New Georgia laws taking effect May 13, 2025

91 laws take effect May 13, 2025.

Of the 709 bills enacted since 2025, 703 have an effective date and 6 don't yet (listed below). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.

Updated Oct 31, 2026 at 11:16 a.m. EDT.

Government (51)

Taxes (22)

  • HB 28 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Colquitt County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption

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  • HB 498 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Garden City Charm and Tourism Act; enact

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  • HB 534 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Fairburn, City of; levy an excise tax

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  • HB 539 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Gwinnett County; school district ad valorem tax; increase homestead exemption

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  • HB 540 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Gwinnett County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; expand additional homestead exemption to certain veterans and employees

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  • HB 568 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Euharlee, City of; levy an excise tax

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  • HB 595 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Early County; homestead exemption from school district ad valorem tax; remove sunset date

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  • HB 648 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    College Park, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; remove income cap

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  • HB 652 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Motor fuel tax; electricity delivered by certain electric vehicle charging stations; provide exception

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  • HB 697 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Chickamauga, City of; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption

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  • HB 698 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Walker County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption

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  • HB 703 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Peachtree City, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; increase income cap

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  • HB 737 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Haralson County; levy an excise tax

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  • HB 755 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Cherokee County; levy an excise tax

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  • HB 758 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Spalding County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

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  • HB 761 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Lilburn, City of; ad valorem tax; provide additional homestead exemption

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  • HB 776 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Fulton County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

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  • HB 784 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Columbia County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption

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  • HB 787 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Chickamauga, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

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  • HB 791 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Butts County; ad valorem tax; increase homestead exemption

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  • HB 819 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Jasper County; levy an excise tax

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  • HB 855 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Thomasville, City of; excise tax; expenditure of certain proceeds; revise provisions

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Elections (7)

  • HB 593 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Baker County; probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections

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  • HB 619 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Donalsonville, City of; election schedule for mayor and councilmembers; revise

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  • HB 640 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Alpharetta, City of; election of city offices by majority vote; provide

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  • HB 699 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Dawson County; board of elections and registration; provide staggered terms

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  • HB 73 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Seminole County; Board of Education; provide nonpartisan elections

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  • HB 759 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Spalding County; board of elections; terms of members; update provisions

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  • SB 332 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    County Board of Education of DeKalb County; board members shall only be elected by electors of the DeKalb County school district; provide

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Healthcare (2)

  • SB 101 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; testing in the newborn screening system; require

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  • SB 140 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Optometrists; doctors of optometry to dispense and sell pharmaceutical agents to patients under certain conditions; provide

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Housing (2)

  • HB 159 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Georgia Housing and Finance Authority; increase outstanding bond limit

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  • HB 783 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Columbia County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

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Public Lands (2)

  • HB 208 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Special license plates; support state parks and historic sites; establish

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  • SB 206 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    "South Georgia Energy Authority Act"; enact

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Budget (1)

  • SB 237 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Newton County Public Facilities Authority; contracts and borrowing of funds; revise provisions

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Crime (1)

  • HB 123 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Criminal procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has an intellectual disability; provide

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Education (1)

  • HB 608 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Muscogee County; School District; revise how vacancies on board of education are filled

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Finance (1)

  • HB 240 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Mortgage lenders and brokers; prohibit unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions related to mortgage trigger leads

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Technology (1)

  • HB 216 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished

    Richard H. Smith Georgia CHIPS Advancement in Research and Economic Development Act; enact

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Enacted, but not yet dated (6)

These laws' texts tie their dates to something outside the legislative record (Contingent), or not enough is recorded yet to give one (Unresolved). They may take effect May 13, 2025 too; the record doesn't say.

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  • HB 769ContingentGwinnett Judicial Circuit; salary supplements for judges; change provisionsan Act modifying compensation of superior court judges and amending Code Section 45-7-4 (2025 session) becoming law
  • SB 427ContingentPhysicians; limited provisional licenses and a pathway to licensure for certain internationally trained physicians; provideCode section funded in an appropriations Act making specific reference to such Code section
  • SB 503ContingentInsurance; rental home marketplace guarantees from the definition of property insurance; exemptFunds specifically appropriated for purposes of this Act in an appropriations Act enacted by the General Assembly
  • SB 613ContingentSuperior Court of Clayton County; change the compensation of the sheriffFirst day of the month following the month in which the Sheriff of Clayton County fully complies with the county-wide audits of Clayton County for 2024, 2025, and 2026 required under Code Section 36-81-7(c.1)
  • SB 623ContingentState Court of Clayton County; compensation of the solicitor-general of the state court; revise provisionsFirst day of the month following the month in which the solicitor-general of the State Court of Clayton County fully complies with the county-wide audits of Clayton County for 2024, 2025, and 2026 required by Code Section 36-81-7(c.1)
  • SB 85ContingentGrants for Foster Children; a grant program to provide grants to former foster youth who meet eligibility requirements, subject to specific appropriations; establishGeorgia Foster Care Scholarship program is funded in an appropriations Act making specific reference to it; effective when the appropriated funds become available for expenditure