Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB201
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Enrolled
4/10/25
Chaptered
5/8/25
Passed
5/8/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-393 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions unlawful and examples, so as to provide increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; to provide for certain contractual requirements; to provide for notice language; to amend Code Section 33-6-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices, so as to prohibit the assignment of benefits in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB202
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to discovery, so as to change provisions relating to discovery in misdemeanor cases; to provide for a defendant to opt into reciprocal discovery similar to provisions in felony cases; to require the defendant to provide the prosecuting attorney with a list of witness and alibi information; to provide for procedure; to provide for sanctions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB203
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electrical service, so as to enact the "Georgia Homegrown Solar Act of 2025"; to provide definitions; to allow customers of an electric utility to aggregate demand from multiple locations and subscribe to certain off-site solar facilities; to provide for nondiscriminatory interconnection of such facilities; to provide for consumer protections for customers; to allow customers to access their own meter usage and provide such usage data to authorized third parties; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB204
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
3/3/25
Engrossed
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/27/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-7-70.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trial upon accusations in certain felony and misdemeanor cases and trial upon plea of guilty or nolo contendere, so as to allow for offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB205
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 and Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to insurance and the state employees' health insurance plan and post-employment health benefit fund, respectively, so as to require coverage for healthcare services for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) in accordance with nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines; to provide for definitions; to allow for deductibles; to prohibit special deductibles; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB206
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
3/3/25
Engrossed
3/3/25
Report Pass
3/28/25
Enrolled
4/7/25
Chaptered
5/13/25
Passed
5/13/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the South Georgia Energy Authority; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for purpose; to provide for members of the Authority and meetings; to provide for powers of the Authority; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the Authority; to provide for funds received and trust funds; to provide for venue and jurisdiction; to provide for imposition of rates, charges, fees, and the pledge of revenues; to provide for tax exemption of Authority property; to provide for tort immunity; to provide contracting requirements; to provide for supplemental powers; to deny taxing powers; to provide for construction and severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB207
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 26, 31, 33, and 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, food, drugs, and cosmetics, health, insurance, and professions and businesses; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to firefighter standards and training; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Georgia Crime Information Center; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to first offenders; to amend Code Section 17-10-21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to vacating of sentence for trafficking victim defendants; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB208
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to authorize and provide for the regulation and taxation of sports betting in this state; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to gambling, so as to exclude any consideration paid to a sports betting licensee from the definition of "bet"; to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to exempt wagers placed as part of sports betting; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB209
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to permit certain persons who would otherwise be required to be members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for conditions; to prohibit transfers of creditable service; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB21
Introduced
1/17/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/6/25
Engrossed
2/13/25
Report Pass
3/27/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for a violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding jails, so as to require sheriffs, jailers, and deputies to honor immigration detainer requests issued by the Department of Homeland Security; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB210
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Douglas County, approved February 15, 1952 (Ga. L. 1952, p. 2703), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 25, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3501), so as to change provisions relating to filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB211
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state-wide alert system for missing disabled adults, so as to provide for the "Autism Missing Person Alert System Act"; to provide for certain entities to cooperate in the development of the alert system; to provide for requirements for the alert system; to provide for requirements for the activation of the alert system; to provide for the geographic scope of such alert; to provide for an emphasis on the search of waterways in locating missing individuals with autism spectrum disorder; to provide for a limitation on liability for participants responding to the alert system; to provide for related matters; to provide for conforming changes; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB212
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
2/26/25
Engrossed
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/25/25
Enrolled
4/10/25
Chaptered
5/14/25
Passed
5/14/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to prohibit the disclosure of public student directory information to political candidates, campaign committees, political action committees, political organizations, or persons or groups acting on their behalf; to amend Article 15 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to miscellaneous offenses relative to elections and primaries; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions for government transparency and campaign finance; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB213
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/20/25
Enrolled
4/7/25
Chaptered
5/14/25
Passed
5/14/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to ban commercial cheating services that target students and examinees seeking a professional license as an unlawful, unfair, and deceptive trade practice; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia Senate Bill SB214
Introduced
2/19/25
Refer
2/20/25
Report Pass
3/27/25
Engrossed
4/2/25
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to authorize electors to cast physical absentee on-request ballots as an alternative to using other authorized means of casting in-person votes; to provide procedures for form, collection, and tabulation of such ballots; to revise reporting provisions to reference such ballots; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.