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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 91

State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state employees’ health insurance plan, so as to prohibit the Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract or contracts with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy or any legal entity that contracts with or uses such pharmacy benefits manager; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Tillery, Blake (19th); Watson, Ben (1st); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Goodman, Russ (8th); Williams, Rick (25th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Still, Shawn (48th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Albers, John (56th); Summers, Carden (13th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Burns, Max (23rd); Harbin, Marty (16th); Brass, Matt (6th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); James, Donzella (28th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Beach, Brandon (21st); Hickman, Billy (4th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 04/02/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: House Second Readers; 03/06/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/10/2025: Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted; 02/05/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #141, 52, 2, 1, 1

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SB 92

“Georgia Red Flag Protective Order Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to enact the “Georgia Red Flag Protective Order Act”; to provide definitions; to provide for risk protection order hearings and issuance; to provide for temporary ex parte risk protection orders; to provide for service of notice; to provide for the termination and extension of orders; to provide for surrender and return of firearms, ammunition, and weapons carry licenses; to provide for the reporting of orders; to provide for penalties and liability; to provide for instructional and informational materials to be produced by the Administrative Office of the Courts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Merritt, Nikki (9th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Parent, Elena (44th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); James, Donzella (28th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Lucas, David (26th); Harrell, Sally (40th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd)

Status History

02/05/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 93

“Georgia Early Literacy Act”; the three-cuing system from inclusion in high-quality instructional materials or structured literacy; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-153.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Georgia Early Literacy Act,” so as to prohibit the three-cuing system from inclusion in high-quality instructional materials or structured literacy; to prohibit public schools from employing the three-cueing system or visual memory as a basis for teaching word reading; to provide for criteria for core curricula for state approved educator preparation programs; to provide for and revise definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Dixon, Clint (45th); Halpern, Sonya (39th)

Status History

04/30/2025: Act 27; 04/30/2025: Senate Date Signed by Governor; 04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/31/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/31/2025: House Third Readers; 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; 02/05/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #207, 50, 3, 3, 0; 03/31/2025, House Vote #346, 168, 0, 5, 7; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #417, 55, 0, 0, 1

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SB 94

Public Utilities and Public Transportation; a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies concerning public utilities; reestablish

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to reestablish a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies concerning public utilities; to create the Office of the Consumers’ Utility Counsel; to provide for statutory construction; 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

Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Williams, Rick (25th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Albers, John (56th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Still, Shawn (48th); Parent, Elena (44th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Davenport, Gail (17th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Harbison, Ed (15th); James, Donzella (28th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Lucas, David (26th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Rahman, Sheikh (5th)

Status History

03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 02/13/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/12/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/05/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 95

Certificate of Need Program; an exemption from certificate of need requirements concerning life plan communities; revise

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from the certificate of need program, so as to revise an exemption from certificate of need requirements concerning life plan communities; 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

Watson, Ben (1st); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Summers, Carden (13th); Albers, John (56th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Brass, Matt (6th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Echols, Drew (49th); Still, Shawn (48th)

Status History

02/05/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 96

Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; update and modernize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to modernize and update provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Code Revision Senate Committee: Government Oversight

Sponsors

Echols, Drew (49th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Watson, Ben (1st); Watson, Sam (11th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Still, Shawn (48th); Williams, Rick (25th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Summers, Carden (13th); Albers, John (56th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Tillery, Blake (19th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Dixon, Clint (45th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Bearden, Timothy (30th)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/27/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/21/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/21/2025: House Third Readers; 03/18/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/24/2025: House Second Readers; 02/21/2025: House First Readers; 02/20/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/20/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/05/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/20/2025, Senate Vote #69, 35, 18, 1, 2; 03/21/2025, House Vote #295, 162, 0, 5, 13; 03/27/2025, Senate Vote #309, 51, 0, 1, 4

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SB 98

Guardian and Ward; county conservators; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, so as to provide for county conservators generally; to provide for respective rights and responsibilities of county conservators and county guardians; to provide that county administrators shall serve as ex officio county conservators; to make conforming changes; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for the change of designation of county guardian to county conservator by operation of law under certain circumstances and subject to an exception; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Juvenile Senate Committee: Children and Families

Sponsors

Cowsert, Bill (46th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Ginn, Frank (47th); Watson, Ben (1st); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/21/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/21/2025: House Third Readers; 03/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/24/2025: House Second Readers; 02/21/2025: House First Readers; 02/20/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/20/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/19/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/18/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/05/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/20/2025, Senate Vote #70, 50, 0, 3, 3; 03/21/2025, House Vote #298, 162, 0, 5, 13

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SB 89

Income Taxes; amount of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses; increase

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to increase the amount of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses to 40 percent of such federal tax credit; to provide for a child income tax credit; to provide for definitions; to provide for limitations and proration; to provide for rules and regulations; to revise a tax credit for employers providing child care; to decrease the number of children who use the facility that are required to be children of employees to qualify for such credit; to increase the amount of the credit; 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

Strickland, Brian (42nd); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Brass, Matt (6th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Parent, Elena (44th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Watson, Ben (1st); Echols, Drew (49th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Cowsert, Bill (46th)

Status History

02/21/2025: House Second Readers; 02/20/2025: House First Readers; 02/19/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/19/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/19/2025: Senate Engrossed; 02/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/05/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/19/2025, Senate Vote #63, 31, 21, 1, 3; 02/19/2025, Senate Vote #67, 49, 0, 1, 6

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