Russ Goodman
Georgia
Record ID: GA-Senate-8-GOODMAN-R
- 301-A CLOB Atlanta GA 30334
- (404) 463-1318
- russ.goodman@senate.ga.gov
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Legislation
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 146 | Health, Local Government, and Property; regulations and protections of cemeteries and burial grounds; provide | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SB 175 | Elections and Primaries; use of ranked-choice voting; prohibit | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 437 | State Building, Plumbing, and Electrical Codes; acknowledgement of an applicant's use of a private professional provider to conduct a plan review or inspection; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 478 | Outdoor Stewardship; provide for a sunset | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 890 | Senate Study Committee on Protecting Free and Fair Markets in Georgia; create | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 10 | Superior Courts of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit; additional judge; provide | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 1024 | Clinch County Boys Basketball Team; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 1051 | Senate Study Committee on Comprehensive Services and Long-term Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities; create | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 1064 | Willis, Coach Wesley; recognize and commend | introduced | 1033 |
| SR 1011 | American Red Cross; commend; Red Cross Month; recognize March 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 523 | Education; public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; authorize | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SB 179 | Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 1005 | Garrett, Mayor Patti; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 384 | Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 927 | Senate Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Consumer Access to Prescription Medications Study Committee; create | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 984 | James Warren Spires Day; recognize March 15, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 990 | FSGS Awareness Day; recognize June 9, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 439 | "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975""; regulation of referral agencies for assisted living communities and personal care homes; provide" | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SB 447 | Control of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation; denial or nonacceptance of permits; revise provisions | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 489 | Board of Commissioners of the Judges of the Probate Courts Retirement Fund of Georgia; allow to set monthly dues | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 960 | Selig, Linda Weinkle; honor; White Rose Society; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 962 | Golf Day; recognize March 19, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 458 | "Home Inspector Licensing Act of Georgia""; enact" | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 551 | Standard, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food; eggs; repeal provisions | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SB 91 | State Employees' Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 800 | Joint Study Committee on the Generational Sustainability of Family Farms; create | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 435 | Georgia Development Authority; rename as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 939 | Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 947 | Miss Georgia Peach Scholarship Pageant; commend; the 2025 Georgia Peach Queens; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 59 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; a limitation on leased property; remove | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SB 465 | Income Taxes; business enterprises that hire illegal aliens for large-scale projects from claiming certain tax credits associated with such projects; disqualify | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 929 | Georgia Forestry Commission's Telfair/Wheeler County Unit and the Emanuel/Candler Unit; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 202 | Discovery; discovery in misdemeanor cases; change provisions | failed | 1033 |
| SB 209 | Teachers Retirement System of Georgia; members of the Public School Employees Retirement System to make an irrevocable election to become members; permit certain persons | failed | 1033 |
| SB 471 | Education; requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property; eliminate automatic repeal provision | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 907 | Department of Insurance; to meet with stakeholders to explore best practices in the medical surveillance of patients after primary therapy for breast cancer and to provide any recommendations; urge | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 891 | Georgia Wildlife Federation; honor | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 880 | Derrick Dove & The Peacekeepers; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 608 | Administration of Estates; summary administration of certain estates; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 854 | Pippin, Kay; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 480 | Georgia Forests; acute and ongoing threat to Georgia's forests posed by the southern pine beetle; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 590 | Animal Protection; protections for dogs possessed for breeding purposes; strengthen | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 409 | "Insurers' Use of Aerial or Satellite Images Act""; enact" | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 823 | White, Colonel Rick; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 824 | 68th Annual Southeast District Conference of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 825 | The Robert "Bob"" Barr Community Band; recognize" | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 826 | Our Community Salutes; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 827 | Georgia's Retirees and the Georgia State Retirees Association; honor | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 828 | Eason, Darvin; condolences | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 830 | Georgia Advancing Communities Together, Inc.; recognize; Georgia ACT Housing Day; designate February 25, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 550 | Torts; manufacturers of firearms relative to absence or inclusion of safety features in certain instances; limit liability | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 539 | Sales and Use Taxes; certain baby products and feminine hygiene products from taxation; exempt | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 801 | Georgia Alpha Gamma Rho Day; recognize March 18, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 818 | Rabon, Commissioner Walter; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 522 | Excise Taxes on Rental Motor Vehicles; fee on rental motor vehicles; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 533 | Elections and Primaries; certain nonresident electors to vote in municipal elections of such municipality; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 797 | FFA Day; recognize February 24, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 519 | Education; provisions relating to the conditions of employment for employees of local school systems and other public schools; revise | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 512 | "Consumer Inflation Reduction and Tax Fairness Act""; enact" | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 761 | Crosby, Logan; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 282 | "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975 | failed | 1033 |
| SR 749 | Georgia Peanut Month; recognizing March 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 715 | FFA Day; recognize February 24, 2026 | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 713 | Perry, Jr., Schley Louis; condolences | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 316 | Probate Court of Clinch County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SB 317 | Magistrate Court of Clinch County; assessment and collection of a technology fee; authorize | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 690 | Alpha Day; recognize February 19, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 696 | Lanier County High School Lady Bulldogs Fast Pitch Softball Team; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 705 | Georgia Community Service Boards; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 453 | "Rural Incentive Act""; enact" | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 670 | McDowell, Cornelius "Tobey""; congratulate" | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 651 | 2025-2026 4-H Leadership Teams and Award Recipients; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 653 | Keep Georgia Beautiful Day; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 627 | Lowndes County High School Esports Team; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 628 | Pierce County High School Boys Tennis Team; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 629 | Lanier County High School Baseball Team; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 630 | Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Day; recognize February 10, 2026 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 631 | Pierce County High School Cheerleading Team; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 640 | Family and Consumer Sciences; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 414 | "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975""; transparency and fairness with respect to rent pricing for residential properties; encourage" | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 415 | Advertising and Sale of Meat; prohibit any person from producing, selling, trading, distributing for human consumption any lab-grown meat | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 584 | State-wide Water Management Plan; ratify amendments | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 408 | State Sales and Use Taxes; data center equipment sales and use tax exemption; advance the sunset date | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 576 | Harden, Nicholas "Big Nick""; recognize" | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 365 | "Georgia Meat and Organic Produce Transparency and Safety Act""; enact" | failed | 1033 |
| SB 182 | "Georgia Music Office and Music Ready Communities Act""; enact" | failed | 1033 |
| SB 264 | Emergency Management; creation of the Georgia Resilience Office under the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; provide | failed | 1033 |
| SB 112 | Selling and other Trade Practices; certain protections for consumers relative to warranties of HVAC systems and components of such systems; extend | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 199 | State Ethics Commission; shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; provide | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 105 | Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians; licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; authorize | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 119 | Manufactured or Mobile Homes; limited exceptions to circumstances under which a manufactured home shall become real property; provide | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 144 | Fertilizers or Pesticides; a manufacturer cannot be held liable for failing to warn consumers of health risks above those required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; clarify | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 149 | Tuition Equalization Grants at Private Colleges and Universities; definition of approved school; revise | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 201 | Consumer Transactions; increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; provide | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 252 | Real and Personal Property; conveyance of municipal property interests to independent school systems; provide | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 6 | Controlled Substances; determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated; authorize the use of testing equipment | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 44 | Equalization Grants, Annual Calculations, and Allocation; the definition of the term "qualified local school system"" by reducing the minimum required millage rate; revise" | enacted | 1033 |
| SB 79 | "Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act""; enact" | enacted | 1033 |
| SR 536 | Boggs, Chief Justice Michael P.; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 538 | PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 236 | "Quality Basic Education Act | failed | 1033 |
| SB 372 | Department of Banking and Finance; removal of references to reputational risk from any Department of Banking and Finance guidance, rule, examination manual, or similar document; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 131 | Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; establishment | passed_upper | 1033 |
| SR 487 | Ray City Community Library; membership in state-supported public library services; support | failed | 1033 |
| SB 366 | Controlled Substances and Pharmacists and Pharmacies; ivermectin as an over-the-counter medication in this state; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 475 | Sultan-Dadon, Anat; honor | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 488 | Battles, Mr. Jim; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 403 | Taylor, Valerie; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 406 | Leger, Charles M. "Buddy""; condolences" | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 407 | Massey, Mr. Abit; condolences | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 415 | Girls on the Run Georgia; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 419 | Tippins, Ella Catherine Branch; celebrate birth | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 378 | Jeff Foxworthy Highway; Fulton County; dedicate | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 383 | City of Thomasville Day; recognize March 27, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 384 | Futch, Mrs. Becky; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 353 | Valdosta State University Football Team; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 364 | Jordan, Denise; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 341 | Atlanta Apartment Association; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 326 | Rotary Club of Forsyth, The Lanier Forsyth Rotary Club, The South Forsyth Rotary Club, and the North Forsyth Rotary Club; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 327 | Lowndes County; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 337 | Greenbrier High School Girls Flag Football Team; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 315 | Georgia Peanut Month; recognize March 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 316 | Georgia Teen Republicans; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 317 | Brightside Forever Foundation; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 325 | Jack and Jill of America, Inc.; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 293 | Pierce County Girls Golf Team; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 294 | Pierce County High School Competition Cheerleading Team; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 295 | Lowndes County High School Baseball Team; congratulate | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 287 | Georgia Festival of Trees; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 262 | Insurance; health benefit policies to cover preventive services; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 283 | Certification of Motor Carriers; authority of the Department of Public Safety to establish reasonable rates, fares, and charges; repeal | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 249 | Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council; commend | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 257 | Charter Schools Day; recognize February 26, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 251 | "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975 | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 56 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 229 | Alcoholic Beverages; the issuance of wholesale consumable hemp licenses to wholesale dealers of alcoholic beverages; prohibit | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 231 | Firearms; activities relating to such that occur at a sport shooting range; negligent acts of a third party involving the use of a weapon, firearm; limit liability of a weapons, firearms, or ammunition manufacturer, trade assoc. | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 45 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 235 | Georgia Beverage Association; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 96 | Purebred Dog Day; recognize May 1, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 215 | State Bar of Georgia; responsibilities of the administrative arm of the Supreme Court relative to the practice of law in this state; provide | in_committee | 1033 |
| SB 52 | "Timberlands Recovery | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 210 | Hamilton, Kent Todd; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 211 | Hall Jr., Charles Tamlin; condolences | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 95 | "Sonny Perdue Legislative Center""; naming the forthcoming new legislative office complex" | in_committee | 1033 |
| SR 189 | Mercer University Day; recognize February 20, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 192 | Future Business Leaders of America Week; recognize February 9-15, 2025 | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 193 | Taylor, Troy; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SR 194 | Cumberbatch, Carleen; recognize | passed_lower | 1033 |
| SB 47 | Sales and Use Taxes; sales of firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; exempt | in_committee | 1033 |