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Political and governmental landscape in Georgia, and what it means for you.
Briefings, session intelligence, and firm news.
Georgia’s General Election and the Midterms
On November 3, Georgia elects all eight constitutional officers, with open seats for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General, alongside the full General Assembly, the Public Service Commission, and the U.S. House. A. R. Long Company’s briefing profiles the sixteen major-party nominees race by race: background, primary result, campaign funds, platform, and forecaster ratings. Read the Constitutional Officers briefing.
Georgia’s 2026 AI laws: what SB 444 and SB 540 require, and the window to act
SB 444 bars AI-only health-coverage denials from January 1, 2027. SB 540 imposes chatbot disclosure and child-safety duties from July 1, 2027, with no exemption for embedded chatbots. The 2027 session is the only amendment window. Request the three-page briefing.
A. R. Long Company launches a dedicated AI Policy practice
The firm now offers global AI policy advisory, quantitative forecasting, and executive lobbying as one integrated practice from its Atlanta hub, serving AI developers, data center builders, and corporations deploying AI in regulated industries.
Data center bills return in 2027, with more heat
Moratorium, tax-exemption sunset, and ratepayer-protection bills all stalled in the 2026 session. The industry has responded with new coalitions and Capitol lobbyists; the Public Service Commission has already imposed cost-allocation rules. Expect the fight to resume in January.
House discussion draft would preempt state AI laws for three years
The Great American AI Act draft would codify federal frontier-model oversight and preempt state AI statutes. Every company operating under Georgia’s new laws has a position to take.
Sources for figures on this site: Georgia General Assembly; Georgia Senate Press Office; Becker’s Payer Issues; TechPolicy.Press (state AI laws, July 2026); Sludge (federal AI lobbyists, Feb 2026); AJC (OpenAI Effingham County project, July 2026); Nextgov (federal draft, June 2026).