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Georgia House advances judgeships, expands optometry loan program and reassigns electricity bill
Summary
The House passed multiple bills on Feb. 2, 2026, including measures adding judgeships in two circuits and expanding loan-repayment eligibility to optometrists; it also voted to move a power-generation bill to a special committee. Vote tallies and committee actions were recorded on the floor.
The Georgia House of Representatives moved several items on its rules calendar on Feb. 2, 2026, voting to add judgeships, expand a health workforce loan-repayment program and reassign a bill on electricity generation to a special resource committee.
House members passed House Bill 557, a committee substitute to add a sixth judge to the Northeastern judicial circuit, with the clerk announcing the yeas were 169 and the nays 0. Chairman Lee Hawkins presented the substitute and said the change reflected timing and scheduling from judges and prior filings.
Representative Jasmine…
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