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Camden County, GA

Situated in southeastern Georgia along the coast, Camden County includes the city of St. Marys and has a mix of military and tourism industries.

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HB 562

Natural Resources, Department of; five-year moratorium on acceptance of applications for new or requests to modify existing permits; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to surface mining, so as to provide for a five-year moratorium on the acceptance of applications for new permits and the acceptance of requests to modify existing permits by the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to expand the area of land affected by surface mining operations on Trail Ridge; to provide a definition; to provide exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Natural Resources & Environment Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Stephens, Ron (164th); Sainz, Steven (180th); Greene, Gerald (154th); Buckner, Debbie (137th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 550

Education; promise scholarship accounts; require participating schools to prepare school safety plans that meet certain requirements

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2B-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for participating schools, responsibilities of education savings authority, prohibited requirements, and agency not established, so as to require participating schools to prepare school safety plans that meet certain requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Bell, Eric (75th); Sainz, Steven (180th); Townsend, Rick (179th); Wilkerson, David (38th); Stinson, Patty Marie (150th)

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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Yay or Nay

HB 481

Elections; dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to revise provisions related to the dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Governmental Affairs Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Kelley, Trey (16th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Sainz, Steven (180th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Draper, Saira (90th)

Status History

02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 430

Sexual Offender Risk Review Board; venue for certain petitions regarding state sexual offender registry; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Sexual Offender Risk Review Board, so as to provide for venue for certain petitions regarding the state sexual offender registry; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Sainz, Steven (180th); Clifton, Rob (131st); Ballard, Bethany (147th); Ford, Jaclyn (170th); Ballinger, Mandi (23rd); Hagan, Leesa (156th)

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

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #244, 168, 0, 8, 4

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HB 393

Safer Cycling in Georgia Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-291 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to traffic laws applicable to bicycles, operation upon paved shoulder, and signaling of right hand turns, so as to require bicyclists to provide a signal of intention to turn absent certain circumstances; to provide for standards of operation for bicyclists approaching certain intersections with stop signs; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Cooper, Sharon (45th); Sainz, Steven (180th); Crawford, Omari (89th); Newton, Mark (127th); Rice, Carmen (139th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/21/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/13/2025: House Second Readers; 02/12/2025: House First Readers; 02/11/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 376

Income tax; rehabilitation of certified structures; increase amount of tax credits

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 the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits for state income tax, so as to increase the amount of tax credits available for the rehabilitation of certified structures; 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

Hilton, Scott (48th); Sainz, Steven (180th); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Buckner, Debbie (137th); Stinson, Patty Marie (150th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/03/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 319

Crimes and offenses; illegal aliens; penalties for state and local officials and employees for noncompliance; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia, relating to offenses involving illegal aliens, so as to provide for penalties for state and local officials and employees for noncompliance; 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

Clark, David (100th); Gaines, Houston (120th); Sainz, Steven (180th); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Petrea, Jesse (166th); Crowe, Clint (118th)

Status History

02/11/2025: House Second Readers; 02/10/2025: House First Readers; 02/06/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 265

Georgia Hemp Farming Act; provide limits on the total concentration of THC and other intoxicating cannabinoids in consumable hemp products

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Georgia Hemp Farming Act,” so as to provide limits on the total concentration of THC and other intoxicating cannabinoids in consumable hemp products; to revise provisions concerning the certificate of analysis applicable to consumable hemp products; to provide criminal penalties; to provide limits on the milligrams of THC and other intoxicating cannabinoids in consumable hemp products in the form of gummies; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Sainz, Steven (180th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Townsend, Rick (179th)

Status History

02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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