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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 · 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."
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 30, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 30, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee set the Senate floor calendar for legislative days 39 and 40. Sponsors gave brief presentations, members selected bills, and the chair added several measures. After a lunch recess, members held an informal vote to choose one additional bill, selecting HB 421. The committee then unanimously approved the full calendar. The selections covered taxes, education, health care, public safety, local government and other subjects. Separately, the committee unanimously moved 12 study committee resolutions to the consent calendar. Several measures presented or nominated were not included in the final calendar. The chair said no Wednesday meeting was planned and cautioned that some calendar bills could later be tabled on the floor. The meeting ended in recess.
And then I have on the bottom of page six, House Bill 1142. This is a public safety measure that creates a repeat domestic violence offender registry for Georgia to be maintained by the GBI. I think this is a, a great companion bill to Senator Still's bill, uh, creating the animal abuse database. So that's it. No questions. Thank you. Great job....
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee · March 24, 2026
Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, March 24, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee discussed HB 1272, which would establish state oversight of payment stablecoin issuers. Members asked about security, financial backing, issuer approval, transaction speed and borrowing against stablecoins. The sponsor said the proposal closely follows the federal GENIUS Act and would help Georgia lead other states in setting rules. No audience members testified. The committee approved a do-pass motion and sent the bill forward to Rules. No vote count was stated.
Right. Um, not only are we background-checked, not only are we basically looked at from a solvency standpoint, making sure we have the mechanism for the dedicated account, making sure we're not levering it, hypothecating it, et cetera. In other words, we have opened ourselves up to the scrutiny, and rightfully so, of the framework of the Department of...
So I don't wanna speak for our banks, our credit unions, et cetera. We love all of them. If their decision is, is to take in as a deposit your 100,000 stable coins and they wanna give you a loan as a lock, if they wanna give you a loan, a mortgage, you name it, um, this is not at all impeding their ability to take that 100,000 as collateral. 'Cause a bank,...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Transportation Committee · March 25, 2026
Senate Transportation Committee, March 25, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved three measures with changes. It removed a duplicate road dedication from HR 1300 and approved the amended resolution. It unanimously approved HB 1277, which the sponsor described as updating transportation cost thresholds and reporting, after adding a delay for electric-vehicle charging requirements. The longest discussion concerned a substitute for HB 297 to reorganize state transit agencies. Members questioned local representation, the governor’s influence, transportation oversight and the proposal’s review late in the session. A MARTA witness requested transparency about federal transit funds. The committee changed the proposed board’s membership and unanimously approved the substitute as amended.
Yeah ... some context for that is if property of about that value is what we call an uneconom- typically the uneconomic remnants, where the only likely purchaser of the property is an adjacent property owner because that property probably has no additional access, no other value that would make it, you know, value of competitively pricing it. So we save on...
No one has come up with a scenario yet to measure the output of these charging stations. So the Department of Ag has been working with Georgia Tech and other professionals in the industry to come up with that technology. Other states are doing the same thing, and so we're just a little ahead of the curve in having that technology available. So we hope this...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 25, 2026 · Passed
Offenses Against Public Health and Morals; the establishment of an animal cruelty database; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would create a public, searchable animal cruelty database run by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council, and would let courts order the location of moved child or elder abuse victims during open investigations.
SECTION 1. Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes against the person, is amended by adding a new subsection to Code Section 16-5-70, relating to cruelty to children, to read as follows: "(f) Where there is an open investigation relating to an alleged offense in violation of this Code section, and the child is...
SECTION 2. Said chapter is further amended by adding a new subsection to Code Section 16-5-102, relating to exploitation and intimidation of disabled adults, elder persons, and residents, and obstruction of investigation, to read as follows: "(d) Where there is an open investigation relating to an alleged offense in violation of this Code section, and the...
Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 25, 2026
Senate Rules Committee, March 25, 2026
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved substitutes for two study committee resolutions, HB 79 and HB 485, then unanimously approved a group of bills for the Senate calendar. Presentations covered taxes, education, insurance, veterans’ benefits, transportation and other subjects. Members questioned whether HB 1178, which would put a House oversight committee into law, duplicated existing powers and should also cover the Senate. A vote followed, but the result was not clearly announced. The committee also voted on an artificial intelligence-related substitute for HB 171, without a clear announcement of the result. During calendar consideration, one speaker opposed the transit referendum provisions substituted into HB 583. The final calendar included that bill, the budget and numerous other measures.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. I come to you with House Bill 1272, page five, five down from the top. Uh, this is the Georgia Payment Stable Coin Act, and this would allow Georgia to continue to lead the way in fintech and allow us to be the first state to issue stable coins underneath the Federal Genius Act. Okay. Questions? No...
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...
Amendment · Georgia State Senate · September 25, 2026
Floor Amend 1 to SB 587
ADOPTED Senators Still of the 48th and Harrell of the 40th offered the following amendment #1: Amend SB 587 (LC 60 0286) by inserting after "funding" on line 4 "to require clerks of court to transmit certain conviction and sentencing information to the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia;" By replacing lines 23 and 24 with the following:...
Amendment · Georgia State Senate · September 25, 2026
Sen Floor Amend 10 to HB 127
25 Sen Floor Amend 10 OUT OF ORDER Senator Mallow of the 2nd offered the following amendment #10: Amend the Senate Committee on Education and Youth substitute to HB 127 (LC 61 0259S): by inserting after the . on line 66 no discriminatory behavior based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disabity or other protected category...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 20, 2026 · Passed
Offenses of Pimping and Pandering; modify the penalties
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would make certain pimping and pandering offenses felonies for every offense, ending the current rule that let a first offense be treated as a lesser misdemeanor.
SECTION 1. Code Section 16-6-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12, is amended by revising subsection (a) as follows: "(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, a A person convicted of violating: (1) Code Section 16-6-10 shall be punished as for a...
SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026, and shall apply to all offenses committed on or after such date.
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 25, 2026 · Engrossed
"K-9 Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2026"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would let county sheriffs donate impounded stray livestock to nonprofits or qualified caretakers instead of only selling or destroying the animals, despite being titled the 'K-9 Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2026.'
(b) Unless the impounded livestock is redeemed within three days from the date of the notice, or donated to a nonprofit organization, an individual, or an entity deemed by the sheriff to have the facilities, land, and resources necessary to properly and humanely care for such livestock, the sheriff shall forthwith give notice of sale thereof, which shall be...
SECTION 3. Said chapter is further amended by revising Code Section 4-3-7, relating to disposition of livestock not sold at auction, as follows: "4-3-7. If there is no bidder for the livestock at the sale provided for in Code Section 4-3-5, the sheriff shall donate the livestock to a nonprofit organization, an individual, or an entity deemed by the sheriff...
Amendment · Georgia State Senate · September 25, 2026
Sen Floor Amend 3 AM 49 0274 to HB 127
OUT OF ORDER Senators Parent of the 44th and Jones II of the 22nd offered the following amendment #3: Amend the Senate Committee on Education and Youth substitute to HB 127 (LC 61 0259S) by deleting the quotation marks at the end of line 66. By inserting the following after line 66: (h) Beginning July 1, 2025, no public elementary or secondary school in...
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...
Amendment · Georgia State Senate · September 25, 2026
Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 61 0016 to HB 127
OUT OF ORDER Senator McLaurin of the 14th offered the following amendment #2: Amend the Senate Committee on Education and Youth substitute to HB 127 (LC 61 0259S) by inserting after line 48 the following: (b.1) Nothing in subsection (b) of this Code section shall be construed to prohibit a local education agency or postsecondary institution from promoting...
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 11. Reserved.
SECTION 12. Reserved.
Amendment · Georgia State Senate · September 25, 2026
Sen Floor Amend 15 to HB 127
25 Sen Floor Amend 15 OUT OF ORDER Senator Islam Parkes of the 7th offered the following amendment #15: Amend the Senate Committee on Education and Youth substitute to HB 127 (LC 61 0259S): by inserting after line 66 the following: “(h) Academic Freedom in the State of Georgia is under greater threat than ever. Please help.”
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 6, 2025 · Introduced
Public Officers and Employees; a misdemeanor offense for violations regarding complaints by public employees; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would make it a misdemeanor crime for a public agency official to retaliate against a whistleblowing state or local employee, and would require courts to award attorney's fees to employees who win such cases.
(f) A court may shall award reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses to a prevailing public employee. (g) Any agent of a public employer who violates subsection (d) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor."
SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Amendment · Georgia State Senate · September 25, 2026
Sen Floor Amend 6 to HB 127
25 Sen Floor Amend 6 OUT OF ORDER Senators Mangham of the 5th and Jones of the 22nd offered the following amendment #6: Amend the Senate Committee on Education and Youth substitute to HB 127 (LC 61 0259S): by inserting after line 48 the following: “Nothing in subsection (b) of this Code section shall be construed to prohibit a local education agency or post...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 4, 2025 · Introduced
Eavesdropping; limitations regarding the use of electronic monitoring devices; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would make it a crime to secretly plant a GPS or other electronic tracker on a person to monitor their location without consent, expanding a current law that only covers vehicle trackers used against people with protective orders.
(8) Any person to intentionally and in a clandestine manner place, or direct someone else to place, a global positioning system monitoring device, or any other electronic monitoring device, on a motor vehicle owned or leased by another person without the consent of such person when such person has a protective order pursuant to Code Section 17-17-16,...
SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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