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passed · Georgia · Senate Mar 31, 2026

SR 610: Senate Study Committee on Improving and Increasing Recycling; create

SR 610 creates a Senate Study Committee to evaluate Georgia's recycling system, focusing on challenges like infrastructure gaps, contamination in recyclables, and opportunities to grow in-state markets for materials such as glass, aluminum, and plastics. The committee, composed of eight Senate members and five industry experts (including representatives from manufacturers, recycling facilities, and state agencies), will study current recycling practices, barriers to efficiency, and potential solutions. It must submit recommendations by December 1, 2026, to improve recycling rates and support economic development through better material recovery. The resolution does not enact new laws but establishes a process for gathering data and industry input to inform future policy.
Topics ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill creates committee to study and improve recycling infrastructure, addressing contamination and expanding in-state markets for recyclables like glass/aluminum, directly conserving resources and reducing waste.90% confidence
Brian Strickland (R) Bo Hatchett (R) Randy Robertson (R) Matt Brass (R)
passed · Georgia · Senate Mar 31, 2026

SB 423: Government Transparency; campaign committees, independent committees, political action committees, and leadership committees from accepting contributions or donations from non-Georgia persons that exceed 50 percent of all contributions received; prohibit

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 prohibit candidates, campaign committees, independent committees, political action committees, and leadership committees from accepting contributions or donations from non-Georgia persons that exceed 50 percent of all contributions received; to provide definitions; to provide for the return of such excess contributions; to provide for the escheatment of excess contributions that are not returned; to provide for exceptions; to provide for injunctive relief; to prohibit and provide penalties for strawman transactions seeking to avoid the contribution cap provided herein; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Hodges (R) Chuck Payne (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Brian Strickland (R) Billy Hickman (R)
passed both · Georgia · House Mar 31, 2026

HB 1001: Income tax; reduce rate of tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to reduce the rate of the tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly reduces income tax rate, providing tax relief which aligns with supporting tax policy changes in Budget & Taxes.90% confidence
Bruce Williamson (R) Soo Hong (R) Devan Seabaugh (R) Matthew Gambill (R) Will Wade (R)
passed · Georgia · House Mar 31, 2026

HB 1027: Local government; authorize certain long-term contracts for sale of electric power

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapters 1 and 30 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties only and general provisions applicable to municipal corporations only, respectively, so as to authorize certain long-term contracts for the sale of electric power; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) Bill Yearta (R) Noel Williams (R) Victor Anderson (R) Matthew Gambill (R)
passed · Georgia · Senate Mar 31, 2026

SB 437: State Building, Plumbing, and Electrical Codes; acknowledgement of an applicant's use of a private professional provider to conduct a plan review or inspection; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state building, plumbing, and electrical codes, so as to provide for acknowledgment of an applicant's use of a private professional provider to conduct a plan review or inspection and that such review or inspection may proceed regardless of whether the local governing authority had performed its own plan review or inspection; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Clint Dixon (R) Shawn Still (R) Randy Robertson (R) Russ Goodman (R) Sam Watson (R)
passed · Georgia · House Mar 31, 2026

HB 1087: 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 charging disabled veterans certain fees related to residential improvements to be made to accommodate such veteran's disability status; to provide a definition; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Topics ✓ HousingSupports HousingProhibits fees for disabled veterans' home modifications, supporting accessibility for a specific group within housing needs.80% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransProhibits counties from charging disabled veterans fees for home modifications to accommodate disabilities, removing financial barriers to accessibility improvements.95% confidence
Josh Bonner (R) David Jenkins (R) Angie O'Steen (R) Bill Hitchens (R) Sandy Donatucci (R)
passed · Georgia · House Mar 31, 2026

HB 1023: Education; utilize weapon detection systems in certain school buildings; require local boards of education and other public school governing bodies

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 27 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to loitering at or disrupting schools, so as to require local boards of education and other public school governing bodies to utilize weapon detection systems to aid in the prevention of any individual attempting to unlawfully possess or carry a weapon in certain school buildings; to provide for exceptions; to authorize the use of funding; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Efstration (R) Sandy Donatucci (R) Jon Burns (R) Holt Persinger (R) Matt Hatchett (R)
passed · Georgia · House Mar 31, 2026

HB 310: Student Teacher Promotion Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for educational programs, so as to establish a program to support recruitment of teachers by providing grant funds to be paid by public schools to student teachers participating in the required student teaching component of their teacher education programs; to provide for applications for grants; to provide for maximum payments; to require the State Board of Education to establish rules and regulations to implement the program; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill creates state-mandated grant program funded by public schools to support teacher recruitment, directing budget allocation toward education programs.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationEstablishes grant program to fund student teachers, directly supporting teacher recruitment and retention in K-12 schools through state-funded incentives.95% confidence
Carolyn Hugley (D) Imani Barnes (D) Phil Olaleye (D) Bethany Ballard (R) Leesa Hagan (R)
passed · Georgia · House Mar 31, 2026

HB 421: Interstate Sexual Predator Prevention Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to establish the offense of traveling to meet a minor for indecent purposes; to provide penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Matt Reeves (R) Carmen Rice (R) Darlene Taylor (R) Mandi Ballinger (R) Karen Mathiak (R)
passed · Georgia · Senate Mar 31, 2026

SR 56: Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Topics ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesIncreases acreage threshold for conservation property tax exemption, reducing state tax revenue by expanding tax-advantaged land use.92% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentIncreases acreage limit for conservation tax benefits, directly promoting land conservation under environmental protection framework.95% confidence
Billy Hickman (R) Russ Goodman (R) Sam Watson (R) Lee Anderson (R) John Kennedy (R)
passed · Georgia · House Mar 31, 2026

HB 634: Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; expedited completion of a student's first Individualized Education Program; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act," so as to revise provisions for expedited completion of a student's first Individualized Education Program; to provide for calculating maximum scholarship amounts for certain students; to provide for electronic deposits; to provide for a compliance form; to provide for deadlines by which the Department of Education shall publish certain information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Topics ✓ EducationSupports EducationExpands educational access for special needs students through revised scholarship program and IEP process improvements.95% confidence
Rick Townsend (R) Todd Jones (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Carter Barrett (R) Jan Jones (R)
passed · Georgia · House Mar 31, 2026

HB 267: Riley Gaines Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to provide for separate restroom and changing areas for males and females in schools; to provide for sleeping arrangements on school trips to be made according to sex; to provide for definitions throughout the Official Code of Georgia Annotated of certain terms relating to sex; to provide for legislative findings on the importance of certain distinctions between the sexes; to require any collector of vital statistics throughout this state to identify each individual as either male or female; to replace the term "gender" throughout the Code with "sex"; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Josh Bonner (R) Todd Jones (R) Sandy Donatucci (R) Jan Jones (R) Will Wade (R)
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