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passed · Georgia · House Mar 6, 2026

HB 1402: Education; vision and hearing screening for all public school students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through third grade; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health of students, so as to require vision and hearing screening for all public school students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through third grade; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carmen Rice (R) Sandy Donatucci (R) Jon Burns (R) Bethany Ballard (R) Chris Erwin (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 6, 2026

HB 1347: Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law; provide certain retirement systems the option to invest in real estate

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law," so as to provide certain retirement systems the option to invest in real estate; to provide for an increase in certain retirement systems allowable alternative investments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Lehman Franklin (R) John Carson (R) Brad Thomas (R) Chris Erwin (R)
passed · Georgia · House Mar 6, 2026

HB 1178: Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee of the House of Representatives; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding financial affairs, so as to establish the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee of the House of Representatives; to provide for appointment; to provide for duties, functions, and powers; to provide for reporting and summaries; to provide for member allowances; to provide for audits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Charlice Byrd (R) Jason Ridley (R) Mitchell Scoggins (R) Steve Tarvin (R) Holt Persinger (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 6, 2026

HB 1257: Education; incentive grants for local boards of education to approve charter school petitions; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise provisions for incentive grants for local boards of education to approve charter school petitions; to revise provisions for the Office of Charter School Compliance; to revise provisions relative to charter petitions by existing charter schools; to revise provisions relative to state charter school records; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carmen Rice (R) Sandy Donatucci (R) Bethany Ballard (R) Scott Hilton (R)
passed · Georgia · House Mar 6, 2026

HB 967: Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; provide financial assistance to law enforcement agencies to equip certain motor vehicles with bullet-resistant features; establish grant program

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6A of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, so as to establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to law enforcement agencies to equip certain motor vehicles with bullet-resistant features; to provide a definition; to establish criteria and procedures for such grants; to require reporting from grant recipients; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Demetrius Douglas (D) Jordan Ridley (R) Jason Ridley (R) Johnny Chastain (R) Mitchell Horner (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 6, 2026

SB 405: Magistrate Court; the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-10-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general jurisdiction and authority of magistrate to act, so as to increase the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ed Setzler (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 6, 2026

HB 969: Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from postretirement health benefits; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund, so as to provide for certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from the provision of postretirement health benefits under the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rick Townsend (R) Gerald Greene (R) Lee Hawkins (R) Esther Panitch (D) Tangie Herring (D)
passed · Georgia · House Mar 6, 2026

HB 962: Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; Board of Directors shall determine maximum contribution limit for savings trust accounts; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-634 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to savings trust accounts, availability, and terms and provisions relative to the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan, so as to provide that the Board of Directors of the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan shall determine the maximum contribution limit for savings trust accounts; to amend Code Section 48-7-27, relating to computation of taxable net income, so as to modify an exemption from taxable net income for contributions to certain education savings plans; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) Chuck Martin (R) Carter Barrett (R) Jan Jones (R) Shaw Blackmon (R)
passed · Georgia · House Mar 6, 2026

HB 961: Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act; insurance coverage for certain out-of-network ambulance transportation service; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20E of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act," so as to provide for insurance coverage for certain out-of-network ambulance transportation service; to provide for the minimum allowable reimbursement rate for such service; to provide for maximum amounts on copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles for such service; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Michelle Au (D) Rick Jasperse (R) David Wilkerson (D) Alan Powell (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 6, 2026

HB 984: Crimes and offenses; court order to locate an alleged victim of child or elder abuse; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes against the person, so as to provide for a court order to locate an alleged victim of child or elder abuse; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rick Townsend (R) Jan Jones (R) James Burchett (R) Beth Camp (R) Joseph Gullett (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 6, 2026

HB 968: Controlled substances; mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) are Schedule I; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide that mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) are Schedule I controlled substances; to repeal provisions relating to the regulation of kratom; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Angie O'Steen (R) Rick Townsend (R) Noel Williams (R) Tyler Smith (R) John Corbett (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 6, 2026

HB 1095: Fire protection and safety; establish permanent consumer fireworks sales facilities

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of fireworks, so as to establish permanent consumer fireworks sales facilities; to establish temporary consumer fireworks sales facilities; to increase the number of temporary consumer retail fireworks sales facilities a distributor may operate; to provide for definitions; to revise penalties for violations of such chapter; 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 make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rick Jasperse (R) Jason Ridley (R) Steve Tarvin (R) Alan Powell (R)
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