, recognizing Clark Atlanta University Day, heard bill readings and committee reports, and approved a consent calendar of resolutions whose individual measures were not identified in the transcript. During personal remarks, senators discussed insurance costs, honored a fallen Gwinnett County police officer and raised concerns about political violence and federal election investigations. The Senate adjourned until February 3 at 10 a.m.
Secretary read House Bill 117. What are we doing with this one? House Bill 117, uh, by Representatives Petra of the 166th and others. A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to food service establishments so as to require notification of the country of origin of seafood...
Places like China, India, and Vietnam, where they grow these shrimp in ponds, swimming in their own feces, given antibiotics and hormones. So in the state of Georgia, our native domestic shrimp, caught off the coast of Georgia, never has antibiotics, never has growth hormones. and are grown right here in the state of Georgia. And that's what this bill...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · February 11, 2026
House floor session, February 11, 2026 (legislative day 17)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House passed bills on delivery robots, completion schools, incest law, high school athlete compensation and oversight of executive agencies. Members also agreed to Senate changes to HB 117, concerning seafood labeling, and HB 414, concerning campaign finance rules. The House adopted HR 251, proposing a statewide vote on nonpartisan elections for probate judges. All recorded floor measures passed, with vote totals reported below. The session also included first and second readings, committee reports, recognition of the Georgia National Guard and other visitors, and adoption of honorary resolutions. The House adjourned until February 12 at 10 a.m.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move that we agree to the Senate substitute to House Bill 117. Mr. Clerk, will you read the caption? House Bill 117 by Representative Petrea, the 166 and others, being an act to amend Article 13 in Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to food service establishments so as to require notification...
You have a document on your desk about just some recent issues with radioactive shrimp we discovered, uh, that were foreign imports. And, uh, this measure would simply require that shrimp are labeled as foreign imports if they indeed are, on restaurant menus. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If there's, uh, any need to answer questions, I'm glad to do so. Y- you-...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · February 10, 2026
Senate floor session, February 10, 2026 (legislative day 16)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed SB 384, allowing optional five-year vehicle registration, by 45 to 0, and SB 435, renaming the Georgia Development Authority, by 47 to 0. Senators debated amendments to HB 54 that would restrict puberty blockers for minors and state support for gender-affirming care. Both amendments were adopted by 30 to 18, but the transcript does not show a separate final vote on the motion to agree to the House amendment as amended. Senators also argued over income-tax proposals, heard first readings and committee reports, adopted recognition resolutions, and welcomed community organizations. A senator urged action on SR 729, condemning racist attacks against a former president. The Senate adjourned until the following morning.
All right, the secretary will read the caption of Senate Bill 435. Senate Bill 435 by Goodman of the 8th. A bill to be entitled an act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to rename the Georgia Development Authority as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority to make conforming changes to provide for related matters to repeal...
Thank you, Mr. President. I urge your favorable consideration. Does any other senator wish to speak for or against the measure? The chair hears none. Is there objection to the previous question being ordered? The chair hears none and the previous question is ordered. Is there objection to agreeing to the report of the committee, which is favorable to the...
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