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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 197

Insurance; health care provider to respond to a private review agent or utility review entity’s attempt to discuss the patient’s care; detail the effort

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-46-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for certification, utilization of nationally recognized accreditation standards, and website identifying nationally recognized accreditation entities, so as to detail the effort that shall be made by treating health care provider to respond to a private review agent or utility review entity’s attempt to reach such provider to discuss the patient’s care; 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: Health Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Hawkins, Lee (27th); Newton, Mark (127th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Au, Michelle (50th)

Status History

04/09/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/31/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/28/2025: Senate Recommitted; 03/20/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/18/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #153, 174, 0, 4, 2; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #433, 53, 0, 1, 2; 04/04/2025, House Vote #413, 162, 0, 6, 12

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HB 185

Professions and businesses; repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the Dietetics Practice Act

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the “Dietetics Practice Act”; to amend Titles 9, 31, 33, 43, and 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to civil practice, health, insurance, professions and businesses, and torts, respectively, so as to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Regulated Industries Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Ehrhart, Ginny (36th); Powell, Alan (33rd)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 03/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/27/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #199, 171, 2, 2, 5

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HB 191

Family violence; substitute service when respondent is avoiding service to delay a hearing; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to family violence, so as to provide for substitute service when respondent is avoiding service to delay a hearing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Moore, Angela (91st); Cummings, Terry (39th); Crawford, Omari (89th); Park, Sam (107th); Westbrook, Anne Allen (163rd); Evans, Stacey (57th)

Status History

02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 177

Domestic relations; protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to provide protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; to provide for a definition and an exclusion; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Cooper, Sharon (45th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Reeves, Matt (99th); New, Kimberly (40th)

Status History

04/08/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/20/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/19/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/19/2025: House Third Readers; 02/12/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/19/2025, House Vote #46, 164, 3, 7, 6; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #431, 52, 1, 2, 1

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HB 178

Social services; treatment services under Medicaid to persons with HIV; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to require the Department of Community Health to submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a demonstration project to provide treatment services under Medicaid to persons in this state living with HIV; to provide for implementation upon approval; 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

Cooper, Sharon (45th); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Drenner, Karla (85th)

Status History

02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 181

Vital records; issuance of a Certificate of Foreign Birth by the state registrar without a judicial order if certain criteria is satisfied; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vital records, so as to provide for the issuance of a “Certificate of Foreign Birth” by the state registrar without a judicial order if certain criteria is satisfied; to provide for necessary forms; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Children and Families

Sponsors

Ehrhart, Ginny (36th); Camp, Beth (135th); Hilton, Scott (48th); Donatucci, Sandy (105th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/21/2025: House Third Readers; 02/12/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/21/2025, House Vote #62, 154, 0, 13, 13

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HB 183

Innkeepers; expand liens to cover property removed from a room upon the termination of a guest’s contract

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 21 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, duties, and liabilities of innkeepers, so as to expand an innkeeper’s liens to cover property removed from a room by an innkeeper upon the termination of a guest’s contract; to provide procedures for innkeepers to eject persons under certain circumstances from inns; to provide for sheriffs, constables, marshals, and other certified peace officers to eject persons from such facilities under certain circumstances; to provide for the presumption of an innkeeper-guest relationship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Seabaugh, Devan (34th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Crowe, Clint (118th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd)

Status History

02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 171

Crimes and offenses; obscenity; repeal and replace Code Section 16-12-80

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to obscenity and related offenses, so as to repeal and replace Code Section 16-12-80, relating to obscene material, distribution, and penalty; to prohibit distribution of computer generated obscene material depicting a child; to provide for a standard for obscenity; to provide for a penalty and probation; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to provide for sentencing of defendants who utilize artificial intelligence in the commission of certain crimes; to provide for notices for enhanced sentencing, and enhanced sentencing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Thomas, Brad (21st); Jones, Todd (25th); Donatucci, Sandy (105th); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Carson, John (46th); Barrett, Carter (24th)

Status History

03/31/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/28/2025: Senate Recommitted; 03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Third Readers; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/26/2025, House Vote #94, 160, 0, 7, 13

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