Nicholls, City of; provide new charter
In plain English Creates a new charter for the City of Nicholls establishing its incorporation, boundaries, powers, finances, accounting, contracting, and property management.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Nicholls; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for service charges and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-12 · 2026-05-12
Tift County; board of commissioners; revise purchasing provisions
In plain English Revises purchasing provisions for Tift County's board of commissioners.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Tift County, approved August 9, 1917 (Ga. L. 1917, p. 396), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4875), so as…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Public Health, Department of; provide that if certain employees of a county board of health become employees of such department such employees will retain accrued annual and sick leave
In plain English Allows county health board employees who become state health department employees to keep their accrued annual and sick leave.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide that if certain employees of a…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Tift County; State Court; provide for compensation of the judge
In plain English Sets compensation for the judge and solicitor-general of Tift County State Court.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating and establishing the State Court of Tift County, approved March 30, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2468), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4575), and…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Tift County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
In plain English Allows Tift County's Probate Court to assess and collect a technology fee for specified uses, with provisions for fee termination and residual fund dedication.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Tift County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Berrien County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
In plain English Allows Berrien County's Magistrate Court to assess and collect a technology fee for authorized uses, with provisions for fee termination and residual fund dedication.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Berrien County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Tift County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
In plain English Allows Tift County State Court to assess and collect a technology fee for authorized uses, with provisions for fee termination and residual fund dedication.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the State Court of Tift County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Tift County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
In plain English Allows Tift County's Magistrate Court to assess and collect a technology fee for authorized uses, with provisions for fee termination and residual fund dedication.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Tift County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
State symbols; cotton as official state fabric; designate
In plain English Designates cotton as the official state fabric of Georgia.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate cotton as the official state fabric; to provide legislative findings; to provide…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-06
Wellspring Living; occasion of its 25th anniversary; recognize
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Wellspring Living on the occasion of its 25th anniversary; and for other purposes.
Became lawHouse Read and Adopted · 2026-04-02
Ad valorem tax; qualified disabled veterans; extend homestead exemption to unremarried surviving spouses or minor children
In plain English Extends homestead property tax exemptions for unremarried surviving spouses and minor children of disabled veterans to any future home they own.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homestead exemption by qualified disabled veteran, filing requirements, periodic substantiation of eligibility, persons eligible without application, and retroactive award, so as to extend a…
Passed one chamberSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · 2026-04-02
Community Health, Dept. of; making claims for Medicaid estate recovery of funds from ABLE accounts maintained through any qualified ABLE account, except as required by applicable federal law; prohibit
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE), so as to prohibit the Department of Community Health from making claims for Medicaid estate…
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-03-31
Hospitals; allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county and municipal hospital authorities, so as to allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power…
Passed one chamberSenate Tabled · 2026-03-31
Disabled Veteran Home Modification Act; enact
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 regarding provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities from…
Passed one chamberSenate Tabled · 2026-03-31
Quality Basic Education Act; expand which healthcare professionals may conduct preparticipation physical examinations
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs relative to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to expand which healthcare…
Passed one chamberSenate Tabled · 2026-03-31
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