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Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 25, 2026 · Introduced
"One Strike Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 592, the 'One Strike Act,' would raise prison sentences for aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and kidnapping in Georgia, impose life sentences for rape, sexual battery, or aggravated sexual battery of a child under 12, and limit parole and probation for violent offenders.
(x) Improper sexual contact by employee or agent in the first or second degree or improper sexual contact by a foster parent in the first or second degree in violation of Code Section 16-6-5.1, unless the punishment imposed was not subject to Code Section 17-10-6.2; (xi) Incest in violation of Code Section 16-6-22; (xii) Aggravated sexual battery in...
SECTION 4. Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 16-5-24, relating to aggravated battery, as follows: "16-5-24. (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated battery when he or she maliciously causes bodily harm to another by depriving him or her of a member of his or her body, by rendering a member of his or her body useless, or by...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · March 26, 2026 · Introduced
Weapons Carry Licenses; certain Code sections regarding the carry of weapons; provide an exception
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would add anyone holding a valid weapons carry license to the list of people exempt from certain restrictions on carrying weapons in specific locations under state law.
Senate Bill 632 By: Senator Bearden of the 30th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Code Section 16-11-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2, so as to provide an exception to certain Code sections regarding the carry of weapons for persons who have weapons carry licenses; to...
SECTION 1. Code Section 16-11-130 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2, is amended by revising paragraphs (15) and (16) of subsection (a) and by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: "(15) Clerks of the superior courts; and (16) Constables employed by a magistrate court of...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 4, 2025 · Passed
Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day; recognize February 6, 2025
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes February 6, 2025, as Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day, honoring the role dental hygienists play in oral health care across the state.
Senate Resolution 127 By: Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Watson of the 1st, Williams of the 25th, Summers of the 13th, Albers of the 56th and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 6, 2025, as Dental Hygienists Appreciation Day; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, dental hygienists, as licensed oral health care professionals, have been promoting oral...
Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · February 24, 2026
Senate floor session, February 24, 2026 (legislative day 23)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed SB 171 on advanced math instruction, SB 395 on medical cannabis registry information, SB 428 on community-based Medicaid services, and SB 430 on military museums and hotel-motel tax funding. It also passed SB 392 on reviewing agency budgets, but a senator gave notice of reconsideration for the next legislative day. Senators approved moving SB 510 to a different committee and rejected moving SB 541. The chamber also heard bill readings and committee reports, adopted recognition resolutions, and passed an unnamed local consent calendar, 53-0. The transcript does not identify the measures on that calendar. Senators gave notice of plans to consider House changes to two bills the following day. A newly elected senator was seated, and the Senate adjourned until February 25.
Mr. President, pursuant to Senate Rule 7-1.10B, I give notice that on next legislative day I intend to move that the Senate consider House action on Senate Bill 218. Secretary, read the caption. Senate Bill 218 by Senators Roberson of the 29th and others. A bill to be entitled an act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 3, 2025 · Passed
"Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 79, the "Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act," creates a separate Georgia trafficking offense for fentanyl with its own weight thresholds and mandatory minimum prison terms, and updates related laws that reference drug trafficking.
(B) The sentencing departure ranges pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be as follows: (i) Any person convicted of violating paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or (d) of this Code section, two years and six months to five years imprisonment and a fine of not less than $25,000.00 nor more than $50,000.00; (ii) Any person convicted of violating...
of drugs specified in subparagraph (a)(1)(B) of this Code section, or paragraph (2) of subsection (e) or (f) of this Code section, imprisonment for not less than seven years and six months nor more than 15 years and a fine of not less than $150,000.00 nor more than $300,000.00; (iii) Any person convicted of violating subparagraph (a)(1)(C), paragraph (2) of...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 4, 2025 · Introduced
"Georgia Red Flag Protective Order Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 92 would create a new Georgia legal process called a risk protection order, letting family members, household members, or police ask a superior court to temporarily take firearms and ammunition away from someone believed to pose a significant danger to themselves or others.
(c) In determining whether grounds for a risk protection order exist, the court may consider any relevant evidence, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (1) A recent act or threat of violence by the respondent against himself or herself or others, whether or not such act or threat of violence involved a firearm; (2) An act or threat of...
(f) A risk protection order shall include all of the following: (1) A statement of the grounds supporting the issuance of the order; (2) The date the order was issued; (3) The date the order ends; (4) Whether a mental health evaluation or chemical dependency evaluation of the respondent is required; (5) The address of the court in which any responsive...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 4, 2025 · Passed
Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; update and modernize
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 96 eliminates or overhauls more than a dozen Georgia boards, councils, and commissions across state government, from housing to firefighting to the state lottery, to remove duplicate or inactive bodies and update how the remaining ones operate.
The required data are each detained child's: (1) Name; (2) Date of birth; (3) Sex; (4) Race; (5) Offense or offenses for which such child is being detained; (6) Date of and authority for confinement; (7) Location of the offense and the name of the school if the offense occurred in a school safety zone, as defined in Code Section 16-11-127.1; (8) The name of...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 10, 2025 · Introduced
Contracts with Small Businesses; automatic renewal provisions; definitions; provide and revise
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 127 would extend Georgia's automatic renewal notification law to cover small businesses, not just individual consumers, when they sign service contracts that automatically renew.
The Senate Committee on Regulated Industries and Utilities offered the following substitute to SB 127: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, so as to make certain disclosure and notification requirements concerning automatic renewal provisions applicable to service contracts with...
SECTION 1. Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, is amended by revising Chapter 12, relating to automatic renewal provisions, as follows: "CHAPTER 12 13-12-1. As used in this chapter, the term: (1) 'Automatic renewal provision' means a provision under which a service contract is renewed for a specified period of more...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 11, 2026 · Engrossed
Dangerous Instrumentalities and Practices; prohibition on possessing a silencer; repeal
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would repeal the state's general ban on possessing a silencer for a firearm, while creating a narrower new crime for possessing a silencer if the person is already barred from having a gun.
SECTION 2. Said article is further amended in said part by revising Code Section 16-11-122, relating to possession of sawed-off shotgun or rifle, machine gun, silencer, or dangerous weapon prohibited, as follows: "16-11-122. No person shall have in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, or dangerous weapon, or silencer...
SECTION 3. Said article is further amended in said part by revising Code Section 16-11-123, relating to unlawful possession of firearms or weapons, as follows: "16-11-123. (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms or weapons when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 6, 2026 · Passed
"Emergency & Public Safety Signal Protection Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Georgia's SB470 would make it a felony to possess, use, sell, or manufacture 'signal jammers' that block cell, GPS, radio, or emergency communications, with harsher penalties for jamming public safety or critical infrastructure signals.
SECTION 2. Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "16-11-46. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Communication signal' means a signal used in a communications system to transfer information from a...
(9) 'Vital public service' includes water, sewerage, drainage, energy, electric, gas, natural gas, telecommunications, internet, cable, navigation, collision avoidance, public transportation systems, railroads, and other services the loss of which would have a debilitating impact on the health, safety, or financial security of the public. (b) Except as...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee · March 24, 2026
Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee, March 24, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved HB 521 with an amendment narrowing one county-approval requirement for annexations, and unanimously approved HB 1316 to correct a school-tax exemption ballot question. Members heard testimony on HB 646, covering coroner pay and staffing, and provisions from HB 868 concerning health coverage for retiring county officers. The chair deferred a vote for further work. The committee also held a hearing on SB 628, which would let Augusta-Richmond County voters decide whether to adopt a council-manager government. Supporters described a need for clearer management and accountability, while witnesses questioned the timing, unfinished local charter review and proposed division of authority. No vote was taken on that bill.
Holly Springs ... Holly Springs. Yeah. Correct. And then Columbia County. Yes. So yes. And so our language on your bill is 127 through 135, but there's earlier language, as you say, that, uh, deals with something more. But I appreciate the committee's consideration. And for the committee members, you know, essentially, uh, in these local municipalities, uh,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 20, 2025 · Introduced
"Donna's Law"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 224, known as "Donna's Law," would let Georgians voluntarily place themselves on a state list barring them from buying a firearm, with criminal penalties for anyone who sells to a listed person.
Senate Bill 224 By: Senators Harrell of the 40th, Jackson of the 41st and Parent of the 44th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law regulations, so as to provide for the establishment of a voluntary do not sell list for firearms; to provide for...
SECTION 2. Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law regulations, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "16-11-174. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Do not sell list' or 'list' means a registry developed and maintained by the center that records...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 16, 2025 · Introduced
Brady Law Regulations; purchase or transfer of certain firearms; require a ten-day waiting period
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 19 would create a new definition of 'semiautomatic assault weapon' in Georgia law and require a ten-day waiting period before licensed dealers can complete the sale or transfer of one.
Senate Bill 19 By: Senators Lucas of the 26th, Jones of the 10th, Jones II of the 22nd, Jackson of the 41st, Parent of the 44th and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to require a ten-day waiting period for the purchase...
SECTION 1. Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, is amended by revising Code Section 16-11-171, relating to definitions, as follows: "16-11-171. As used in this part, the term: (1) 'Center' means the Georgia Crime Information Center within the Georgia Bureau of...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 28, 2025 · Introduced
Carrying and Possession of Firearms; offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; establish
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would make it a crime to leave a loaded, unsecured gun where a child under 17 can get to it, with tougher penalties if the child is hurt or killed, and would require gun dealers to post warning signs.
Senate Bill 49 By: Senators Parent of the 44th, Jones II of the 22nd, Merritt of the 9th, Halpern of the 39th, Harbison of the 15th and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to establish the offense of making...
SECTION 1. Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "16-11-132.1. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Child' means a person younger than 17 years of age. (2) 'Dealer' shall have the same...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 25, 2026 · Passed
Offenses Against Public Order; the disruption of a religious service; prohibit
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would extend the state's existing funeral-disruption law to cover religious services as well, making it a crime to disrupt worship gatherings and raising the penalty when the disruption happens at a military funeral.
Senate Bill 591 By: Senators Gooch of the 51st, Anavitarte of the 31st, Walker III of the 20th, Summers of the 13th, Echols of the 49th and others AS PASSED 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 disruption of a...
SECTION 1. Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, is amended by revising Code Section 16-11-34.2, relating to disorderly or disruptive conduct at any funeral or memorial service, as follows: "16-11-34.2. (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'religious service' means any...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 29, 2026 · Passed
Offenses Against Public Order; the punishment for the offense of obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks, or other public passages; increase
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would increase the penalty for blocking a highway or street to a high and aggravated misdemeanor and let victims sue for damages, while keeping sidewalk or other passage obstruction a regular misdemeanor.
Senate Bill 443 By: Senators Summers of the 13th, Albers of the 56th, Dixon of the 45th, Hickman of the 4th, Ginn of the 47th and others AS PASSED 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 provide for the offense of obstructing...
SECTION 1. Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, is amended by revising Code Section 16-11-43, relating to obstructing highways, streets, sidewalks, or other public passages, as follows: "16-11-43. A person who, without authority of law, purposely or recklessly obstructs any...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 13, 2026 · Introduced
Offenses Involving Illegal Aliens; immigration enforcement in certain locations absent a judicial warrant; prohibit
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would bar federal, state, and local government employees, including police, from conducting immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant at schools, colleges, houses of worship, hospitals, libraries, and family violence shelters.
Senate Bill 391 By: Senators Parkes of the 7th, Jones II of the 22nd, Mangham of the 55th, Kemp of the 38th, Jackson of the 41st and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses involving illegal aliens, so as to prohibit activities related to immigration...
SECTION 1. Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses involving illegal aliens, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "16-11-204. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no federal, state, or local government employee, including law enforcement officers, shall...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 27, 2025 · Engrossed
Stalking; offense of doxxing; penalties; protective order; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would create new crimes of doxing and aggravated doxing, making it illegal to post someone's address, phone number, or other identifying information with intent or reckless disregard to cause fear or harm.
The House Committee on Judiciary, Non-Civil offers the following substitute to SB 27: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to invasion of privacy, so as to provide for the offenses of doxing and aggravated doxing; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to...
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Anti-Doxing Act."
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 19, 2025 · Passed
"Putting Georgia's Patients First Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 220 renames Georgia's 'low THC oil' program as 'medical cannabis,' rewrites the possession limit as a milligram-based cap, expands qualifying conditions, and updates penalties, patient registry rules, and dispensary location limits.
As used in this article, the term: (1) 'Medical cannabis' means any plant within the genus Cannabis and any part of such plant, including all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, 'low THC oil' means an oil that contains an amount of cannabidiol and not more than 5 percent by weight of...
(b)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 13 of this title, it shall be lawful for any person to possess, purchase, or have under his or her control 20 fluid ounces or less of low THC oil a product or products containing a cumulative total of 12,000 milligrams or less of tetrahydrocannabinol if: (A) Such person is involved in a clinical research...
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.
Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the Senate remove House Bill 1277 from the table. Secretary, read the caption. House Bill 1277 by Representative Barton of the fifth and others, a bill to be entitled an Act to Amend Article one of Chapter 16 of Title 12 and Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to environmental policy in highways,...
Senator from the 27th, you're recognized. Mr. President, I move that House Bill 1272 be removed from the table. Secretary will read the caption. House Bill 1272 by Representative Jones of the 25th and others, a bill to be entitled an act to amend Title 7 in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated relating to banking and finance so as to provide for use of...
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