2026 Signed Legislation
| Document | Description |
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| Judicial Retirement System; payment of monthly retirement benefits for creditable service as a district attorney at the age of 65 years; provide | |
| Holly Springs, City of; revise boundaries |
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| Gwinnett County; State Court; provide eighth judge January 1, 2027 and ninth judge January 1, 2028 | |
| Sexual offenses; modify penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude | |
| Chehaw Park Authority; extend existence of authority | |
| Union County; governing authority; change from a sole commissioner to a five-member board of commissioners; provide advisory referendum. | |
| Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop; provide | |
| Education; require State Board of Education to appoint an audit committee | |
| State Employees' Assurance Department; assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member of certain retirement systems; provisions | |
| Decatur, City of; city commission and public school system; revise provisions | |
| Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact | |
| Muscogee County; State Court; provide additional judge. | |
| Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize and correct errors in omissions | |
| Family Justice Center Act; enact | |
| Fort Oglethorpe, City of; levy an excise tax | |
| Hall County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; homestead exemption; increase income cap. | |
| Hall County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption. | |
| Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact | |
| Brooks County; board of elections and registration; expand to five members | |
| Fulton County; appointment of a certain number of board members in the case of vacancies on the board; provide | |
| Hall County; State Court; judges; restate provisions. | |
| Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact | |
| Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish | |
| Pooler, City of; levy an excise tax | |
| Mableton, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Jeff Davis County; levy an excise tax | |
| Bowman, City of; levy an excise tax | |
| Dekalb County; State Court; authorize the charge and collection of technology fees. | |
| Fulton County; Board of Education; change election date of president. | |
| Auburn, City of; revise and readopt charter in its entirety. | |
| Early County; repeal a former local constitutional amendment. | |
| Canon, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Fairmount, City of; future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms; provide. | |
| Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge. | |
| Bibb County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption. | |
| Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption. | |
| Ware County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Ware County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Ware County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Liberty County; board of elections and registration; provide staggered terms for certain future appointees | |
| Byron, City of; change corporate limits | |
| Fort Valley, City of; deannex certain territory | |
| Nicholls, City of; provide new charter. | |
| Fayette County; board of elections; revise composition. | |
| Ware County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption. | |
| Quitman, City of; transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; provide. | |
| Statham, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption. | |
| Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax; apply exemption to residents 62 years or older. | |
| Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption. | |
| Fayetteville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption. | |
| Fayette County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption. | |
| Fayette County; ad valorem tax; floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections; provide new exemption. | |
| Cobb County; abolish office of elected county surveyor; provide appointment. | |
| Cobb County; salaries of chief deputy sheriff, assistant chief deputy sheriff, and executive assistant to the sheriff shall be determined by the sheriff; provide. | |
| Riceboro, City of; revise corporate limits. | |
| Clarke County; school district ad valorem tax; revise how income cap is calculated. | |
| Laurens County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | |
| Sandersville School Building Authority; members; revise qualification | |
| Gainesville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Gainesville, City of; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | |
| Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions | |
| Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions | |
| Local government; Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; create | |
| Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions | |
| Motor vehicles; sale of food or beverages; provide vehicle equipment standards | |
| Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers | |
| Crimes and offenses; crimes of gift card theft, gift card forgery, and gift card fraud; provide | |
| Bingo; properties used for games; limit number of sessions; provisions | |
| Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide | |
| Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions | |
| Medical Practice Act; regulation of the administration of psychedelic-assisted treatment and therapy; provide | |
| Fayetteville, City of; provide new charter | |
| Hall County; levy an excise tax | |
| Bulloch County; board of elections; increase size to five members | |
| City of Statesboro Public Facilities Authority Act; enact | |
| General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 | |
| Public utilities; authorize certain Tier 2 local exchange companies to elect to become subject to rate of return regulation | |
| Magistrate courts; collecting sums and fees authorized by law; revise provisions | |
| Representative Penny Houston Roundabout; Cook County; dedicate |
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| Local government; probate judges shall be elected in nonpartisan elections; provide - CA | |
| Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund; certain members to retire at age 50; provide | |
| Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require | |
| Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create | |
| "Putting Georgia's Patients First Act"; enact | |
| Hancock County; levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; authorize the governing authority | |
| DeKalb County; certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; revise the compensation | |
| Henry County; Board of Commissioners; code of ethics; revise and restate provisions | |
| "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact | |
| Homestead Exemption; Cherokee County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide | |
| Local Boards of Education; audit findings or findings by the state auditor of financial mismanagement or misconduct; provide for the suspension of members | |
| Behavioral Health Care Workforce Data Base; expand to include data from licensed health care professionals | |
| "Ellaville-Schley County Parks and Recreation Authority Act"; enact | |
| "Quality Basic Education Act"; the date by which a child must attain a certain age to be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten or first grade; revise | |
| Offenses Against Public Order; the disruption of a religious service; prohibit | |
| Atlanta Board of Education; residency limitations on qualifications for employment of the executive assistant to the board, chief financial officer, and internal auditor; remove | |
| DeKalb County; County Board of Education; changes in boundaries of school district; revise provisions | |
| Superior Court of Clayton County; change the compensation of the sheriff | |
| Fulton County; written consent for the creation of community improvement districts; provide | |
| Board of Education of Hancock County; the description of the education districts; change | |
| City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide | |
| State Court of Clayton County; compensation of the solicitor-general of the state court; revise provisions | |
| City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for certain projects requested by the City Schools of Decatur; require | |
| Austell, City of; provide for a city manager | |
| Property; debtor's aggregate interest in real property or personal property used as a residence; revise exemption | |
| Valdosta, City of; Board of Education; provide compensation | |
| Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges | |
| West Point, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Suwanee, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Madison County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Madison County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Preston Fant and Brant Chesney Firefighter Safety Act; enact | |
| Echols County; Board of Commissioners; county commissioners shall be elected from the county at large; provide | |
| Public Health, Department of; provide that if certain employees of a county board of health become employees of such department such employees will retain accrued annual and sick leave | |
| Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide | |
| Commerce and trade; rounding of total price of sale of goods or services when using legal tender; provide | |
| Cordele Judicial Court; change certain terms of court | |
| Local government; designation of enterprise zones; provisions | |
| Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide | |
| Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact | |
| Spalding County Water Authority Act; enact | |
| Ben Hill County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide | |
| Tift County; board of commissioners; revise purchasing provisions | |
| Heard County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Spalding County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Spalding County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Spalding County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Courts; certain shareholder claims to be brought before the Georgia State-wide Business Court; provide | |
| Garden City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; repeal Act | |
| Trey's Law; enact | |
| Veterinarians; practice and provision of veterinary teletriage and veterinary telemedicine; revise provisions | |
| Chatham County; City of Savannah; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions | |
| Chatham County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions | |
| Yatesville, City of; provide new charter | |
| Sales and use tax; purchases of tangible property and construction materials used for or in the construction and furnishing of certain buildings; provide exemption | |
| Mableton, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum | |
| Middle Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for a third judge. | |
| Walker County; Board of Education; members shall be elected by voters of the respective education districts; provide | |
| Clayton, City of; provide new charter | |
| Professions and businesses; move regulation of various professions from individual boards to Secretary of State | |
| Revenue and taxation; level 1 freeport exemptions for certain goods in inventory for electric utilities; provide | |
| Watercraft; use of certain motors on vessels being operated on the Ogeechee River; repeal a provision | |
| Banking and finance; licensing of payment stablecoin issuers; provisions | |
| Medical practice; ensure that stem cell therapies are used to advance medical treatments and improve patient outcomes in an ethical manner that does not involve stem cells derived from aborted fetuses | |
| Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or airports requiring environmental evaluations | |
| Pierce County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Education and Workforce Strategy Act; enact | |
| Brookhaven, City of; increase existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $200,000.00 | |
| Walker County; school district ad valorem tax; remove five year residency requirement for homestead exemption | |
| Cartersville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| University of North Georgia military scholarships; authorize selection committee to select additional scholarship recipients | |
| Fulton County; Board of Education; pension board; revise membership | |
| Macon County; board of commissioners; revise compensation of chairperson and members | |
| Bulloch County Public Facilities Authority; revenue bonding authority; revise provisions | |
| Brooks County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Veterinarians; authorize licensed veterinary technicians to administer antirabies vaccinations to animals | |
| Revenue and taxation; allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns | |
| Stone Mountain Memorial Association; hold all real property obtained before January 1, 1971, in trust; require | |
| Sumter County; board of education; revise compensation | |
| Aviation; air facilities; identification of airport affected areas; provide | |
| Mount Airy, Town of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Bryan County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption. | |
| Torts; abusive litigation based on alleged website access violations under federal and state law; create a cause of action | |
| Union County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Cornelia, City of; remove millage rate cap | |
| Hinesville Conference Center and Tourism Authority Act; enact | |
| Douglasville, City of; require candidates seeking election from a district to reside in such district for a certain amount of time prior to the date of such election | |
| Bartow County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Hampton City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map | |
| Suwanee, City of; change corporate limits | |
| Covington, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Wayne County; State Court; judge and solicitor; revise salary | |
| Pembroke, City of; election and terms for mayor and city council members; revise provisions | |
| Fayette County; State Court; change compensation of judge | |
| Madison County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | |
| Peachtree City Public Facilities Authority; terms of office for certain members; provide | |
| Franklin Springs, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption. | |
| Franklin Springs, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Ball Ground, City of; primaries and elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with the Georgia Election Code; provide | |
| Sandy Springs, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum | |
| Eatonton, City of; provide a new charter | |
| Worth County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Chattooga County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; increase income cap | |
| Chattooga County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide a homestead exemption | |
| Putnam County; board of commissioners; current board members to continue their terms of office; provide | |
| Clarkesville, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Cornelia, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Pickens County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; increase income cap | |
| Bremen, City of; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption. | |
| Forest Park, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| Palmetto, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Palmetto, City of; qualifications, terms, powers, and duties of mayor, councilmembers, and city manager; revise provisions | |
| Springfield, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum. | |
| Pike County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption for residents who are totally disabled | |
| Pike County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption for residents who are senior citizens. | |
| Lee County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | |
| Lee County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | |
| Woodstock, City of; change corporate limits | |
| McDonough, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee | |
| A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Cochran/Bleckley Airport Authority, approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 4067), so as to revise the membership of the authority's board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | |
| Bryan County; State Court; revise terms | |
| Arcade, Town of; municipality; clarify name | |
| Henry County Airport Authority; current operative provisions; repeal and replace | |
| Professions and businesses; repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the Dietetics Practice Act | |
| State auditor; local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits; provide | |
| Social services; foster parents bill of rights; revise provisions | |
| Revenue and taxation; increase annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for certain contributions to student scholarship organizations | |
| Controlled substances; Schedule I; psilocybin; revise a provision | |
| Elections; "person" to include certain nonresidents; revise definition | |
| Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; allow certain sworn law enforcement officers to be eligible for retirement benefits at age 55; provisions | |
| Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise | |
| Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption | |
| Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs | |
| Forsyth County; State Court; add a judge. | |
| Cobb County; tax commissioner and certain employees; change compensation. | |
| Cobb County; State Court; chief deputy clerk and clerk; change salary. | |
| Cobb County; State Court; change compensation and number of certain staff of solicitor-general. | |
| Thomas County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Berlin, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Berrien County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Tift County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Tift County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Tift County; State Court; provide for compensation of the judge. | |
| Tift County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee. | |
| Social services; establish a pilot program for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; provide | |
| Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; provide | |
| Game and fish; authorize hunting and trapping of feral hogs under certain circumstances | |
| Barnesville, City of; city council; change description of election districts. | |
| Veterans affairs; revise terms of eligibility for persons to be buried in Georgia veteran cemeteries | |
| Motor vehicles; personal delivery devices; revise operation procedures and restrictions | |
| Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act; enact | |
| Property; lease or conveyance of certain state owned property; authorize | |
| Property; granting of non-exclusive easements of certain state owned property; authorize | |
| Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund; authorize creation - CA | |
| "Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act"; enact | |
| Health, Local Government, and Property; regulations and protections of cemeteries and burial grounds; provide | |
| Georgia Interagency Council for the Homeless; create | |
| Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership in the system for individuals employed as the director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; provide | |
| Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide | |
| Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide | |
| License Plates for Certain Veterans; the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; increase |
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| Probate Court of Clinch County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize | |
| Magistrate Court of Clinch County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize | |
| "Georgia Hemp Farming Act"; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits | |
| Hancock County; Board of County Commissioners; description of the commissioner districts; change | |
| County of Treutlen; the salary of the judge and solicitor-general; change | |
| "Charter Schools Act of 1998"; completion charter schools; provide | |
| Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide | |
| Department of Public Health; eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; require a physician to submit certain information to the Georgia Composite Medical Board. |