Judiciary

GA - Senator Brian Strickland (R)

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Chairman

GA - Senator Bill Cowsert (R)

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Vice Chairman

GA - Senator Timothy Bearden (R)

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Secretary

GA - Senator John F. Kennedy (R)

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Secretary

GA - Senator Greg Dolezal (R)

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Ex-officio

GA - Senator Steve Gooch (R)

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Ex-officio

GA - Senator Bo Hatchett (R)

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Member

GA - Senator Harold Jones II (D)

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Member

GA - Senator Elena Parent (D)

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Member

GA - Senator Michael 'Doc' Rhett (D)

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Member

GA - Senator Shawn Still (R)

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Member

GA - Senator Blake Tillery (R)

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Member

GA - Senator Ben Watson (R)

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Member

GA - SB3 Prosecuting Attorneys; convictions for district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, deputy district attorneys; provide additional qualifications

GA - HB36 Guardian and ward; revise list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult

GA - HB55 Alapaha Judicial Circuit; superior court; provide for an additional judge

GA - SB9 "Ensuring Accountability for Illegal AI Activities Act"; enact

GA - SB10 Superior Courts of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit; additional judge; provide

GA - SB12 Inspection of Public Records; documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; revise provisions

GA - HB85 Superior Court Judicial Compensation Reform Act; enact

GA - HB86 Public officers and employees; calculating and setting the salaries of certain state officials; revise provisions

GA - SB19 Brady Law Regulations; purchase or transfer of certain firearms; require a ten-day waiting period

GA - HB123 Criminal procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has an intellectual disability; provide

GA - HB131 Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner's lien

GA - SB27 Stalking; offense of doxxing; penalties; protective order; provide

GA - SB29 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

GA - SB32 Obstruction of Public Administration; convicted of doing violence in the obstruction or hindering of law enforcement officers; provide for a mandatory minimum sentence

GA - SB36 "Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act"; enact

GA - HB161 Georgia Bureau of Investigation; authority to issue subpoenas of electronic communication records for purposes of investigating certain cyber enabled treats to life and property; provide

GA - HB162 Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide

GA - SB40 Secondary Metals Recyclers; the definition of the term "used, detached catalytic converters" to said article; provide for applicability

GA - SB42 Penalties for violating Code Sections 16-6-9 through 16-6-12; certain penalty provisions for the offense of prostitution, keeping a place of prostitution, pimping, and pandering; repeal

GA - SB48 Disclosure and Dissemination of Criminal Records; a judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information; provide

GA - SB49 Carrying and Possession of Firearms; offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; establish

GA - HB171 Crimes and offenses; obscenity; repeal and replace Code Section 16-12-80

GA - HB176 Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision

GA - HB177 Domestic relations; protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; provide

GA - HB179 Appellate practice; digital recording of certain trial proceedings; provide

GA - HB180 Probate courts; modify certain requirements for probate judges

GA - SB57 "Freedom of Speech and Belief Act"; enact

GA - SB61 Delinquency; additional offenses over which superior courts are authorized to exercise exclusive original jurisdiction; provide

GA - HB199 Courts; protection of personally identifiable information of judges and their spouses; modify provisions

GA - SB66 Crimes; persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm; prohibit

GA - SB68 Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide

GA - SB69 "Georgia Courts Access and Consumer Protection Act"; enact

GA - HB222 Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require

GA - SB79 "Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act"; enact

GA - HB267 Riley Gaines Act; enact

GA - HB268 Education; safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; provide

GA - HB270 Eviction Service and Airplane Evictions Act; enact

GA - SB87 Levy and Sale of Property; exemption of the full value of a debtor's primary residence from levy and sale; provide

GA - SB88 Douglas Judicial Circuit; a fourth judge of the superior courts; provide

GA - SB92 "Georgia Red Flag Protective Order Act"; enact

GA - SB97 Eavesdropping; limitations regarding the use of electronic monitoring devices; provide

GA - SR123 Birthright Citizenship; a constitutional right; affirm

GA - HB288 Appeal and error; declaratory judgments in instances involving accusations made by a prosecuting attorney regarding credibility of a peace officer; provide

GA - HB304 Local government; Georgia Municipal Court Clerks' Council; create

GA - HB325 Domestic relations; Protective Order Registry; revise certain definitions

GA - HB327 Official Code of Georgia Annotated; amend various titles

GA - HB358 Agriculture; prohibiting acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; provide for a definition

GA - HB378 State courts of counties; online publishing of terms; provide

GA - SB132 Insanity and Mental Incapacity; hearing before a court orders an evaluation of the mental competency of an accused person to stand trial; require

GA - SR167 Recognition of Marriage; only the union of man and woman; repeal -CA

GA - HB384 Crimes and offenses; uniform oaths to be sworn by all peace officers; provide

GA - HB392 Georgia Tax Court; certain events; revise dates

GA - HB406 Judicial Retirement System; increase retirement age of superior court judges first taking office on or after July 1, 2026

GA - SB145 Augusta Judicial Circuit; a sixth judge of the superior courts; provide

GA - HB430 Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; venue for certain petitions regarding state sexual offender registry; provide

GA - SB153 Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code

GA - SB159 Criminal Procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; provide

GA - SB163 Brady Law Regulations; standards for bringing an action against the government for an unauthorized act relating to regulation of weapons; revise

GA - HB447 Crimes and offenses; crimes of gift card theft, gift card forgery, and gift card fraud; provide

GA - HB460 Evidence; exclude certain communications made between attorney and client when client is in a penal institution

GA - SB173 Pleadings and Motions; movants to file notices of uncontested motions in superior courts and state courts; authorize

GA - SB174 Conduct of Proceedings in Criminal Trials; legislative intent; provide

GA - SB176 "Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act"; establish

GA - SB179 Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require

GA - HB483 Crimes and offenses; protections for inspectors of code enforcement; provide

GA - SB184 "Georgia Anti-Squatting Act of 2025"; enact

GA - SB189 Department of Community Affairs; to develop and maintain a publicly accessible data base of legal notices; provide

GA - SR202 Equal Rights Amendment; proposed Amendment to the United States Constitution; ratify

GA - HB530 Courts; authorization for electronic filing of pleadings in probate court; provide

GA - HB531 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

GA - HB535 Penal institutions; credit for time served regarding probation revocation sentencing; provide

GA - SB200 Persons and Their Rights; that life is valued and protected from the moment of conception; provide

GA - SB202 Discovery; discovery in misdemeanor cases; change provisions

GA - SB204 Criminal Procedure; offenses that are not serious violent felonies, sexual felonies, or other certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; allow

GA - SB207 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

GA - SB215 State Bar of Georgia; responsibilities of the administrative arm of the Supreme Court relative to the practice of law in this state; provide

GA - SB218 Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission; shall be assigned for administrative purposes only to the Administrative Office of the Courts; provide

GA - SB219 "Restroom Access Act"; enact

GA - SB223 "Pro People, Pro Business Act"; enact

GA - SB224 "Donna's Law"; enact

GA - SB231 Firearms; activities relating to such that occur at a sport shooting range; negligent acts of a third party involving the use of a weapon, firearm; limit liability of a weapons, firearms, or ammunition manufacturer, trade assoc.

GA - SB232 Disposition of Property Seized; destruction of a firearm discharged at a person under 18 years of age; provide

GA - HB582 Georgia Survivor Justice Act; enact

GA - SR244 Equal Rights Amendment; encouraging all states to ratify

GA - HB618 Property; require any seller of real property to make certain disclosures regarding flood damage to such real property

GA - SB244 Criminal Proceedings; the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in a criminal case to the defendant upon such defendant making a successful motion to disqualify the prosecuting attorney for misconduct in connection with the case; provide

GA - SB246 "Reproductive Freedom Act"; enact

GA - SR262 Article V of the United States Constitution; a convention of the states; apply

GA - HB627 Courts; juvenile proceedings; use of a deadly weapon; revise a provision

GA - SB268 Offenses Against Public Order; crime of interference with a first responder; provide

GA - SB272 Landlord and Tenant; requiring tenants to provide income information; prohibit

GA - SB279 "Daniel D. Podsiadly, Jr. Act"; enact

GA - SB280 Commercial Drivers' Licenses; standards for liability of an employer or insurance provider for actions relating to a commercial vehicle driver; provide

GA - SB292 Business Corporations; domestic corporations maintaining a principal place of business in Georgia shall be deemed to reside; provide

GA - SB296 Uniform Rules of the Road; operation of a school bus while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; establish the offense

GA - SB298 Judgements and Rulings; certain appellate procedures regarding the denial of sovereign and any other immunity available to the state; provide

GA - SB318 Contracts; certain agreements involving parallel pricing coordination as unenforceable contracts in general restraint of trade with respect to residential rental properties; prohibit

GA - SB320 "Georgia Civil Rights Act of 2025"; enact

GA - SB321 Workers' Compensation; chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901; provide

GA - SB327 Clayton Judicial Circuit; sixth judge of the superior courts; provide

GA - SB354 Torts; cause of action for appropriating an individual's indicia of identity; provide

GA - SB371 Mental Health and Penal Institutions; grant program to create peer support programs in hospitals; establish

GA - SB373 Notaries Public; notarial acts to be performed using electronic means when certain requirements are satisfied; provide

GA - SB375 State Government; consider the definition of hinduphobia provided for in this Act to apply to laws and regulations; require certain agencies

GA - SB376 "Georgia Restaurant Franchise Relations Act"; enact

GA - SB391 Offenses Involving Illegal Aliens; immigration enforcement in certain locations absent a judicial warrant; prohibit

GA - SB396 Labor and Industrial Relations; retaliatory actions by certain employers against certain employees for disclosing potentially unlawful activities; prohibit

GA - SB397 Torts; remedies for deprivation of constitutional rights of state citizens by civil immigration enforcement officers; provide

GA - SB398 Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance, and Related Offenses; criminal offenses of virtual peeping; establish

GA - SB404 Child Custody Proceedings; joint legal and physical custody as the default child custody arrangement; provide

GA - SB405 Magistrate Court; the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; increase

GA - SB406 "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact