| Requires the State Board of Workers Compensation to notify the Department of Administrative Services when the board has reasonable cause to believe that an injured worker is an eligible peace officer; provides for a definition; requires a certain notification to certain peace officers who become disabled in the line of duty under certain circumstances; provides for a definition; relates to payment of indemnification for death or disability generally, designation of method of payment, and procedure for making payments, so as to increase the indemnification award of certain state public school personnel in the event of death. | House | 5/13/2025 | HB 105 | Enacted | 2025 |
| Relates to regulations of rates, underwriting rules, and related organizations, so as to provide for new penalties for insurers that knowingly give false or misleading information to the Commissioner of Insurance and such information affected insurance premium rates. | Senate | 3/31/2025 | SB 364 | In Senate Committee | 2025 |
| In part, provides for the registration and regulation of professional employer organizations; provides for certain regulatory powers, duties, and authority of the Commissioner of Insurance over professional employer organizations; exempts such organizations from certain licensing requirements. | House | 3/11/2025 | HB 250 | In Senate Committee | 2025 |
| Relates to the "Georgia Insurance Consumer and Policyholder Advocacy Act." | House | 3/11/2025 | HB 733 | In House Committee | 2025 |
| Relates to regulation of rates, underwriting rules, and related organizations, so as to prohibit insurers from considering advertising costs when making or using insurance rates; provides for a definition. | House | 3/10/2025 | HB 401 | In House Committee | 2025 |
| Relates to standards applicable to making and use of rates, so as to add census tract to the categories upon which insurers may not consider when promulgating standards or rating plans; relates to general insurance provisions, so as to broadly address insurer premium rate increases; requires certain disclosures; establishes a new state-run database; requires the submission of certain data in certain situations; increases penalties. | Senate | 3/10/2025 | SB 155 | In Senate Committee | 2025 |
| Relates to standards applicable to making and use of rates, so as to add census tract to the categories upon which insurers may not consider when promulgating standards or rating plans; relates to general insurance provisions, so as to broadly address insurer premium rate increases; requires certain disclosures; establishes a new state-run database; requires the submission of certain data in certain situations; increases penalties; provides for a minium number of days of notice for nonrenewals across all lines of insurance. | Senate | 3/10/2025 | SB 156 | In Senate Committee | 2025 |
| Relates to applicability of workers compensation to employers and employees generally, so as to provide that the chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act. | Senate | 3/5/2025 | SB 321 | In Senate Committee | 2025 |
| In part, requires the State Board of Workers Compensation to notify the Department of Administrative Services when the board has reasonable cause to believe that an injured worker is an eligible peace officer; provides for a definition; requires a certain notification to certain peace officers who become disabled in the line of duty under certain circumstances; provides for a definition. | Senate | 2/28/2025 | SB 279 | In Senate Committee | 2025 |
| Relates to applicability of workers compensation to employers and employees generally, so as to provide that the chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act. | House | 2/25/2025 | HB 574 | In House Committee | 2025 |
| Relates to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for a state administered guest worker program under the Commissioner of Labor. | House | 1/21/2025 | HB 82 | In House Committee | 2025 |
| Relates to general provisions of workers compensation, so as to require the State Board of Workers Compensation to investigate and notify the Department of Administrative Services when a peace officer is awarded workers compensation benefits and suffered catastrophic injury under certain circumstances; provides for definitions; relates to law enforcement officers, firemen, prison guards, and publicly employed emergency medical technicians, so as to provide compensation to eligible peace officers from the State Indemnification Fund. | Senate | 6/12/2024 | SB 371 | Failed | 2024 |
| Relates to labor and industrial relations general provisions and regulation of employment of minors, so as to provide and change certain provisions specific to the ages of individuals in the workforce; changes the age of individuals protected by prohibitions against age discrimination in employment; repeals certain provisions relating to employment certificate requirements for minors; prohibits requiring certificates of employment, certificates of age, or youth work permits; provides for definitions; authorizes the employment of minors for certain work. | House | 6/12/2024 | HB 501 | Failed | 2024 |
| Relates to other unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance, so as to prohibit an insurer from canceling, modifying coverage, refusing to issue, or refusing to renew any property or casualty insurance policy solely because the applicant or insured inquires about or submits a claim for which no payment is made. | House | 6/12/2024 | HB 1011 | Failed | 2024 |
| Provides for a state administered guest worker program under the Commissioner of Labor; provides for the purpose of such program; provides definitions; provides for the procedures for such program and the requirements to participate in such program; provides for authorizations to participate in such program, identification cards, and renewals of authorizations; provides for penalties for violations; provides for the promulgation of rules and regulations. | House | 6/12/2024 | HB 1432 | Failed | 2024 |
| In part, prohibits the use of artificial intelligence in making certain decisions regarding insurance coverage; prohibits the use of artificial intelligence in making certain decisions regarding healthcare. | House | 6/12/2024 | HB 887 | Failed | 2024 |
| In part, provides for the registration and regulation of professional employer organizations; provides for certain regulatory powers, duties, and authority of the Commissioner of Insurance and the Commissioner of Labor over professional employer organizations; excludes such organizations from certain definitions related to insurance; provides for definitions; provides for the registration of such organizations with the Commissioner of Insurance; provides for certain fees; provides for the restriction of the use of certain terms; provides for complaints; provides for rules and regulations; provides for a co-employment relationship; provides for no effect on existing collective bargaining agreements or other contracts; provides for legislative construction; clarifies rights, duties, and obligations of clients and professional employer organizations. | House | 6/12/2024 | HB 1515 | Failed | 2024 |
| Relates to insurance, so as to enact the "Data Analysis for Tort Reform Act"; provides for definitions; provides for applicability; provides for data collection from certain insurers, insurance rating organizations, and state agencies; provides for confidentiality; provides for data analysis; provides for reports; provides for automatic repeal. | House | 4/25/2024 | HB 1114 | Enacted | 2024 |
| Extends the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund. | Senate | 5/9/2023 | SB 91 | Enacted | 2023 |
| Changes provisions related to surviving spouse dependency determination and termination; increases the compensation benefits for total disability and temporary partial disability; increases the total compensation payable to a surviving spouse as a sole dependent at the time of death. | House | 5/9/2023 | HB 480 | Enacted | 2023 |
| Relates to professional employer organizations and rights, powers, and responsibilities, so as to require specific allocation between a professional employer organization and a coemployer client as to the responsibility to obtain workers' compensation coverage for the employees of the coemployer. | House | 6/7/2022 | HB 397 | Failed | 2021 |
| Relates to compensation for occupational disease, so as to include COVID-19 within the meaning of occupational disease for essential workers. | House | 6/7/2022 | HB 700 | Failed | 2021 |
| Relates to compensation for occupational disease, so as to include COVID-19 within the meaning of occupational disease for essential workers. | Senate | 6/7/2022 | SB 291 | Failed | 2021 |
| Provides that an employer that utilizes a professional employer organization to provide workers compensation for an employee must provide coverage for all of its employees through such professional employer organization or obtain separate proof of coverage through an insurer; revises the definition of the terms "professional employer organization" and "employing unit." | House | 6/7/2022 | HB 865 | Failed | 2022 |
| Requires employers to provide workers compensation to certain persons employed by or under the supervision of such employer for a certain period of time. | House | 6/7/2022 | HB 866 | Failed | 2022 |
| Provides workers compensation coverage for first responders for post-traumatic stress disorder arising in the course and scope of employment; provides for rebuttable presumption. | House | 6/7/2022 | HB 855 | Failed | 2022 |
| Extends the time period for the dissolution of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund. | House | 6/7/2022 | HB 1045 | Failed | 2022 |
| Provides workers compensation coverage for first responders for post-traumatic stress disorder arising in the course and scope of employment; provides definitions; provides for a rebuttable presumption; provides for applicability. | Senate | 6/7/2022 | SB 484 | Failed | 2022 |
| Eliminates cohabitation as a basis upon which to terminate the dependency of a spouse and cease workers compensation payments. | House | 6/7/2022 | HB 1375 | Failed | 2022 |
| Creates the House Study Committee on Indexing Maximum Weekly Workers Compensation Indemnity Benefits. | House | 6/7/2022 | HR 1024 | Failed | 2022 |
| Relates to Temporary Workers Bill of Rights Act. | House | 6/7/2022 | HB 1665 | Failed | 2022 |
| In part, requires public entities to provide and maintain certain insurance coverage for first responders for claims related to post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing or witnessing a psychologically traumatic event arising out of and in the course and scope of employment. | House | 6/7/2022 | HB 1580 | Failed | 2022 |
| Relates to increasing the compensation benefits for total disability and temporary partial disability; increases the total compensation payable to a surviving spouse as a sole dependent at the time of death. | House | 5/6/2022 | HB 1409 | Enacted | 2022 |
| Labor and industrial relations; certain procedures prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rules of the State Board of Workers' Compensation; require. | House | 3/6/2020 | HB 474 | In House Committee | 2020 |
