Georgia State Senator

Steve Gooch 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB150

Introduced
2/12/25  
Retirement; permit public school systems to employ certain beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia as classroom teachers; extend the program
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB152

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
2/28/25  
"Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; the biological or adopted children of individuals who are foster parents and who meet certain conditions shall qualify for promise scholarship accounts; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB154

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/19/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/14/25  
United States Department of Education; references from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise or remove
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB160

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/20/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB163

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Brady Law Regulations; standards for bringing an action against the government for an unauthorized act relating to regulation of weapons; revise
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB17

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
2/18/25  
Engrossed
3/6/25  
"Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; enact
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB172

Introduced
2/13/25  
Speed Detection Devices; all laws relative to enforcement of speeding violations in school zones through the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; repeal
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB177

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Government Transparency and Campaign Finance; transparency in foreign funded political activities within the state; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB179

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
3/3/25  
Engrossed
3/6/25  
Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB181

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Education; public schools and public postsecondary institutions shall not accept funding from or enter into contracts with foreign adversaries; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB185

Introduced
2/18/25  
Refer
2/19/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
3/3/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Enrolled
4/10/25  
Chaptered
5/8/25  
Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB199

Introduced
2/19/25  
Refer
2/20/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/14/25  
State Ethics Commission; shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB2

Introduced
1/13/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
State Income Tax; exclude tips from taxation
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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  
Consumer Transactions; increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; provide
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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  
Local Governments; violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; waive sovereign and governmental immunities