Georgia State Senator

Steve Gooch 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

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 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 SR149

Introduced
2/10/25  
Enrolled
2/11/25  
Shepherd Center; recognize
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SR150

Introduced
2/10/25  
Enrolled
2/11/25  
Georgia Addiction Counselors Association; commend
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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 SB141

Introduced
2/11/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
2/20/25  
Engrossed
2/27/25  
Report Pass
3/13/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/14/25  
Revenue and Taxation; the appeal and protest period from 30 days to 45 days for tax assessments; extend
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB144

Introduced
2/11/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
2/18/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/13/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/9/25  
Fertilizers or Pesticides; a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; clarify
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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 SB152

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
2/28/25  
"Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; the biological or adopted children of individuals who are foster parents and who meet certain conditions shall qualify for promise scholarship accounts; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB163

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
3/6/25  
Brady Law Regulations; standards for bringing an action against the government for an unauthorized act relating to regulation of weapons; revise
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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 SB177

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
2/26/25  
Engrossed
3/4/25  
Report Pass
3/31/25  
Government Transparency and Campaign Finance; transparency in foreign funded political activities within the state; provide
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB172

Introduced
2/13/25  
Speed Detection Devices; all laws relative to enforcement of speeding violations in school zones through the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; repeal
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Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Senate Bill SB179

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Report Pass
3/3/25  
Engrossed
3/6/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require