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Catoosa County, GA

Situated in northwestern Georgia, Catoosa County is part of the Chattanooga metropolitan area. The county seat is Ringgold.

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HB 163

Food service establishments; certain food products be disclosed as containing cell cultured meat and plant based meat alternatives; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, so as to require that certain food products be disclosed as containing cell cultured meat, plant based meat alternatives, or both; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Ridley, Jordan (22nd); Ridley, Jason (6th); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Cox, Brent (28th); Horner, Mitchell (3rd)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/27/2025: House Third Readers; 02/12/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #109, 161, 3, 3, 13

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HB 168

Sales and use tax; SPLOST; require enactment of a local Act for reimposition of such tax

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), so as to require the enactment of a local Act for the reimposition of such tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Horner, Mitchell (3rd); Kelley, Trey (16th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Ridley, Jason (6th); Camp, Beth (135th); Ridley, Jordan (22nd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/03/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 122

Persons and their rights; life from the moment of conception is accorded same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons and their rights, so as to provide that life is valued and protected from the moment of conception and that each life, from that moment, is accorded the same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons; to provide for definitions; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Byrd, Charlice (20th); Horner, Mitchell (3rd); Dunahoo, Emory (31st); Clark, David (100th); Kahaian, Noelle (81st); Gambill, Matthew (15th)

Status History

01/29/2025: House Second Readers; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/27/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 127

Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sick, personal, and maternity leave for teachers and other school personnel, so as to increase from three to five the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers and other school personnel may take each school year for personal or professional reasons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Cox, Brent (28th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Rice, Carmen (139th); Barrett, Carter (24th); Erwin, Chris (32nd); Horner, Mitchell (3rd)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/28/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 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; 01/29/2025: House Second Readers; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/27/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #246, 172, 3, 2, 3; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #434, 33, 21, 0, 2; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #435, 21, 33, 1, 1; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #437, 33, 22, 0, 1; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #438, 33, 22, 0, 1; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #439, 33, 22, 0, 1; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #440, 22, 33, 0, 1; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #441, 22, 33, 0, 1; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #442, 33, 21, 1, 1; 04/03/2025, Senate Vote #443, 22, 33, 0, 1

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HB 104

Equal Athletic Opportunities Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to enact the “Equal Athletic Opportunities Act”; to provide generally for student participation in interscholastic athletic activities and events; to generally prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in such activities and events; to promote fair and safe competition; to provide for the use of student eligibility rules, standards, and classifications; to provide for exceptions to general provisions; to provide for specific designations; to prohibit male students from participating in athletic activities and events designated for female students and vice versa; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cox, Brent (28th); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Barrett, Carter (24th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Erwin, Chris (32nd); Horner, Mitchell (3rd)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Second Readers; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 75

Justice for Peanut and Fred Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to animal protection, so as to revise certain provisions relating to the impounding of domesticated animals by a government agency and the care of such impounded domesticated animals; to require a court order prior to the euthanasia of any impounded domesticated animal; to provide for state or local liability in cases of the death of, loss of, or injury to an impounded domesticated animal under certain circumstances; to provide for notice and hearings; to provide a definition; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Game, Fish & Parks Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Ridley, Jordan (22nd); Ridley, Jason (6th); Horner, Mitchell (3rd); Tarvin, Steve (2nd); Chastain, Johnny (7th); Powell, Alan (33rd)

Status History

02/06/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 35

Courts; private attorney appointed to act as district attorney pro tempore; revise compensation

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-18-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appointment of substitute for absent or disqualified district attorney, so as to revise the compensation of private attorneys appointed to act as district attorney pro tempore; to provide for such attorneys to be compensated $250.00 per hour for each certified hour worked, subject to a cap; to provide for certification by the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of the State of Georgia of such hours worked by such attorneys; to provide for such attorneys to engage the services of private counsel, paralegals, and legal interns and to provide for their compensation; to provide for inflation adjustments; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Ridley, Jordan (22nd); Powell, Alan (33rd); Horner, Mitchell (3rd); Tarvin, Steve (2nd); Ridley, Jason (6th); Thomas, Brad (21st)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/16/2025: House Second Readers; 01/15/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 30

Catoosa County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Catoosa County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $100,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 67 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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

Horner, Mitchell (3rd)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/13/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/13/2025: 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; 03/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/15/2025: House Second Readers; 01/14/2025: House First Readers; 01/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #148, 172, 0, 6, 2; 03/13/2025, Senate Vote #229, 48, 0, 4, 4

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