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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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HB 927

Insurance; mammogram coverage criteria for females at risk for breast cancer; include certain relatives

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to include certain relatives within mammogram coverage criteria for females at risk for breast cancer; 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: Insurance Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Willis, Inga (55th); Crawford, Omari (89th); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd); McQueen, Mekyah (61st); Jackson, Edna (165th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House First Readers; 04/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 928

Insurance; utilization review by an insurer shall not be required in the instance in which a physician has determined the existence of dense breast tissue and the medical necessity of a breast ultrasound; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to provide that utilization review by an insurer shall not be required in the instance in which a physician has determined the existence of dense breast tissue and the medical necessity of a breast ultrasound; to provide for a definition; 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: Insurance Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Willis, Inga (55th); Crawford, Omari (89th); McQueen, Mekyah (61st); Jackson, Edna (165th); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House First Readers; 04/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 914

Commissioner of Labor; ensure certain employees receive comparable pay for comparable work in jobs which require comparable skill, effort, and responsibility; authorize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sex discrimination in employment, so as to authorize the Commissioner of Labor to ensure that certain employees receive comparable pay for comparable work in jobs which require comparable skill, effort, and responsibility; to provide for powers and duties of the Commissioner; to provide for consent orders, administrative orders, hearings, penalties, and judicial review; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Industry and Labor Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Lupton, Karen (83rd); Campbell, Lisa (35th); Cummings, Terry (39th); Lim, Marvin (98th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House First Readers; 04/02/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 908

Education; prohibit a public school, private school, or home school program from requiring a child who has completed all requirements for a high school diploma to take or attend classes for any additional course

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance in elementary and secondary education, so as to prohibit a public school, private school, or home school program from requiring a child who has successfully completed all requirements for a high school diploma to take or attend classes for any additional course; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Smith, Michael (41st)

Status History

04/04/2025: House First Readers; 04/02/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 911

Torts; prohibit individuals from bringing defamation actions against another individual who makes a communication regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia, relating to libel and slander, so as to prohibit individuals from bringing defamation actions against another individual who makes a communication regarding an incident of sexual assault, sexual harassment, or sex discrimination when that individual believed such incident to have occurred; to provide for attorney’s fees and costs for a prevailing defendant; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cummings, Terry (39th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House First Readers; 04/02/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 912

Quality Basic Education Act; $500,000.00 in matching grants for purpose of providing home reading programs for students in kindergarten through fourth grade; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for educational programs under the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to provide for up to $500,000.00 in matching grants by the State Board of Education to local units of administration for the purpose of providing home reading programs for students in kindergarten through fourth grade; to authorize the State Board of Education to receive and administer federal funds for such grants; to provide for eligibility; to require the State Board of Education to develop rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Wilkerson, David (38th); Smith, Michael (41st); Carter, Doreen (93rd); Ballard, Bethany (147th); Cox, Brent (28th); Glaize, Lydia (67th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House First Readers; 04/02/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 906

Health; require long-term care facilities to post a link on their websites to the official website of the office of the long-term care ombudsman

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Long-term Care Ombudsman Program, so as to require long-term care facilities to post a link on their websites to the official website of the office of the long-term care ombudsman; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Human Relations & Aging Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Smith, Michael (41st)

Status History

04/04/2025: House First Readers; 04/02/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 900

Employees’ Retirement System; any member shall be eligible to transfer funds to Judicial Retirement System; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-23-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of funds from the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System by superior court judges, district attorneys, or solicitors-general and crediting service, so as to provide that any member of such retirement system shall be eligible to transfer funds; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Retirement Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Carson, John (46th); Seabaugh, Devan (34th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House First Readers; 04/02/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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