Rep. Robert Dickey

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to provide updated eligibility requirements for the Dual Achievement Program; to provide for continued eligibility for students already enrolled in the program; to provide for the creation of a funding formula; to provide for policies, rules, and regulations; to repeal provisions regarding participation agreements, QBE funding, and accountability assessments for the program; to provide for continuation of the program and eliminate a provision providing for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a House resolution expressing support for termed and perpetual conservation easements on private lands. It highlights how these voluntary agreements allow landowners to protect natural, agricultural, and historical resources while retaining ownership and monetizing environmental values. The resolution emphasizes that conservation easements help maintain wildlife habitats, support agricultural operations, and enable landowners to pass land to heirs. It does not create new laws or funding but serves as a formal statement of legislative backing for these conservation tools.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 50, Code Section 36-91-100, and Code Section 48-8-200 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, definitions regarding bidding for government works projects, and definitions regarding water and sewer projects and costs tax, respectively, so as to authorize the authority to finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects related to facilitating solar installations on closed landfills; to provide for limited liability; to provide for definitions; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness upon appropriation of funds; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to solid waste management, so as to require the recycling of solar panels; to prohibit the discarding or disposing of solar panels by any manner other than by delivery to a collection or recovered materials processing facility or other recycling center that accepts solar panels for recycling; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, so as to permit the combination of multiple covenants of a single owner into a single, new, ten-year covenant; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for ad valorem taxation of property, so as to limit exceptions to the breach of covenants for bona fide conservation use and forest land conservation use related to the solar generation of energy to existing contracts and to provide for applicability; to provide for sunsets; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution that recognizes and commends Representative Lynn Smith for her dedicated public service to the State of Georgia. It directly affects Representative Smith by formally honoring her leadership, legislative achievements, and contributions to various committees during her tenure in the Georgia House of Representatives. The resolution highlights her specific accomplishments, such as championing environmental legislation and serving on multiple committees, while expressing appreciation for her service as she retires. The bill does not create new laws or policies but serves as a ceremonial acknowledgment of her career.

Maddy summaryHR 1416 creates a Joint Study Committee on Generational Sustainability of Family Farms in Georgia. The committee, composed of nine members (including legislative leaders and the Agriculture Commissioner), will study challenges facing family farms such as economic pressures, rising input costs, declining farmer numbers, and mental health impacts. It aims to evaluate these issues and recommend policy solutions to support farm sustainability, develop domestic markets, and prepare the next generation of farmers. The committee must report its findings by December 1, 2027, and will not enact new laws itself. This is a procedural resolution to conduct research, not a legislative action affecting specific policies.

A RESOLUTION congratulating the Rock Springs Christian Academy wrestling team for winning the 2026 GAPPS State Wrestling Championship; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to eliminate the ad valorem tax assessment of certain timber at sale or harvest; to require state appropriations to each county, municipality, or school district affected by such tax elimination; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.