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Quick guide: key votes and resolutions from the Feb. 24 Georgia Senate session

Georgia Senate · February 25, 2026

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Summary

A roundup of notable outcomes from the Feb. 24 Senate session: several resolutions adopted by voice consent and multiple bills passed (including SB 171 and SB 392). This article lists motions, committee actions, and recorded tallies for quick reference.

The Georgia Senate’s Feb. 24 session included numerous committee reports, ceremonial resolutions, and a slate of bill actions. Below are the principal outcomes and recorded votes from the floor session.

- Senate Resolution 692 (Trauma Awareness Day): Adopted by voice; sponsors and trauma leaders recognized statewide progress in trauma care. - Senate Resolution 797 (FFA Day at the Capitol): Adopted by voice; students from across the state were recognized. - Senate Resolution 407 (Honoring Abbott Massey): Adopted by voice; family members addressed the chamber. - Senate Bill 171 (advanced mathematics pathway): Passed by substitute, ayes 53, nays 0. - Senate Bill 392 (0‑Based Budgeting and Waste Reduction Act): Passed, ayes 44, nays 7; notice of reconsideration filed. - Senate Bill 395 (medical cannabis registry reporting): Passed by substitute, recorded as 46–0 on the floor. - Senate Bill 428 (Medicaid waiver for home/community‑based services): Passed by substitute, recorded as 46–0 on the floor. - Senate Bill 430 (tourism product/tax clarifications, including military museums): Engrossed and later passed by substitute (vote recorded as 49–0 on the pass by substitute vote).

Procedural actions: - SB 510 was recommitted to committee on a floor motion (ayes 30, nays 19). - A motion to withdraw and reassign SB 541 (ban‑the‑boot bill) failed (ayes 23, nays 28), leaving it in Interstate Cooperation.

Many other bills were presented for first reading or acted on via committee reports and consent calendars; the consent calendar of local bills passed overwhelmingly (yays 53, nays 0), and the consent calendar of resolutions was adopted (yays 51, nays 0). The Senate adjourned until 10 a.m. Feb. 25, 2026.