Sen. Shawn Still

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes the official rules for the Georgia Senate during its 2026 special legislative session. It primarily affects Senate members and staff by updating procedures for how bills are introduced, debated, and sent to the House of Representatives. Key changes include tightening deadlines for submitting bills that need House approval, accelerating the transfer of legislation to the other chamber after the 37th legislative day, and adjusting time limits for debates on local contested issues. The resolution also modifies how committee reports are distributed and sets specific timelines for when bills must be read a second time.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a specific schedule for the 2026 special session of the Georgia General Assembly, designating meeting days and adjournment periods from June 17 to June 22, 2026. It provides flexibility for the House and Senate to set their own daily start and end times while mandating that the legislature remains in adjournment on Saturdays and Sundays unless future rules state otherwise. Additionally, the resolution allows the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate to cancel this schedule and move meetings to a temporary location or the State Capitol if an emergency or disaster makes holding sessions at the Capitol impractical. The bill also ensures that adopting this resolution counts as the necessary consent to continue legislative operations during such emergencies.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6A of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to outdoor stewardship, so as to provide for a sunset; to raise the percentage of moneys appropriated; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to require the registration of property owners' associations; to provide for renewals and amendments; to provide for appeals; to provide for a State Board for Review of Complaints Regarding Property Owners' Associations; to provide for review of complaints; to amend Code Section 44-3-232 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assessments against lot owners as constituting lien in favor of association, additional charges against lot owners, procedure for foreclosing lien, and obligation to provide statement of amounts due, so as to provide for authorization of liens and use of assessments; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law," so as to raise the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Mulberry, approved February 13, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 3518), as amended, so as to provide for the provision of services and exercise of powers by the city; to provide for a city manager; to provide for staggered terms of office for councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Forsyth County, approved June 30, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964 Ex. Sess., p. 2225), as amended, so as to provide term limits for members of the board of commissioners; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to online internet safety, so as to require certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; to require the operators of conversational AI services to take steps to limit certain actions related to minors by such systems; to require operators to provide certain privacy tools to users; to require operators to adopt a protocol for a conversational AI service's response to suicidal ideation or self-harm; to provide for enforcement by the Attorney General; to provide for 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 Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risks, and reinsurance, so as to exempt rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; to require certain language; to provide for compliance with certain registration requirements; 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 Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children and youth, so as to establish a pilot program relating to the provision of screenings, clinical evaluations, training, services, and resources for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to develop and implement such pilot program; to provide for a final report and recommendations; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.