Sen. Shawn Still

Maddy summaryThis Senate resolution formally recognizes the Rotary Club of Madison County for completing its 1,000th handicap access ramp. The bill directly affects the Rotary Club and the community members who benefit from their accessibility ramp program. It commends the club's volunteer-led initiative that provides free ramps to individuals with mobility challenges, including elderly residents, veterans, and those facing financial hardships. The resolution serves as an official acknowledgment of the club's decades of service and does not create new laws or funding.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates March 9, 2026, as Skin Cancer Awareness Day at the state capitol to promote public education about skin cancer prevention and early detection. It directly affects state legislators and staff by encouraging them to acknowledge the date and raise awareness about the risks of excessive sun exposure. The resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the document to three dermatology organizations: the Georgia Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, the Atlanta Dermatological Association, and the Skin Cancer Awareness Network Foundation. This is a commemorative measure that does not change laws or allocate funding, but rather serves as a symbolic gesture to highlight skin cancer statistics and prevention efforts.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to provide for the board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; to provide for the system to maintain a minimum 120 percent funded ratio; to provide for conditions for such benefit multiplier increases; to provide for automatic increases in employee contributions proportional to benefit multiplier increases; to allow for members who joined after 2009 to receive benefit multiplier increases; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a Senate resolution honoring the life and memory of Zoey Nicole Price, a young woman from Georgia who passed away. It formally recognizes her positive impact on her community, family, and friends through her kindness, enthusiasm, and dedication. The resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the document to Price's family as a gesture of respect. This measure does not change laws or policies but serves as a commemorative acknowledgment of her life.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the United States Women's National Ice Hockey Team for their historic gold medal victory at the 2026 Winter Olympics; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to clarify that only citizens of the United States shall have a right to vote in elections in this state; to require electors to present photographic identification prior to casting a ballot; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; 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 an Act providing that no local board of education, local school superintendent, or school administrator, teacher, or other school personnel shall make or enforce any rule that requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of such student may elect for his or her child to be exempt from such rule, approved March 29, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 23/SB 514), so as to eliminate the automatic repeal provision; 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 primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for the nonpartisan election for county officers and district attorneys in certain counties; to provide for the qualifying for such offices; to provide 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 Chapters 5 and 6 of Title 16 and Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes against the person, sexual offenses, and sentence and punishment, respectively, so as to provide for increased punishments for certain offenses; to provide for certain punishment for offenders who have been convicted of the offense of rape, sexual battery, or aggravated sexual battery of a person under 12 years of age; to designate certain offenses as serious violent felonies; to remove probation eligibility for certain offenses committed while serving a sentence; to prohibit probation for certain offenses; to prohibit early termination of probation for certain offenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.