Senate general calendar, 2025 February 27

SB 2 SB 4 SB 7 SB 9 SB 17 SB 20
SB 22
SB 24 SB 29
SB 30

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATIVE DAY
State Income Tax; exclude tips from taxation (FIN-27th)
Education; fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; revise provisions (Substitute) (ED&Y-27th)
Jails; certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff; require (PUB SAF-56th)
"Ensuring Accountability for Illegal AI Activities Act"; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-56th)
"Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-31st)
Veterinarians; student loan repayment; who practice shelter medicine and in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics; provide; create the State Veterinary Education Board for Shelter Medicine and Pet Sterilization (Substitute) (H ED-32nd)
State School Superintendent; Department of Education to publish relevant and applicable federal guidance documents and related information; require (ED&Y-19th)
Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide (FIN-23rd)
DNA Sampling, Collection, and Analysis; collection of DNA samples of individuals arrested for the commission of a felony at the time such individuals are booked or otherwise processed by a detention facility; provide (JUDY-25th)
Hospitals and Related Institutions; hormone therapies and pubertyblocking medications for certain purposes to minors; prohibit prescribing or administering (H&HS-1st)

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SB 31 SB 33 SB 34 SB 46 SB 51 SB 55 SB 56 SB 57 SB 64 SB 74 SB 85 SB 86

Income Taxes; all income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components; exempt from taxation (FIN-27th)
"Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits (Substitute) (RI&U-32nd)
Public Service Commission; costs incurred by an electric utility as a result of providing electric services to commercial data centers from being included in any rates; prohibit (Substitute) (RI&U-52nd)
"Government Serves the People Act"; enact (GvtO-16th)
State, County, and Municipal Road Systems; contracting procedures related to the acquisition of certain professional services by counties and municipalities; revise (SLGO(G)-37th)
"Dignity and Pay Act"; enact (I&L-4th)
Georgia State Indemnification Fund; the Department of Administrative Services to purchase annuities for the payment of indemnification claims; authorize (Substitute) (I&L-31st)
"Freedom of Speech and Belief Act"; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-19th)
Local Government and State Government; certain transactions between government entities and certain foreign persons; prohibit (PUB SAF45th)
Harmful Materials to Minors; exemption for libraries and librarians from the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103; repeal (Substitute) (ED&Y23rd)
Grants for Foster Children; a grant program to provide grants to former foster youth who meet eligibility requirements, subject to specific appropriations; establish (Substitute) (H ED-6th)
Alcoholic Beverages; retail dealers to offer discounts to consumers through premiums, coupons, or rebates on alcoholic beverages purchased for consumption off the premises; authorize (Substitute) (RI&U-31st)

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SB 91
SB 94
SB 100 SB 105 SB 109 SB 110 SB 111 SB 112 SB 116 SB 119 SB 126

State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit (H&HS-19th)
Public Utilities and Public Transportation; a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies concerning public utilities; reestablish (Substitute) (RI&U52nd)
"Andee's Law"; enact (C&F-29th)
Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians; licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; authorize (AG&CA-31st)
Life Insurance; a policy of group life insurance from excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; prohibit (Substitute) (VM&HS-15th)
Definitions Relative to the Juvenile Code; definition of neglect and to provide for new definitions (Substitute) (C&F-31st)
"Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act"; enact (ED&T-56th)
Selling and other Trade Practices; certain protections for consumers relative to warranties of HVAC systems and components of such systems; extend (RI&U-45th)
DNA Sampling; the collection of DNA samples from any individual in a detention facility charged with a misdemeanor or felony who is subject to an immigration detainer notice; require (PUB SAF-30th)
Manufactured or Mobile Homes; limited exceptions to circumstances under which a manufactured home shall become real property; provide (B&FI-8th)
Completion Special Schools Act; certain students to be enrolled; lower the age of eligibility from 18 to 16 (ED&Y-45th)

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SB 127 SB 129 SB 139 SB 140 SB 144
SB 146 SB 147 SB 149 SB 154 SB 160 SB 162 SB 163

Contracts with Small Businesses; automatic renewal provisions; definitions; provide and revise (Substitute) (RI&U-30th)
"Georgia Supporting those Who Sacrificed for Service Act"; enact (Substitute) (FIN-56th)
City of Mulberry; change the corporate limits of the city (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-45th)
Optometrists; doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; provide (H&HS-27th)
Fertilizers or Pesticides; a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; clarify (Substitute) (AG&CA11th)
Health, Local Government, and Property; regulations and protections of cemeteries and burial grounds; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-25th)
Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; provide (PUB SAF-33rd)
Tuition Equalization Grants at Private Colleges and Universities; definition of approved school; revise (H ED-4th)
United States Department of Education; references from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise or remove (ED&Y-50th)
Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (PUB SAF-32nd)
Georgia Composite Medical Board; implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; provide (Substitute) (RI&U-52nd)
Brady Law Regulations; standards for bringing an action against the government for an unauthorized act relating to regulation of weapons; revise (Substitute) (JUDY-53rd)

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SB 173 SB 175 SB 177 SB 180 SB 182 SB 185 SB 191 SB 193 SB 195 SB 199 SB 212

Pleadings and Motions; movants to file notices of uncontested motions in superior courts and state courts; authorize (JUDY-14th)
Elections and Primaries; use of ranked-choice voting; prohibit (ETHICS29th)
Government Transparency and Campaign Finance; transparency in foreign funded political activities within the state; provide (ETHICS31st)
High Demand Apprenticeship Program; opportunities for apprenticeship sponsors to enter into apprenticeship program contracts with State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; provide (H ED-45th)
"Georgia Music Office and Music Ready Communities Act"; enact (ED&T-39th)
Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit (PUB SAF29th)
Employment Security; certain notice provisions relating to benefits and appeals; revise (I&L-48th)
State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; establish the adult workforce high school diploma program; authorize (Substitute) (H ED-6th)
Pharmacies; pharmacists are authorized to dispense preexposure prophylaxis and postexposure prophylaxis under certain conditions; provide (H&HS-52nd)
State Ethics Commission; shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; provide (Substitute) (ETHICS-11th)
"Quality Basic Education Act,"; disclosure of public student directory information to political candidates or persons or groups acting on their behalf; prohibit (ETHICS-48th)

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SB 218 HB 15 HB 92 HR 97 HR 98

Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-29th)
Banking and finance; update terminology; provisions (B&FI-18th) Williamson-112th
Revenue and taxation; postpone date by which local governing authorities can opt out of base year homestead exemption (Substitute) (FIN-52nd) Blackmon-146th
Property; conveyance of certain state owned property; authorize (Substitute) (SI&P-15th) Greene-154th
Property; granting of nonexclusive easements; authorize (Substitute) (SI&P-15th) Greene-154th

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