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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 31

Income Taxes; all income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components; exempt from taxation

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to exempt from taxation all income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; 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: Finance

Sponsors

Dolezal, Greg (27th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Setzler, Ed (37th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Summers, Carden (13th); Watson, Sam (11th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Moore, Colton (53rd); Watson, Ben (1st); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd)

Status History

03/06/2025: House Second Readers; 03/04/2025: House First Readers; 03/03/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/03/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/03/2025: Senate Engrossed; 02/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/26/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 01/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, Senate Vote #115, 33, 23, 0, 0; 03/03/2025, Senate Vote #117, 53, 1, 2, 0

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SB 32

Obstruction of Public Administration; convicted of doing violence in the obstruction or hindering of law enforcement officers; provide for a mandatory minimum sentence

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obstruction of public administration and related offenses, so as to provide for a mandatory minimum sentence for those convicted of doing violence in the obstruction or hindering of law enforcement officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Williams, Rick (25th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Albers, John (56th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Hickman, Billy (4th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Brass, Matt (6th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Burns, Max (23rd); Harbin, Marty (16th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Still, Shawn (48th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Cowsert, Bill (46th)

Status History

01/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 33

“Georgia Hemp Farming Act”; total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; provide limits

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Georgia Hemp Farming Act,” so as to provide limits on the total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; to revise provisions concerning the certificate of analysis applicable to consumable hemp products; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Watson, Ben (1st); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Watson, Sam (11th); Parent, Elena (44th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Albers, John (56th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Burns, Max (23rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Harbin, Marty (16th)

Status History

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; 02/24/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #168, 50, 6, 0, 0

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SB 19

Brady Law Regulations; purchase or transfer of certain firearms; require a ten-day waiting period

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to require a ten-day waiting period for the purchase or transfer of certain firearms; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; 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: Judiciary

Sponsors

Lucas, David (26th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); James, Donzella (28th); Merritt, Nikki (9th)

Status History

01/17/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/16/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 20

Veterinarians; student loan repayment; who practice shelter medicine and in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics; provide; create the State Veterinary Education Board for Shelter Medicine and Pet Sterilization

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to scholarships, loans, and grants, so as to provide for student loan repayment for veterinarians who practice shelter medicine and veterinarians who practice in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics; to create the State Veterinary Education Board for Shelter Medicine and Pet Sterilization; to provide for definitions; to provide requirements for participation in the loan repayment program; to provide for maximum total and annual repayment amounts; to provide for terms for repayment agreements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Higher Education Senate Committee: Higher Education

Sponsors

Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Summers, Carden (13th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Parent, Elena (44th)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 04/02/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: House Second Readers; 03/04/2025: House First Readers; 03/03/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/03/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/20/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/19/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/17/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/16/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, Senate Vote #116, 54, 2, 0, 0; 04/02/2025, House Vote #399, 160, 5, 2, 13; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #450, 50, 2, 2, 2

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SB 21

Local Governments; violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; waive sovereign and governmental immunities

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for a violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding jails, so as to require sheriffs, jailers, and deputies to honor immigration detainer requests issued by the Department of Homeland Security; to provide a definition; 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

Tillery, Blake (19th); Brass, Matt (6th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Burns, Max (23rd); Still, Shawn (48th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Echols, Drew (49th); Moore, Colton (53rd); Dixon, Clint (45th); Summers, Carden (13th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Kennedy, John F. (18th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/13/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/10/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/06/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/17/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/13/2025, Senate Vote #53, 20, 31, 0, 5; 02/13/2025, Senate Vote #54, 33, 18, 0, 5

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SB 22

State School Superintendent; Department of Education to publish relevant and applicable federal guidance documents and related information; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State School Superintendent, so as to require the Department of Education to publish relevant and applicable federal guidance documents and related information; to provide for definitions; to require annual notice from the State School Superintendent to designated committees and offices of the General Assembly and the Office and Planning and Budget; to authorize the State Board of Education to adopt rules; 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

Tillery, Blake (19th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Brass, Matt (6th); Still, Shawn (48th); Burns, Max (23rd); Harbin, Marty (16th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Watson, Sam (11th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Echols, Drew (49th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Summers, Carden (13th)

Status History

02/06/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/05/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 01/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/17/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 25

Pardons and Paroles; procedures when a person is denied parole after completing certain prerequisites; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide for procedures when a person is denied parole after completing certain prerequisites; to provide for a video conference hearing where prospective parolees can be heard and seek information from the board; to provide that the board submit written findings if the tentative parole month is delayed; to provide notice to members of the board when a majority votes to deny or delay release; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

McLaurin, Josh (14th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Davenport, Gail (17th); James, Donzella (28th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Wicks, Kenya (34th)

Status History

01/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/17/2025: Senate Hopper

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