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Georgia House opens Jan. 28 session with dozens of bill introductions, memorials and recognitions
Summary
On Jan. 28 the Georgia House convened, took up committee reports and first readings for dozens of bills across education, judiciary, public safety and more, observed memorials and recognitions in the gallery, and set committee meeting schedules for the week; the House adjourned until Jan. 29.
ATLANTA — The Georgia House of Representatives opened its legislative day on Jan. 28 with ceremonial recognitions, committee reports and the reading of dozens of bills across policy areas including education, judiciary, public safety and local government.
The clerk read a long list of first readers and bill captions spanning committees such as Ways and Means, Judiciary, Education, Insurance, and Public Safety. The House also listed bills on second reading addressing income taxes, medical assistance, state salaries and other subjects (a second-reading block included House bills in the 1000 series).
Committee chairs reported committee recommendations to the full House; Representative Josh Bonner, chair of the Committee on Defense and Veterans Affairs, and other committee chairs summarized bills that had been returned to the House with recommendations.
Members used morning and afternoon orders to recognize guests and groups in the gallery: Representative Tangie Herring introduced the Sisters in Law student organization at Georgia State University; representatives recognized community violence intervention groups, Youth Civic Advisory Council members from College Park, the Vining Junior All-Star baseball team and optometry professionals. Representative (speaker 10) noted an estimated "over 1,400 people at the Capitol for Addiction Recovery Awareness Day, ARAD 2026." Representative Sharper read a privileged resolution honoring Naomi Delva and the House observed a moment of silence.
There were also floor announcements scheduling committee meetings and briefings — for example, the Small Business Development Committee, the Natural Resources and Environment Committee (forestry briefing), and Game, Fish and Parks (annual update from Commissioner Rabin) — and invitations to caucus and advocacy events over the next days.
Representative Veil offered a public apology on the floor for draping a flag during the pledge, describing his actions as activism and apologizing for violating chamber decorum. Representative Sam Park used his time to honor Alex Preddy and alleged Mr. Preddy was "shot and killed in broad daylight by federal immigration agents," calling for accountability and transparency; that claim was presented on the floor in a floor statement.
The day's privileged resolutions — a series of memorials, recognitions, and awareness days — were adopted without objection. The majority leader moved to adjourn, and the House stood adjourned until Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
The recorded proceedings on Jan. 28 set out a heavy bill-introduction day and a schedule of committee work to follow.
