Georgia State Senator

Chuck Payne 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR36

Introduced
1/17/25  
Enrolled
1/27/25  
International Holocaust Remembrance Day; recognize January 27, 2025
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB24

Introduced
1/17/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR151

Introduced
2/10/25  
Enrolled
2/11/25  
Self-Direction Day; recognize February 26, 2025
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB129

Introduced
2/10/25  
Refer
2/11/25  
Report Pass
2/20/25  
"Georgia Supporting those Who Sacrificed for Service Act"; enact
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB143

Introduced
2/11/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
2/5/26  
Engrossed
2/17/26  
Report Pass
3/31/26  
Georgia Firefighter's Pension Fund; certain members to retire at age 50; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB147

Introduced
2/11/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
3/6/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/14/25  
Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR170

Introduced
2/11/25  
Enrolled
2/12/25  
Clark Atlanta University Day; recognize February 18, 2025
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB160

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/20/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/21/25  
Report Pass
2/24/26  
Enrolled
4/10/26  
Chaptered
5/6/26  
Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB154

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/19/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/14/25  
United States Department of Education; references from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise or remove
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB150

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/4/26  
Engrossed
2/9/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Enrolled
4/10/26  
Chaptered
5/5/26  
Retirement; permit public school systems to employ certain beneficiaries of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia as classroom teachers; extend the program
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB161

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/21/25  
Gordon County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR189

Introduced
2/13/25  
Enrolled
2/18/25  
Mercer University Day; recognize February 20, 2025
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB176

Introduced
2/13/25  
"Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act"; establish
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR190

Introduced
2/13/25  
Enrolled
2/18/25  
Alpha Day; recognize February 20, 2025
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB171

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
3/3/25  
Report Pass
2/4/26  
Quality Basic Education Act; State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; require