Rules committee advances multiple bills to the general calendar, motion carries unanimously

On March 12, 2026, the Georgia Senate Rules Committee approved a motion to advance a batch of measures to the general rules calendar. The chair stated the committee’s selections included SR697, SR698, HB521, HB535, HB983, HB1000 and HB1196; earlier in the meeting the chair had also moved HB445 from standing committee to the general rules calendar and the motion carried unanimously.

The chair recognized a motion from the vice chairman and a second; the transcript records the motion as “carried unanimous.” The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript. Several bills were introduced and discussed earlier in the session (for example, HB1000 and HB1196 received substantive presentations and Q&A); other items were moved with minimal discussion.

The committee adjourned after taking the selections. Each advanced bill must be scheduled on the general calendar for floor action in due course.