Sen. Blake Tillery

Maddy summaryThis resolution creates a Georgia Senate study committee to examine adoption affordability and permanency systems. The committee will study cost drivers (like home studies and fees), regulatory barriers, financial incentives (such as tax credits), and access challenges - especially for middle-income families and children with special needs. It does not make new laws but will evaluate Georgia's current adoption framework across state laws and agency practices. The committee, composed of five Senate members, will report findings by December 2026 to inform potential future policy changes. This affects prospective adoptive families, child welfare agencies, and children in foster care seeking permanent placements.

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 imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to disqualify business enterprises that hire illegal aliens for large-scale projects from claiming certain tax credits associated with such projects; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state sales and use taxes, so as to repeal the data center equipment sales and use tax exemption; to allow for the continued use of certificates of exemption issued prior to the date of repeal; 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 5A of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of State Treasurer, so as to provide for gold and silver specie as legal tender; to provide for a bullion depository; to provide for an electronic payment system; to provide for guidelines, rules and regulations; to provide for insured deposits; to prohibit social credit scoring systems; to provide for annual reports; to prohibit taxation of transactions involving gold and silver specie and legal tender; to provide for an implementation date; to provide for construction; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding torts, so as to provide a cause of action against the knowing and unauthorized use of an individual's photograph or image together with representations of nudity or sexually explicit conduct; to provide for stays of such causes of action; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION congratulating the Greenbrier High School girls flag football team for winning the 2025 GHSA Division 2 State Flag Football Championship; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis bill dedicates an intersection in Chatham County as the Kevin "Catfish" Jackson Memorial Intersection to honor the life of Mr. Jackson, a former University of Georgia football player and community leader. The resolution directs the Department of Transportation to install and maintain signs marking the intersection at State Route 26/US-80 and Johnny Mercer Boulevard. Copies of the resolution will be distributed to Mr. Jackson's family and relevant state agencies. This is a commemorative measure that does not alter existing laws or policies.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Forestry Commission's Telfair/Wheeler County Unit on being named the 2025 Unit of the Year for Service; the Emanuel/Candler Unit on being named the 2025 Unit of the Year for Community Engagement; Will Dale for being named the 2025 Wildland Firefighter of the Year; and Matthew O'Connor for being named the 2025 Forester of the Year; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary school students, so as to require written notification to a parent when a student receives certain noninstructional services from certain school employees; to provide for exceptions; to provide for education records of such noninstructional services; to revise the "Parents' Bill of Rights" to provide for such written notification; to require local education agencies to adopt policies, rules, or regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for an effective date; 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 O.C.G.A., relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to require that the list of eligible voters is posted and made public prior to each primary or election; to provide for civil fines in the event that registrars fail to remove a person from the list of registered voters following a successful challenge; to provide conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.