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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 · 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 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.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 · 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.
SECTION 6. Said part is further amended by revising the introductory language of subsection (a) of Code Section 45-10-25, relating to exceptions to prohibitions on transactions with state agencies, as follows: "45-10-25. (a) The provisions of Code Sections 45-10-22, 45-10-23, and 45-10-24 shall not apply to:"
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...
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.
SECTION 8. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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...
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 17, 2026 · Introduced
Ad valorem tax; levy and collection of tax upon apportioned valuation of aircraft by local tax jurisdictions; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would require local tax jurisdictions to spend at least half of the property tax money they collect on aircraft toward maintaining and operating airports within their borders, starting in 2027.
SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after such date.
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 · 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 · 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
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 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.
personal car as that received by all other state officials and employees or a travel allowance of actual transportation cost if traveling by public carrier;
SECTION 9. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 19, 2026 · Engrossed
State government; require certain privately funded organizations that operate a shelter or provide outreach services to homeless individuals participate in the Georgia Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would require privately funded homeless shelters and outreach programs near schools, parks, playgrounds, or child care centers in the metro Atlanta area to join a statewide homeless services data system, with citations for noncompliance.
SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
House Bill 1396 By: Representative Efstration of the 104th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to require certain privately funded organizations that operate a shelter or provide outreach...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 6, 2026 · Introduced
Insurance; medical necessity of a healthcare service; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would require that insurance denials based on medical necessity get sign-off from a clinical peer licensed in Georgia before a treating provider's care can be overruled.
SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2027, and shall apply to all policies or contracts issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after such date.
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 · Passed
Macon County; board of commissioners; revise compensation of chairperson and members
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A House bill would set new monthly pay for the chairperson and members of the Macon County board of commissioners, raising the chairperson's pay to $1,100 a month and each other commissioner's pay to $1,000 a month.
House Bill 1356 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representative Stinson of the 150th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Macon County, approved August 26, 1872 (Ga. L. 1872, p. 434), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4048), and by an Act approved March 18, 1985 (Ga. L....
SECTION 1. An Act creating a board of commissioners for Macon County, approved August 26, 1872 (Ga. L. 1872, p. 434), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 14, 1983 (Ga. L. 1983, p. 4048), and by an Act approved March 18, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3849), is amended by adding a new section to read as follows: "SECTION 1A. The chairperson of the board...
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 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...
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 · June 17, 2026 · Failed
Mitchell County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 13 would give Mitchell County homeowners a property tax break funded by a new 1 percent local sales tax, but only if voters approve both in a November 2026 referendum.
SECTION 5. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4 of this Act, 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. H. B. 13EX
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 24, 2026 · Introduced
Georgia Keep Violent Criminals Off Our Streets Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would cut off state grants to local governments that allow judges to release people accused of certain serious crimes without requiring cash bail, starting in mid-2027.
The House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security offers the following substitute to HB 1436: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to bonds and recognizances, so as to prohibit the distribution of funds to local government agencies...
SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 19, 2026 · Introduced
Local government; county development authorities for certain counties shall not operate within certain municipalities; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would let more cities within heavily municipalized counties, like Fulton County, block the county development authority from operating inside their limits, not just cities north of the county seat.
SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
House Bill 1386 By: Representatives Dawson of the 65th, Berry of the 56th, Jones of the 60th, Glaize of the 67th, McQueen of the 61st, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 62 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to development authorities, so as to provide that county development authorities for certain...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 10, 2026 · Passed
Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize and correct errors or omissions
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): This is the annual Georgia Code Revision Commission bill that fixes typos, punctuation, cross-references, and outdated terms across dozens of titles of the Official Code of Georgia and formally reenacts the entire Code for 2026.
SECTION 13. Reserved.
SECTION 1. Reserved.
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