Votes at a glance: key actions taken by the Georgia Senate on Feb. 18
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Summary
Summary of floor votes and adopted resolutions during the Feb. 18 Georgia State Senate session, including passage of SB 432 (47–0), SB 446 (31–21), and SB 462 (vote not specified). Several recognition resolutions were also adopted by unanimous consent.
The Georgia Senate acted on multiple bills and resolutions during its Feb. 18 session. Below are the principal floor actions recorded in the transcript.
- SB 432 (extension of strategic reserves for public higher education): Committee substitute adopted; passage recorded as yeas 47, nays 0.
- SB 446 (opt into federal scholarship tax credit / SGOs): Passed after extended debate; recorded roll-call vote yeas 31, nays 21. A minority report was filed during consideration.
- SB 462 (surprise-billing consumer protection for ambulance services): Committee on Health and Human Services reported favorably; the Senate passed the bill on the floor. The transcript records passage but does not provide a clear roll-call tally in the floor reading.
- Resolutions adopted by unanimous consent included SR 666 (recognizing Eden Pethel, license-plate contest winner), SR 712 (recognizing the 52nd anniversary of the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta) and SR 753 (recognizing Breanne Drake, Georgia Realtors Association president). These were adopted without recorded opposition.
- Procedural motions: The motion to engross SB 432 and SB 446 carried on a roll-call (yeas 30, nays 21) before subsequent separate floor debate and final passage votes.
- Other committee reports were read and submitted (e.g., Appropriations, Education & Youth, Regulated Industries & Utilities, Retirement) and will proceed according to committee recommendations.
This summary reflects the floor votes and procedural outcomes recorded in the Feb. 18 transcript; where the transcript did not include a numeric tally for a passage, the vote is noted as 'not specified.'
