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Chuck Payne 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 11)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR838

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
"State Assurance of Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Amendment" -CA
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB554

Introduced
2/24/26  
Early Care and Learning; a grant program to expand access to child care and preschool programs; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB556

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Report Pass
3/3/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Report Pass
3/27/26  
HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR839

Introduced
2/24/26  
Enrolled
2/25/26  
Georgia Runs on Trucking Day; recognize March 18, 2026
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB557

Introduced
2/24/26  
Education; various provisions regarding student discipline and working conditions of teachers and other school personnel; revise
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB552

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Report Pass
2/26/26  
Engrossed
3/4/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
"True Patriotism and Universal Student Access (TPUSA) Act"; enact
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR849

Introduced
2/24/26  
Enrolled
2/25/26  
Longgrear, Colonel (Ret.) Paul; honor
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR847

Introduced
2/24/26  
Enrolled
2/25/26  
1980 and 2026 United States Olympic Men's Hockey Teams; recognize
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB553

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Report Pass
3/3/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Professions and Businesses; repeal Chapter 14, relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors and enact a new Chapter 14
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR844

Introduced
2/24/26  
FSGS Awareness Day; recognize June 9, 2026
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB555

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Report Pass
3/3/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Report Pass
3/12/26  
War Veterans Home; the admission of eligible nonveteran residents to a Georgia War Veterans' Home under certain circumstances; authorize
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB587

Introduced
2/25/26  
Refer
2/26/26  
Report Pass
3/3/26  
Engrossed
3/6/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Offenses Against Public Health and Morals; the establishment of an animal cruelty database; provide
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR702

Introduced
2/4/26  
Enrolled
2/5/26  
PAGE Day; recognize February 17, 2026
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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB459

Introduced
2/4/26  
"Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026"; enact

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

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GA

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia House Bill HB1191

Introduced
2/4/26  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Report Pass
2/20/26  
Engrossed
3/3/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Motor vehicles; additional military medal awards eligible for special veteran license plates; provide