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Cobb County, GA

Northwest of Atlanta, Cobb is one of Georgia’s most populous counties. It includes suburban cities like Marietta and Smyrna and is known for Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves.

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SB 177

Government Transparency and Campaign Finance; transparency in foreign funded political activities within the state; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to government transparency and campaign finance, so as to provide for transparency in foreign funded political activities within the state; to require agents of hostile foreign principals and foreign supported political organizations to register with the State Ethics Commission; to provide for registration requirements; to provide for definitions; to provide legislative findings; to provide for civil penalties; to authorize the Attorney General to bring civil actions or criminal investigations for violations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Senate Committee: Ethics

Sponsors

Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Albers, John (56th); Burns, Max (23rd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Williams, Rick (25th); Watson, Sam (11th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Still, Shawn (48th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Watson, Ben (1st); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Summers, Carden (13th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Gooch, Steve (51st)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/31/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: House Second Readers; 03/06/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/04/2025: Senate Engrossed; 02/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/26/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/18/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/13/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #136, 29, 17, 4, 6; 03/04/2025, Senate Vote #149, 36, 18, 0, 2

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SB 171

Quality Basic Education Act; State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; require

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 under the “Quality Basic Education Act,”so as to require the State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; to require the state board to adopt policies related to such advanced mathematics pathway; to authorize local school systems to offer the advanced mathematics pathway in grades three through five; to require local school systems to offer the advanced mathematics pathway in grades six through eight; to provide for reporting; to authorize local school systems to provide related supports and services; 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

Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Hickman, Billy (4th); Burns, Max (23rd); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Still, Shawn (48th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Parent, Elena (44th); James, Donzella (28th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Williams, Rick (25th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Harrell, Sally (40th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/18/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/13/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 164

Trade Practices; surveillance based price discrimination and surveillance based wage discrimination; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to prohibit surveillance based price discrimination and surveillance based wage discrimination; to provide for definitions; to provide for civil penalties and enforcement; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain rule making; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Merritt, Nikki (9th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); James, Donzella (28th); Parent, Elena (44th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Mangham, Randal (55th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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SB 165

Minors; social media and internet safety; account termination upon the request of minors or their parents or guardians; provide

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 social media and internet safety for minors; to provide for account termination upon the request of minors or their parents or guardians; to provide for the deletion of personal information, subject to exceptions; to increase the amount of the fine for which providers of a social media platform may be liable; to create a civil remedy for minors to recover damages against providers of a social media platform; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Children and Families

Sponsors

Merritt, Nikki (9th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Orrock, Nan (36th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); James, Donzella (28th); Parent, Elena (44th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Mangham, Randal (55th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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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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SB 167

Commerce and Trade; private entities that employ certain AI systems to guard against discrimination caused by such systems; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, so as to provide broadly for private entities that employ certain AI systems to guard against discrimination caused by such systems; to provide for a description of consequential decisions for which use of automated decision systems shall be regulated; to provide for exemptions; to provide for trade secret protections; to provide for rule making; to provide for certain disclosed records by developers and deployers to be exempt from open records requirements; to provide for enforcement by the Attorney General; to provide for definitions; 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

Merritt, Nikki (9th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); James, Donzella (28th); Parent, Elena (44th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Mangham, Randal (55th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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SB 160

Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-6-390.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reckless stunt driving, so as to replace the forfeiture penalty of a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving with authority to order the installation of a device which limits the speed of such vehicle; to provide for a definition; to provide for procedures and conditions upon issuance of such orders; to provide for notification to the Department of Revenue; 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

Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Albers, John (56th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Williams, Rick (25th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Goodman, Russ (8th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Watson, Sam (11th); Esteves, Jason (35th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/21/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: House Second Readers; 03/06/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/13/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/12/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #148, 53, 1, 0, 2

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SB 162

Georgia Composite Medical Board; implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to provide for the board to implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; to provide for requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Watson, Ben (1st); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Tillery, Blake (19th); Walker, III, Larry (20th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/31/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/06/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/28/2025: Senate Recommitted; 02/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/26/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/13/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/12/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #195, 53, 0, 3, 0

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