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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 79

“Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to revise threshold amounts of fentanyl and related substances necessary to constitute the offenses of possessing, selling, distributing, and manufacturing of such substances; to revise mandatory minimum departure provisions for defendants convicted of trafficking of substances in violation of Code Section 16-13-31, relating to trafficking in cocaine, illegal drugs, marijuana, or methamphetamine and penalties; to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Goodman, Russ (8th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Albers, John (56th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Anderson, Lee (24th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Summers, Carden (13th); Burns, Max (23rd); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Watson, Ben (1st); Payne, Chuck (54th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Still, Shawn (48th); Dixon, Clint (45th)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/28/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/28/2025: House Immediately Transmitted to Senate; 03/28/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/28/2025: House Third Readers; 03/27/2025: House Postponed; 03/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/28/2025: House Second Readers; 02/27/2025: House First Readers; 02/26/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/26/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/24/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/26/2025, Senate Vote #95, 50, 3, 2, 1; 03/28/2025, House Vote #339, 131, 31, 3, 15; 03/28/2025, House Vote #340, 99, 62, 4, 15; 03/28/2025, Senate Vote #334, 49, 0, 0, 7

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SB 80

Tax Credits; the definition of “rural hospital organization”; revise

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-8-9.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility to receive tax credits, so as to revise the definition of “rural hospital organization”; 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: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Summers, Carden (13th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Harbison, Ed (15th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Lucas, David (26th); Williams, Rick (25th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Watson, Sam (11th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Merritt, Nikki (9th)

Status History

02/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 75

Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras; standards for signs warning of a reduced speed limit in a school zone and signs warning of the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to use of speed detection devices and red light cameras, so as to provide for standards for signs warning of a reduced speed limit in a school zone and signs warning of the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to authorize district attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties relative to the enforcement of laws regarding speeding in a school zone using recorded images; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Burns, Max (23rd); Albers, John (56th); Williams, Rick (25th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Moore, Colton (53rd); Gooch, Steve (51st); Payne, Chuck (54th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Esteves, Jason (35th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Still, Shawn (48th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Watson, Ben (1st); Ginn, Frank (47th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Watson, Sam (11th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 78

“City of Tybee Island Buildings and Public Facilities Authority Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the City of Tybee Island Building and Public Facilities Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to provide that this Act shall be liberally construed; to define the scope of the authority’s operation; to provide for disposition of property upon dissolution of the authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; 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

Watson, Ben (1st); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Hickman, Billy (4th); Dixon, Clint (45th)

Status History

05/01/2025: Act 53; 05/01/2025: Senate Date Signed by Governor; 04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 03/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/13/2025: House Second Readers; 02/12/2025: House First Readers; 02/11/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/11/2025, Senate Vote #33, 49, 0, 5, 2; 03/04/2025, House Vote #148, 172, 0, 6, 2

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SB 67

Income Taxes; income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit; provide

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 provide for an income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; 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: Finance

Sponsors

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

Status History

02/03/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/30/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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SB 68

Civil Practice; substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 9, 13, 40, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, contracts, motor vehicles, and torts, respectively, so as to provide for substantive and comprehensive revision of provisions regarding civil practice, evidentiary matters, damages, and liability in tort actions; to provide limitations relative to pain and suffering testimony; to provide for timing of answers and discovery; to provide for dismissals of civil actions; 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: Rules Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Kennedy, John F. (18th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Watson, Ben (1st); Echols, Drew (49th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Still, Shawn (48th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Beach, Brandon (21st); Payne, Chuck (54th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Williams, Rick (25th); Burns, Max (23rd); Albers, John (56th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Brass, Matt (6th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Watson, Sam (11th); Harbin, Marty (16th)

Status History

04/21/2025: Act 9; 04/21/2025: Senate Date Signed by Governor; 04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/21/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/20/2025: House Immediately Transmitted to Senate; 03/20/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/20/2025: House Third Readers; 03/18/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Second Readers; 02/24/2025: House First Readers; 02/21/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/21/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/12/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/03/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/30/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/21/2025, Senate Vote #81, 21, 33, 0, 2; 02/21/2025, Senate Vote #82, 21, 33, 0, 2; 02/21/2025, Senate Vote #83, 33, 21, 0, 2; 03/20/2025, House Vote #290, 91, 82, 1, 6; 03/20/2025, House Vote #291, 94, 77, 3, 6; 03/21/2025, Senate Vote #272, 22, 32, 1, 1; 03/21/2025, Senate Vote #273, 34, 21, 0, 1

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SB 69

“Georgia Courts Access and Consumer Protection Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 and Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to banking and finance, and depositions and discovery under the “Georgia Civil Practice Act,” respectively, so as to regulate third-party litigation financing practices in this state; to provide a short title; 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: Rules Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Kennedy, John F. (18th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Watson, Ben (1st); Echols, Drew (49th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Still, Shawn (48th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Beach, Brandon (21st); Payne, Chuck (54th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Burns, Max (23rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Albers, John (56th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Brass, Matt (6th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Watson, Sam (11th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Hickman, Billy (4th)

Status History

04/21/2025: Act 10; 04/21/2025: Senate Date Signed by Governor; 04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/28/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended; 03/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/27/2025: House Third Readers; 03/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/03/2025: House Second Readers; 02/28/2025: House First Readers; 02/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/27/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/12/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/30/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, Senate Vote #104, 52, 0, 0, 4; 03/27/2025, House Vote #323, 98, 69, 3, 10; 03/28/2025, Senate Vote #336, 52, 0, 0, 4; 03/31/2025, House Vote #360, 120, 42, 6, 12

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SB 71

Income Taxes; taxable net income compensation of athletes for the use of the athlete’s name, image, or likeness; exempt

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 exempt from taxable net income compensation of athletes for the use of the athlete’s name, image, or likeness; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Beach, Brandon (21st); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Watson, Ben (1st); Summers, Carden (13th); Ginn, Frank (47th)

Status History

02/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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