Gov. Brian Kemp has some decisions to make.

Georgia’s 40-day legislative session has finished, and lawmakers have sent many bills to his desk. Kemp now has 40 days to sign, veto or quietly allow bills to pass.

See some of the notable bills that passed the Legislature and what fell short. For a bill to become law, it must pass the House, Senate and escape the governor’s veto.

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Democratic Party of Georgia Chair Charlie Bailey. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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Colt Gray, the 16-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect, is led in by deputies for a plea hearing at Barrow County Superior Court on Friday, July 24, 2026, in Winder. Four people died at the school shooting on Sept. 4, 2024. Gray pled guilty. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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