Document Description
Income tax credit; film, gaming, or digital production; revise a definition
Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact
Superior Court Judicial Compensation Reform Act; enact
Public officers and employees; calculating and setting the salaries of certain state officials; revise provisions
Juvenile Code; certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; provide
Controlled Substances; determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated; authorize the use of testing equipment
"Hope for Georgia Patients Act"; enact
"Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act"; enact
Grants for Foster Children; a grant program to provide grants to former foster youth who meet eligibility requirements, subject to specific appropriations; establish
State government; prohibit the state or its agencies from purchasing goods from certain foreign countries or related entities
Accountants; education and experience requirements; revise provisions
Sales and use tax; maintenance and replacement parts for certain machinery used to mix or transport concrete; extend exemption sunset date
Game and fish; authorize fluorescent pink hunting outer garments
Newnan, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Ga. Board of Dentistry; issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching in an accredited dental, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center; revise provisions
Animals; prohibit transfer of certain domestic animals at certain locations
Distraction-Free Education Act; enact
Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase
Watson-Stephens-Petrea-Franklin Tax Relief Act; enact
Professions and businesses; authorize and regulate teledentistry by licensed dentists
Professions and businesses; licensure to engage in trade; provisions
Revenue and taxation; intangible recording tax; revise notes
State Board of Registration; remove used car division and the used parts division; provisions
State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors; revise provisions
General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
Georgia Lottery for Education Act; correct a reference
Petrea-Stephens-Franklin-Watson Tax Relief Act; enact
Social Circle, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Walnut Grove, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Loganville, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Monroe, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Greensboro, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
Chatham County Schools' Tax Relief Act; enact
Dublin, City of; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Paulding County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Augusta-Richmond County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property
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
Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; decouple the sequential order of experience and examination requirements
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
City of Dalton; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption
Whitfield County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption
Funeral Directors; organic human reduction as a means of disposing of deceased human bodies; provide
Dade County; school district ad valorem taxes; homestead exemption
"Georgia Transporting Life-Saving Organs and Personnel Act"; enact
City of Cartersville; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption
Bartow County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption
Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; update and modernize
Public officers and employees; increase indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death
Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of commercial motor vehicle and carriers; update reference date
Public Safety, Department of; Motor Carrier Compliance Division to Commercial Vehicle Enforcement; change name
Water resources; water-measuring devices for farm use of surface and ground water; revise provisions
Georgia Bureau of Investigation; authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain cyber enabled threats to life and property; provide
Revenue and taxation; exclude from the calculation of taxable net income certain disaster relief or assistance grant program payments for agricultural losses suffered due to Hurricane Helene
Emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system; Next Generation 9-1-1 systems and services; provide
Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit
Consumer Transactions; increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; provide
State symbols; Brunswick stew as the official state stew; designate
Original 33 Memorial Act; enact
Health; codify right to in vitro fertilization for individuals
Controlled substances; Schedule I; provide certain provisions
Health; reassign licensing and oversight of certain treatments and programs from Departments of Community Health to Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Rincon, City of; designation of electors; revise provisions
Bryan County; State Court; provide for a chief judge and an associate judge
Pembroke, City of; mayor and city council members; provide four-year terms
Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless; provide for membership
Glynn County; levy an excise tax
Glynn County; board of commissioners; chairperson and members; change annual salary
Savannah Music Commission Act; enact
Richmond Hill-Bryan County Airport Authority Act; enact
Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit
Brunswick, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide for a new homestead exemption.
Homelessness Prevention Act of Chatham County; enact
Long County; Board of Education; provide compensation for members
Public Health, Department of; require healthcare providers, facilities, and pharmacies to provide the Maternal Mortality Review Committee with psychiatric or other clinical records
Insurance; medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; require coverage
City of Tybee Island; selection of a mayor pro tem; provide
Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority; method of appointing the membership; change
"Dignity and Pay Act"; enact
"City of Tybee Island Buildings and Public Facilities Authority Act"; enact
Education; make Dual Achievement Program a permanent state-wide program
Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact
Education; safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; provide
Quality Basic Education Act; students significantly at risk of not achieving grade level reading proficiency or with characteristics of dyslexia; include provisions
Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; enter into
'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act'; enact
Compulsory Attendance; provisions of the state's compulsory school attendance laws; update and revise
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
State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; establish the adult workforce high school diploma program; authorize
"Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025"; enact
Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide
"Georgia Courts Access and Consumer Protection Act"; enact
Income tax; reduce rate of tax
Income tax; one-time tax credit for taxpayers who filed returns for both 2023 and 2024 taxable years; provide
"Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact
Aviation; adoption of local ordinances, resolution, regulations, or policies that restrict the flight of unmanned aircraft systems over mass public gatherings; authorize
Revenue and taxation; postpone date by which local governing authorities can opt out of base year homestead exemption
Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025
Cedartown, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum
Public Officials; bail bond business; modify provisions