Senate general calendar, 2025 March 28

SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2025
THIRTY-SEVENTH 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 214 SB 221 SB 230 SB 240 SB 243

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)
Elections and Primaries; electors to cast physical absentee on-request ballots as an alternative to using other authorized means of casting inperson votes; authorize (Substitute) (ETHICS-23rd)
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)

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SB 264
SB 279 SB 295
SR 216 SR 217 SR 237
SR 255 SR 283 SR 301 SR 309
SR 311 SR 323 SR 386 SR 391

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)
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)
Professional Standards Commission; provide recommendations to support the state's K-12 education workforce and teacher and school leader pipeline; urge (Substitute) (ED&Y-4th)
Senate Study Committee on Combating Unscrupulous Companion Animal Breeding Practices; create (RULES-13th)
Joint Study Committee on Height Restrictions Surrounding Georgia Airports; create (Substitute) (TRANS-21st)
Senate Rosenwald Schools Study Committee; create (ED&Y-17th)
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 Recovery Residences; create (RULES-29th)
Senate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism; create (Substitute) (RULES-49th)
Senate State FairTax Study Committee; create (FIN-53rd)
Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Currency; create (Substitute) (RULES-56th)

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SR 393 SR 424 SR 427 SR 429 SR 444 SR 474 HB 34
HB 36
HB 37
HB 51
HB 52
HB 54

Senate Study Committee on Improving Family Caregiver Services; create (RULES-22nd)
Senate Study Committee on Franchise Fees; create (RULES-52nd)
Senate Study Committee on Intoxicating Cannabinoids in Consumable Hemp Products; create (RULES-32nd)
Senate Addressing Felony Disenfranchisement in Georgia's Constitution Study Committee; create (RULES-23rd)
Senate Civil Rights Protections Study Committee; create (RULES-39th)
Senate Study Committee on Higher Education Affordability; create (RULES-36th)
Professional licensing boards; continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licenses with applicable continuing education requirements; establish (RI&U-48th) Washburn-144th
Guardian and ward; revise list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult (Substitute) (JUDY-1st) Leverett-123rd
Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits (Substitute) (ED&Y-37th) Leverett-123rd
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties for projects relating to natural gas facilities; authorize (RI&U-13th) Burchett-176th
Ad valorem tax; qualified disabled veterans; extend homestead exemption to unremarried surviving spouses or minor children (Substitute) (FIN-29th) Rice-139th
Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize (Substitute) (RI&U-6th) Clark100th

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HB 56
HB 61 HB 66 HB 77 HB 78 HB 79 HB 108 HB 115 HB 127
HB 131
HB 134 HB 141

Education; grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; provide (H ED-56th) Petrea-166th
Motor vehicles; issuance of separate license plates for hearses and ambulances; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-48th) Seabaugh-34th
Ad valorem tax; expand definition of rental motor vehicle (Substitute) (FIN-42nd) Stephens-164th
Motor vehicles; encountering funeral procession on two-lane highway; revise responsibilities (Substitute) (PUB SAF-25th) Franklin-160th
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit (RET-56th) Franklin-160th
Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact (Substitute) (FIN-31st) Newton-127th
Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act or SAVE Act; enact (VM&HS-48th) Bonner-73rd
Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide (NR&E-48th) Petrea-166th
Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five (Substitute) (ED&Y-23rd) Cox-28th
Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien (Substitute) (JUDY-42nd) Reeves99th
Sales and use tax; manufactured homes; revise and expand exemption (FIN-29th) Camp-135th
Revenue and taxation; allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns (FIN-56th) Momtahan-17th

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HB 147 HB 148 HB 154 HB 156 HB 162
HB 165 HB 176 HB 177 HB 179 HB 180 HB 181
HB 185 HB 186

Georgia Technology Authority; annual inventory of artificial intelligence usage by state agencies; provide (Substitute) (S&T-56th) Thomas-21st
Accountants; education and experience requirements; revise provisions (RI&U-4th) Carson-46th
Emergency medical services; designate ambulance services as an essential service (H&HS-1st) Richardson-125th
Transportation, Department of; authority over vertiports; provide (TRANS-21st) Jones-25th
Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide (JUDY-46th) Hagan156th
Income tax credit; business enterprises for leased motor vehicles; repeal and reserve (FIN-4th) Franklin-160th
Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision (JUDY-42nd) Smith-18th
Domestic relations; protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; provide (JUDY-42nd) Cooper-45th
Appellate practice; digital recording of certain trial proceedings; provide (Substitute) (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
Professions and businesses; repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the Dietetics Practice Act (RI&U-20th) Ehrhart-36th
Revenue and taxation; eliminate title ad valorem tax fee requirement for certain inherited vehicles (Substitute) (FIN-27th) Ridley-22nd

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HB 187 HB 200 HB 219 HB 222 HB 224
HB 232 HB 235 HB 238
HB 244 HB 283 HB 291

Professions and businesses; contractors; change certain provisions (RI&U-48th) Washburn-144th
State Board of Education; establish a three-year pilot immersive writing program for eligible public elementary schools; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-18th) Bazemore-69th
Professions and businesses; establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; authorize (RI&U-33rd) Stephens-164th
Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require (JUDY-20th) Blackmon-146th
Highways, bridges, and ferries; construction or maintenance of roads upon military bases or installations paid for by the United States Department of Defense or other entities; authorize (TRANS-54th) Bonner-73rd
Interstate Massage Compact Act; enact (Substitute) (RI&U-48th) Silcox53rd
Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact (ED&Y-56th) Townsend-179th
Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia (PUB SAF-29th) Lumsden-12th
State auditor; local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits; provide (SLGO(G)-11th) Cannon-172nd
Motor vehicles; issuance of a refusal to sign citation; provide (PUB SAF56th) Neal-79th
Health; certification of community health workers; provide (H&HS-31st) Taylor-173rd

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HB 296 HB 297 HB 304 HB 309
HB 325 HB 329
HB 339 HB 352 HB 370 HB 371
HB 378 HB 384

Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions (PUB SAF-56th) Gaines-120th
Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions (FIN-50th) Anderson-10th
Local government; Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; create (Substitute) (JUDY-42nd) Yearta-152nd
Local government; require adoption of a resolution or ordinance and voter approval prior to abolishment of a police force that was created by such method (SLGO(G)-29th) Clifton-131st
Domestic relations; Protective Order Registry; revise certain definitions (JUDY-42nd) Martinez-111th
Professional and businesses; authorize certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform artificial insemination (H&HS-32nd) Hilton-48th
Motor vehicles; exempt ride share drivers or ride share network services from definition of motor carrier (TRANS-42nd) Leverett-123rd
Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act; enact (Substitute) (H&HS-32nd) Seabaugh-34th
Ad valorem tax; school districts; state-wide base year homestead exemption; provisions (Substitute) (FIN-42nd) Gaines-120th
Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase (Substitute) (ED&Y-18th) Corbett-174th
State courts of counties; online publishing of terms; provide (JUDY-50th) Momtahan-17th
Crimes and offenses; uniform oaths to be sworn by all peace officers; provide (JUDY-56th) Seabaugh-34th

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HB 397 HB 398 HB 414 HB 422 HB 430 HB 432 HB 443 HB 444 HB 447 HB 449 HB 451 HB 455

Elections; allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections (Substitute) (ETHICS-25th) Fleming114th
Food, drugs, and cosmetics; authorize production and sale of cottage food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures (AG&CA11th) Hagan-156th
Elections; "person" to include certain nonresidents; revise definition (ETHICS-42nd) Jones-25th
State employees' health insurance; include high deductible health plans (Substitute) (I&L-35th) McCollum-30th
Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; venue for certain petitions regarding state sexual offender registry; provide (JUDY-48th) Sainz180th
Game and fish; Georgia turkey stamps; provide (NR&E-31st) Kelley16th
Game and fish; fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; provide (Substitute) (NR&E-24th) Petrea-166th
Holidays; April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; designate (NR&E-25th) Silcox-53rd
Crimes and offenses; crimes of gift card theft, gift card forgery, and gift card fraud; provide (JUDY-48th) Gullett-19th
Public utilities; subject certain companies providing water services to regulation by Public Service Commission (Substitute) (RI&U-24th) Rhodes-124th
Quality Basic Education Act; local boards shall be authorized to provide instruction in hunting safety in grades six through 12; provide (ED&Y24th) Cannon-172nd
Bingo; properties used for games; limit number of sessions; provisions (ED&T-6th) Powell-33rd

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HB 460 HB 463 HB 466 HB 471 HB 485 HB 494 HB 506 HB 513 HB 516 HB 521 HB 530 HB 531

Evidence; exclude certain communications made between attorney and client when client is in a penal institution (JUDY-46th) Panitch-51st
Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption (FIN-20th) Blackmon-146th
State symbols; marsh tacky horse as official Georgia heritage horse breed; designate (ED&T-8th) Cameron-1st
Health; licensed general hospitals and birthing centers make available a water safety education video to parents or guardians of newborn infants; require (H&HS-48th) Cheokas-151st
Official Code of Georgia Annotated; various provisions enacted prior to 2013 which are contingent upon funding and which remain unfunded; repeal (Substitute) (GvtO-50th) Yearta-152nd
Motor vehicles; require mopeds to be covered by a form of minimum financial responsibility for accident damages (PUB SAF-41st) McClain109th
Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide (H&HS-48th) Hilton-48th
Local government; criteria for service delivery strategy; revise provisions (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-23rd) LaHood-175th
State government; authorize county and regional library boards to conduct meetings via teleconference (Substitute) (SLGO(G)-31st) New40th
Local government; deannexation of certain properties; revise procedures (SLGO(G)-45th) Anderson-10th
Courts; authorization for electronic filing of pleadings in probate court; provide (JUDY-20th) Leverett-123rd
Appeal and error; certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state or a city or county in this state; provide (Substitute) (JUDY-42nd) Reeves-99th

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HB 532 HB 535 HB 549
HB 567 HB 582 HB 586 HB 618
HB 627 HB 630 HB 635 HB 638
HB 645 HB 647

Conservation and natural resources; grants and special revenue disbursements; revise provisions (FIN-3rd) DeLoach-167th
Penal institutions; credit for time served regarding probation revocation sentencing; provide (JUDY-46th) Smith-18th
Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought (PUB SAF30th) Seabaugh-34th
Professions and businesses; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists (Substitute) (H&HS-48th) Dempsey-13th
Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact (Substitute) (JUDY-50th) Gunter-8th
Revenue and taxation; intangible recording tax; revise notes (Substitute) (FIN-3rd) Williamson-112th
Property; require any seller of real property to make certain disclosures regarding flood damage to such real property (Substitute) (JUDY-1st) Campbell-171st
Courts; juvenile proceedings; use of a deadly weapon; revise a provision (JUDY-50th) Persinger-119th
State Board of Registration; remove used car division and the used parts division; provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-20th) Wiedower-121st
State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors; revise provisions (RI&U-20th) Wiedower-121st
MARTA; prohibit stopping or parking of a motor vehicle other than a transit vehicle in a designated transit vehicle lane in the City of Atlanta (TRANS-48th) Silcox-53rd
Health; COVID-19 testing of staff members in long term-care facilities; repeal certain provisions (H&HS-1st) LaHood-175th
Mulberry, City of; change corporate limits (SLGO(G)-45th) Donatucci105th

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HB 718

Women's Golf Week; first week of April each year; provide (ED&T17th) Jones-60th

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