Votes at a glance: March 3 Georgia Senate session

The Georgia Senate on March 3 recorded multiple final actions. Key roll-call outcomes and short descriptions follow.

- SB 443 (obstructing highways): Passed by substitute, yeas 35, nays 17. The measure raises penalties for blocking roadways; amendments preserved misdemeanor treatment for sidewalks.

- SB 463 (limits on institutional ownership of single‑family rental homes): Passed by substitute, yeas 49, nays 3. The bill bars business enterprises from owning interest in more than 500 single‑family residences and includes civil remedies and state tax‑related penalties for violations.

- SB 471 (masks/education statute continuation): Passed (recorded vote on file). The bill removes a sunset on the prior mask‑opt statute; recorded vote showed yeas 51, nays 1 on the bill read later in the day.

- HB 377 (qualifications‑based selection for architects/engineers; house vehicle): Committee substitute adopted and passed on the floor (voice/recorded procedures observed); sponsors said the bill clarifies procurement rules to allow qualifications‑based selection while keeping competitive-procurement protections.

- Multiple committee reports and consent‑calendar items were agreed to, and the Senate adopted several resolutions, including SR 800 (joint study committee on family‑farm sustainability) and SR 723 (Blue & White Day) by voice votes.

Procedural notes: several amendments (including Amendment 1 and technical Amendment 1A on SB 443) were adopted on the floor. Where recorded tallies were announced on the floor, they are included above. For other measures adopted by voice, no roll‑call tally was recorded in the floor transcript.

The Senate adjourned and will reconvene at 10AM on Wednesday, March 4.