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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 266

Income tax; exempt income received as personal compensation for full-time duty in the active military service of the United States

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 exempt from state income tax income received as personal compensation for full-time duty in the active military service of the United States; 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: Finance

Sponsors

Sainz, Steven (180th); Ballard, Bethany (147th); Bonner, Josh (73rd); Clark, David (100th); Petrea, Jesse (166th); Mathiak, Karen (82nd)

Status History

04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended; 03/31/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended; 03/21/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/21/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/21/2025: Senate Engrossed; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #264, 171, 0, 2, 7; 03/21/2025, Senate Vote #266, 32, 22, 1, 1; 03/21/2025, Senate Vote #269, 53, 2, 0, 1; 03/31/2025, House Vote #364, 164, 0, 5, 11; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #412, 52, 0, 4, 0; 04/04/2025, House Vote #419, 167, 0, 3, 10

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HB 233

State symbols; Brunswick stew as the official state stew; 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 Brunswick stew as the official state stew; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Special Rules Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Townsend, Rick (179th); DeLoach, Buddy (167th); Sainz, Steven (180th); Burchett, James (176th); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Seabaugh, Devan (34th)

Status History

05/01/2025: Act 59; 05/01/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 04/10/2025: 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; 03/31/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/25/2025: Senate Recommitted; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/26/2025: House Third Readers; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/26/2025, House Vote #90, 152, 2, 12, 14; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #402, 17, 36, 3, 0; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #403, 52, 1, 3, 0; 04/04/2025, House Vote #442, 113, 51, 3, 13

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HB 224

Highways, bridges, and ferries; construction or maintenance of roads upon military bases or installations paid for by the United States Department of Defense or other entities; authorize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to authorize the construction or maintenance of roads upon military bases or installations by the Department of Transportation when done so through agreement with and when paid for by the United States Department of Defense or other federal entity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Transportation Senate Committee: Transportation

Sponsors

Bonner, Josh (73rd); Blackmon, Shaw (146th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Smith, Vance (138th); Sainz, Steven (180th); Williams, Al (168th)

Status History

04/09/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 04/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/04/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 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; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/05/2025: House Second Readers; 02/04/2025: House First Readers; 02/03/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #216, 172, 0, 2, 6; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #484, 51, 0, 4, 1

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HB 87

Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic devices and prosthetic devices and their materials and components; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Clark, David (100th); Wiedower, Marcus (121st); Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Williams, Jr., Noel (148th); Schofield, Kim (63rd); Sainz, Steven (180th)

Status History

03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #241, 171, 2, 2, 5

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HB 56

Education; grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 7 of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards, so as to provide for tuition grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; to revise legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Higher Education Senate Committee: Higher Education

Sponsors

Petrea, Jesse (166th); Seabaugh, Devan (34th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Sainz, Steven (180th); Lumsden, Eddie (12th)

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; 02/20/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/16/2025: House Second Readers; 01/15/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #218, 172, 0, 3, 5

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HB 18

Dual Enrollment Act; residency requirement for eligible students; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-161.3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Dual Enrollment Act, purpose, dual credit courses, eligibility for participation, and eligibility for payment, so as to provide for a residency requirement for eligible students; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Sainz, Steven (180th); Petrea, Jesse (166th); Richardson, Gary (125th); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Gullett, Joseph (19th)

Status History

01/15/2025: House Second Readers; 01/14/2025: House First Readers; 01/13/2025: House Hopper

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