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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

BONFIRE.news's Position

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 43

Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Program; establish

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of wells and drinking water, so as to establish the Disadvantaged Community Drinking Water Assistance Program; to provide for purpose, requirements, restrictions, and priorities of the program; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Natural Resources & Environment Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Davis, Viola (87th); Schofield, Kim (63rd); Taylor, Rhonda (92nd); 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 44

Protections for Consumers Using Self-service Storage Facilities Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to warehousemen, so as to establish specific protections for consumers using a self-service storage facility; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements for an owner of a self-service storage facility; to provide for rental agreement requirements; to provide for unlawful, unfair, and deceptive trade practices; to amend Chapter 23 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing in insurance, so as to provide for certain disclosures by a limited licensee offering coverage for personal property stored at a self-service storage facility; to provide for requirements for such licensee; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs 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

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

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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

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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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