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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 321

Workers’ Compensation; chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-9-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to applicability of workers’ compensation to employers and employees generally, so as to provide that the chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901, et seq., as amended, and its extensions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Hodges, Mike (3rd); Gooch, Steve (51st); Hickman, Billy (4th); Watson, Ben (1st); Albers, John (56th); Robertson, Randy (29th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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SB 299

Notaries Public; members of the armed forces on active duty to use online notaries public for certain matters; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notaries public, so as to provide for members of the armed forces on active duty to use online notaries public for certain matters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security

Sponsors

Walker, III, Larry (20th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Harbison, Ed (15th)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 301

State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols; protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to revise provisions for the protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; to provide for construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Williams, Rick (25th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Beach, Brandon (21st); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Watson, Ben (1st); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Still, Shawn (48th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Echols, Drew (49th); Burns, Max (23rd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Watson, Sam (11th)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 304

Ad Valorem Taxation; direct payments to property owners whose property was damaged or destroyed as a result of a certain natural disaster; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for direct payments to property owners whose property was damaged or destroyed as a result of a certain natural disaster; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for the amounts of such payments; to provide for procedures; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an automatic repeal; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Anderson, Lee (24th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Watson, Sam (11th); Brass, Matt (6th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Echols, Drew (49th); Williams, Rick (25th); Burns, Max (23rd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Goodman, Russ (8th)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 306

Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; require notices

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, so as to require notices of impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; to provide for the reinstatement of certain covenants and preferential assessments in certain limited circumstances; to provide for appeals and refunds; to prohibit additional fees or interest; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Robertson, Randy (29th)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 291

Special License Plates; establish an “America First” specialty license plate

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations and qualified motor vehicles or drivers with proceeds deposited into the general fund, so as to establish an “America First” specialty license plate; to provide for conditions for the production of such license plates; to provide for discontinuing the manufacture of such license plates in certain instances; to provide for the disposition of funds to the general fund; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Gooch, Steve (51st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Burns, Max (23rd); Setzler, Ed (37th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Echols, Drew (49th); Still, Shawn (48th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Ginn, Frank (47th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Williams, Rick (25th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Watson, Ben (1st); Anderson, Lee (24th)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 03/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #189, 34, 22, 0, 0; 03/06/2025, Senate Vote #190, 24, 32, 0, 0; 03/06/2025, Senate Vote #191, 33, 23, 0, 0; 04/02/2025, House Vote #393, 95, 68, 2, 15; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #472, 33, 21, 0, 2

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SB 293

License Plates for Certain Veterans; the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; increase

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates for certain veterans, so as to increase the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Anderson, Lee (24th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Brass, Matt (6th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Williams, Rick (25th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Watson, Sam (11th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Still, Shawn (48th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Burns, Max (23rd); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Albers, John (56th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Echols, Drew (49th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Esteves, Jason (35th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Watson, Ben (1st); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Dixon, Clint (45th); Setzler, Ed (37th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/31/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/18/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #192, 56, 0, 0, 0

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SB 297

Sales and Use Taxes; certain menstrual discharge collection devices; create an exemption

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to create an exemption from sales and use tax for certain menstrual discharge collection devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Robertson, Randy (29th); Still, Shawn (48th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Summers, Carden (13th)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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