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Votes at a glance: SB 400 and SB 444 pass; SB 398 tabled
Summary
Senate roll-call actions on Feb. 11, 2026: SB 400 passed by substitute (48–1); SB 444 passed unanimously (49–0); SB 398 was tabled and placed at the bottom of the calendar. Multiple ceremonial resolutions were also adopted.
During its Feb. 11 morning session the Georgia Senate recorded several formal outcomes.
Passed by recorded vote - SB 400 (higher education; nonpublic postsecondary oversight) — Committee substitute adopted on the floor; final passage recorded as 48 yeas, 1 nay. Sponsor: Senator from the 23rd. - SB 444 (insurance; bar AI‑only adverse determinations) — Committee recommendation agreed to; final passage recorded as 49 yeas, 0 nays. Sponsor: Senator from the 32nd.
Tabled - SB 398 (criminalizes AI‑generated nonconsensual images / "virtual peeping") — Senator from the 29th moved to table the bill because the author (Senator from the 50th) had an emergency; the motion carried without objection and SB 398 was placed at the bottom of the calendar.
Resolutions adopted (consent calendar and individual) - SR 642 — Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week at the State Capitol (adopted). - SR 640 — Family & Consumer Sciences Day (adopted). - SR 566 — Police Chiefs and Heads of Law Enforcement Agencies Recognition Day (adopted). - SR 701 — National Guard Day at the State Capitol (adopted).
Procedural notes The Senate agreed to adjourn and reconvene at 10 a.m. on Feb. 12, 2026. Committee meeting announcements were read on the floor, and several guests (including Kia leadership and university delegations) were introduced during the session.
