Rep. Joseph Gullett

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a temporary House Study Committee to investigate municipal electric franchise fees and recommend potential policy changes. The committee will consist of five representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, who will examine how current fee arrangements affect both municipalities and unincorporated county residents. The study will focus on whether residents in unincorporated areas are unfairly subsidizing municipal infrastructure costs and will produce a report with findings and possible legislative recommendations by December 1, 2026. The committee has authority to hold meetings, receive standard legislative allowances, and file reports with the Clerk of the House.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a House Study Committee on Small Business Technology Adoption in Georgia to examine how the state can better support small businesses in adopting new technologies like artificial intelligence and enterprise software. The committee will consist of five representatives, including the chairperson of the Small Business Development Committee, two from the majority party, and two from the minority party, who will study issues related to technology adoption, training, and tax policies affecting small businesses. The committee will hold meetings, receive funding from the House, and submit a report with findings and recommendations before being abolished on December 1, 2026.

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

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Technology Authority, so as to provide for an annual inventory of artificial intelligence usage by state agencies; to provide for annual reports of such; to provide for the authority to develop and establish certain policies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to revise the information sought from persons registering to vote who indicate that they were previously registered to vote in another state, county, or municipality; to provide that comparable notices received from other states related to persons previously registered to vote in Georgia may be used to cancel such persons' voter registration in this state; 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 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes against the person, so as to provide for a court order to locate an alleged victim of child or elder abuse; 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 6 of Title 15 and Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to clerks of superior courts and general provisions regarding notaries public, respectively, so as to provide for remote online notaries public and remote online notarizations; to provide requirements for electronic journaling; to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 44 and Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," recording of deeds and other real property transactions and inspection of public records, respectively, so as to provide for an unfair or deceptive practice in consumer transactions in the recording of certain residential real estate documents; 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 Code Section 25-2-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to smoke detectors required in new dwellings and dwelling units and exceptions, so as to provide for compliance with safety standards for smoke detectors; to provide for staggered compliance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 19 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of practice of law, so as to make certain acts of the unauthorized practice of law felonies and to provide for penalties therefore; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a commendation resolution honoring the City of Cochran Fire Department for their actions during a life-threatening structure fire on December 25, 2025. The resolution recognizes the bravery and professionalism of the department's leadership and firefighters who rescued a trapped occupant from a rapidly burning building under dangerous conditions. It formally expresses appreciation for their decisive actions and prioritization of human life during the incident. The House of Representatives authorized the Clerk to distribute a copy of this resolution to the fire department as a gesture of recognition.