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Banks County, GA

Located in northeastern Georgia, Banks County features a mix of agriculture and manufacturing industries. The county seat is Homer.​

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HB 546

Quality Basic Education Act; require local school systems to offer certain exams to home study students

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to require that local school systems offer certain exams to home study students; to provide for notice requirements; to prohibit additional fees or requirements; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Kahaian, Noelle (81st); Byrd, Charlice (20th); Dunahoo, Emory (31st); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); Gambill, Matthew (15th); Donatucci, Sandy (105th)

Status History

02/24/2025: House Second Readers; 02/21/2025: House First Readers; 02/20/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 529

Georgia Online Automatic Renewal Transparency Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, so as to provide consumers with the option of having service contracts that contain automatic renewal provisions terminate after their specified period rather than being subject to the automatic renewal provision; to provide requirements relating to the exercise of such option; to revise the application of notice and disclosure requirements relating to automatic renewals in service contracts; to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, so as to revise the application of requirements relating to online automatic renewals and continuous service offers; to provide for construction; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Senate Committee: Agriculture and Consumer Affairs

Sponsors

Barrett, Carter (24th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Holcomb, Scott (101st); Gaines, Houston (120th); Camp, Beth (135th); Dunahoo, Emory (31st)

Status History

03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 03/03/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/28/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/21/2025: House Second Readers; 02/20/2025: House First Readers; 02/19/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #265, 169, 2, 2, 7

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HB 451

Quality Basic Education Act; local boards shall be authorized to provide instruction in hunting safety in grades six through 12; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to provide that local boards of education shall be authorized to provide instruction in hunting safety in grades six through 12; to provide for the adoption of content standards by the State Board of Education; to provide that local boards of education may establish a curriculum in hunting safety; to provide for instructor requirements; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Game, Fish & Parks Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Cannon, Chas (172nd); Rhodes, Trey (124th); Erwin, Chris (32nd); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Corbett, John (174th)

Status History

03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/21/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #228, 159, 16, 1, 4

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HB 441

Georgia Prenatal Equal Protection Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for a coercion defense to a charge of murder for defendant mothers of unborn children; to provide for construction; to provide for exceptions; to provide for concurrent prosecuting authority of the Attorney General and prosecuting attorneys in certain cases; to provide for applicability; to remove exceptions that allow for assault and battery on an unborn child; to amend Code Section 19-7-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to in whom parental power lies, how such power lost, and recovery for homicide of a child or unborn child, so as to provide for the right to recovery for the life of a child beginning at the stage of fertilization; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings and determinations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Dunahoo, Emory (31st); Cameron, Mike (1st); Byrd, Charlice (20th); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Kelley, Trey (16th); Momtahan, Martin (17th)

Status History

02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 432

Game and fish; Georgia turkey stamps; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 27-2-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trout license, Georgia waterfowl and migratory bird stamp, big game license, and alligator harvest permit, so as to provide for Georgia turkey stamps; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Game, Fish & Parks Senate Committee: Natural Resources and the Environment

Sponsors

Kelley, Trey (16th); Rhodes, Trey (124th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Dunahoo, Emory (31st); Chastain, Johnny (7th); Clifton, Rob (131st)

Status History

03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #178, 166, 1, 6, 7

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HB 411

Banks County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Banks County, approved August 19, (Ga. L. 1916, p. 349), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 17, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 4500), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Erwin, Chris (32nd)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/10/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/10/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/27/2025: House Third Readers; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #99, 169, 0, 5, 6; 03/10/2025, Senate Vote #221, 43, 1, 3, 9

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HB 383

Georgia High School NIL Protection Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20 and 39 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education and minors, respectively, so as to provide for high school student athletes and prospective student athletes to receive name, image, or likeness compensation; to provide for the automatic expiration of contracts that provide name, image, and likeness compensation to student athletes after the student athlete graduates or is no longer enrolled; to provide for application to certain athletic associations; to allow for professional representation of student athletes and prospective student athletes; to provide for required written notice to high school student athletes; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cox, Brent (28th); Rhodes, Trey (124th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); McClain, Dewey (109th); Erwin, Chris (32nd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/13/2025: House Second Readers; 02/12/2025: House First Readers; 02/11/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 371

Quality Basic Education Act; state’s maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-260 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to capital outlay funds generally under the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to provide for an increase of the state’s maximum authorization of capital outlay funding from $300 million to $375 million annually; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Corbett, John (174th); Townsend, Rick (179th); Greene, Gerald (154th); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Erwin, Chris (32nd)

Status History

04/09/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #261, 170, 2, 1, 7; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #396, 50, 4, 2, 0; 04/04/2025, House Vote #422, 168, 3, 2, 7

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