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Bleckley County, GA

Located in central Georgia, Bleckley County is primarily agricultural. The county seat is Cochran.

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Bills related to this county

HB 551

Motor vehicles; conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits for motor vehicles; to amend Code Section 43-47-8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license applications for used motor vehicle dealers and used motor vehicle parts dealers, prerequisites, license fees, renewal, training or test, supplemental licenses, bonds, insurance, suspension for conviction or false statement, and meetings; to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Transportation

Sponsors

Ridley, Jason (6th); Corbett, John (174th); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Jones, Todd (25th)

Status History

04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/31/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended; 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; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/24/2025: House Second Readers; 02/21/2025: House First Readers; 02/20/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #167, 168, 2, 6, 4; 03/27/2025, Senate Vote #305, 48, 3, 3, 2; 03/31/2025, House Vote #359, 162, 3, 4, 11; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #414, 50, 3, 0, 3

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HB 519

Revenue and taxation; amount of federal work opportunity credit claimed by a taxpayer shall also be allowed as a tax credit; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemption, and credits, so as to provide that the amount of the federal work opportunity credit claimed by a taxpayer shall also be allowed as a tax credit against state income taxes; to provide for conditions, eligibility, limitations, and recaptures; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for automatic repeal; 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: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Stephens, Ron (164th); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Reeves, Matt (99th); Williams, Jr., Noel (148th)

Status History

02/21/2025: House Second Readers; 02/20/2025: House First Readers; 02/19/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 491

Game and fish; remove an exception for use of air guns to hunt wildlife

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 and Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting and noncommercial fishing, respectively, so as to remove an exception for the use of air guns to hunt wildlife; to revise provisions concerning the taking of catfish by bow and arrow; 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

Chastain, Johnny (7th); Rhodes, Trey (124th); Howard, Jutt (71st); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Ridley, Jason (6th); Corbett, John (174th)

Status History

04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/31/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: 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; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #224, 171, 3, 2, 4; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #424, 52, 3, 0, 1; 04/04/2025, House Vote #424, 170, 0, 4, 6; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #487, 52, 1, 2, 1

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HB 493

State symbols; pineywoods cattle as official Georgia heritage cattle breed; designate

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate pineywoods cattle as the official Georgia heritage cattle breed; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Special Rules Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Howard, Jutt (71st); Huddleston, David (72nd); Ridley, Jason (6th); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Ford, Jaclyn (170th); Momtahan, Martin (17th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/03/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 461

Motorcycle Mobility Safety Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for the safe operation of a motorcycle or bicycle through an inoperative traffic-control signal; to require drivers of motor vehicles to stop at crosswalks with pedestrian activated rectangular rapid flash beacons; to make it unlawful to activate such devices when there is no intent to cross a roadway; to remove provisions regarding height of handlebars for motorcycles; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Thomas, Brad (21st); Powell, Alan (33rd); Mathis, Danny (133rd); McCollum, Derrick (30th); Cox, Brent (28th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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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 419

Education; require possession of opioid antagonists by institutions within University System of Georgia

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to university system, so as to require the possession of opioid antagonists by institutions within the University System of Georgia; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to technical and adult education, so as to require the possession of opioid antagonists by units within the Technical College System of Georgia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Hawkins, Lee (27th); Gambill, Matthew (15th); Martin, Chuck (49th); Jackson, Mack (128th); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Greene, Gerald (154th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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HB 352

Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-159.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coverage for continuous glucose monitors, so as to revise coverage criteria to include Medicaid recipients with gestational diabetes; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Seabaugh, Devan (34th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Reese, Tremaine Teddy (140th); Barrett, Carter (24th)

Status History

04/09/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 04/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/04/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/13/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/26/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/24/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/24/2025: House Third Readers; 02/19/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/24/2025, House Vote #71, 169, 2, 2, 7; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #462, 51, 1, 1, 3; 04/04/2025, House Vote #452, 163, 2, 3, 12

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