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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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HB 299

Property; landlord and tenant; repeal Code Section 44-7-19, relating to restrictions on rent regulation by local governments

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, regarding landlord and tenant in general, so as to repeal Code Section 44-7-19, relating to restrictions on rent regulation by local governments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Governmental Affairs Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Taylor, Rhonda (92nd); Frye, Spencer (122nd); Davis, Viola (87th); Scott, Sandra (76th); Schofield, Kim (63rd); McClain, Dewey (109th)

Status History

02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 292

Income tax; certification of certain employers as living wage employers; provide

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 imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits from income taxes, so as to provide for the certification of certain employers as living wage employers; to provide for definitions; to provide for a tax credit for such employers that employ individuals in new living wage jobs for at least one year; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for penalties; 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: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Jones, Anissa (143rd); McClain, Dewey (109th); Buckner, Debbie (137th); Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Neal, Yasmin (79th); Campbell, Lisa (35th)

Status History

02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 283

Motor vehicles; issuance of a refusal to sign citation; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-13-2.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to signature on citations required, effect of failure to sign, exemption for out-of-state drivers, and electronic capture of signature, so as to provide for the issuance of a refusal to sign citation; to provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Neal, Yasmin (79th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Lumsden, Eddie (12th); Holcomb, Scott (101st)

Status History

03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/21/2025: House Third Readers; 02/18/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/21/2025, House Vote #63, 155, 6, 8, 11

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Yay or Nay

HB 284

Minors; creation of the Georgia Baby Bond Savings Plan

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minors, so as to provide for the creation of the Georgia Baby Bond Savings Plan; to provide for the administration of such plan; to provide for a board of directors; to authorize the board of directors to invest plan funds; to provide for the creation of a fund in the state treasury; to provide the authority for establishing a comprehensive investment plan; to provide for furnishing annual financial statements to savings trust account owners; to provide for eligibility requirements for the plan; to authorize the General Assembly to contribute to the plan; to provide for minimum contributions by the General Assembly to the plan; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Appropriations Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Schofield, Kim (63rd); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Park, Sam (107th); Davis, Viola (87th); Scott, Sandra (76th); Berry, Bryce (56th)

Status History

02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 286

Seed-Capital Fund; create a subfund to provide startup capital to certain small businesses; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Seed-Capital Fund, so as to create a subfund to provide startup capital to certain small businesses that are majority owned by students or graduates of a small business program of study of TCSG; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Higher Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Neal, Yasmin (79th); Powell, Alan (33rd); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Gambill, Matthew (15th); Carter, Doreen (93rd)

Status History

02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 237

Evidence; admissibility of creative or artistic expression evidence at trial; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to relevant evidence and its limits, so as to provide for the admissibility of creative or artistic expression evidence at trial; to provide for a definition; to provide for the presumption of inadmissibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Bell, Eric (75th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Frye, Spencer (122nd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 227

Putting Georgia’s Patients First Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various provisions of the O.C.G.A., so as to rename low THC oil as medical cannabis; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16, Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, and Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against the public health and morals, regulation of controlled substances, and general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, respectively, so as to clarify and revise criminal penalties; to clarify and revise exemptions to criminal penalties; 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

Dickey, Robert (134th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Prince, Brian (132nd); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Rhodes, Trey (124th); Bell, Eric (75th)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/27/2025: House Third Readers; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #111, 164, 1, 2, 13

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Yay or Nay

HB 229

Sales and use tax; exempt materials used in construction of capital outlay projects for educational purposes; provisions

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 from local taxes the sale or use of materials used in construction of capital outlay projects for educational purposes that were approved and funded through a constitutionally authorized education special purpose local option sales tax; to provide for conditions, limitations, and dates of applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Neal, Yasmin (79th); Douglas, Demetrius (78th); Powell, Alan (33rd); Tarvin, Steve (2nd); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); DeLoach, Buddy (167th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/03/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, House Vote #142, 169, 2, 2, 7

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Ordinance of 11-14-2023(1)

Ordinance of 11-14-2023(1)

Adopted Date

Adopted 11/14/23

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 46 ZONING ARTICLE II: DISTRICTS DIVISION 1. GENERALLY SUBDIVISION I. IN GENERAL

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Ordinance of 08-15-2023(2)

Ordinance of 08-15-2023(2)

Adopted Date

Adopted 8/15/23

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS ARTICLE X: MOBILE FOOD TRUCK VENDORS SECTION 12-433 PROHIBTED CONDUCT AND REQUIREMENTS

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Ordinance of 08-15-2023(1)

Ordinance of 08-15-2023(1)

Adopted Date

Adopted 8/15/23

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES ARTICLE IV: STANDING, STOPPING AND PARKING SECTION 44-78 NO LEFT TURN TO PARK

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Ordinance of 07-18-2023(2)

Ordinance of 07-18-2023(2)

Adopted Date

Adopted 7/18/23

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS, ARTICLE X: MOBILE FOOD TRUCK VENDORS, SECTION 12-436. FEE

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Ordinance of 07-18-2023(1)

Ordinance of 07-18-2023(1)

Adopted Date

Adopted 7/18/23

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12 BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS

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Ordinance of 06-20-2023(1)

Ordinance of 06-20-2023(1)

Adopted Date

Adopted 6/20/23

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12-176(a) EXCISE TAX

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Ordinance of 01-17-2023(1)

Ordinance of 01-17-2023(1)

Adopted Date

Adopted 1/17/23

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II: DISTRICTS; SECTION 46-70

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Ordinance of 03-26-2024(4)

Ordinance of 03-26-2024(4)

Adopted Date

Adopted 3/26/24

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENIDNG CHAPTER 39 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PLACES ARTICLE IV-CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.

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