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Colquitt County, GA

In southwest Georgia, Colquitt is heavily agricultural, especially in vegetables and livestock. Moultrie is the county seat.

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Bills related to this county

HB 287

Environmental Protection Division; Environmental Advisory Council; update reference date to standards, rules, and regulations

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-2-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Environmental Protection Division, Environmental Advisory Council, duties of council and its members and director, appeal procedures generally, permit applications, and inspections, so as to update the reference date to standards, rules, and regulations; to amend Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to game and fish, so as to update the reference date to rules and regulations; to amend Code Section 52-7-26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalty, so as to update the reference date to rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Game, Fish & Parks Senate Committee: Natural Resources and the Environment

Sponsors

Rhodes, Trey (124th); Corbett, John (174th); LaHood, John (175th); McDonald III, Lauren (26th); Cannon, Chas (172nd)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/11/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/11/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/03/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/26/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/24/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/24/2025: House Third Readers; 02/19/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/24/2025, House Vote #68, 171, 0, 4, 5; 03/11/2025, Senate Vote #224, 50, 0, 0, 6

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HB 244

State auditor; local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-81-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to audit of financial affairs and transactions, contents, copy to state auditor, and public inspection, so as to provide for local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits with the state auditor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Governmental Affairs Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Cannon, Chas (172nd); Yearta, Bill (152nd); Greene, Gerald (154th); Jackson, Mack (128th); Hagan, Leesa (156th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #150, 162, 7, 8, 3

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HB 228

Georgia Farmstead Relief Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize and regulate the production of farmstead products for human consumption; to provide relief from unnecessary regulatory burdens to small dairy farmers and dairy product producers; to provide standards for safety, cleanliness, and health for such products; to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to enforce such standards and to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for and require permits related to the production of farmstead products; to provide for penalty; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Horner, Mitchell (3rd); Ridley, Jason (6th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Ridley, Jordan (22nd); Cox, Brent (28th); Kelley, Trey (16th)

Status History

02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 210

Alcoholic beverages; retail dealers; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to revise provisions relating to retail dealers of alcoholic beverages; to authorize the issuance or holding of a beneficial interest in additional retail dealer licenses; to require that the new location of a licensee of such additional retail dealer license be located in the same county as the location previously occupied; to increase the number of tasting events a retail package liquor store may conduct; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Franklin, Lehman (160th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Wade, Will (9th)

Status History

02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 182

Life insurance; excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to life insurance, so as to prohibit a policy of group life insurance from excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Insurance Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Lumsden, Eddie (12th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Williamson, Bruce (112th); Prince, Brian (132nd)

Status History

04/02/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended; 03/28/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/28/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/26/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/24/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/24/2025: House Third Readers; 02/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/24/2025, House Vote #69, 171, 0, 4, 5; 03/28/2025, Senate Vote #321, 46, 0, 5, 5; 04/02/2025, House Vote #384, 166, 2, 3, 9

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HB 169

Ad valorem tax; breach of a covenant for bona fide conservation use related to solar generation of energy; limit exceptions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for ad valorem taxation of property, so as to limit exceptions to the breach of covenants for bona fide conservation use and forest land conservation use related to the solar generation of energy to existing contracts and to provide for applicability; to provide for sunsets; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Cannon, Chas (172nd); Dickey, Robert (134th); Corbett, John (174th); O’Steen, Angie (169th); Huddleston, David (72nd); Ford, Jaclyn (170th)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/27/2025: House Third Readers; 02/19/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #106, 160, 0, 7, 13

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HB 164

Highways, bridges, and ferries; allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load; repeal automatic repeal provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dimensions and weight of vehicles and loads, so as to repeal automatic repeal provisions relating to an allowable variance for weight limitations upon a vehicle or load hauling certain commodities within a certain range and areas of the state; to provide for the enforcement of such provisions by local law enforcement officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Transportation Senate Committee: Transportation

Sponsors

Meeks, Steven (178th); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Buckner, Debbie (137th); Dickey, Robert (134th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Frye, Spencer (122nd)

Status History

04/08/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/27/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/20/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/18/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/26/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/24/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/24/2025: House Third Readers; 02/21/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/24/2025, House Vote #76, 164, 9, 1, 6; 03/27/2025, Senate Vote #297, 55, 1, 0, 0

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HB 167

Game and fish; authorize fluorescent pink hunting outer garments

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting, so as to authorize fluorescent pink hunting outer garments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Game, Fish & Parks Senate Committee: Natural Resources and the Environment

Sponsors

Hagan, Leesa (156th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Dubnik, Matt (29th); O’Steen, Angie (169th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/13/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/13/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/03/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/21/2025: House Third Readers; 02/19/2025: 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 #59, 159, 0, 14, 7; 03/13/2025, Senate Vote #233, 50, 0, 0, 6

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