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Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 10, 2025 · Introduced
Health; licensure and regulation of community midwives; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 136 would repeal Georgia's existing midwifery licensing law and create a new licensing system for 'certified community midwives,' run by a new state board, with its own training, disclosure, and discipline rules.
Senate Bill 136 By: Senator James of the 28th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to repeal provisions relating to the practice of midwifery; to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure...
SECTION 1. Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, is amended by repealing Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery, and designating said chapter as reserved.
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 5, 2025 · Passed
Georgia Addiction Counselors Association; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Senate resolution honors the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association for 45 years of providing addiction treatment training and support across Georgia, with no changes to state law.
Senate Resolution 136 By: Senators Hodges of the 3rd, Still of the 48th, Williams of the 25th, Payne of the 54th, Hickman of the 4th and others A RESOLUTION Commending the contributions of the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association and its commitment to delivering evidence-based practices to individuals with substance use disorders through recognized...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 5, 2025 · Passed
Selling and other Trade Practices; certain protections for consumers relative to warranties of HVAC systems and components of such systems; extend
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would let HVAC system warranties transfer automatically to new homeowners and bar manufacturers from tying warranty coverage to product registration, starting January 1, 2026.
Senate Bill 112 By: Senators Dixon of the 45th, Goodman of the 8th, Anderson of the 24th, Summers of the 13th, Jones II of the 22nd and others AS PASSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to extend certain protections for consumers...
SECTION 1. Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, is amended by adding a new article to read as follows: "ARTICLE 37 10-1-960. As used in this article, the term 'HVAC' means heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. 10-1-961. (a) If a residential real property that includes an HVAC...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 10, 2025 · Introduced
"Coastal Island Preservation Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would cap the size of new single-family homes built on coastal islands that are not reachable by bridge, limiting them to no larger than the biggest home already on the island as of July 11, 1995.
Senate Bill 135 By: Senator James of the 28th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, so as to restrict development of residential structures on certain coastal islands; to provide for a short...
SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 10, 2025 · Introduced
Education; repeal Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts, including both Articles 1 and 2 of said chapter
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would repeal the state's promise scholarship account program entirely, eliminating both the Georgia Education Savings Authority and the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act from state law.
Senate Bill 134 By: Senators Sims of the 12th, Jones II of the 22nd, Mallow of the 2nd, Harbison of the 15th, Lucas of the 26th and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to repeal Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts, including both Articles 1 and 2 of...
SECTION 1. Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, is amended by repealing Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts, in its entirety.
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 27, 2026 · Passed
Officer Drew Haynes Brown Memorial Intersection; Cobb County; dedicate
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Senate resolution names dozens of Georgia highway intersections, roads, bridges, and interchanges after fallen officers, veterans, elected officials, and community leaders, including one honoring Cobb County Officer Drew Haynes Brown.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ENACTED that the intersection of State Route 232/Columbia Road and Louisville Road in Columbia County is dedicated as the Senator Joey Brush Memorial Intersection. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ENACTED that the portion of State Route 314 from Norman Drive to Fayetteville Road in Clayton County is dedicated as the Dr. Anthony Smith...
WHEREAS, Dr. Smith is highly regarded as a dedicated leader with a transformative and innovative approach to education, designed to improve the educational experience and outcomes of all students; and WHEREAS, Dr. Smith was instrumental in the reestablishment of the Clayton County Public Schools Foundation, which has raised millions of dollars used to...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · March 27, 2025 · Introduced
Controlled Substances and Pharmacists and Pharmacies; ivermectin as an over-the-counter medication in this state; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 366 would let Georgians buy ivermectin over the counter without a prescription, by removing it from the state's list of dangerous drugs and creating a new law allowing its sale as a nonprescription medication.
Senate Bill 366 By: Senators Moore of the 53rd, Dolezal of the 27th, Brass of the 6th, Bearden of the 30th, Watson of the 11th and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 and Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances and pharmacists and pharmacies, respectively, so as to...
SECTION 1. Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, is amended in Code Section 16-13-71, relating to dangerous drug, by repealing paragraph (506.8) of subsection (b) and paragraph (12.1) of subsection (c).
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 21, 2025 · Engrossed
"Quality Basic Education Act,"; certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they intend to reside; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Senate bill would let children of active-duty military parents enroll in the Georgia public school of the neighborhood they plan to move to, even before they have a lease or house there, but only on a 90-day provisional basis.
The House Committee on Education offers the following substitute to SB 236: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Code Section 20-2-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for enrollment under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty in the United...
SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 16, 2026 · Introduced
"Stop Online Booking Scams Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would require third-party hotel booking websites to clearly disclose that they are not the hotel itself before letting a customer book a room, and would make failure to do so an unlawful deceptive trade practice.
Senate Bill 416 By: Senators Halpern of the 39th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Echols of the 49th, Jones II of the 22nd, Sims of the 12th and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to prohibit third-party...
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Stop Online Booking Scams Act."
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 27, 2025 · Passed
International Holocaust Remembrance Day; recognize January 27, 2025
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes January 27, 2025 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Senate Resolution 42 By: Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Albers of the 56th, Brass of the 6th, Bearden of the 30th, Watson of the 1st and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing January 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of European...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 10, 2025 · Engrossed
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would add the Insurance Commissioner to the state's Behavioral Health Coordinating Council and create a new panel to review whether health insurers and state agencies are following mental health parity laws.
(f) Subject to available funds, the panel shall establish a team to support the work of the panel, including, but not limited to, research, report preparation, and creation of educational materials."
SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 12, 2025 · Introduced
Counties; ordinances for governing and policing unincorporated areas of counties; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would let counties and cities impose steeper fines on repeat code violators, tweak county ordinance penalty language, and allow local governments to require rental registration for landlords who own ten or more rental properties in a county.
The Senate Committee on Urban Affairs offered the following substitute to SB 166: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Fair Business Practices Act," so as to provide for a certain new violation; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia...
SECTION 1. Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Fair Business Practices Act," is amended in Code Section 10-1-393, relating to unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions unlawful and examples, by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (36), by replacing the period at the end of paragraph...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 12, 2025 · Passed
Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): This annual Code Revision Commission bill makes thousands of small technical fixes across the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, correcting typos, updating terminology, and reenacting the entire statutory code, without changing policy.
SECTION 12. Reserved.
SECTION 13. Reserved.
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 11, 2025 · Passed
Fertilizers or Pesticides; a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; clarify
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill shields pesticide manufacturers from state lawsuits over failing to warn of health risks beyond what federal EPA labeling already requires, unless a manufacturer hid safety information from the EPA.
SECTION 2. Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liability for use of fertilizers, plant growth regulators, or pesticides, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "2-7-171. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Environmental Protection Agency' means the United States...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 28, 2026 · Introduced
Counties, Municipal Corporations; local governments and political subdivisions from entering into nondisclosure agreements regarding electricity usage or water usage of any entity; prohibit
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would bar counties and municipalities from signing secrecy agreements about entities' electricity or water use, and would pause new sales tax exemption certificates for high-tech data centers for one year starting July 2026.
Senate Bill 436 By: Senators Howard of the 35th, Jones II of the 22nd, Merritt of the 9th, Kemp of the 38th, Rhett of the 33rd and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as...
SECTION 1. Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "36-80-32. No county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this state shall enter into any...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 5, 2025 · Passed
Georgia Reads Coach Malcolm Mitchell; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Senate resolution formally recognizes Malcolm Mitchell, a former University of Georgia and NFL player, for his work as Georgia's Reads Coach promoting childhood literacy.
Senate Resolution 138 By: Senators Hickman of the 4th, Gooch of the 51st, Hatchett of the 50th, Albers of the 56th and Harbin of the 16th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Georgia Reads Coach Malcolm Mitchell; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, literacy skills are necessary for life and work; improving literacy in all age groups is a moral imperative...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · March 12, 2026 · Passed
BOMA Georgia Day; recognize February 3, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate resolution honors the Building Owners and Managers Association of Georgia (BOMA Georgia) on its 113th anniversary and declares February 3, 2026, BOMA Georgia Day at the state capitol.
Senate Resolution 951 By: Senators Brass of the 6th, Robertson of the 29th, Dixon of the 45th, Williams of the 25th, Albers of the 56th and others A RESOLUTION Commending the Building Owners and Managers Association of Georgia (BOMA Georgia) and recognizing February 3, 2026, as BOMA Georgia Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, founded...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 12, 2025 · Introduced
"Georgia Insurance Premium Reduction Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 156 would add new consumer protections to Georgia insurance law, including public disclosure of large premium hikes, a state rate-comparison database, a 60-day nonrenewal notice rule, and a ban on rating by census tract.
SECTION 6. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 4, 2026 · Introduced
Department of Community Health; determine and verify eligibility of Medicaid applicants and Medicaid recipients and to manage Medicaid enrollment; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 460 would shift responsibility for deciding who qualifies for Medicaid in Georgia from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Community Health, starting July 1, 2027, and add new eligibility checks and fraud referral rules.
SECTION 12. If necessary to implement the provisions of this Act, the Department of Community Health shall submit a Medicaid state plan amendment or waiver request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
SECTION 13. This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 10, 2025 · Passed
Incorporation of Municipal Corporations; transition of certain services related to newly incorporated municipalities in certain counties; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill sets rules for how counties with more than 15 municipalities must hand off police service, roads, storm-water systems, fees, and taxes to brand-new cities incorporated after January 1, 2024.
SECTION 4. This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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