Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact
In plain English Strengthens insurance commissioner enforcement authority and clarifies regulations on insurance fraud, uninsured motorists, claims processing, rates, and related matters.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 33 and 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to strengthen the enforcement authority of the Commissioner of Insurance and to clarify regulations on insurance, insurance fraud,…
Became lawEffective Date 2027-01-01 · 2026-05-12
Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact
In plain English Prohibits courts and administrative officers from deferring to agency interpretations of laws and regulations.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to prohibit courts and administrative officers from deferring to agency interpretations of laws and regulations; to provide for…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-12 · 2026-05-12
Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide
In plain English Requires drivers to properly operate their vehicles when approached by emergency or law enforcement vehicles.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for proper operation of a motor vehicle upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Gwinnett County; State Court; provide eighth judge January 1, 2027 and ninth judge January 1, 2028
In plain English Adds an eighth judge to Gwinnett County State Court starting January 1, 2027, and a ninth judge starting January 1, 2028.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2022 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 6031),…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-12 · 2026-05-12
Judicial Retirement System; payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at the age of 65 years; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide for the payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Magistrate courts; collecting sums and fees authorized by law; revise provisions
In plain English Revises how magistrate courts collect fees and corrects a technical error in a law about nonpartisan magistrate elections.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 10 of Title 15 the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees and costs of magistrate courts, so as to revise provisions related to magistrate courts collecting sums and fees authorized…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Revenue and taxation; amount of federal work opportunity credit claimed by a taxpayer shall also be allowed as a tax credit; provide
In plain English Allows taxpayers to claim the federal work opportunity tax credit as a credit against Georgia state income taxes, subject to conditions and limitations.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemption, and credits, so as to provide that the amount of the federal work opportunity credit…
VetoedVeto V3 · 2026-05-12
Local government; Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; create
In plain English Creates the Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council with defined membership, powers, duties, and funding.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal courts, so as to create the Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; to provide for definitions; to provide for the membership, powers,…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Suwanee, City of; change corporate limits
In plain English Changes the corporate limits of the City of Suwanee.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Suwanee, approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3729), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4425), so…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Professions and businesses; move regulation of various professions from individual boards to Secretary of State
In plain English Moves regulation of various professions from individual boards to the Secretary of State.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to move the regulation of various professions from individual boards to the Secretary of State; to amend Chapter 14 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to cemetery and…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide
In plain English Requires personal service of process to notify someone of a hearing on a warrant application.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to warrants for arrest, so as to provide for personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing;…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact
In plain English Allows pharmacists to dispense and administer certain hormonal contraceptives, requires insurers to cover minimum amounts of contraceptives, and provides liability protections under certain circumstances.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to practice of pharmacy, so as to authorize pharmacists in certain circumstances to dispense self-administered hormonal contraceptives or administer injectable hormonal contraceptives; to amend…
Became lawEffective Date 2027-01-01 · 2026-05-11
Suwanee, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
In plain English Allows the City of Suwanee to provide a homestead exemption from city property taxes for residents, subject to voter approval.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Suwanee ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto;…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Property; debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property used as a residence; revise exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 44-13-100 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions for purposes of bankruptcy and intestate insolvent estates, so as to revise the exemption for a debtor's aggregate interest in real property or…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Public officers and employees; 120 hours of maternal birth leave; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 20 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to personnel administration, so as to provide 80 hours of maternal birth leave; to provide for…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-05
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