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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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Bills related to this county

HB 89

Public Health, Department of; require healthcare providers, facilities, and pharmacies to provide the Maternal Mortality Review Committee with psychiatric or other clinical records

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the department of public health, so as to require healthcare providers, healthcare facilities, and pharmacies to provide the Maternal Mortality Review Committee with psychiatric or other clinical records; to amend Code Section 37-3-166 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to treatment of clinical records, when release permitted, scope of privileged communications, liability for disclosure, and notice to sheriff of discharge, so as to permit the release of clinical records of a deceased patient to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee; to amend Code Section 45-16-24 of the O.C.G.A., relating to notification of suspicious or unusual deaths, court ordered medical examiner’s inquiry, and written report of inquiry, so as to remove the requirement that a medical examiner’s inquiry for pregnant female deaths be done through a regional perinatal center; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Cooper, Sharon (45th); Wade, Will (9th); Gambill, Matthew (15th); Hong, Soo (103rd)

Status History

05/01/2025: Act 43; 05/01/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/18/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/18/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/13/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/03/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/20/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 01/29/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, House Vote #126, 168, 7, 2, 3; 03/18/2025, Senate Vote #237, 50, 1, 1, 4

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HB 91

Professions and businesses; licensure for graduates of foreign colleges or schools of veterinary medicine who are board certified in a specialty; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing, so as to provide for licensure for graduates of foreign colleges or schools of veterinary medicine who are board certified in a specialty; to provide for an exemption; 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

Cooper, Sharon (45th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Dickey, Robert (134th); Camp, Beth (135th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/03/2025: House Third Readers; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/12/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, House Vote #139, 169, 0, 6, 5

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HB 94

Insurance; medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; require coverage

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 require coverage for certain expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; to provide for definitions; to provide for exclusions; to allow for certain cost-sharing requirements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Lumsden, Eddie (12th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Schofield, Kim (63rd)

Status History

05/01/2025: Act 42; 05/01/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 04/08/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/31/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/27/2025: House Third Readers; 02/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/28/2025: House Second Readers; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #108, 162, 2, 4, 12; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #353, 52, 1, 0, 3; 04/02/2025, House Vote #383, 162, 3, 6, 9

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HB 95

Income tax; credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit; provide

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 provide for an income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; 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: N/A

Sponsors

Park, Sam (107th); Jackson, Mack (128th); Griffin, Floyd (149th); Herring, Tangie (145th); Clark, Jasmine (108th); Williams, Mary Frances (37th)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Second Readers; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 88

State veterinary education; biomedical technicians to be eligible for the state student loan forgiveness program; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6A of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state veterinary education, so as to provide for biomedical technicians to be eligible for the state student loan forgiveness program; to provide for a definition; to provide for conditions and eligibility; to provide for terms of the loan purchase agreement; to provide for cancellation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Higher Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Barnes, Imani (86th); Drenner, Karla (85th); Clark, Jasmine (108th); Frye, Spencer (122nd); Burnough, Rhonda (77th); McQueen, Mekyah (61st)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 74

Georgia Lottery for Education Act; correct a reference

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Georgia Lottery for Education Act,” so as to correct a reference; to provide for the application of the provisions of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act to certain provisions of the Code relating to bona fide coin operated amusement machines; to provide for exemptions from the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act regarding the Georgia Lottery Corporation for certain matters not related to bona fide coin operated amusement machines; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Regulated Industries Senate Committee: Economic Development and Tourism

Sponsors

Powell, Alan (33rd); Washburn, Dale (144th); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Wilkerson, David (38th); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th); Reeves, Matt (99th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/31/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/18/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/13/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/13/2025: House Third Readers; 02/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/13/2025, House Vote #34, 169, 0, 3, 8; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #352, 51, 0, 2, 3

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HB 78

Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law,” so as to raise the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Retirement Senate Committee: Retirement

Sponsors

Franklin, Lehman (160th); Carson, John (46th); Richardson, Gary (125th); Yearta, Bill (152nd); Cameron, Mike (1st)

Status History

05/01/2025: Act 63; 05/01/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 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; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/26/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/24/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/24/2025: House Third Readers; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/24/2025, House Vote #72, 161, 9, 2, 8; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #427, 35, 18, 2, 1

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HB 79

Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact

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 provide for a tax credit for certain eligible expenses incurred for firearm safe handling instructional courses and firearm secure storage devices; to provide for an aggregate annual cap; to provide for definitions; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for credit preapproval by the department; to prohibit the creation of certain lists or databases; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Newton, Mark (127th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Hilton, Scott (48th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Donatucci, Sandy (105th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 04/02/2025: Senate Engrossed; 03/28/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/19/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #165, 165, 8, 2, 5; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #383, 31, 24, 0, 1

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