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signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2026

SB 485: Professional Counselors; applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to examination regarding professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to authorize applicants for a license in social work enrolled in a master's degree program to take the master's social work licensing examination in their final semester of the program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Hodges (R) Chuck Payne (R) Billy Hickman (R) Bill Cowsert (R) Bo Hatchett (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2026

SB 447: Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation; denial or nonacceptance of permits; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of soil erosion and sedimentation, so as to revise provisions regarding denial or nonacceptance of permits; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide general provisions for counties and municipalities regarding the acceptance, denial, or nonacceptance of certain permits; to require local issuing authorities to provide rejected permit applicants with a written list of reasons for denial within specified time frames; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill revises soil erosion/sedimentation control provisions under conservation/natural resources, directly protecting environmental resources through permit management.85% confidence
Clint Dixon (R) Chuck Payne (R) Shawn Still (R) Larry Walker (R) Bill Cowsert (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2026

SB 589: "Quality Basic Education Act"; the date by which a child must attain a certain age to be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten or first grade; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to revise the date by which a child must attain a certain age to be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten or first grade; to provide for parents and guardians to elect for their children who have attained the age of four or five to be enrolled in a voluntary pre-kindergarten program provided and operated as part of Georgia's Pre-K Program; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands voluntary pre-K access for 4-5 year olds, increasing early education enrollment options under Quality Basic Education Act95% confidence
Mike Hodges (R) Clint Dixon (R) Kim Jackson (D) Billy Hickman (R) Bo Hatchett (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2026

HB 1302: Education and Workforce Strategy Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 34, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, labor and industrial relations, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for the reconstitution of the Office of Student Achievement as the Office of Education and Workforce Strategy; to provide for a combined Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Plan and Perkins State Plan; to provide for registered apprenticeship programs; to designate the Technical College System of Georgia as the state apprenticeship agency for the State of Georgia and provide for related authority and responsibilities; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill reconstitutes education office, combines workforce plans, and establishes apprenticeship programs to strengthen education and workforce alignment.90% confidence
Devan Seabaugh (R) Matthew Gambill (R) Scott Hilton (R) Will Wade (R) Matt Dubnik (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2026

HB 1268: Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize and correct errors or omissions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rob Leverett (R) Chuck Efstration (R) James Burchett (R) Stacey Evans (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2026

SB 553: Professions and Businesses; repeal Chapter 14, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors and enact a new Chapter 14

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal Chapter 14, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors, and enact a new Chapter 14; to amend Code Section 48-7-38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to deduction for payments to classified subcontractors, disclosure of tax returns, and maintenance of list of classified subcontractors, so as to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Hodges (R) Chuck Payne (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Shawn Still (R) Larry Walker (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2026

SB 535: Mental Health; the re-creation of community service boards; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mental health, so as to provide for the re-creation of community service boards; to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to meetings open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and teleconferences, so as to revise a provision authorizing community service boards to conduct teleconference meetings under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Topics ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill re-creates community mental health service boards, directly advancing mental health services under healthcare policies per its title and subjects.95% confidence
Kay Kirkpatrick (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2026

SB 542: Sexual Offenses; clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses; permit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sexual offenses, so as to permit clergy members to be charged with certain improper sexual contact offenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Hodges (R) Marty Harbin (R) Clint Dixon (R) Chuck Payne (R) Brian Strickland (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2026

SB 591: Offenses Against Public Order; the disruption of a religious service; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to prohibit the disruption of a religious service; to provide for enhanced penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Clint Dixon (R) Shawn Still (R) Larry Walker (R) Bill Cowsert (R) Bo Hatchett (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2026

HB 1272: Banking and finance; licensing of payment stablecoin issuers; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, so as to provide for use of certain terms in the advertisement and place of business of licensed payment stablecoin issuers; to provide for licensing of payment stablecoin issuers; to provide for third-party examination or investigation; to provide for payment of certain fees and costs of examination and investigation; to provide for suspension or revocation of a license and procedures therefor; to provide for cease and desist orders; to provide for removal of certain officers and members; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative purpose and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Demetrius Douglas (D) Bruce Williamson (R) Noel Williams (R) Todd Jones (R) Scott Hilton (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2026

SB 570: "Georgia Human Trafficking Prevention Training Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 21 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, duties, and liabilities of innkeepers, so as to provide for a required human trafficking training program for inns and short-term rental properties; to provide for definitions; to provide for training policies and procedures; to provide for the retention of certain records; to provide for limitations; to provide for penalties; to provide an effective date; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeMandates human trafficking prevention training for inns, enhancing law enforcement's ability to combat trafficking under criminal justice framework92% confidence
Clint Dixon (R) Shawn Still (R) John Albers (R) Jason Anavitarte (R) Kay Kirkpatrick (R)
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