2024 Signed Legislation
| Document | Description |
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| State government; prohibit governmental agencies from using central bank digital currency as payment | |
| General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025 | |
| City of South Fulton Public Facilities Authority Act; enact | |
| State government; Southeast Georgia Soap Box Derby as official soap box derby of the State of Georgia; designate | |
| Utility Worker Protection Act; enact | |
| Insurance Business Transfer Act; enact | |
| Jefferson, City of; homestead exemption; revise existing exemptions and add new exemption | |
| Local government; zoning; repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency | |
| Forsyth County Civil Service System Act; revise provisions exempting certain employees of the sheriff from the civil service system | |
| City of Chamblee Public Facilities Authority Act; enact | |
| Clayton County; compensation of chief magistrate; revise provisions | |
| Natural Resources, Department of; EPD to issue water permits to private companies in areas where no public service can be provided within a period of 12 months; require | |
| Local government; require local constitutional officers to annually report audits of discretionary funds to the General Assembly | |
| Water rights; public trust doctrine; remove references | |
| Income tax; limit carry-forward periods of certain income tax credits | |
| Elections; proofing of ballots by local superintendents in certain races; provide | |
| Clayton County; limit power to deny county services to any resident on the basis of any private debts owed by the resident to another private party | |
| Georgia Soil Amendment Act of 1976; provide for a new prohibited act | |
| Uniform Commercial Code Modernization Act of 2024; enact | |
| Cobb County; Probate Court; change compensation of clerk | |
| Cobb County; State Court; change compensation of judges | |
| Georgia Tax Court Act of 2025; enact | |
| Hall County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Gainesville, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Hall County; ad valorem taxes; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Gainesville, City of; ad valorem taxes; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Evans County; board of elections and registration; create | |
| Clayton County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of an eviction mediation program fee | |
| Mableton Development Authority Act; enact | |
| Putnam County; Board of Commissioners; compensation of chairperson and commissioners; revise provisions | |
| Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map | |
| White, City of; provide new charter | |
| Damascus, City of; provide new charter | |
| Blakely, City of; provide new charter | |
| Local government; establishing service delivery strategies; revise provisions | |
| Torts; mental health care providers; limit liability under certain circumstances | |
| Putnam County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemptions | |
| City of Peachtree Corners Community Improvement Districts Act; enact Versions |
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| Pike County Public Facilities Authority Act; enact | |
| Weeping Time Cultural Heritage Corridor Authority; create Versions |
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| Dooly County; Board of Education; provide for compensation of members | |
| Lee County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee | |
| Cordele, City of; transition office of chairperson to at large commission member | |
| Clayton County; Board of Commissioners; provide code of ethics | |
| Thomasville, City of; reapportion board of education election districts | |
| Barrow County; Board of Commissioners; revise power of county manager | |
| Statham, City of; provide new charter | |
| Dodge County; board of elections and registration; create | |
| Villa Rica, City of; ineligibility of former elected officials to hold offices or employment; revise provisions | |
| Henry County Airport Authority; provide for ex-officio member | |
| Brooklet, City of; provide new charter | |
| Fulton County; Board of Commissioners; provide compensation for chairperson and members | |
| Mount Zion, City of; councilmembers vacating their office; revise provisions | |
| Pickens County; board of commissioners; powers, duties, and obligations; update and revise provisions | |
| Commerce, City of; ad valorem tax; homestead exemptions; revise | |
| Jackson County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions | |
| Chattahoochee Hills, City of; mayor pro tempore; revise term and other provisions | |
| Chattahoochee Hills, City of; levy an excise tax | |
| Duluth, City of; change corporate limits | |
| Gillsville, City of; revise compensation of city council | |
| Emerson, City of; Municipal Court; charge technology fee | |
| Covington, City of; change corporate limits | |
| Forsyth County; levy an excise tax | |
| Oxford, City of; change corporate limits | |
| Mid-State Energy Authority Act; enact | |
| Fulton County; Board of Education; provide salaries for members | |
| Washington, City of; offices of mayor and councilmember; provide term limits | |
| Villa Rica, City of; provide that the mayor shall appoint and remove the city manager | |
| Forsyth County; Redevelopment Powers Law; define an area where such powers may be exercised | |
| Camden County Spaceport Authority; repeal Act | |
| Garden City, City of; mayor and mayor pro tempore and organizational meetings of city council; revise provisions | |
| Oconee County; Board of Education; reconstitute | |
| Powder Springs, City of; certain map to update boundaries of city; adopt by reference | |
| City of Roswell Public Facilities Authority Act; enact | |
| Paulding County Airport Authority; revise membership | |
| Griffin-Spalding County Area Regional Airport Authority; create and establish | |
| Courts; change name of Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit to DeKalb Judicial Circuit | |
| Courts; provide for qualification of constables | |
| Georgia Lottery for Education Act; administrative procedures regarding coin operated amusement machines shall be subject to Chapter 13 of Title 50; provide | |
| Council on American Indian Concerns; revise membership | |
| Local government; increase term for municipal court judges from one year to two years; provisions | |
| Revenue and taxation; proceeds to local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; require | |
| Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law; provide for a fiduciary duty | |
| Transportation, Department of; increase minimum amount for a public road construction or maintenance contract that prohibits negotiation | |
| Highways, bridges, and ferries; development and maintenance of a state-wide freight and logistics implementation plan; provide | |
| No Patient Left Alone Act; enact | |
| Forsyth, City of; powers of city manager; revise provisions | |
| Ad valorem tax; increase a statewide exemption for tangible personal property | |
| Courts; juvenile treatment court divisions; create | |
| Self-service storage facilities; enforcement of unsigned rental agreements under certain circumstances; provide | |
| Motor vehicles; standards for a conviction through the use of speed devices; provide | |
| Special district mass transportation sales and use tax; intergovernmental agreements; revise requirements | |
| Secretary of State; establish and maintain a state-wide system for the posting of scanned paper ballots; require | |
| Torts; negligent operations of a vessel; revise liability | |
| Property; granting of nonexclusive easements; authorize | |
| Property; conveyance of certain state owned property; authorize | |
| Honorable Richard H. Smith Memorial Interchange; Muscogee County; dedicate | |
| Speaker David E. Ralston Interstate Connector; Fannin County; dedicate | |
| Keith Jackson Memorial Intersection "Whoa Nellie"; Carroll County; dedicate | |
| Public School Employees Retirement System; the minimum and maximum allowable benefit multiplier for current and future retirees; revise | |
| Elections; text portions of ballots shall be counted for vote tabulation and recounts purposes; provide | |
| Courts; collection of passport application and processing fees by clerks of superior courts and probate court judges; provide | |
| Probate Court Judges; relating to elections; end activities and duties | |
| Superior Court of Banks County; move from the Piedmont Judicial Circuit to the Mountain Judicial Circuit | |
| Sheriffs' Retirement Fund of Georgia; increase in dues; provide | |
| State Printing and Documents; a victim centered address confidentiality program; provide | |
| Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; provisions; revise | |
| "Helping Firefighters Beat Cancer Act"; enact | |
| "Safeguarding Adopted Children from Sexual Violence Act"; enact | |
| Georgia Colonel; appoint honorary title for life; authorize the Governor | |
| Probate Court of Crisp County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize | |
| Official Code of Georgia Annotated; relating to inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies and certain procedures of the General Assembly; repeal | |
| Sales and Use Taxes; firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; exempt | |
| Probate Court of Dooly County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize | |
| Special License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc; establish | |
| Gilmer County; board of elections and registration; create | |
| Professions and Businesses; administrative and civil sanctions against charitable organizations, paid solicitors, and solicitor agents for certain violations; change provisions | |
| "Personal Privacy Protection Act"; enact | |
| Reporting of Accidents; timing and documentation of such reports; provide | |
| Public Utilities and Public Transportation; percentage limitation as to the amount of the investments an electric membership corporation may make; modify | |
| West Georgia Judicial Circuit; create | |
| Motor Vehicles and Traffic; requirements for joining of a motor carrier and motor carrier's insurer to a cause of action; revise | |
| Glascock County; board of elections and registration; create | |
| City of Atlanta; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide | |
| Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission | |
| Juvenile Court of Gordon County; transfer probation and intake services to the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice | |
| Alimony and Child Support; guidelines for child support award calculations; provide | |
| Central Caregiver Registry; disabled persons to the registry; add | |
| "Combating Organized Retail Crime Act"; enact | |
| Low THC Oil Patient Registry; term of validity of a registration card; provide | |
| Residential and General Contractors; the general contractor license as a commercial general contractor license; rename | |
| Warren County; board of elections and registration; create | |
| Administrative Office of the Courts; accessibility of certain personal information of state and federal judges, justices, and spouses thereof; provide | |
| County Board of Education of DeKalb County; compensation of the members of the board of education; change | |
| Proceedings; jail-based competency restoration programs; provide | |
| City of Doraville; corporate limits; change | |
| City of Doraville; corporate limits; change | |
| City of Pine Lake; restate the city's charter | |
| City of Sandersville; powers of the mayor; revise | |
| Probate Court of Morgan County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize | |
| Magistrate Court of Morgan County; the assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize | |
| Alcovy Judicial Circuit; counties that make up said judicial circuit to provide additional investigators to the district attorney; authorize | |
| Milledgeville Public Facilities Authority; create | |
| State Court of DeKalb County; landlords to remove personal property following execution of writs of possession within seven days; provide | |
| City of Stockbridge; new homestead exemptions; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for residents, certain seniors, and residents with septic systems; provide | |
| Telephone Services; class action suits and for damages against certain persons for violating provisions relating to telephone solicitations; provide | |
| Northwest Georgia Logistics Corridor; designate as an official logistics growth corridor in Georgia | |
| Princess Trahlyta; dedicate a roundabout in her memory | |
| Education; local school systems to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students in grades six through 12 on Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes; require | |
| Property; clerks of superior courts obtain photographic identification cards of individuals who present deeds or other instruments for recording; require | |
| Controlled Substances; mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine are Schedule I; provide | |
| Crimes and offenses; offense of arson of law enforcement vehicle; provide | |
| Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan; updated every four years; provide | |
| Second Chance Workforce Act; enact | |
| Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship; victims of human trafficking are eligible; provide | |
| State Workforce Development Board; publish a High-demand Career List most critical to the state's current and future workforce needs; require | |
| "Freedom to Work Act"; enact | |
| Cosmetologists and Barbers; persons performing certain limited responsibilities; exempt from licensure | |
| Licensure in Marriage and Family Therapy; issuance of expedited licenses by endorsement for marriage and family therapists; provide | |
Public Officers and Employees; development and administration of the State of Georgia as a Model Employer (GAME) Program; provide |
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| Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; to enter into and amend existing agreements with the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; encourage and state expectations | |
| 'Accelerated Career Diploma Program'; ACE Grants pilot program; establish and provide | |
| Education; High-demand Career Initiatives Program as the High Demand Apprenticeship Program; redesignate | |
| Criminal Prosecutions; immunity from certain criminal prosecutions against law enforcement officers whose threat or use of force is justified or otherwise lawful; provide | |
| Motor vehicles; federal regulations regarding safe operation of motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles; update reference date | |
| Waynesboro, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; authorize | |
| Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption | |
| The Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024; enact | |
| Dexter, Town of; provide new charter | |
| Telfair County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Telfair County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption | |
| Bartow County; ad valorem tax; homestead exemption for education purposes; increase income cap | |
| Harris County Public Improvements Authority; revise purpose | |
| Barwick, City of; municipal court to collect a technology fee; authorize | |
| Motor vehicles; require operation of flashing or revolving amber lights upon certain vehicles | |
| Dalton, City of; provide new charter | |
| Edison, City of; municipal court to collect a technology fee; authorize | |
| Douglas County; State Court; add third judge | |
| Clayton County Public Facilities Authority; create | |
| Elbert County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption | |
| Elbert County; ad valorem tax for county purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption | |
| Elbert County; ad valorem tax for county purposes for certain senior citizens; provide homestead exemption | |
| Muscogee County; School District; revise how vacancies on board are filled | |
| Columbus, City of; Recorder's Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee | |
| Muscogee County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee | |
| Brooks County; Probate Court; authorize collection of a technology fee | |
| Georgia Student Finance Authority; student loan repayment for peace officers; provide | |
| Buford, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; lower age for exemption | |
| Buford, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; increase exemption | |
| Marietta, City of; public schools; provide for compensation of board | |
| Mableton, City of; levy an excise tax | |
| Coosawattee Regional Water and Sewerage Authority; repeal Act and dissolve | |
| Taylor County; Magistrate Court; assessment and collection of technology fee; authorize | |
| Pine Mountain, Town of; provide new charter | |
| Paulding County; State Court; provide additional judge | |
| Public officers and employees; supplemental, illness-specific insurance for certain first responders with occupational post-traumatic stress disorder; require provision | |
| Offenses Against Public Order And Motor Vehicles and Traffic; knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; punishment; provide | |
| Correctional Institutions of States and Counties; wireless communications and stand-alone electronic devices behind guard lines; prohibit | |
| Sheriffs; qualification requirements for the office of sheriff; revise | |
| Obstruction of Public Administration; offense of transmitting a false public alarm; enhance penalties | |
| Bonds and Recognizances; setting of bonds and schedules of bails; provide | |
| Professions and businesses; professional programs to address career fatigue and wellness in healthcare professionals; provisions | |
| Crimes and offenses; livestock theft; increased penalties; provide | |
Tifton Judicial Circuit; provide for a third judge |
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| Courts; provide for probate court fees; funding of the State Children's Trust Fund; requirement of permit for conduct of fireworks display; amend |
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| Sales and Use Taxes; firearm safes and firearm safety devices; exempt | |
| Agriculture; acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; prohibit | |
| Farm Use Vehicles; define a term | |
| Homicide; the felony offense of aggravated involuntary manslaughter; provide | |
| 'Georgia Hemp Farming Act'; hemp products; regulate | |
| Savannah-Georgia Convention Center Authority; maximum amount of bonded indebtedness of the authority; increase | |
| State symbols; white shrimp as official state crustacean; designate | |
| Local government; creation of Commercial Property Assessed Conservation, Energy, and Resiliency Development Authorities; provide | |
| Board of Natural Resources; effective date for certain rules and regulations; extend | |
| Public officers and employees; increase number of hours permitted for paid parental leave | |
| Georgia Squatter Reform Act; enact | |
| Health; advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; authorize | |
| Health; drug repository program; revise definitions; provide for pharmacist to pharmacy technician ratios | |
| Community Health, Department of; adult residential mental health services licensing; extend grace periods | |
| Criminal procedure; vacating of sentences of victims of trafficking; provisions | |
| Dispossessory proceedings; authorize landlords to use certain off-duty sheriffs, constables, or marshals to execute writs of possession; provisions | |
| Evidence; sexual assault hearsay for disabled adults and 17 year olds; provide | |
| Insurance; discount for property owners who build a new property that better resists tornado, hurricane, or other catastrophic windstorm events; provide | |
| Insurance; annual notification by insurers to male insureds of coverage for prostate-specific antigen tests; provide | |
| Domestic relations; authorize child support and insurance policies for certain disabled children; provisions | |
| Education; local boards of education use vehicles other than school buses for transport of students; authorize | |
| Schools; automated external defibrillators; require | |
| Banking and finance; update terminology; revise procedures; provisions | |
| Professions and businesses; military spouses to use an existing license in good standing from another state; allow | |
| Crimes and offenses; grooming a minor for indecent purposes; provide for offense | |
| Education; administration of a nationally recognized multiple-aptitude battery assessment that predicts success in the military to certain public school students; require | |
| Public Schools; extension of hearing dates for student discipline tribunals; provide for limits | |
| Funeral Directors and Embalmers; reinstatement of a lapsed funeral director's license; change provisions | |
| Notification of Suspicious or Unusual Deaths; individual had not been seen by a physician prior to death; revise the period | |
| Motor Vehicles; issuance of license plates commemorating the United States of America's semiquincentennial; provide | |
| Human Trafficking Hotline Information; certain establishments to post human trafficking hotline information; require | |
| Identification Cards; certain applicants who are either homeless or in the legal custody of the Division of Family and Children Services do not require signatures; provide | |
| Georgia National Guard; adjutant general to be the official sponsor of the state sponsored life insurance program; provide | |
| Georgia Joint Defense Commission; commission's operations; revise | |
| Senate Foster Care and Adoption Study Committee; implement recommendations | |
| Licensing of Veterinarians; certain sterilization services performed by out-of-state veterinarians from licensing requirements; exempt | |
| Certified Nursing Aid; certain military medical personnel from an examination requirement; exempt | |
| Education; provide for funding requirements to apply to local agencies; charter schools; provisions | |
| Education; reestablishment of Office of Charter School Compliance under State Charter Schools Commission. | |
| Local government; authorize local authorities to dispose of real property in the same manner as county governing authorities | |
| 'The Georgia Promise Scholarship Act'; establishment of promise scholarship accounts | |
| "Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act of 2024"; enact |