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Clayton County, GA

Part of the Atlanta metro, Clayton County includes a portion of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. It’s urban, diverse, and faces rapid development challenges.

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SB 197

“End Public Funding of Misinformation Act”‘ enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to repeal and reserve Article 2, relating to positive alternatives for pregnancy and parenting grant program; to provide for a short title; 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

Orrock, Nan (36th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 198

Georgia Legislative Retirement System; board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to provide for the board of trustees of the system to increase benefit multipliers for members; to provide for the system to maintain a minimum 120 percent funded ratio; to provide for conditions for such benefit multiplier increases; to provide for automatic increases in employee contributions proportional to benefit multiplier increases; to allow for members who joined after 2009 to receive benefit multiplier increases; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Retirement

Sponsors

Albers, John (56th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Williams, Rick (25th); Summers, Carden (13th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Burns, Max (23rd); Harbin, Marty (16th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Ginn, Frank (47th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Still, Shawn (48th); Lucas, David (26th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Orrock, Nan (36th)

Status History

02/20/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/19/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 187

State Income Tax; amount of tax credits available for qualified caregiving expenses; increase

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 increase the amount of tax credits available for qualified caregiving expenses; 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

Esteves, Jason (35th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); James, Donzella (28th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); McLaurin, Josh (14th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 188

Georgia Adult and Aging Services Agency; create

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to services for the aging, so as to create the Georgia Adult and Aging Services Agency; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of the Georgia Adult and Aging Services Board; to provide for membership, powers, and duties; to provide for an agency executive director; to provide for executive personnel; to provide for transfer of property, personnel, and funding from the Department of Human Services and the Division of Aging Services; to provide for further authorizations; to provide for receipt of funds and appropriations; to provide for an annual report; 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

Esteves, Jason (35th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); James, Donzella (28th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Parent, Elena (44th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); McLaurin, Josh (14th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 189

Department of Community Affairs; to develop and maintain a publicly accessible data base of legal notices; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions related to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to provide for the department to develop and maintain a publicly accessible data base of legal notices that are otherwise required by law to be published in a newspaper; to provide that such data base shall be an additional, mandatory, manner of posting legal notices; to provide that posting on such data base shall serve as an alternative to other publication requirements in certain circumstances; to provide a definition; to authorize rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Williams, Rick (25th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Esteves, Jason (35th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 192

“Georgia Health Insurance Affordability and Consumer Protection Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require the Department of Insurance to implement a certain insurance affordability program in response to the pending expiration of certain Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tax credits; to provide for definitions; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Harrell, Sally (40th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Davenport, Gail (17th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Mangham, Randal (55th); James, Donzella (28th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Lucas, David (26th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Jones, Emanuel (10th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 186

Hospitals and Related Institutions; assisted living communities and personal care homes to enroll as Medicaid providers; permit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to permit assisted living communities and personal care homes to enroll as Medicaid providers; to provide for development of a model for implementation; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for legislative intent; 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

Esteves, Jason (35th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Parent, Elena (44th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); James, Donzella (28th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); McLaurin, Josh (14th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 166

Counties; ordinances for governing and policing unincorporated areas of counties; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties only, so as to revise provisions relating to ordinances for governing and policing unincorporated areas of counties; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to authorize enhanced monetary penalties for repeated violations of certain county and municipal codes or ordinances; to provide for a definition; to provide limitations on such penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Merritt, Nikki (9th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Jackson, Kim (41st); James, Donzella (28th); Parent, Elena (44th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Davenport, Gail (17th)

Status History

02/13/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/12/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

Ordinance of 03-26-2024(3)

Ordinance of 03-26-2024(3)

Adopted Date

Adopted 3/26/24

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II. SEWER SECITON 44-90. COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND ENTRANCE/

BONFIRE.news's Position

Ordinance of 03-26-2024(2)

Ordinance of 03-26-2024(2)

Adopted Date

Adopted 3/26/24

Summary

AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE REMOVAL OF WATER/SEWER ORDINANCES FROM THE CITY ORDINANCE.

BONFIRE.news's Position

Ordinance of 03-26-2024(1)

Ordinance of 03-26-2024(1)

Adopted Date

Adopted 3/26/24

Summary

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLAYTON AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 44-UTILITIES

BONFIRE.news's Position

Ordinance of 11-14-2023(3)

Ordinance of 11-14-2023(3)

Adopted Date

Adopted 11/14/23

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 46 ZONING DIVISION 5. MHP, MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICTS SECTION 46-170. DENSITY

BONFIRE.news's Position

Ordinance of 11-14-2023(2)

Ordinance of 11-14-2023(2)

Adopted Date

Adopted 11/14/23

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 46 ZONING ARTICLE II: DISTRICTS DIVISION 4. R-3, MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDIENTIAL DISTRICT.

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