Votes at a glance: major bills the Georgia Senate acted on March 27, 2026

The Georgia Senate recorded votes on a broad slate of legislation during its March 27 floor session. Below are outcomes of notable items that received floor action or recorded tallies.

• House Bill 9-60 (election law substitute): Passed 32–21 after extended debate and adoption of a committee substitute. The measure alters deadlines, recount procedures and voter‑registration challenge penalties. (Provenance: floor debate SEG 1310–2687.)

• House Bill 9-74 (FY2027 appropriations substitute): Passed by the Senate after the Appropriations chair presented the substitute. The substitute includes funding increases for literacy coaches, behavioral‑health waivers, Medicaid rate adjustments and a $100 million retiree COLA base. (Provenance: SEG 2730–3921.)

• House Bill 13-96 (pilot HMIS participation for homeless‑service providers in Atlanta): Passed as amended after heated floor debate that included faith‑based service providers urging voluntary participation and opponents warning of administrative burdens and possible citations. (Provenance: SEG 5150–5390.)

• Senate/House local bills and technical measures: the Senate agreed to multiple House substitutes and passed local and administrative bills addressing county compensation, charter school facilities, clerk and probate matters, cemetery and funeral regulation consolidation, licensing board reorganizations, and public‑safety measures (including a bill to prohibit drones over detention facilities). (Provenance: multiple floor segments across the transcript.)

• Service‑animal protections (the "Mara Jade Act"): Adopted after committee substitute; bill strengthens penalties for harming working service animals and clarifies definitions. (Provenance: SEG 6210–6238.)

• Drone/no‑fly over incarceration (House Bill 12-30): Passed unanimously; establishes prohibitions and enforcement authorities to prevent deliveries of contraband to jails and prisons. (Provenance: SEG 8360–8488.)

This is not a complete roll call list of every bill the chamber voted on that day; it is a curated summary of the items that generated substantive floor debate or recorded tallies during the March 27 session. For the full roll call records and bill texts consult the official Senate journal and legislative status pages.

What to watch next: The Senate’s passage of substitutes returns several measures to the House for action or conference; implementation and rule‑making (for budget line items and administrative changes) will follow if both chambers finalize identical texts.

Sources: Senate floor proceedings, March 27, 2026.