A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Liberty County, Fulton County, and DeKalb County Youth Commissions for their continued service and leadership development efforts within the community; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION honoring the 3rd Infantry Division and Brigadier General John W. Lubas and recognizing February 25, 2026, as Fort Stewart-Liberty County Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificate of need program, so as to exempt from certificate of need requirements certain nursing homes for war veterans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives in recognition of Georgia Chapter of NOBLE Day at the capitol on March 18, 2026, and celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives as a nationally recognized law enforcement organization; and for other purposes.
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.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to barbers and cosmetologists, so as to provide for the teaching of trichology training courses by schools of barbering, schools of cosmetology, and schools of hair design; to require that certain teachers and instructors complete 50 hours of trichology training; to provide exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32, Code Section 48-8-242, and Article 1 of Chapter 39 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, definitions relative to special district transportation sales and use tax (TSPLOST), and creation and organization of the Atlanta-region Transit Link "ATL" Authority, respectively, so as to abolish the position of director of planning; to transfer duties and responsibilities relative to transportation planning to the commissioner of transportation; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Maddy summaryHR 1349 is a ceremonial resolution (not a policy bill) adopted by the Georgia House of Representatives on February 12, 2026, to honor the life and memory of John Donald Steed, Jr., a Georgia resident who died on January 17, 2026. The resolution expresses the House's condolences for his passing, highlighting his military service in the U.S. Army, educational background (including MBA and political management degrees), career in marketing, family, and personal qualities like integrity and kindness. It does not create new laws or affect any policies, as it is purely a commemorative gesture with no practical impact on constituents or legislation.
Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (HR 1332), not a policy bill. It formally recognizes and commends Edna Branch Jackson for her lifetime of public service to Georgia. The resolution highlights her civil rights activism (including participation in Savannah sit-ins and the 1963 March on Washington), her 30-year career at Savannah State University, her 2011 historic election as Savannah's first African-American female mayor, and numerous community honors. The House of Representatives passed the resolution to "extend the most sincere best wishes" to Jackson, with a copy to be delivered to her. No policy changes or affected parties beyond symbolic recognition are involved.
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.
