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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 158

Commission for Blind and Visually Disabled Persons; 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 Blind and Visually Disabled Persons; to transfer the direction and supervision of the Georgia Industries for the Blind from the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency to the commission; to provide for a short title; 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); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jones, Emanuel (10th); James, Donzella (28th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Harrell, Sally (40th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Halpern, Sonya (39th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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SB 147

Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of detention generally relative to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of an identification card and a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public Safety and Homeland Security Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Albers, John (56th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Orrock, Nan (36th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Parent, Elena (44th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Lucas, David (26th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); James, Donzella (28th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Echols, Drew (49th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Esteves, Jason (35th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Burns, Max (23rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Watson, Sam (11th)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/28/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/28/2025: House Third Readers; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/06/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 02/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/26/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/12/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/11/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #215, 55, 0, 1, 0; 03/28/2025, House Vote #337, 163, 0, 4, 13; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #360, 51, 0, 4, 1

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SB 133

“Blind Persons’ Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs in elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the “Blind Persons’ Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act”; to provide license requirements relating to Braille for certain teachers; 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

Davenport, Gail (17th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Harrell, Sally (40th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Esteves, Jason (35th); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

02/11/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/10/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 134

Education; repeal Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts, including both Articles 1 and 2 of said chapter

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to repeal Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts, including both Articles 1 and 2 of said chapter, relating to the Georgia Education Savings Authority and the “Georgia Promise Scholarship Act,” respectively; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

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

Status History

02/11/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/10/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 128

Quality Basic Education Act; grants to eligible local units of administration for students living in poverty; provide

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, relating to the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to provide for grants to eligible local units of administration for students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of students living in poverty; 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

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

Status History

02/11/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/10/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 115

Sales and Use Taxes; clothing and school related supplies during the second week of August each year; exempt sales

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales of clothing and school related supplies during the second week of August each year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

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

Status History

02/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/05/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 114

General Assembly; certain procedures for redistricting of the General Assembly and congressional districts in this state; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the General Assembly, so as to provide certain procedures for redistricting of the General Assembly and congressional districts in this state; to provide for certain hearings, information availability, procedures, and notifications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Reapportionment and Redistricting

Sponsors

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

Status History

02/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/05/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 107

Specialized Land Transactions; protections of homeowners in community associations; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of specialized land transactions, so as to provide for protections of homeowners in community associations; to provide for the monitoring of elections for boards of directors for community associations; to provide for annual registration of community associations and related fees; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Economic Development and Tourism

Sponsors

James, Donzella (28th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Orrock, Nan (36th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Davenport, Gail (17th)

Status History

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

Votes

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Ordinance of 11-15-2022(1)

Ordinance of 11-15-2022(1)

Adopted Date

Adopted 11/15/22

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 46-ZONING, ARTICLE II: DISTRICTS

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Ordinance of 09-20-2022(3)

Ordinance of 09-20-2022(3)

Adopted Date

Adopted 9/20/22

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 0 BUILDINGS AND REGULATIONS ARTICLE III: PERMITS SECTION 10-32, REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL RENOVATIONS PROJECTS

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Ordinance of 09-20-2022(2)

Ordinance of 09-20-2022(2)

Adopted Date

Adopted 9/20/22

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 BUILDINGS AND REGULATIONS, SECTION 10-59, DRAWINGS & SPECIFICATIONS

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Ordinance of 09-20-2022(1)

Ordinance of 09-20-2022(1)

Adopted Date

Adopted 9/20/22

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENIDNG CHAPTER 1; SECTION 1-2. DEFINITIONS & RULES OF CONSTRUCITON

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Ordinance of 09-20-2022 (5)

Ordinance of 09-20-2022 (5)

Adopted Date

Adopted 9/20/22

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 44-6. TERMINATION OR REFUSAL OF SERVICE

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Ordinance of 09-20-2022 (4)

Ordinance of 09-20-2022 (4)

Adopted Date

Adopted 9/20/22

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26-89 ARTICLE IV: NOISE CONTROL

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Ordinance of 06-21-2022(1)

Ordinance of 06-21-2022(1)

Adopted Date

Adopted 6/21/22

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28 OFFENSES ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL, SECTION 28-12 OPEN BURNING

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Ordinance of 11-15-2022(2)

Ordinance of 11-15-2022(2)

Adopted Date

Adopted 11/15/22

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 46 ZONING, SECTION 46-128. PURPOSE & INTENT

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