Originally posted by MCO Group on March 13, 2026

The Georgia General Assembly was in session for three days this week, reaching day thirty-one of forty on Thursday. Next week, the legislature will meet on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, reaching day thirty-five of forty. Tuesday will be a committee day. As a reminder, the General Assembly will adjourn Sine Die on Thursday, April 2nd.

01. February Net Tax Revenues Down 0.1%

The State of Georgia’s net tax collections in the month of February totaled $2.12 billion, for a decrease of $2.4 million, or 0.1%, compared to February 2025, when net tax collections approached $2.13 billion for the month.  Year-to-date, net tax revenue collections through eight months totaled roughly $21.88 billion, for an increase of 343.2 million, or 1.6%, compared to FY 2025, when net tax collections totaled $21.53 billion. 

02. Georgia Candidates Rush to File Election Papers

Taxes, data centers, AI safety, psychedelics, and more remain on Georgia lawmakers' agendas as the legislative session moves toward its final weeks. Lawmakers can still turn stalled proposals into legislation up until House Speaker Jon Burns and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones gavel Sine Die on April 2nd. Read an overview of what’s passed and what remains on the table. 

03. House Passes $38.5B Budget

The House sent a $38.5 billion spending plan to the Senate on Tuesday. HB 974 proposes a 2% increase over the current budget approved this time last year, although lawmakers increased the remaining portion of this year's spending significantly — to $43.7 billion — in the amended current-year budget that Gov. Brian Kemp signed in early March. Similar changes are probably in store for the new proposal this time next year. Until then, priorities include funding for education, health care, prisons, and poverty, with a nod to problems caused by feral hogs.

04. Georgia’s 14th Congressional District Race Heads for Runoff

Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller advanced to a runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia after no candidate won a majority in Tuesday’s special election. President Donald Trump in February endorsed Fuller, a district attorney who prosecutes crimes in four counties, to succeed Greene in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Greene, once among Trump’s most ardent supporters, resigned in January after a falling out with the president.

05. Three Georgia Legislative Special Elections Head to April 7th Runoff

All three Georgia legislative special elections will head to an April 7 runoff, according to unofficial results, to fill the seats for the rest of the year. There will be separate May primaries and November general elections to fill the seats starting in January 2027.

Senate District 53: Republican retired educator Lanny Thomas will head to a runoff against Democratic communications professor Jack Zibluk to see who will replace former state Sen. Colton Moore in this deeply red Northwest Georgia district

House District 94:  Democratic education consultant Venola Mason and Democratic attorney and former Snellville Mayor Kelly Kautz are vying to replace former state Rep. Karin Bennett, who resigned in January, then was indicted on federal charges for alleged COVID-19 pandemic unemployment fraud.

House District 130: Democratic former state Rep. Sheila Clark Nelson landed safely in the runoff to replace former state Rep. Lynn Heffner, who resigned in January. Seven votes separated Republican minister Thomas McAdams and Democrat community development consultant Karen Gordon in the battle for the second runoff spot.