A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a homestead exemption from certain City of Savannah ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted assessed value of such homestead for the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which this exemption was first granted to the current owner of such homestead, approved April 13, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4223), as amended, so as to prevent any increases in the adjusted base year assessed value of properties above the value set in tax year 2025; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sponsored bills
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency management, so as to provide for certain longshoremen and related maritime, port, warehouse, and logistics workers to be considered essential workers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Maddy summaryThis resolution urges the protection of a statue of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA) located within the Juliette Gordon Low Federal Building/Complex in Savannah, Georgia. It recommends preserving the statue in the green space created from the building's demolition or donating it to the City of Savannah, though the resolution itself does not impose any legal requirements. The measure serves as a symbolic gesture honoring Low's legacy and the Girl Scouts' historical significance.
Maddy summaryThis 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 Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to authorize a local governing authority to allow certain museums within its jurisdiction to sell alcoholic beverages at the same times on Sundays as other retailers; to provide for a definition; 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 Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to impose an excise tax upon certain proceeds of judgments and settlements intended for the abatement, removal, and remediation of PFAS contamination of land but unused for that purpose; to provide for exceptions; to provide for notice of receipt of damages, filing of returns and payment, and credits; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for notice of excise tax and tax credit to putative PFAS tortfeasors; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to require that any excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations be remitted to the Department of Revenue for disbursement; to provide for the submission of contracts and memoranda of understanding to facilitate such disbursement; to provide for an itemized list of approved expenditures accompanying each disbursement; to provide for rules, regulations, and forms; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commissions and other agencies, so as to create the Georgia-Ireland Trade Commission; to provide for members and purpose of the commission; to provide for annual reporting; to create a fund for commission expenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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 for state income tax, so as to exempt from state income tax income received as personal compensation for full-time duty in the active military service of the United States; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to remove the local government tax revenue threshold as it relates to the applicability of procedures for changing the designation of a private sector nonprofit organization engaged to promote tourism, conventions, and trade shows for such jurisdiction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.