A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to repeal the authority of the Department of Public Health and all county boards of health to require persons to submit to vaccinations against or other measures to prevent contagious or infectious diseases; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance relative to elementary and secondary school students, so as to require the local governing body for each school system and public school to adopt a policy providing that students shall be granted not less than two excused absences per school year for attending or participating in a civic or political event; to require the State Board of Education to develop a model policy; to provide a definition; to provide a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
This resolution (HR 1271) dedicates a specific interchange at State Route 401/I-75 and Barneyville Road in Cook County, Georgia, as the "William Brown Lovett Memorial Interchange" in honor of Mr. William Brown Lovett. It directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the interchange, commemorating Lovett's life as a respected farmer, educator, and community figure from Georgia. The resolution does not create new laws or affect policies; it solely names a public infrastructure location.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 71 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to development impact fees, so as to authorize local governments to waive development impact fees for certain projects related to the development of affordable or workforce housing without increasing other impact fees to offset such lost funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to provide that candidates, campaign committees, independent committees, and leadership committees that receive more than 50 percent of their funding from non-Georgia persons shall provide certain notices on their campaign advertisements; to provide for definitions; to provide that candidates and campaign committees shall provide certain disclosures on their websites with regard to the percentages of out-of-state and in-state funding received by the candidate or campaign committee; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
This is a symbolic resolution (not a law), designating May 2026 as "Save Your Tooth Month" in Georgia. It recognizes the importance of oral health and specifically commends endodontists - dental specialists who perform root canals and other procedures to preserve natural teeth - highlighting their role in patient care. The resolution does not create new laws or policies; it solely serves as a ceremonial acknowledgment to support public awareness efforts led by the American Association of Endodontists during that month.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state printing and documents, so as to provide bona fide researchers with legal means to access criminal justice data and records; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for definitions; to require that the Attorney General provide guidance to criminal justice agencies in the sharing of criminal justice data, records, and information with bona fide researchers; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia Department of Education to provide informational support to school districts to encourage testing school pipes and fixtures for lead, to utilize federal funding to pay for such testing, and to remedy any problems found as a result of such testing; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waste management, so as to enact the "Pollution Prevention and Producer Responsibility Act of 2026"; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of a Producer Responsibility Advisory Board; to provide for the development and publication and distribution of recyclable covered materials lists and approved recycling processes; to provide for the development and publication and distribution of compostable covered materials lists; to provide for a reuse financial assistance program; to provide for the reduction of toxins in covered materials; to provide for certain reports; to provide for enforcement; to provide for rule making; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to provide for a new special purpose local option sales tax dedicated to certain healthcare purposes; to provide for definitions; to provide for authorization of tax and applicability; to provide for accountability and the withholding of funds by the state; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to dependency proceedings, so as to provide for protections for children who adopt an identity that differs from their sex; to provide for definitions; to amend Chapter 15 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to child abuse, so as to provide for protections for children who adopt an identity that differs from their sex; to provide for definitions; to amend Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to social services, so as to provide for the right to exercise religious beliefs or other strongly held beliefs of certain caregivers; to provide for certification; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to state government, so as to provide limitations for state employees and contractors regarding a parent-child relationship; to provide for related matters; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to provide that any business enterprise, including, but not limited to, private equity, having an interest in 1,000 or more single-family residential properties within this state used primarily for purposes of generating rental income shall be subject to an ad valorem tax assessment of 100 percent; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
