Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish
In plain English Establishes a specialty license plate honoring public safety officers with proceeds going to the general fund and related agencies.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates promoting or supporting certain agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit…
Became lawEffective Date 2027-01-01 · 2026-05-12
Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions
In plain English Allows ambulance services to accept custody of newborns left at safe places and establishes specifications for newborn safety devices.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to revise provisions relating to safe places for newborns; to authorize ambulance services to accept physical custody of a newborn; to…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions
In plain English Allows property owners to file claims against local governments for compensation when the government fails to enforce laws or maintains a public nuisance that causes property value loss or expenses.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-12
Covington, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
In plain English Allows City of Covington residents to exempt their primary home's full assessed value from city property taxes.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Covington ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the total amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Aviation; air facilities; identification of airport affected areas; provide
In plain English Requires local governments to identify airport affected areas and adopt regulations governing land use in those areas, with public notice and hearings.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to powers of local governments as to air facilities, so as to provide for the identification of airport affected areas; to provide for…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund; authorize creation – CA
In plain English Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize creation of the Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund.
Official synopsis: A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize creation of the Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Game and fish; authorize hunting and trapping of feral hogs under certain circumstances
In plain English Allows hunting and trapping of feral hogs under certain circumstances and permits use of unmanned aircraft to locate them.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to game and fish, so as to authorize hunting and trapping of feral hogs under certain circumstances; to repeal provisions relating to wildlife control permits for…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; allow certain sworn law enforcement officers to be eligible for retirement benefits at age 55; provisions
In plain English Allows sworn law enforcement officers and certain Department of Public Safety officials to receive retirement benefits starting at age 55.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to allow all sworn law enforcement officers serving in and the commissioner and deputy…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-11
Social services; foster parents bill of rights; revise provisions
In plain English Expands foster parents' bill of rights to include relative caregivers and fictive kin, and requires development of administrative procedures.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children, so as to revise provisions relating to the foster parents bill of rights; to provide for definitions;…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-05-11 · 2026-05-11
Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor carriers and commercial vehicles; update reference date
In plain English Updates Georgia's reference to federal regulations on safe operation of commercial motor carriers and vehicles.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-1-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to safe operations of motor carriers, commercial motor vehicles, and drivers and safe transportation of hazardous materials, so as to update the reference date to…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-06
Aviation; prohibit operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration
In plain English Prohibits operating unmanned aircraft over prisons and requires warning signs, with exceptions and penalties for violations.
Official synopsis: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding aviation, so as to prohibit the operation of unmanned aircraft systems over a place of incarceration; to provide for…
Became lawEffective Date 2026-07-01 · 2026-05-05
Local government; require adoption of a resolution or ordinance and voter approval prior to abolishment of a police force that was created by such method
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county police, so as to require adoption of a resolution or ordinance and voter approval prior to abolishment of a police force…
Passed one chamberSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · 2026-04-02
Motor vehicles; placement of a special identifying sticker on the windshields of alternative fueled vehicles; require
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 require the placement of a special identifying sticker on the windshields of alternative fueled vehicles; to provide for…
Out of committeeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · 2026-04-02
House Study Committee on Modernizing the Discovery Process through the Use of New Technologies; create
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Modernizing the Discovery Process through the Use of New Technologies; and for other purposes.
Not out of committeeHouse Second Readers · 2026-03-31
Sales and use tax; exempt materials used in construction, renovation, and rehabilitation of affordable housing by purely public charities
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state sales and use tax, so as to exempt from state and…
Passed one chamberSenate Tabled · 2026-03-31
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