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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 60

Healthy Start Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for school lunch and school breakfast programs for public school students in this state; to provide for such meals to be offered at no cost to students who qualify for reduced price meals under federal and state guidelines; to provide for school breakfast programs under the Quality Basic Education Act; to provide for funding; to require local school systems to maximize access to federal funding; to provide for participating in the United States Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP); to provide for rules and regulations; to encourage the use of Georgia grown products in school breakfast and lunch programs; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Barnes, Imani (86th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th); Holcomb, Scott (101st); Alexander, Kimberly (66th); Burnough, Rhonda (77th)

Status History

01/17/2025: House Second Readers; 01/16/2025: House First Readers; 01/15/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 62

Georgia HOA Accountability and Community Empowerment Act (HACEA); enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Articles 3 and 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to condominium associations and property owners’ associations, respectively, so as to provide requirements for board members for condominium associations and property owners’ associations; to provide for allocation of votes; to provide for proxies; to provide for quorums; to provide for residency for board members; to provide for size requirements for boards; to provide for board elections, filing, and certification; to provide for contests of election results; to provide for annual registration requirements for such associations; to provide for a short title; to provide for a purpose; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Scott, Sandra (76th); Davis, Viola (87th); Schofield, Kim (63rd)

Status History

01/17/2025: House Second Readers; 01/16/2025: House First Readers; 01/15/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 49

Georgia Anti-Corruption Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding public officers and employees, so as to revise provisions regarding whistleblowers; to broaden the scope of persons who may report information to public employers; to expand the definition of the term “retaliation”; to extend the statute of limitations regarding public employer retaliation; to provide for a misdemeanor offense for violations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Davis, Viola (87th); Schofield, Kim (63rd); Scott, Sandra (76th)

Status History

01/16/2025: House Second Readers; 01/15/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 50

Special license plates; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; establish

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates promoting or supporting certain agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate honoring Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Davis, Viola (87th); Cummings, Terry (39th); Jackson, Edna (165th); Burnough, Rhonda (77th); Jones, Sheila (60th); McQueen, Mekyah (61st)

Status History

01/16/2025: House Second Readers; 01/15/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 45

Courts; special grand jury impaneling procedures; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grand juries, so as to revise provisions regarding special grand jury impaneling procedures; 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

Davis, Viola (87th); Schofield, Kim (63rd); Scott, Sandra (76th)

Status History

01/16/2025: House Second Readers; 01/15/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 46

Public Health, Department of; Maternal Mortality Review Committee; provide composition

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide for the composition of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee; to provide for causes for which members of the committee may be removed from office; to provide for reports to the General Assembly by the committee; to provide for the filling of vacancies on the committee; to provide for compliance with confidentiality laws; to provide for investigations and reports in response to unauthorized disclosures of confidential information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Davis, Viola (87th); Schofield, Kim (63rd); Scott, Sandra (76th)

Status History

01/16/2025: House Second Readers; 01/15/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 47

School Security Protection and Safety Infrastructure Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to program weights and funding requirements under the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to provide for QBE funding assistance to eligible public schools to improve school safety infrastructure; to provide for eligibility; to provide for allowable uses of such funding; to provide for policies, procedures, regulations, and requirements; to provide for 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: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Davis, Viola (87th); Scott, Sandra (76th); Schofield, Kim (63rd)

Status History

01/16/2025: House Second Readers; 01/15/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 48

Quality Basic Education Act; Refugee and International Students Equalization (RISE) program; establish

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, the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to establish the Refugee and International Students Equalization (RISE) program to provide for funding and wraparound services for eligible students; to provide for the definition of “international student”; to establish a program weight and teacher-student ratio for the RISE program in the QBE funding formula; 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: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Davis, Viola (87th); Scott, Sandra (76th); Schofield, Kim (63rd)

Status History

01/16/2025: House Second Readers; 01/15/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

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

BONFIRE.news's Position

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

BONFIRE.news's Position

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

BONFIRE.news's Position

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

BONFIRE.news's Position

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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