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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 · 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...
Chair Public Safety, senator from the 56th. Thank you, Mr. President. For expediency and time, I'm gonna talk about all three amendments in the bill. This bill was brought by a representative in the House who had worked, uh, for the last two years, uh, specific on a move over law in Georgia. If you're getting pulled over or something has happened, to make...
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 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.
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...
Uh, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, I ask that the House agree to the Senate substitute to House Bill 1121. Mr. Clerk will read the caption. House Bill 1121, to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to terms of Superior Court so as to change certain terms of court in the Cordele Judicial Circuit....
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,...
Without objection, senator from the 26th is excused. Moving on to Senate Bill 444. Secretary, read the caption. Senate Bill 444 by Senator Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Chapter 46 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to certification of private review agents so as to provide that certain...
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 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 · March 25, 2026
House floor session, March 25, 2026 (legislative day 37, PM)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House passed bills on school financial oversight, artificial intelligence, criminal penalties, tourism taxes, insurance and property taxes. It approved SB 472, allowing stronger state intervention over school financial problems, 96-58 after debate over accountability and local control. It also passed SB 540 on AI companion chatbots and SB 594 on digital impersonation, election advertising and AI-generated child sexual material. The House agreed to Senate changes on district attorney pay and retirement, homeowner tax relief, soil amendments and state property transactions. Members approved a foster care cost study and a referendum on consolidating Quitman with Brooks County. They returned SB 475 to the Rules Committee and postponed three bills. The session also included honorary resolutions, a retiring committee chair's farewell and recognition of Georgia's relationship with Canada. The House adjourned until March 27 at 10 a.m.
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I move that the House agree to the Senate substitute to House Bill 1182 as amended by the House. Representative Rhodes moves that the House agree to the Senate substitute to HB 1182 as amended by the House. The clerk will read the caption. House Bill 1182 by Representative Rhodes and the 124th and others to be entitled An Act to...
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.
And if you've never seen one, it's a, it's a small license, no bigger than the size of a driver's license, has your name on it. And mine was signed by Max Cleland, the Secretary of State, which certified me as a peace officer here in Georgia. And what it meant was I could take that license and I could go and work at any law enforcement agency in the State...
The senator from the 56th is a first responder. We both are POST certified or have been, but his certification's different than mine. If he wants to become an arson investigator, a peace officer, then he goes to the academy I went to. And if I want to work at an airport, let's say, and I wanna be a firefighter at that airport, which they are dual certified,...
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.
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...
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...
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.
House Bill 1268 by Representative Burchett of the 176th and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in and reenact the statutory portion of said code as amended in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission to repeal portions of said code or...
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that HB 1261 be engrossed. Secretary, read the cab. House Bill 1261 by Representative Huddleston, Studden of the 72nd and others. A bill to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to tax exemptions so as to provide for level one free...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · April 2, 2026
House floor session, April 2, 2026 (legislative day 40, AM)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House approved Senate changes to bills on cash rounding, family justice centers, emergency medical billing, foster parents, judgeships, property assessments and rural health care. It also approved HB 297, combining regional transit agencies and extending MARTA's sales tax, after questions about local control, oversight and financial obligations. The House passed SB 76, covering vehicle tags and off-highway vehicles, and SB 556, combining need-based scholarships, fine arts credit for HOPE eligibility and other higher education provisions. Members adopted a group of honorary resolutions without objection and returned SB 475 to the Rules Committee. The session also included bill readings, committee reports, recognitions and a dispute over confirming the previous day's journal. The House recessed until 1:45 p.m.
Good morning. Mr. Speaker, I move for the House to agree to the Senate amendment to House Bill 1283. Mr. Clerk will read the caption. House Bill 1283 to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 and cha- of Title 19 and Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to family violence and discovery respectively, so as to authorize...
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 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.
You, you gonna get me choked up there, Representative. Um, yes, please pray for my wife. She has had to spend nine years with me as of today. And, um, honey, if you're listening, I love you very much, and happy anniversary. Mr. Speaker, I'm gonna thank this body for their long consideration of this measure, and I will yield the well. The gentleman can...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 25, 2026
Senate floor session, March 25, 2026 (legislative day 37)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed bills on education scholarships, elections, retirement benefits, tax credits, courts, boating and military scholarships. After debate, it passed HB 328, expanding education tax credits, 30 to 20, and HB 369, changing certain county elections to nonpartisan elections, 32 to 21. It tabled HB 1185 after discussion of business court rules and several amendments. Senators approved revised school-zone camera rules in HB 651 and agreed to House changes on reckless stunt driving, pharmacist access to HIV prevention medicine, school discrimination complaints, insurance decisions involving artificial intelligence and DeKalb County compensation. The session also included bill readings, committee referrals and ceremonial recognitions. The Senate adjourned until March 27 at 10 a.m.
Secretary will read the caption to House Bill 1247. House Bill 1247 by Representative Reeves, the 99th and others, a bill to be entitled in act to amend Chapter One of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to general provisions so as to prohibit courts and administrative officers from deferring to agency interpretations of laws and...
In 2021, the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 185, as I said earlier, which eliminated all judicial deference to subregulatory interpretations from the Department of Revenue in matters involving litigation between taxpayers and DOR. This is simply our attempt to do that for all agencies. There's a friendly amendment from my friend from Athens. He's got a...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · March 27, 2026
House floor session, March 27, 2026 (legislative day 38, part 2)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): 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.
Mr. Speaker, I agree that the House agree to the Senate Substitute for House Bill 1097. Mr. Clerk will read the caption. House Bill 1097 by Representative Petrea is 166 to be entitled An Act to Amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to mental health, so as to provide for criminal background license status and registry checks for...
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move that the House agree to the Senate Substitute to House Bill 530. Mr. Clerk will read the caption. House Bill 530 by Representative Leverett is 123rd to be entitled An Act to Amend Article 4, Chapter 9, and Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to time, place, and procedure, so as to provide for...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 16, 2026
Senate floor session, March 16, 2026 (legislative day 32)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed HB 535 after changing its fentanyl provisions following debate over drug possession, addiction and trafficking. It also passed HB 1000, providing a one-time income tax credit, HB 983, clarifying prescribed-burning rules, and HB 1196, addressing trespass and harm involving enclosed wild animals. Members moved three bills to different committees and sent HB 521 back to committee. The Senate adopted recognition resolutions, received committee reports and read bills for the first or second time. A local consent calendar passed 48 to 1, but the transcript did not identify its bill. Members also gave notice of future consideration of House action on SB 220. The Senate adjourned until March 18 at 10 a.m.
I need everybody please pay real close attention to this next bill because, uh, it's a senator from the 18th. This is his first one. Woo. Woo. And, uh, it's already, it looks already pretty self-serving here, so y'all get ready for it. Secretary, read the, read the count. House Bill 1196 by Representative Smith of the 18th and others. A bill to be entitled...
Thank you. Thank you. Um- It's a good bill carried by Representative Tyler Paul Smith in the House and, um, I'm glad to support it. Now, the amendment I signed originally stated adding, adding on line 25 to this bill to exclude domestic animals and livestock, not to, not to add my name to the act, but s- merely to exclude domestic animals and livestock. But...
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.
The lady's yielded the well. The chair recognizes Representative Cannon to speak to the bill. There are three and a half minutes left. Thank you, Madam Speaker and members. You ever been to a poetry event? When something really interesting starts happening, what do people do? They start snapping, right? It typically means, "I don't wanna interrupt you right...
House Bill 1208 by Representative Gunter, the 8th and others to be entitled An Act to Amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Relating to Depositions and Discovery so as to require depositions in the state to be taken before a certified court reporter. This bill has been referred to the Committee on Judiciary. That...
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 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...
The senator knows of what he speaks. Thank you very much, and, uh, thank you so much for bringing this amendment. Thank you. You have one more question, Senator. Recognize the senator from the 48th. Thank you, Mr. President. Does the senator yield? I'm happy to yield to my good friend from the 48th. Senator, is it not true that the author of this amendment...
Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · March 4, 2026
House floor session, March 4, 2026 (legislative day 27, AM)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House passed nine bills on its main calendar, covering veterinary vaccinations, maternal leave, sexual-abuse settlement agreements, diplomas for terminally ill students, school health screenings, workforce coordination, stem-cell products, retired police dogs and ambulance billing. It also passed five uncontested local bills together, 166 to 1. Members voted to reconsider earlier defeats of HB 717 and HR 1114, then sent HB 717 back to the Rules Committee. The clerk read new legislation, second readings and committee reports. After visitor recognitions and announcements, the House recessed until 2 p.m.
For what purpose does ch- Representative Efstration rise? Thank you. Make a motion. State your motion. Mr. Speaker, I move that House Bill 717 be recommitted to the Rules Committee. Mr. Clerk will read the caption. House Bill 717. House Bill 717 by Representative Cooper of the 45th and others being titled, "An Act to Amend Article 2 of Chapter 34, Title 43...
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