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  1. Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 23, 2026

    Senate floor session, March 23, 2026 (legislative day 36)

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed HB 1009, extending school-day phone restrictions to high school students, after rejecting an amendment allowing access between classes. Senators also passed measures on advanced math, forestry tax credits, local property-tax relief, bankruptcy protections, school financial oversight, public health employees and medical treatment rules. A substitute to HB 154 replaced its ambulance provisions with a proposal to seek year-round Atlantic Standard Time. A lengthy debate over district attorney pay ended with passage of HB 1020, followed by notice of a request to reconsider it. Senators left SB 350, concerning DeKalb County officials’ pay, available for later action after questions about conflicting pay provisions. They returned HB 79 to the Rules Committee, adopted a family-farm study resolution and agreed to the House changes to SB 427. The Senate adjourned until March 25.

    Simple bill. This is one of many bills that came as a result of the amazing study committee that I co-chaired with the senator from the 40th on the effects of social media on kids. And the number one recommendation that came out of that committee was what cell phones do to our kids, what a distraction it is, how much it distracts them from focusing on...

    Open at this passageSenate floor session, March 23, 2026 (legislative day 36), 2026-03-23 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1009. from 01:38:49.

    And I said, "Sir, let me ask you this. What did you do as a young man? What was your, you know, your first real job in your 20s?" And he said, "I was a submariner." I said, "Okay, great. Let's talk about that." I said, "When you went to battle stations, were you guys focused on anything else? Were-- Did you guys have cell phones? Were you allowed to be...

    Open at this passageSenate floor session, March 23, 2026 (legislative day 36), 2026-03-23 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1009. from 01:41:44.

  2. Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · February 24, 2026

    House floor session, February 24, 2026 (legislative day 23)

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House focused on education, passing HB 1193 to expand early reading instruction and support, HB 372 to extend a retired-teacher return program, and HB 1123 to expand access to pre-K after-school care. Members also passed HB 1009 to restrict personal electronic devices in high schools and HB 1023 to require school weapons detection systems, after debate about costs, local control and school safety. Other measures passed would expand career academy access, provide grants to student teachers and allow unused HOPE scholarship eligibility toward graduate or professional study. The House heard bill readings and committee reports, adopted recognition resolutions, postponed two resolutions to the next legislative day and reassigned HB 1377 to Transportation. The House adjourned until February 25 at 10 a.m.

    Mr. Clerk, will you read the caption to House Bill 1009? 1-0-0-9. House Bill 1009 by Representative Hilton of the 48th and others to be entitled an act to amend Chapter 2, Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated rela- relating to elementary and secondary education so as to require local school systems and public schools to enact policies and...

    Open at this passageHouse floor session, February 24, 2026 (legislative day 23), 2026-02-24 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1009. from 03:46:42.

    Nationwide, 40 states now have a statewide cell phone policy, with more than half of those a best practice of bell-to-bell approach. Georgia's the only state out of all 40 that actually stop at K through 8. We do understand high school differs from K through 8, which is why we have exclusions for dual enrollment, work-based learning, and apprenticeships....

    Open at this passageHouse floor session, February 24, 2026 (legislative day 23), 2026-02-24 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1009. from 03:48:57.

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  3. Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Children and Families Committee · March 17, 2026

    Senate Children and Families Committee, March 17, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee advanced three bills: HB 181, allowing certain internationally adoptive families to obtain a Georgia Certificate of Foreign Birth without another court process; HB 1118, adding three weeks of maternal birth leave for eligible state employees and teachers; and HB 1009, extending school-day restrictions on personal electronic devices to high school students. The committee unanimously approved a substitute for HB 181 and approved HB 1118 with no opposition heard. After testimony from a student, education groups, a policy organization and the state school superintendent, the committee unanimously approved HB 1009.

    That's pretty good. Thank you, Madam Chair, for, for letting me address yet another bill. We've had a lot of good bills in here today, so we appreciate it. Um, I wanna just share a little bit more about the survey that Representative Hilton mentioned from Georgia Southern. We worked with Georgia Southern on that survey. Um, they, they were, they surveyed...

    Open at this passageSenate Children and Families Committee, March 17, 2026, 2026-03-17 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1009. from 00:41:01.

    So again, thank you all for considering this bill. Thank you to Representative Hilton for carrying both Hou- House Bill 340 and House Bill 1099, and PAGE is in strong support of this legislation. Thank you. Thank you very much. Tripp Richardson. Good afternoon, Madam Chair, members of the committee. My name is Tripp Richardson with the Frontline Policy...

    Open at this passageSenate Children and Families Committee, March 17, 2026, 2026-03-17 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1009. from 00:43:05.

  4. Meeting transcript · Georgia House Education Committee · February 5, 2026

    House Education Committee, February 5, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved five bills: HB 971 on cross-district access to college and career academies for homeschool and private school students; HB 383 on protections for student athletes' endorsement contracts; HB 1009 on restricting high school students' personal electronic devices during the school day; HB 1023 on weapons detection systems in public schools; and HB 907 on access to completion schools. Members adopted two amendments to HB 383 and approved substitutes for HB 1023 and HB 907. Discussion included school funding, financial protections for young athletes, device-policy enforcement, weapons detection costs and staffing, and instruction at completion schools. Opposition was heard on the voice vote for HB 1023. No numerical vote totals were announced.

    And like I said, many high schools around our state, nearly half of them have already done some form of this. Um, thank you to the chairman and, and many others. You'll note on line 54 through 56, we do realize high school students, uh, have different responsibilities. We offer different opportunities for them. Uh, and so we made sure to exclude dual...

    Open at this passageHouse Education Committee, February 5, 2026, 2026-02-05 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1009. from 00:59:12.

    Uh, they've studied both schools that have it currently in place, and they also surveyed teachers, "Hey, what do, what do y'all wanna see?" Uh, and, and I thought the results were just amazing. Um, 80%... 87% of teachers, and this is a huge survey put on by Georgia Southern, said personal devices are a major source of distraction in their classrooms, 87% of...

    Open at this passageHouse Education Committee, February 5, 2026, 2026-02-05 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1009. from 01:01:26.

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  5. Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Education and Youth Committee · February 10, 2026

    Senate Education and Youth Committee, February 10, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard a teacher recruitment and retention report prepared in response to SR 237, including recommendations on training, financial support, working conditions and school leadership. Members asked about transferring course credits, classroom phone restrictions, reducing teachers’ duties and recognizing prior teaching experience. No action was taken on the report. The committee also held a vote on SB 471, which would make permanent the parental opt-out requirement for school mask mandates, but the chair did not expressly announce the result. The committee unanimously approved a substitute for SB 369 establishing a dropout recovery charter school category and separate performance reporting.

    ... technical schools? ... plus two with nurses. That's already done. But the one that we're pressing for now is education. If, if a person, if they start with a TAP, the Teacher As a Professional, if they start in high school, they're gonna take several courses there. If it transfers up, maybe they go to a technical school, or maybe they go to a USG...

    Open at this passageSenate Education and Youth Committee, February 10, 2026, 2026-02-10 (machine transcript). Discussion of SR 237. from 00:52:33.

    Mm-hmm. And so it's an issue. I can tell you, I have, I have twins. They've just graduated. They're in their first year of college. Their high school had already done it. Uh, now they didn't take it from them, but they had a process in place where they could not touch their phone, uh, during class time, and that helped a lot for them, I can tell you. Okay....

    Open at this passageSenate Education and Youth Committee, February 10, 2026, 2026-02-10 (machine transcript). Discussion of SR 237. from 00:54:33.

  6. Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rules Committee · February 9, 2026

    House Rules Committee, February 9, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard bill presentations on education, courts, financial regulation, property, public safety and other topics. The longest discussion concerned HB 934, with questions about the effect of transferring securities regulation on an ongoing investigation, staffing and agency workloads. Members also questioned school weapons-detection costs and possible local court costs from accepting juvenile cases involving military installations. The committee placed six bills on the February 9 floor calendar and four measures on the February 10 calendar, with no opposition voiced. The other measures presented were not placed on either calendar during this meeting.

    Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. I referred to House Bill 1009, which is at the bottom of page two, House Bill 1009. As many of you in this room know, last year we went cell phone-free in our classrooms K through 8. Back by popular demand, we are now expanding that to include high schools. Thank you, Jim. Whip, have a question. Jim, uh,...

    Open at this passageHouse Rules Committee, February 9, 2026, 2026-02-09 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1009. from 00:41:05.

  7. Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 19, 2026

    Senate Rules Committee, March 19, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee heard brief requests to schedule bills on education, taxes, health care, veterans, licensing and other subjects. Members unanimously approved a 16-measure floor calendar. In separate committee business, members unanimously approved a prison education study committee resolution, a resolution honoring Bangladeshi peacekeepers, and a substitute for HB 445 that added public water and sewer systems to a public utility definition. Members questioned trout-stream buffer changes in HB 485. The chair postponed action on that bill until the next day so legislative counsel and the original sponsor could help explain the changes.

    That's right. Uh, House Bill 1009, which is the bottom of your second page, House Bill 1009 extends the cellphone-free bill that we passed last year through K through eight to include high school. Um, passed both committees unanimously, and, uh, it's just been a big win for our schools, and we'd like to keep it going. A lot of happy parents and teachers....

    Open at this passageSenate Rules Committee, March 19, 2026, 2026-03-19 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1009. from 00:36:54.

    Um, I'd like to ask the committee to consider House Bill 907. It regards our completion schools. It's something I've worked on with some of the senators, including, uh, Clint Dixon and others, and, uh, we've identified a number of loopholes that would better- we're closing the up to better serve students. Completion schools are dropout recovery schools at...

    Open at this passageSenate Rules Committee, March 19, 2026, 2026-03-19 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 907. from 00:15:46.

  8. Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · January 16, 2026

    House floor session, January 16, 2026 (legislative day 5)

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House read newly introduced bills and referred them to committees, completed second readings, and received a favorable committee report on HR 1008. Members honored a late Georgia Poultry Federation leader through HR 1013 and adopted a group of commemorative resolutions without objection. The House also agreed without objection to move HB 590, concerning trailer manufacturers, from the Regulated Industries Committee to the Motor Vehicles Committee. No vote on the substance of a policy bill appears in the transcript. Members announced upcoming budget hearings, and the House adjourned until January 26, 2026, at 10 a.m.

    Thank you. Chairman Jaspers, recognized for an announcement. Thank you, members. After you go to your Appropriations meeting on Tuesday, Tuesday afternoon, the grocers and everyone involved in the food industry will be in the blue room. They'd love to see you, have refreshments, all that good stuff, but that's Kathy Cassava and Kevin Perry, who are friends...

    Open at this passageHouse floor session, January 16, 2026 (legislative day 5), 2026-01-16 (machine transcript). from 01:45:43.

    Members, I'm going to remind you again, check your cell phones. Make sure you don't have an extra one by accident. If you do, it's, it's Representative Bazemore's, so please check, members. Second readies, reading of bills and resolutions, the clerk will read.

    Open at this passageHouse floor session, January 16, 2026 (legislative day 5), 2026-01-16 (machine transcript). from 00:56:35.

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  9. Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Rules Committee · March 20, 2026

    Senate Rules Committee, March 20, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved a substitute for HB 328 by a 7 to 5 vote after discussing removal of the scholarship tax credit program’s expiration date. Members then heard requests to schedule bills on education, taxes, courts, veterans, public safety and other subjects. The committee unanimously approved a 14-measure floor calendar, including HB 154, which a presenter said now seeks year-round Atlantic Standard Time, and HB 1009, concerning cellphone-free high school classrooms. After initially selecting HB 1077, members removed it from the calendar and unanimously returned it to the Rules Standing Committee for an unspecified correction. Members also unanimously returned HB 1129 to that committee.

    Who's the- I was referring to the other Rules Chairman, but yeah. Oh. Yeah. Okay. Gotcha. All right. Okay. Never mind. I'll stick to the North Georgia. There. There we go. Um, thank you. House Bill 1009, midpage, page three, going cellphone-free in our classrooms. That's it. That's it. That's simple. That's straight. Simple. This is- 1009 ... 9 through 12....

    Open at this passageSenate Rules Committee, March 20, 2026, 2026-03-20 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1107. from 00:25:50.

    Okay. Gotcha. Okay. Uh, no other House members. Uh, Chairman Hickman, you got a bill or two? Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, the three bills that I've, that, these are House bills, but I'd like to reiterate them. It's, um, House Bill 1107, which is one for, uh, Representative Rose a few minutes ago. Th- this bill basically wants us to put everybody on notice...

    Open at this passageSenate Rules Committee, March 20, 2026, 2026-03-20 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 530. from 00:32:06.

  10. Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · March 6, 2026

    House floor session, March 6, 2026 (legislative day 28, PM, part 2)

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House passed 18 bills covering property taxes, housing, health coverage, utility disconnections, service dogs, criminal law, education aid and court procedures. Extended debate focused on HB 1116, a property-tax and local sales-tax package that passed 98-68, and HB 947, changes to SNAP administration that passed 95-66. Members also approved HB 1413, establishing need-based college scholarships, 165-2. A proposed constitutional amendment to allow voters to decide on sports betting, HR 450, failed 63-98 after debate over addiction, regulation and the use of revenue. The House adopted a group of recognition and memorial resolutions, then adjourned until March 9 at 1 p.m.

    Friends, we do not have a revenue problem in Georgia. However, we must ris- we must weigh the social cost. The addiction treatment, family hardship, and regulatory enforcement are left for our communities and our taxpayers to address. As lawmakers, we must weigh not just the promise of revenue, but the long-term impact on families and communities. For these...

    Open at this passageHouse floor session, March 6, 2026 (legislative day 28, PM, part 2), 2026-03-06 (machine transcript). Discussion of HR 450. from 05:00:30.

  11. Meeting transcript · Georgia House Education Committee · March 19, 2026

    House Education Committee, March 19, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved a substitute version of SB 369, a charter-school package that included changes concerning completion schools and extracurricular participation. The chair removed SB 431 from the agenda for further work. The committee also heard SB 513, which would address chronic absenteeism through attendance review teams and restrictions on activities and access to new driver's licenses or permits. Members questioned whether those restrictions could discourage attendance or create administrative problems. A Department of Driver Services witness raised concerns about delays and documentation requirements. The chair made that bill hearing-only, with no vote, and asked members to work with the sponsor on revisions for Monday's meeting.

    Thank you, ma'am. Let me do this, if I can, and thank you very much- Welcome ... for that information, uh, from DDS. Let me offer this, members, in, in light of your concern. Um, well, let's continue this talk. What I'm gonna do for the senator is we'll make this hearing only today in hopes that we can make the changes that we need to make so this bill can...

    Open at this passageHouse Education Committee, March 19, 2026, 2026-03-19 (machine transcript). Discussion of SB 513. from 00:47:51.

    Great. I'd be happy to answer any questions that, uh, you or the committee may have. Perfect. Thank you, Senator, and, uh, good work on this bill. Let's start. You do have a few questions. Number 27, Representative Wade, that's you. Thank you, sir. Thank you, Senator, for bringing this bill. Just clarification, um- Former school board member for many years,...

    Open at this passageHouse Education Committee, March 19, 2026, 2026-03-19 (machine transcript). Discussion of SB 513. from 00:23:29.

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  12. Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · April 2, 2026

    House floor session, April 2, 2026 (legislative day 40, PM, part 1)

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House debated school attendance restrictions, public health changes, tax relief, insurance coverage, school safety, care for children stranded in hospitals, and regulatory changes. Members initially rejected SB 513, then voted to reconsider it and returned it to the Rules Committee. The House passed SB 440 after debate focused on access to ivermectin without a prescription. Members approved amended Senate versions of property and income tax measures, prosthetic coverage legislation, an education package, a Medicaid and child placement measure, and regulatory legislation that also addressed disclosure of harassment settlements. Six local measures passed together, while HB 1534 returned to committee. The House recessed until 7:30.

    Um, I also wanna say that in committee when there was testimony to this bill, two things came up that I thought were interesting. One is that several years ago and a whole bunch of you were here when this happened, we, this House took up, uh, justice, criminal justice reform. And you worked to uncouple license, uh, license restriction from other crimes. You...

    Open at this passageHouse floor session, April 2, 2026 (legislative day 40, PM, part 1), 2026-04-02 (machine transcript). Discussion of SB 513. from 01:03:13.

    Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker. Hey, real quick, everybody, I don't, I don't come up here with a prepared speech. I wasn't prepared to talk about this, this issue. But I, I would like a show of hands in the audience if you missed over 20 days in a school year for something other than sickness, just by physical choice you chose not to go to school for...

    Open at this passageHouse floor session, April 2, 2026 (legislative day 40, PM, part 1), 2026-04-02 (machine transcript). Discussion of SB 513. from 01:05:24.

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  13. Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 6, 2026

    Senate floor session, March 6, 2026 (legislative day 28, part 1)

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): On Crossover Day, the Senate read incoming legislation and committee reports, then voted on bills covering utilities, elections, public safety, education, licensing and insurance. The Senate passed SB 410, which the sponsor said would end new data-center tax exemptions and require utility contract protections. Members disputed whether those protections would keep costs off household bills. The Senate also passed measures addressing clergy sexual abuse, AI safety, animal cruelty records, human trafficking and prosecutor oversight. SR 838, a proposed constitutional amendment on citizenship and photo identification for voting, failed to receive the required two-thirds vote. SB 573, concerning nonpartisan elections in certain counties, failed, and the sponsor requested reconsideration. No reconsideration vote appears in this transcript. The session paused for dinner after passing SB 593.

    Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in support of Senate Bill 540. Uh, it's, it's an important first step in taking action to keep our kids safe online. Um, this has been an important topic for me. Um, I co-chaired a study committee on this during the interim with the senator from the 48th, and I wrote the resolution for the study committee because i- it...

    Open at this passageSenate floor session, March 6, 2026 (legislative day 28, part 1), 2026-03-06 (machine transcript). Discussion of SB 540. from 06:53:00.

    In fact, members of The Anxious Generation team were very helpful in providing testimony to our study committee. Just this week, the team of The Anxious Generation released something called a Childhood Index. It's a first of its kind ranking of all fifty states on how well tech laws and policies in each state support healthy, flourishing childhoods on and...

    Open at this passageSenate floor session, March 6, 2026 (legislative day 28, part 1), 2026-03-06 (machine transcript). Discussion of SB 540. from 06:55:35.

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  14. Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 19, 2026

    Senate floor session, March 19, 2026 (legislative day 34)

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed measures on education, public safety license plates, manufactured-home taxes, delivery robots, veterinary care and funeral insurance payments. Senators also agreed 51-0 to changes to HB 1199, including a 60-day motor-fuel tax suspension, and ordered immediate transmission to the House. Two proposed constitutional amendments, HR 251 on nonpartisan probate judge elections and HR 1243 on a dedicated 911 fund, failed to reach the required two-thirds majority. Supporters gave notice they would seek reconsideration. Debate on both centered partly on minority-party requests for negotiation and compromise. The Senate moved HB 960 to Ethics and HB 1193 to Appropriations, heard bill readings and committee reports, and approved an unnamed local consent calendar 49-0. The session also included community recognitions before adjournment until the next morning.

    House Bill 979 by Representative Bonner of the 73rd and others, State Government, procedures for retrocession of jurisdiction in certain circumstances, provide. House Bill 985 by Representative Bonner of the 73rd and others, Veterans Affairs, revise terms of eligibility for persons to be buried in Georgia veteran cem- cemeteries. House Bill 987 by...

    Open at this passageSenate floor session, March 19, 2026 (legislative day 34), 2026-03-19 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 979. from 00:44:49.

  15. Meeting transcript · Georgia House Rural Development Committee · September 16, 2026

    House Rural Development Committee, September 16, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee met in Blue Ridge to hear presentations on rural healthcare, railroads and local infrastructure. Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation requested annual school vision screenings, more locations for remote eye exams and $350,000 for optometrist costs. AmeriPro proposed a remote-care pilot, funding for rural ambulance coverage and stronger ambulance-service standards. Railroad representatives discussed rising maintenance costs, short-line tax credits and blocked crossings. Department of Community Health officials said Georgia’s $218.8 million first-year rural health transformation award was fully committed, with payments made as recipients submit expenses for reimbursement. Community care providers raised concerns about payment rates, Medicaid enrollment delays and a move to managed care. Community health center representatives offered to help route nonemergency patients to appropriate care. Members asked questions and discussed possible follow-up, but no bills or votes were taken up. The chair said another meeting before the next session was possible.

    I like optometry because I love to help people. You give them glasses and they're like, "There's leaves on trees," you know, and so that's just a great feeling. I work at the Chamblee office and we see kids. We also see under-insured patients. We see underprivileged patients. Then we also go to the schools. We go in, we set up the equipment and we utilize...

    Open at this passageHouse Rural Development Committee, September 16, 2026, 2026-09-16 (machine transcript). from 00:54:40.

    And our, our, uh, state probably twenty years ago, uh, made the decision to separate the health agencies. So we have the Department of Public Health with, with Dr. Toomey as commissioner, and we have, uh, DBHDD, you know, one of your former colleagues who's the commissioner, uh, and, uh, we have, uh, DHS, uh, uh, with Commissioner Broyles. So, uh, it's...

    Open at this passageHouse Rural Development Committee, September 16, 2026, 2026-09-16 (machine transcript). from 02:40:59.

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  16. Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Children and Families Committee · February 10, 2026

    Senate Children and Families Committee, February 10, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee held a hearing on a proposed substitute to SB 343 that would restrict addictive social media design features for minors rather than ban younger children from having accounts. Witnesses discussed privacy protections, age checks, enforcement, mental health and young people’s free-speech rights. The chair said a related age-verification proposal would receive a hearing the following week. The committee took no vote.

    If it makes you happy, you know, if you like seeing puppies, you'll see puppies. If you, you know, disagree with someone and you engage 'cause it makes you so mad, you're gonna see that. And as I was saying earlier, this may be a business decision for adults, but it's a serious problem when the user is a child. So there's a pretty popular book called The...

    Open at this passageSenate Children and Families Committee, February 10, 2026, 2026-02-10 (machine transcript). from 00:21:24.

    And I'm hoping to get, um, some of the, the research that we found is that 80% of the mental health and trauma that these students experience goes unreported because of the stigmatization of being made fun of if they get seen going to the counselor's office. So the AllSafe App platform, what makes us different is we offer a HIPAA compliant virtual call...

    Open at this passageSenate Children and Families Committee, February 10, 2026, 2026-02-10 (machine transcript). Discussion of SB 343. from 00:43:30.

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  17. Meeting transcript · Georgia House of Representatives · January 14, 2026

    House floor session, January 14, 2026 (legislative day 3)

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The House held first and second readings of bills and resolutions, adopted a group of honorary resolutions without objection, and confirmed the previous day's journal. No substantive bill debate or final passage vote appears in the transcript. The Natural Resources and Environment Committee chair announced a hearing on HR 1008 for the next morning, with no committee vote planned. Members also recognized visitors, announced events, and offered contrasting remarks about a death involving law enforcement, accountability, and support for officers. The House adjourned until January 15, 2026, at 10 a.m., ahead of the governor's State of the State address.

    Well, we have no reports of standing committees, so we'll move on to morning orders. Chairman Hilton. Gentlemen, if you'll hold just for a minute. All right, members, we are, uh, moving on to, um, completing our day. We have members that want to, uh, share with us, that have... We have some visitors here. What... I'm sure each and every one of you would...

    Open at this passageHouse floor session, January 14, 2026 (legislative day 3), 2026-01-14 (machine transcript). Discussion of HR 1008. from 00:56:04.

    We got to talking one day, specifically he and my wife, who is a much better Christian than I am, and Pastor Benny can attest to that. Um, but my wife got to talking to my mom and my dad about their salvation and, and wanting to make sure they were prepared. And, uh, they said that they weren't sure. They, they weren't convinced. So my wife, being who she...

    Open at this passageHouse floor session, January 14, 2026 (legislative day 3), 2026-01-14 (machine transcript). from 00:28:48.

  18. Meeting transcript · Georgia State Senate · March 31, 2026

    Senate floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 1)

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The Senate passed measures on early reading instruction, property tax limits, additional judgeships, healthcare, foster care and local government. Senators approved HB 1193 unanimously after revising its literacy coaching and oversight provisions. Debate on HB 1116 centered on homeowner tax relief, sales taxes and limits on local revenue, and the bill passed 31-19. The Senate also approved constitutional proposals for nonpartisan probate judge elections and a Next Generation 911 fund. Senators appointed budget negotiators for HB 974, tabled several measures and voted to prevent floor amendments to a group of tax and campaign finance bills. The transcript ends with HB 297 pending as the Senate paused for dinner.

    And you know what? Y'all were shocked. Y'all could not believe what we were saying. Y'all were shocked. More than that, I think you were embarrassed about it. I was. I was embarrassed to know that children in our, in my county couldn't read, and I was embarrassed to know that we were the greatest state in the nation, but yet our children couldn't read. And...

    Open at this passageSenate floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 1), 2026-03-31 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1193. from 04:00:56.

    What about the bill we passed to increase teacher leave days, three to five? What about the bill we passed over the House earlier today, Senate Bill 150, to re- a return to work bill for teachers? What about the math bill we passed a few weeks ago? What about the bill that senator from 38 passed last year to eliminate, um, sight words in classrooms? What...

    Open at this passageSenate floor session, March 31, 2026 (legislative day 39, part 1), 2026-03-31 (machine transcript). Discussion of HB 1193. from 04:03:30.

  19. Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Children and Families Committee · February 24, 2026

    Senate Children and Families Committee, February 24, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee approved SB 540, which would set safety requirements for conversational AI services used by minors, after removing a $500,000 cap on penalties. Members raised unresolved questions about age verification and privacy. The committee also held a hearing on a substitute for SB 495, which would restrict online design features the sponsor described as addictive and strengthen privacy protections. Witnesses offered support and raised constitutional concerns, but no vote was taken. The committee unanimously approved SR 771 to create a study committee focused on making adoption easier and more affordable.

    Thank you very much. Um, Mike Griffin and Polly McKinney, you've already spoken. Uh, did you just wanna- Uh, just- ... state your support? Sure. Say on behalf of Georgia Bats, we do support this bill. Uh, we appreciate Senator Harrell and, uh, 495, this bill. And we thank, uh, Senator Hatchett and Cowsert as well. We support that legislation and really...

    Open at this passageSenate Children and Families Committee, February 24, 2026, 2026-02-24 (machine transcript). Discussion of SB 495. from 00:52:54.

    They're, they're not gonna come up by default for, um, people older than 18. Um, in other words, if you're gonna have... Y- you're gonna provide an option for somebody over 18 to choose to have these addictive features. They're gonna have to opt into them, and this is the component of the bill that really has the possibility of, um, improving all of society...

    Open at this passageSenate Children and Families Committee, February 24, 2026, 2026-02-24 (machine transcript). Discussion of SB 495. from 00:41:20.

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  20. Meeting transcript · Georgia Senate Children and Families Committee · February 17, 2026

    Senate Children and Families Committee, February 17, 2026

    Summary by Georgia Commons (AI-written): The committee held a hearing on SB 467, which the sponsor described as requiring age checks and parental consent for minors downloading smartphone apps or making in-app purchases. Supporters said it would give parents more control and clearer information. Opponents raised concerns about privacy, access to lawful information, costs for small developers and whether the proposal would address harmful content inside apps. Members questioned how parental consent would affect platform responsibility and why technology companies opposed the requirements. The sponsor invited suggestions for addressing concerns. The committee adjourned without voting.

    Welcome to the Children and Families Committee. Sorry we're running a bit late. Our session ran over, and we have a couple of people that are on the way. Uh, but because this bill is a hearing only, we don't need a quorum to get started. So we've got a whole bunch of people that wanna speak to the bill, uh, on Zoom and live. So with that, um, Senator Payne,...

    Open at this passageSenate Children and Families Committee, February 17, 2026, 2026-02-17 (machine transcript). from 00:04:42.

    This isn't other types, but it's, uh, it's aimed at those. It requires a few things to protect our children. One is that the app store provider, whoever's selling or, or, or pre-installing, uh, these type of applications require age verification to find out what the age of the user is. We have to have that information in order to protect them. It does not...

    Open at this passageSenate Children and Families Committee, February 17, 2026, 2026-02-17 (machine transcript). from 00:06:43.

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