Rep. Deborah Silcox

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965," approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended, so as to extend the sunset for authority of local governing bodies to collect a 1 percent retail sales and use tax; 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 Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for the retention and expenditure of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; to provide for retention of certain fees as personal compensation; to provide for disclosures in written reports; to provide for use of certain fees; to provide for limitations; to authorize the adoption of local acts; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis resolution (HR 1408) symbolically recognizes the Atlanta Chamber Players (ACP) for its 50th anniversary, marking their founding in 1976. It commends ACP for premiering over 130 new chamber works, collaborating with national ensembles, mentoring youth through educational partnerships, and launching initiatives like Rapido!® (a national composition contest). The resolution has no policy impact or funding provisions - it is purely ceremonial, expressing legislative appreciation for ACP’s cultural contributions to Atlanta and the broader chamber music community. It was adopted by the House of Representatives in 2026.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for local and state charter schools and charter school petitioners to have the right to lease, utilize, or buy unused facilities of a local board of education, subject to conditions; to provide for such conditions; to provide for construction; to revise a definition; to make conforming changes and to modernize certain terms; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis resolution honors the life and memory of Claire Ann Bartlett. It is a symbolic gesture by the House to express condolences following her passing. The bill has no policy provisions or direct impact on constituents, as it is a non-binding commemorative resolution. It was formally adopted by the House on January 12, 2026.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 5-6-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judgments and rulings deemed directly appealable, procedure for review of judgments, orders, or decisions not subject to direct appeal, scope of review, hearings in criminal cases involving a capital offense for which death penalty is sought, and appeals involving nonmonetary judgments in child custody cases, so as to provide for certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state or a city or county in this state; to provide for time limitations; to provide for statutory construction; 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 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to authorize certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform artificial insemination; to provide for definitions; 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 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), so as to prohibit the stopping or parking of a motor vehicle other than a transit vehicle in a designated transit vehicle lane in the City of Atlanta; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from the certificate of need program, so as to revise an exemption from certificate of need requirements concerning life plan communities; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.