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Coweta County, GA

Southwest of Atlanta, Coweta includes Newnan and has seen significant residential and economic growth. It has a strong healthcare and logistics base.

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SB 366

Controlled Substances and Pharmacists and Pharmacies; ivermectin as an over-the-counter medication in this state; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 and Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances and pharmacists and pharmacies, respectively, so as to provide for ivermectin as an over-the-counter medication in this state; to remove ivermectin from the definition of, exceptions to, and exemptions from dangerous drugs; 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: Agriculture and Consumer Affairs

Sponsors

Moore, Colton (53rd); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Brass, Matt (6th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Watson, Sam (11th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Summers, Carden (13th); Echols, Drew (49th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Tillery, Blake (19th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Dixon, Clint (45th)

Status History

03/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 367

Certificate of Need; health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; provide for exemption

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from certificate of need requirements, so as to provide an exemption for health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; to provide for conditions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Cowsert, Bill (46th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Watson, Ben (1st); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Dixon, Clint (45th); Harbison, Ed (15th)

Status History

03/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/28/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 369

“Charter Schools Act of 1998 “; completion charter schools; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Charter Schools Act of 1998,” so as to provide for completion charter schools; to provide for rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; to provide for the conversion of existing charter schools to completion charter schools; to provide for measurable objective performance standards; to provide for separate principles and standards for completion charter schools; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Still, Shawn (48th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Brass, Matt (6th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/31/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 361

Property Owners’ Associations; authorization of liens and use of assessments; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners’ associations, so as to provide for authorization of liens and use of assessments; to provide for registration of property owners’ associations; to provide for rules and regulations regarding administrative hearings and escrow of funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Brass, Matt (6th); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

03/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/25/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 362

Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia; all sworn law enforcement officers serving in and the commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Safety to be eligible for regular retirement benefits at the age of 55 years; allow

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia, so as to allow all sworn law enforcement officers serving in and the commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Safety to be eligible for regular retirement benefits at the age of 55 years, certain disability benefits, and certain provisions for purchasing creditable service; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Retirement

Sponsors

Mallow, Derek (2nd); Moore, Colton (53rd); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Williams, Rick (25th); Robertson, Randy (29th)

Status History

03/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 342

Emergency Communications Authority; increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 38, Chapter 2 of Title 40, Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46, Title 47, and Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Emergency Communications Authority, registration and licensing of motor vehicles, emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, retirement and pensions, and taxes on tobacco and vaping products, respectively, so as to provide for an increase in the percentage of all 9-1-1 charges to be remitted to the Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Retirement

Sponsors

Albers, John (56th); Robertson, Randy (29th)

Status History

03/20/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 324

Life Insurance; certain protections for life insurance policyholders and beneficiaries; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to life insurance, so as to provide for certain protections for life insurance policyholders and beneficiaries; to provide for an owner of a life insurance policy or annuity to be represented by a local agent when such policy or annuity is sold; to provide for such owner to be represented by a local agent when such agent does not have a contract with such insurer; to provide such owner with an annual notice report on such policy or annuity; to require an insurer to conduct a quarterly search of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ policy locator; to provide for annual reporting; 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: N/A Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Harbin, Marty (16th); Williams, Rick (25th); Albers, John (56th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Echols, Drew (49th); Burns, Max (23rd)

Status History

03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/05/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 325

Education; local school systems and public schools to employ or accept as volunteers school chaplains; authorize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-182 of the O.C.G.A., relating to program weights to reflect funds for payment of salaries and benefits, maximum class size, reporting requirements, and application to specific school years, so as to authorize local school systems and public schools to employ or accept as volunteers school chaplains; to amend Code Section 19-15-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions concerning child abuse, so as to include school chaplains in the definition of “child protection professional”; to amend Code Section 49-5-41 of the O.C.G.A., relating to persons and agencies permitted access to records, so as to authorize school chaplains to review records of reports of child abuse; 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

Harbin, Marty (16th); Burns, Max (23rd); Albers, John (56th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Echols, Drew (49th); Moore, Colton (53rd); Walker, III, Larry (20th)

Status History

03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/05/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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