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Bibb County, GA

Situated in central Georgia, Bibb County includes the city of Macon and has a diverse economy with historical significance.

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SB 199

State Ethics Commission; shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to provide that the State Ethics Commission shall not accept or reject complaints made against candidates 60 days prior to an election; to revise provisions related to reporting income on personal financial disclosure statements for office holders; to provide that the commission shall not publicly release home address information in its possession; to revise lobbyist reporting requirements to make the reporting dates for such requirements more uniform; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Governmental Affairs Senate Committee: Ethics

Sponsors

Watson, Sam (11th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Burns, Max (23rd); Goodman, Russ (8th); Williams, Rick (25th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Still, Shawn (48th); Brass, Matt (6th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Robertson, Randy (29th)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/31/2025: House Third Readers; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: House Second Readers; 03/06/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/04/2025: Senate Engrossed; 02/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/26/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/20/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/19/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #136, 29, 17, 4, 6; 03/04/2025, Senate Vote #140, 55, 0, 0, 1; 03/31/2025, House Vote #366, 167, 1, 3, 9

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SB 201

Consumer Transactions; increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-393 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions unlawful and examples, so as to provide increased consumer protection for homeowners entering into contracts with contractors following natural disasters; to provide for certain contractual requirements; to provide for notice language; to amend Code Section 33-6-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices, so as to prohibit the assignment of benefits in certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Walker, III, Larry (20th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Tillery, Blake (19th); Watson, Sam (11th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Burns, Max (23rd); Setzler, Ed (37th); Brass, Matt (6th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Williams, Rick (25th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Echols, Drew (49th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Still, Shawn (48th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Gooch, Steve (51st)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/31/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/31/2025: House Third Readers; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: House Second Readers; 03/06/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/03/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/20/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/19/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #157, 53, 1, 0, 2; 03/31/2025, House Vote #368, 163, 1, 5, 11; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #447, 49, 1, 5, 1

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SB 196

“Pregnancy Center Fraud Prevention Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to perinatal facilities, so as to explicitly prohibit limited services pregnancy centers from engaging in false or misleading advertising about the products or services provided at such centers; to provide for definitions; to provide for enforcement; to provide for notice and procedures; to provide for penalties; to provide for cause of action; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Orrock, Nan (36th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Esteves, Jason (35th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 197

“End Public Funding of Misinformation Act”‘ enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to repeal and reserve Article 2, relating to positive alternatives for pregnancy and parenting grant program; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Orrock, Nan (36th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 198

Georgia Legislative Retirement System; board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to provide for the board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; to provide for the system to maintain a minimum 120 percent funded ratio; to provide for conditions for such benefit multiplier increases; to provide for automatic increases in employee contributions proportional to benefit multiplier increases; to allow for members who joined after 2009 to receive benefit multiplier increases; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Retirement

Sponsors

Albers, John (56th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Williams, Rick (25th); Summers, Carden (13th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Burns, Max (23rd); Harbin, Marty (16th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Ginn, Frank (47th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Still, Shawn (48th); Lucas, David (26th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Orrock, Nan (36th)

Status History

02/20/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/19/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 190

Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation; certain fee waivers for active duty members of the military, veterans, and family members; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, so as to provide certain fee waivers for active duty members of the military, veterans, and family members; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security

Sponsors

Wicks, Kenya (34th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Harbison, Ed (15th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Lucas, David (26th); Esteves, Jason (35th); James, Donzella (28th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Mangham, Randal (55th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 192

“Georgia Health Insurance Affordability and Consumer Protection Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require the Department of Insurance to implement a certain insurance affordability program in response to the pending expiration of certain Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tax credits; to provide for definitions; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Harrell, Sally (40th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Davenport, Gail (17th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Mangham, Randal (55th); James, Donzella (28th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Lucas, David (26th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Jones, Emanuel (10th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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SB 179

Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require that the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided by such student’s previous school to the receiving school within five days; to reduce the number of days by which a parent or guardian of a transferring student shall receive copies of such records;to provide for evidence based youth violence prevention training programs; to provide for student violence prevention clubs; to provide for local policies for anonymous reporting; 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: Education Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Dixon, Clint (45th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/04/2025: House Third Readers; 04/02/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/18/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/13/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #165, 54, 1, 0, 1; 04/04/2025, House Vote #430, 169, 0, 4, 7

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