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Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 27, 2025 · Passed
Income tax; contributions to foster child support organizations; expand tax credit
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 136 expands and adds several Georgia income tax credits tied to children, including a bigger child care credit, a new credit for young children, an employer child care credit, and a revised credit for donations to foster youth organizations.
House Bill 136 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Newton of the 127th, Blackmon of the 146th, Rhodes of the 124th, Cox of the 28th, Prince of the 132nd, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to revise and create new tax credits related...
Said chapter is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "48-7-29.27. (a) As used in this Code section, the term 'qualifying child' shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 24(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, provided that such child has not yet attained age six. (b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 3, 2025 · Passed
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week at the state capitol; February 7-14, 2025; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House resolution recognizes February 7 to 14, 2025, as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week at the state capitol, honoring families and health professionals affected by these birth defects.
House Resolution 136 By: Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Hawkins of the 27th, Hugley of the 141st, Cooper of the 45th, and Taylor of the 173rd A RESOLUTION Recognizing February 7 to 14, 2025, as Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week at the state capitol; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, congenital heart defects are one of the most frequently occurring...
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 House of Representatives · February 18, 2026 · Introduced
Pharmacies; compounding of certain active pharmaceutical ingredients; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would set strict sourcing and testing rules for compounded weight-loss drugs like GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonists, and let the State Board of Pharmacy fine and shut down violators.
SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
House Bill 1361 By: Representatives Kelley of the 16th, Hawkins of the 27th, and Dempsey of the 13th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacists and pharmacies, so as to provide for the compounding of certain active pharmaceutical ingredients; to provide for definitions; to...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 18, 2026 · Engrossed
Atlanta Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide twenty-first judge
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 1365 would add a 21st superior court judge to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, appointed by the Governor to start in 2027 and later elected by voters.
House Bill 1365 By: Representatives Jones of the 25th, Silcox of the 53rd, Martin of the 49th, Jones of the 47th, Evans of the 57th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a twenty-first judge of the superior...
SECTION 1. Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of judges of superior courts, is amended by revising paragraph (3) as follows: "(3) Atlanta Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 21"
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 18, 2026 · Introduced
Revenue and taxation; refunds of taxes and license fees by counties and municipalities; prohibit class action suits
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would bar taxpayers from filing class action claims to recover overpaid county or municipal taxes and license fees, requiring each refund claim to be filed individually.
SECTION 1. Code Section 48-5-380 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to refunds of taxes and license fees by counties and municipalities, time and manner of filing claims and actions for refund, and authority to approve or disapprove claims, is amended by adding a new subsection to read as follows: "(h) A claim for refund may not be...
SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 29, 2025 · Passed
Property; granting of nonexclusive easements; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Resolution 98 authorizes the State Properties Commission to grant 18 non-exclusive easements across state-owned land in 16 Georgia counties, letting utilities, cities, and other entities build power, gas, water, sewer, fiber, and road facilities on state property.
SECTION 136. That the easement granted to Atlanta Gas Light shall contain such other reasonable terms, conditions, and covenants as the State Properties Commission shall deem in the best interest of the State of Georgia and that the State Properties Commission is authorized to use a more accurate description of the easement area, so long as the description...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 18, 2026 · Introduced
Education; authorize public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A House committee substitute for HB 1363 would bar discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion in Georgia's public schools and colleges, and create new state officials and complaint systems to enforce it.
SECTION 5. This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION 6. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 18, 2026 · Introduced
Georgia Teacher Retention Scholarship Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would create a new state scholarship covering tuition for children of public school teachers who have taught in Georgia for at least ten years, starting with the 2026-2027 school year.
SECTION 3. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026, and shall apply to all academic years beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year.
SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 18, 2026 · Introduced
Public officers; persons having certain financial interest shall be ineligible to hold certain public offices; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A House committee substitute to HB 1362 would make Georgia's top elected officials, such as the Governor and Attorney General, ineligible for office if they hold a financial interest in state contracts or do business with government agencies, and it would tighten related conflict-of-interest rules for other public officials.
The House Committee on Governmental Affairs offers the following substitute to HB 1362: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for eligibility and qualifications for office, so as to provide that persons having certain financial interest shall be...
SECTION 1. Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for eligibility and qualifications for office, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "45-2-1.1. (a) As used in this Code section, the terms 'agency,' 'family,' 'financial interest,' 'public official,' and 'transact...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 18, 2026 · Introduced
Property; nonjudicial foreclosures on time-share estates; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would end the current fast, out-of-court foreclosure process that time-share owners' associations and lenders use to seize unpaid time-share estates, replacing it with different procedures starting July 1, 2026.
SECTION 3. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026.
SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 2, 2026 · Introduced
Georgia Smoke-free Air Act; prohibit smoking and disposing of smoking products within a 25 foot radius of playgrounds and sandboxes
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would ban smoking within 25 feet of playgrounds and sandboxes and within 250 feet of youth sports events, expanding the state's Smoke-free Air Act.
House Bill 1136 By: Representatives Glaize of the 67th, Rice of the 139th, Franklin of the 160th, Mitchell of the 88th, Williams of the 168th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 12A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Smoke-free Air Act of 2005," so as to prohibit smoking and disposing of smoking...
SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 18, 2026 · Engrossed
Mental health; re-creation of community service boards; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): HB1368 would restructure Georgia's community service boards, which deliver local mental health, developmental disability, and addiction services, by adding a state-appointed executive director to each board's leadership and expanding that director's control over contracts, staffing, and daily operations.
SECTION 9. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
(1) Disability services or health services; (2) The cost of acquiring, constructing, equipping, maintaining, repairing, and operating its facilities; and
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 18, 2026 · Introduced
Law and statutes; effect and enforcement of foreign laws; revise provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): HB1369 would bar Georgia courts and other tribunals from enforcing foreign laws that violate rights guaranteed by the U.S. or Georgia Constitution, and would change how judges handle cases that could be sent to a foreign court instead.
SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026, and shall apply to contracts executed or renewed on or after July 1, 2026.
SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 27, 2026 · Passed
Property; granting of non-exclusive easements of certain state owned property; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House resolution authorizes the State Properties Commission to grant 25 non-exclusive easements across state-owned land in 25 Georgia counties and one Tennessee county for utility lines, roads, and access projects.
SECTION 136. That no title shall be conveyed to Excelsior Electric Membership Corporation and, except as herein specifically granted to Excelsior Electric Membership Corporation, all rights, title, and interest in and to said easement area is reserved in the State of Georgia, which may make any use of said easement area not inconsistent with or detrimental...
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 House of Representatives · February 18, 2026 · Passed
Fulton County; appointment of a certain number of board members in the case of vacancies on the board; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would change how a Fulton County community improvement district fills board vacancies, limiting how many members can be appointed rather than elected and requiring special elections in some cases.
House Bill 1367 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Roberts of the 52nd, Bazemore of the 69th, Silcox of the 53rd, Cannon of the 58th, Au of the 50th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act creating one or more community improvement districts in unincorporated Fulton County, approved April 3, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5460), as...
SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 18, 2026 · Passed
Woodstock, City of; change corporate limits
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 1568 would expand the City of Woodstock's official boundaries to include roughly 139 specific tax parcels in the Townview Drive, Bobbie Way, and nearby industrial areas of Cherokee County.
(86) 15N06K085 218 Bobbie Way, Woodstock, GA 30189 (87) 15N06K086 216 Bobbie Way, Woodstock, GA 30189 (88) 15N06K087 214 Bobbie Way, Woodstock, GA 30189 (89) 15N06K088 212 Bobbie Way, Woodstock, GA 30189 (90) 15N06K089 210 Bobbie Way, Woodstock, GA 30189 (91) 15N06K090 208 Bobbie Way, Woodstock, GA 30189 (92) 15N06K091 206 Bobbie Way, Woodstock, GA 30189...
(135) 15N120132085 Bascomb Carmel Rd, Woodstock, GA 30189 (136) 15N063022008 Bascomb Carmel Rd, Woodstock, GA 30189 (137) 15N06301 (138) 15N06E186542 Industrial Dr, Woodstock, GA 30189 (139) 15N12013A"
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 5, 2025 · Introduced
Education; Protect Students First Act; repeal various provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 293 would repeal Georgia's 'Protect Students First Act,' removing the state's ban on schools training staff or requiring certification tied to what the law calls 'divisive concepts.'
House Bill 293 By: Representatives Miller of the 62nd, Carter of the 93rd, Glaize of the 67th, Willis of the 55th, Berry of the 56th, 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 various provisions of the “Protect Students First Act,” enacted by Ga. L. 2022,...
SECTION 1. Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, is amended in Article 1 of Chapter 1, relating to general provisions, by repealing Code Section 20-2-11, relating to advocating for divisive concepts, prohibition on discrimination, practice of tolerance and mutual respect encouraged, complaint resolution policies,...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 12, 2026 · Introduced
General Wallace Intersection; Dawson County; dedicate
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A House resolution from the Georgia General Assembly would name the intersection of State Route 400 and State Route 136 in Dawson County the General Wallace Intersection, honoring the Wallace family's local history.
House Resolution 1664 By: Representatives Wade of the 9th and Chastain of the 7th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Mr. General Wallace and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Wallace family's connection to Dawson County, Georgia, began in the 1880's when Ertus and Octavia Wallace established their home near...
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