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Bartow County, GA

Situated in northwestern Georgia, Bartow County has a diverse economy and is home to the city of Cartersville.​

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Bills related to this county

HB 350

Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to revise provisions relating to safe places for newborns; to authorize ambulance services to accept physical custody of a newborn; to authorize the placement of newborn safety devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited liability; to provide for transport of newborns to nearest medical facility; to provide for specifications for newborn safety devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public Safety and Homeland Security Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cameron, Mike (1st); Crowe, Clint (118th); Camp, Beth (135th); Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Washburn, Dale (144th); Gambill, Matthew (15th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 344

Motor vehicles; school bus cameras; revise penalty amount for violations captured by recorded images

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-163 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duty of driver of vehicle meeting or overtaking school bus, reporting of violations, and civil monetary penalty for violations captured by school bus camera, so as to revise the penalty amount for violations captured by recorded images; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Parsons, Don (44th); McCollum, Derrick (30th); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); Thomas, Brad (21st); Powell, Alan (33rd)

Status History

02/26/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 322

Ga. Board of Dentistry; issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching in an accredited dental, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to revise provisions regarding the Georgia Board of Dentistry issuance of a dental or dental hygiene license for the sole purpose of teaching or instructing in an accredited dental school, dental hygiene school, or academic medical center in this state; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: Higher Education

Sponsors

Hawkins, Lee (27th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Dempsey, Katie (13th); Hatchett, Matt (155th); Gambill, Matthew (15th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/31/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/31/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/31/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: 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; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/11/2025: House Second Readers; 02/10/2025: House First Readers; 02/06/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #171, 169, 0, 6, 5; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #375, 52, 0, 3, 1

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HB 286

Seed-Capital Fund; create a subfund to provide startup capital to certain small businesses; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Seed-Capital Fund, so as to create a subfund to provide startup capital to certain small businesses that are majority owned by students or graduates of a small business program of study of TCSG; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Higher Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Neal, Yasmin (79th); Powell, Alan (33rd); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Gambill, Matthew (15th); Carter, Doreen (93rd)

Status History

02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 236

Bartow County; appointment of a county surveyor; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Bartow County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve out the remainder of his or her term; to provide for successors; to provide for qualifications; to provide for an effective date; 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

Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); Gambill, Matthew (15th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 02/21/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/11/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/10/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/10/2025: House Third Readers; 02/10/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/10/2025, House Vote #19, 167, 0, 5, 8; 02/21/2025, Senate Vote #78, 46, 0, 9, 1

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HB 229

Sales and use tax; exempt materials used in construction of capital outlay projects for educational purposes; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt from local taxes the sale or use of materials used in construction of capital outlay projects for educational purposes that were approved and funded through a constitutionally authorized education special purpose local option sales tax; to provide for conditions, limitations, and dates of applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Neal, Yasmin (79th); Douglas, Demetrius (78th); Powell, Alan (33rd); Tarvin, Steve (2nd); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); DeLoach, Buddy (167th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/03/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, House Vote #142, 169, 2, 2, 7

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HB 223

Revenue and taxation; exclude from the calculation of taxable net income certain disaster relief or assistance grant program payments for agricultural losses suffered due to Hurricane Helene

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to exclude from the calculation of taxable net income certain disaster relief or assistance grant program payments for agricultural losses suffered due to Hurricane Helene; to provide for refundable income tax credits for certain timber producers based on certain casualty losses related to Hurricane Helene; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Burchett, James (176th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); McDonald III, Lauren (26th); Hong, Soo (103rd); Gambill, Matthew (15th); Wade, Will (9th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/21/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/18/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/18/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/18/2025: Senate Engrossed; 03/13/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/18/2025: House Third Readers; 02/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/05/2025: House Second Readers; 02/04/2025: House First Readers; 02/03/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/18/2025, House Vote #39, 173, 0, 2, 5; 03/18/2025, Senate Vote #236, 29, 23, 1, 3; 03/18/2025, Senate Vote #238, 50, 1, 1, 4; 03/21/2025, House Vote #300, 153, 0, 9, 18

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HB 196

State employees’ health insurance plan; drugs dispensed for self-administration; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees’ health insurance plan, so as to require that drugs dispensed to a covered person for self-administration under a state health plan be reimbursed using a transparent, index based price, plus a dispensing fee; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Kelley, Trey (16th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Hatchett, Matt (155th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Gambill, Matthew (15th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/27/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/21/2025: House Third Readers; 02/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/21/2025, House Vote #66, 168, 0, 4, 8; 03/27/2025, Senate Vote #299, 55, 0, 1, 0; 03/31/2025, House Vote #355, 166, 0, 5, 9

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