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Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 12, 2026 · Introduced
Transactional Gold and Silver Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would recognize gold and silver as legal tender in the state, create a state bullion depository and electronic payment system, and exempt gold and silver transactions from state taxes.
(c) The rules and regulations established pursuant to this Code section shall ensure: (1) The bullion depository is: (A) Secure; (B) Transparent to account holders; and (C) Accessible for use by any person; (2) The electronic payment system is: (A) Reliable; and (B) Complies with applicable state and federal laws and rules and regulations promulgated...
SECTION 3. Said chapter is further amended by adding a new article to read as follows: "ARTICLE 2 50-5A-20. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Several states have introduced or enacted legislation recognizing transactional gold and silver; (2) The use of gold and silver as legal tender has a historical basis in fostering economic stability and individual...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 27, 2026 · Engrossed
"Transactional Gold and Silver Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would recognize gold and silver as legal tender in the state, create a Bullion Depository Commission to run a storage and electronic payment system, and exempt gold and silver transactions from state taxes.
(c) The rules and regulations established pursuant to this Code section shall ensure: (1) The bullion depository is: (A) Secure; (B) Transparent to account holders; and (C) Accessible for use by any person; (2) The electronic payment system is: (A) Reliable; and (B) Complies with applicable state and federal laws and rules and regulations promulgated...
Senate Bill 424 By: Senators Harbin of the 16th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Summers of the 13th, Brass of the 6th, Burns of the 23rd and others AS PASSED SENATE A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 5A of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of State Treasurer, so as to provide for gold and silver specie as legal...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 18, 2026 · Passed
Henry County Airport Authority; current operative provisions; repeal and replace
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 1580 repeals and rewrites the 2023 law that created the Henry County Airport Authority, resetting its membership, powers, and bond authority for running county airports.
SECTION 18. Trust Indenture as Security In the discretion of the Authority any issue of such revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the Authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or outside of the State. Such trust indenture may pledge or assign fees, tolls,...
SECTION 26. Monies Considered Trust Funds All monies received pursuant to the Authority of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds, as grants or other contributions, or as revenues, income, fees and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Act.
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · March 12, 2026 · Passed
"Barrow County Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 621 creates the Barrow County Public Facilities Authority, a new government body that can build public facilities, borrow money through revenue bonds, and manage them on behalf of Barrow County.
SECTION 8. Trust indenture as security. In the discretion of the Authority, any issuance of revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the Authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without this state. Either the resolution providing for the issuance of the...
SECTION 15. Money received considered trust funds. All money received pursuant to the authority of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds, as grants or other contributions, or as revenue, income, fees, and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Act.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 9, 2026 · Passed
Professions and businesses; move regulation of various professions from individual boards to Secretary of State
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 1254 moves licensing and oversight of cemetery owners, auctioneers, geologists, and hearing aid dispensers away from separate professional boards and into the Secretary of State's office, restructuring how Georgians in these trades get licensed and disciplined.
(b) The business continuity and succession plan shall, at a minimum, provide for: (1) The protection, backup, and recovery of cemetery records, including burial rights, ownership records, lot sales and plats, interment and disinterment records, preneed contracts and trust or escrow documents, perpetual care trust fund records, cemetery rules and...
Said chapter is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 10-14-5, relating to registration of preneed sales agents and retention of employee applications by registered cemeteries, as follows: "(a) All individuals who offer preneed contracts to the public, or who execute preneed contracts on behalf of any entity required to be registered as...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · March 2, 2026 · Passed
City of Cochran Public Facilities Authority; create
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Senate bill would create the City of Cochran Public Facilities Authority, a state-chartered entity that can build and finance public buildings for the city using revenue bonds instead of city or state debt.
(d) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to indemnify and save harmless the authority from any and all damage to persons and property occurring on or by reason of the leased property or improvements thereon and to undertake, at the expense of the tenants or lessees, the defense of any action brought against the authority by...
SECTION 7. Trust agreement. In the discretion of the authority, any issue of revenue bonds may be secured by an agreement or indenture made by the authority with a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the State of Georgia. Such trust agreement or indenture may pledge and assign...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 2, 2026 · Introduced
Safeguarding Election Candidates Using Reasonable Expenditures (SECURE) Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia House bill would let political candidates and officeholders use campaign contributions to pay for personal security equipment and monitoring services, with new limits and reporting rules, while also setting a 30-day deadline for campaigns to comply with financial inspection requests.
SECTION 4. Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 21-5-33, relating to disposition of contributions, by revising subsection (a) as follows: "(a)(1) Contributions to a candidate, a campaign committee, or a public officer holding elective office and any proceeds from investing such contributions shall be utilized only to defray ordinary and necessary...
House Bill 1130 By: Representatives Seabaugh of the 34th, Gambill of the 15th, Rice of the 139th, DeLoach of the 167th, Burchett of the 176th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to specify the time period for a...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 18, 2026 · Introduced
Georgia Baby Bond Savings Plan; provide for creation
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would create the Georgia Baby Bond Savings Plan, automatically enrolling every Georgia-born child starting July 1, 2023 in a state-managed savings account funded with initial and annual contributions from the state treasury.
(9) Any other terms and conditions that the board deems necessary or appropriate, including without limitation those necessary to conform the savings trust account with applicable federal law. 39-7-5. (a)(1) There is created the Georgia Baby Bond Savings Plan Trust Fund as a separate fund in the state treasury. The trust fund shall be administered by the...
(c) The official location of the trust fund shall be the Office of the State Treasurer, and the facilities of the Office of the State Treasurer shall be used and employed in the administration of the fund, including without limitation the keeping of records, the management of bank accounts and other investments, the transfer of funds, and the safekeeping of...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 12, 2026 · Passed
Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 945 lets Georgia banks and credit unions temporarily freeze transactions when they suspect an elderly or disabled customer is being financially exploited, and separately creates new state rules for cryptocurrency ATM kiosks and litigation-funding companies.
SECTION 16. Said title is further amended in said article by revising paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 7-1-1011, relating to annual fees, as follows: "(1) As used in this subsection, the term 'collecting agent' means the person listed as the secured party on a security deed or other loan document that establishes a lien on the...
SECTION 18. Said title is further amended in Article 1 of Chapter 3, relating to general provisions regarding installment loans, by revising paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (6) of subsection (b) of Code Section 7-3-4, relating to licensing requirement and exemptions, as follows: "(1) Any state or federally chartered bank, trust company, credit union, savings...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 18, 2026 · Introduced
"Justice For Epstein Survivors Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill named for Jeffrey Epstein survivors would let victims of sexual offenses, and victims under 18 or 65 and older, sue property owners for negligent security outside the state's usual exclusive-remedy limits.
SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Justice For Epstein Survivors Act."
SECTION 2. Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to negligent security, is amended by revising subsection (a) of and adding a new subsection to Code Section 51-3-53, relating to limitations on liability, to read as follows: "(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b), and (c), and (d) of this Code...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 2, 2026 · Passed
Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 1131 would require Georgia courts to try personal service, in addition to other approved methods, when notifying someone of a warrant application hearing or informing them of the charge against them, and it adjusts bail bond rules.
SECTION 3. Said title is further amended by revising Code Section 17-6-15, relating to necessity for commitment where bail tendered and accepted, opportunity for bail, receipt of bail after commitment and imprisonment, and limitations on cash bonds, as follows: "17-6-15. (a) After arrest, if bail is tendered and accepted, no regular commitment need be...
(i) For any professional bonding company that is new to the county or that has operated continuously in the county for less than 18 months, in an amount and upon terms and conditions as determined and approved by the sheriff; (ii) Once a professional bonding company has operated continuously for 18 months or longer in the county, then any such cash escrow...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 16, 2026 · Introduced
Landlord and Tenant; residential rental or lease agreement terminations if a tenant or a legal occupant of a residence experienced residential firearm violence; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would let renters break a residential lease early if they or another legal occupant were victims of firearm violence at the home, adding to existing protections for domestic violence and stalking victims.
SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · January 13, 2026 · Passed
City of Statesboro Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 953 creates the City of Statesboro Public Facilities Authority, a state-chartered entity that can build, own, and finance city buildings and infrastructure using revenue bonds rather than city debt.
SECTION 12. Revenues, earnings, rents, and charges; use. (a) For the purpose of earning sufficient revenue to make possible the financing of the construction of the project or projects of the authority with revenue bonds, the authority is authorized and empowered to fix, revise, and collect rents, fees, and charges on each project which it shall cause to be...
(d) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to indemnify and save harmless the authority from any and all damage to persons and property occurring on or by reason of the leased property or improvements thereon and to undertake, at the expense of the tenants or lessees, the defense of any action brought against the authority by...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 16, 2026 · Introduced
"Fair Business Practices Act of 1975"; transparency and fairness with respect to rent pricing for residential properties; encourage
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would require landlords to disclose the full rental price upfront and would ban hidden fees when renting residential property, treating violations as unfair or deceptive business practices under state consumer law.
SECTION 2. Said part is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: "10-1-393.22. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Clearly and conspicuously' means a disclosure that is easily noticeable and easily understandable by an ordinary consumer and displays any total rental price more prominently than any other pricing...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 6, 2026 · Engrossed
Sumter County Public Facilities Authority; create
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 1523 would create the Sumter County Public Facilities Authority, a new local government body empowered to build public facilities and issue revenue bonds to pay for them.
SECTION 10. Same; Trust Indenture as Security. In the discretion of the authority, any issuance of revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust indenture may contain such provisions...
SECTION 15. Moneys Received Considered Trust Funds. All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds, as grants or other contributions, or as revenue, income, fees and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Act.
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · February 19, 2026 · Passed
Mental Health; the re-creation of community service boards; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would re-create the state's community service boards, which provide mental health and disability services, and shift authority over their executive directors from local boards to the state's behavioral health commissioner, effective July 1, 2026.
A state contract with a community service board shall not be used or accepted as security or collateral for a debt, liability, or obligation of a community service board without the prior written approval of the commissioner; (18)(14) Each community service board, to the extent authorized by law and the contract for the funds involved, may carry forward...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · February 24, 2026 · Introduced
Georgia Local Government Finance Authority Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): House Bill 1448 would create a new state authority, the Georgia Local Government Finance Authority, to help Georgia counties, cities, school districts and other local governments borrow money more cheaply to buy vehicles, equipment and other capital assets.
(h) The proceeds of the bonds, other than refunding bonds, of each series shall be used for the payment of all or part of the cost of the assets for which such bonds have been authorized and, at the option of the authority, for the deposit to a reserve fund or reserve funds for the bonds; however, the authority may be paid, out of proceeds of the sale and...
(b) Every series of bonds is payable solely out of revenues, assets, or money of the authority as the authority determines, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular bonds pledging any particular money or revenue. The bonds may be additionally secured by a pledge of any grant, contribution, or guarantee from the federal government or any...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · January 15, 2026 · Passed
"Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): Senate Bill 406 would create a new state registration and complaint system for homeowners' associations in Georgia, spell out specific rights for property owners, and change the rules HOAs must follow before foreclosing on liens or collecting attorney's fees.
SECTION 8. Said title is further amended in Article 3 of Chapter 7, relating to dispossessory proceedings, by adding a new subsection to Code Section 44-7-50, relating to demand for possession, procedure upon a tenant's refusal, and notice to vacate or pay, to read as follows: "(e) A court of competent jurisdiction may, upon the filing of a motion and a...
Bill or resolution · Georgia House of Representatives · March 23, 2026 · Introduced
City of McDonough Public Facilities Authority Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A House bill would create the City of McDonough Public Facilities Authority, a state-chartered public body that can build and finance city buildings and facilities by issuing revenue bonds repaid from rents and fees, not taxes.
(d) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to indemnify and save harmless the authority from any and all damage to persons and property occurring on or by reason of the leased property or improvements thereon and to undertake, at the expense of the tenants or lessees, the defense of any action brought against the authority by...
SECTION 7. Trust agreement. In the discretion of the authority, any issue of revenue bonds may be secured by an agreement or indenture made by the authority with a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the State of Georgia. Such trust agreement or indenture may pledge and assign...
Bill or resolution · Georgia State Senate · March 3, 2026 · Introduced
Dispossessory Proceedings; public access to court records of dispossessory proceedings under certain conditions; prohibit
Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): A Georgia Senate bill would require courts to seal eviction case records from public view once a tenant wins the case, completes a settlement, or three years have passed since the case ended.
SECTION 1. Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dispossessory proceedings, is amended in Code Section 44-7-50, relating to demand for possession, procedure upon a tenant's refusal, and notice to vacate or pay, by adding a new subsection to read as follows: "(e) A court of competent jurisdiction shall...
SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
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