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Chatham County, GA

Located on Georgia’s coast, Chatham County includes Savannah, a historic city known for its colonial architecture and tourism. It has a major port and diverse economy driven by logistics, tourism, and manufacturing.

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SB 236

“Quality Basic Education Act,”; certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they intend to reside; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for enrollment under the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to provide that certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty in the United States armed forces are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they intend to reside regardless of whether they have entered into a lease, purchased a house, or otherwise secured housing within such attendance zone; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security

Sponsors

Wicks, Kenya (34th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Brass, Matt (6th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); James, Donzella (28th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Davenport, Gail (17th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/21/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: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; 03/06/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #208, 54, 1, 1, 0

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SB 239

Funeral Directors and Establishments; funeral directors be licensed embalmers; remove the requirement

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to remove the requirement that funeral directors be licensed embalmers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Walker, III, Larry (20th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Williams, Rick (25th)

Status History

03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 241

Funeral Directors; organic human reduction as a means of disposing of deceased human bodies; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to provide for the organic human reduction as a means of disposing of deceased human bodies; to amend Titles 10, 31, and 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade, health, and local government, respectively, so as to require a disposition permit for the organic human reduction of a dead human body or fetus; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Regulated Industries Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Williams, Rick (25th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Parent, Elena (44th)

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; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/03/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #150, 52, 1, 1, 2; 03/31/2025, House Vote #372, 157, 4, 3, 16

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SB 242

Capitol Art Standards Commission; placement of a monument in honor of the Honorable Clarence Thomas within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 4 of Chapter 13 of Title 45 and Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Capitol Art Standards Commission and state flag, seal, and other symbols, respectively, so as to provide for duties and responsibilities of the commission; to provide for the placement of a monument in honor of the Honorable Clarence Thomas within the Nathan Deal Judicial Center; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Watson, Ben (1st); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Brass, Matt (6th); Kennedy, John F. (18th)

Status History

03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 228

State Depositories; State Depository Board to allow the state treasurer to invest in bitcoin; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state depositories, so as to provide for the State Depository Board to allow the state treasurer to invest in bitcoin; to require the state treasurer to develop policies and procedures for the acceptance, storage, and transacting of bitcoin by the state; to require that bitcoin received or otherwise owned by the state shall be held in accordance with such policies and procedures; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Banking and Financial Institutions

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Dolezal, Greg (27th)

Status History

02/21/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/20/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 222

Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; create

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to handicapped persons, so as to create the Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; to provide for an annual report; to provide for a complaint process; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, so as to establish the role of the commission in facilitating the operation by blind persons and other persons with disabilities of vending facilities on state property; 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

Davenport, Gail (17th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Jones, Emanuel (10th)

Status History

02/21/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/20/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 223

“Pro People, Pro Business Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to liability of owners and occupiers of land, so as to limit liability for premises liability actions unless claimants can show certain facts; to provide for affirmative defenses; to provide for rebuttable presumptions; to provide for a short title; 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: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Mallow, Derek (2nd)

Status History

02/21/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/20/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 225

Education; discrimination on the basis of an individual’s race due to a protective hairstyle, or length thereof, in any student dress or grooming policy; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to prohibit discrimination on the basis of an individual’s race due to a protective hairstyle, or length thereof, in any student dress or grooming policy, program, or activity conducted by an educational institution that receives or benefits from state financial assistance, or enrolls students who receive state student financial aid; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Brass, Matt (6th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Parent, Elena (44th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Esteves, Jason (35th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Goodman, Russ (8th)

Status History

02/21/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/20/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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