Senate general calendar, 2025 March 18

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DAY

SB 2 SB 7 SB 22 SB 24 SB 26
SB 34 SB 62 SB 65 SB 75
SB 107

State Income Tax; exclude tips from taxation (FIN-27th)
Jails; certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff; require (PUB SAF-56th)
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)
State Income Taxes; with regard to military retirement income, to determine and apply a cost-of-living adjustment to the amount of allowable retirement pay; require the state revenue commissioner (FIN33rd)
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)
"Defend the Guard Act"; enact (I COOP-53rd)
Education; mandatory kindergarten for all children prior to entering into first grade; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-2nd)
Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras; standards for signs warning of a reduced speed limit in a school zone and signs warning of the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-23rd)
Specialized Land Transactions; protections of homeowners in community associations; provide (Substitute) (ED&T-28th)

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SB 108 SB 116
SB 117
SB 127 SB 171 SB 181
SB 194
SB 221 SB 230 SB 240 SB 243 SB 264
SB 279

Property Owners' Associations; certificates of good standing for payment of annual assessments; provide (Substitute) (ED&T-28th)
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)
Public Officers and Employees; a misdemeanor offense for violations regarding complaints by public employees; provide (Substitute) (GvtO25th)
Contracts with Small Businesses; automatic renewal provisions; definitions; provide and revise (Substitute) (RI&U-30th)
Quality Basic Education Act; State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; require (Substitute) (ED&Y-31st)
Education; public schools and public postsecondary institutions shall not accept funding from or enter into contracts with foreign adversaries; provide (Substitute) (H ED-31st)
Alcoholic Beverages and Motor Vehicles and Traffic; production of distilled spirits by a person in his or her private residence; authorize (RI&U-52nd)
Massage Therapy Practice; the number of education hours applicable to licensed massage therapists; increase (RI&U-48th)
Condominiums; maximum amount of insurance deductibles payable by unit owners; remove the limitation (Substitute) (I&L-48th)
Georgia Native Plant Month; designate April of each year (NR&E-25th)
Back the Blue Fund; authorized use of money; revise (Substitute) (I&L20th)
Emergency Management; creation of the Georgia Resilience Office under the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-8th)
"Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. Act"; enact (JUDY-42nd)

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SB 295 SR 216 SR 217 SR 309 SR 323 HB 34 HB 38 HB 51 HB 74 HB 78 HB 86 HB 105

State Board of Education; local school systems to maintain and publish a registry of all contracts worth more than $10,000.00; require (ED&Y31st)
Senate Study Committee on Vulnerable Roadway Users; create (Substitute) (PUB SAF-44th)
Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools; create (ED&Y-18th)
Sales or Income Tax Credit; any bill proposing to receive a two-thirds' vote of the membership of each house of the General Assembly in order to become law; require -CA (Substitute) (RULES-19th)
Senate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism; create (ED&T-49th)
Professional licensing boards; continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licenses with applicable continuing education requirements; establish (RI&U-48th) Washburn-144th
Education; needs based financial aid program; revise definition of eligible student (H ED-23rd) Martin-49th
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties for projects relating to natural gas facilities; authorize (RI&U-13th) Burchett-176th
Georgia Lottery for Education Act; correct a reference (ED&T-45th) Powell-33rd
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit (RET-56th) Franklin-160th
Public officers and employees; calculating and setting the salaries of certain state officials; revise provisions (JUDY-50th) Leverett-123rd
Public officers and employees; increase indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death (ED&Y-50th) Wade9th

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HB 117 HB 137 HB 141 HB 155 HB 159 HB 165 HB 172 HB 175 HB 176 HB 180 HB 181 HB 182

Food service establishments; require notification of the country of origin of seafood items (Substitute) (I COOP-1st) Petrea-166th
Contracts; increase dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments (SLGO(G)6th) Anderson-10th
Revenue and taxation; allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns (FIN-56th) Momtahan-17th
Local government; selection and objection to arbitrators; revise procedures (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-49th) Anderson-10th
Georgia Housing and Finance Authority; increase outstanding bond limit (ED&T-49th) Crowe-118th
Income tax credit; business enterprises for leased motor vehicles; repeal and reserve (FIN-4th) Franklin-160th
Veterinary education; limits on student loan forgiveness program; provide (H ED-6th) Huddleston-72nd
Education; employee comprehensive background checks for early care and education programs and Head Start programs; revise provisions (C&F-52nd) Jones-25th
Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision (JUDY-42nd) Smith-18th
Probate courts; modify certain requirements for probate judges (JUDY50th) Smith-18th
Vital records; issuance of a Certificate of Foreign Birth by the state registrar without a judicial order if certain criteria is satisfied; provide (Substitute) (C&F-32nd) Ehrhart-36th
Life insurance; excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; prohibit (Substitute) (I&L-15th) Lumsden-12th

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HB 199 HB 219 HB 235 HB 240 HB 241 HB 266 HB 270 HB 283 HB 290 HB 296 HB 329 HB 331

Courts; protection of personally identifiable information of judges and their spouses; modify provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-19th) Kelley-16th
Professions and businesses; establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; authorize (RI&U-33rd) Stephens-164th
Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact (ED&Y-56th) Townsend-179th
Mortgage lenders and brokers; prohibit unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions related to mortgage trigger leads (B&FI-6th) Williams-148th
Contracts; convenience fees for payment by electronic means; revise provisions (B&FI-48th) Rhodes-124th
Income tax; exempt income received as personal compensation for fulltime duty in the active military service of the United States (Substitute) (FIN-27th) Sainz-180th
Eviction Service and Airplane Evictions Act; enact (JUDY-50th) Reeves99th
Motor vehicles; issuance of a refusal to sign citation; provide (PUB SAF56th) Neal-79th
Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law (FIN-56th) Carson-46th
Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions (PUB SAF-56th) Gaines-120th
Professional and businesses; authorize certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform artificial insemination (H&HS-32nd) Hilton-48th
Animals; prohibit transfer of certain domestic animals at certain locations (AG&CA-24th) Camp-135th

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HB 352 HB 360 HB 377 HB 392 HB 398
HB 410 HB 414 HB 416 HB 426 HB 473 HB 475 HB 483 HB 494

Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act; enact (Substitute) (H&HS-32nd) Seabaugh-34th
Revenue and taxation; rehabilitation of historic structures; revise tax credit (ED&T-45th) Efstration-104th
Buildings and housing; manufactured homes; provisions (B&FI-8th) Leverett-123rd
Georgia Tax Court; certain events; revise dates (JUDY-42nd) Martin49th
Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures (AG&CA11th) Hagan-156th
Insurance, Department of; efficiency in the practices; provide (I&L-16th) DeLoach-167th
Elections; "person" to include certain nonresidents; revise definition (ETHICS-42nd) Jones-25th
Local government; enterprise zones; revise class of retailer from which fees may be collected (RI&U-46th) Efstration-104th
Courts; nonpartisan election of magistrates; provide (ETHICS-25th) New-40th
Controlled substances; Schedule I; provide certain provisions (H&HS1st) Stephens-164th
Income tax credit; film, gaming, or digital production; revise a definition (ED&T-6th) Gambill-15th
Crimes and offenses; protections for inspectors of code enforcement; provide (JUDY-46th) Prince-132nd
Motor vehicles; require mopeds to be covered by a form of minimum financial responsibility for accident damages (PUB SAF-41st) McClain109th

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HB 495 HB 506 HB 511 HB 549 HB 586 HB 645

Education; Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; repeal (AG&CA11th) Dickey-134th
Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide (H&HS-48th) Hilton-48th
Insurance; deductions from taxable income for contributions by taxpayers to catastrophe savings accounts and interest earned on such accounts; provide (FIN-20th) Lumsden-12th
Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought (PUB SAF30th) Seabaugh-34th
Revenue and taxation; intangible recording tax; revise notes (Substitute) (FIN-3rd) Williamson-112th
Health; COVID-19 testing of staff members in long term-care facilities; repeal certain provisions (H&HS-1st) LaHood-175th

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