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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 16

Public Officials; bail bond business; modify provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous offenses concerning public officers and employees, so as to modify provisions relating to public officials engaging in the bail bond business; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Brass, Matt (6th)

Status History

02/25/2025: Effective Date; 02/25/2025: Act 1; 02/25/2025: Senate Date Signed by Governor; 02/24/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 02/21/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/21/2025: House Third Readers; 02/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/05/2025: House Second Readers; 02/04/2025: House First Readers; 02/03/2025: Senate Transmitted House; 02/03/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/03/2025: Senate Third Read; 01/28/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 01/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 01/16/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/15/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/03/2025, Senate Vote #18, 51, 2, 2, 1; 02/21/2025, House Vote #65, 159, 6, 4, 11

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SB 17

“Ricky and Alyssa’s Law”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 and Article 10 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school property and facilities and state-wide first responder building mapping information system, respectively, so as to enact “Ricky and Alyssa’s Law”; to require local school systems to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple state and local first responder agencies in the event of a school security; to authorize the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to adopt rules and regulations for the requirements for school mapping data; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Dixon, Clint (45th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Brass, Matt (6th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Albers, John (56th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Hickman, Billy (4th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Echols, Drew (49th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Watson, Ben (1st); Burns, Max (23rd); Watson, Sam (11th); Payne, Chuck (54th)

Status History

04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 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 By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/19/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/18/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/16/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/15/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #163, 55, 0, 0, 1; 04/02/2025, House Vote #380, 171, 0, 1, 8

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SB 3

Prosecuting Attorneys; convictions for district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, deputy district attorneys; provide additional qualifications

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding prosecuting attorneys, so as to provide additional qualifications regarding convictions for district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, deputy district attorneys, and other attorneys at law employed by district attorneys; 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: Judiciary

Sponsors

Dolezal, Greg (27th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Watson, Ben (1st); Tillery, Blake (19th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Burns, Max (23rd); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Anderson, Lee (24th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Still, Shawn (48th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Moore, Colton (53rd); Kennedy, John F. (18th)

Status History

01/14/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/13/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 4

Education; fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise provisions relating to the fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; to provide for requirements for the model code of ethics for local boards of education to be promulgated by the State Board of Education; to provide for public complaints alleging ethics code violations by members of local boards of education; to provide for required and prohibited topics in training programs for local board of education members; to provide for a sanction for noncompliance; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Dolezal, Greg (27th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Watson, Ben (1st); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Summers, Carden (13th); Albers, John (56th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Burns, Max (23rd); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Still, Shawn (48th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Moore, Colton (53rd)

Status History

03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: Senate Notice to Reconsider; 03/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/24/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/14/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/13/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #143, 36, 11, 8, 1; 03/06/2025, Senate Vote #158, 20, 32, 4, 0

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SB 6

Controlled Substances; determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated; authorize the use of testing equipment

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 26-3-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other laws unaffected by the “Georgia Drug and Cosmetic Act,” so as to authorize the use of testing equipment to determine whether a controlled substance has been adulterated; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Brass, Matt (6th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Watson, Ben (1st)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/18/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/18/2025: House Third Readers; 03/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/10/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/05/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/04/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/15/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/14/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/10/2025, Senate Vote #31, 55, 0, 0, 1; 03/18/2025, House Vote #283, 170, 0, 4, 6

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SB 7

Jails; certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding jails, so as to require that certain municipal corporations make municipal detention facilities or jails available for use by a sheriff under certain conditions; to provide for fee and fee cap; 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: Public Safety

Sponsors

Albers, John (56th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Still, Shawn (48th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Strickland, Brian (42nd)

Status History

02/10/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/06/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 01/15/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/14/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 8

Courts; arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for arrest warrant requirements when juvenile courts are acting as courts of inquiry; to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Juvenile Senate Committee: Children and Families

Sponsors

Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Brass, Matt (6th); Esteves, Jason (35th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/31/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/31/2025: House Reconsidered; 03/31/2025: House Third Reading Lost; 03/31/2025: House Third Readers; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/10/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/06/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/05/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 01/15/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/14/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/10/2025, Senate Vote #28, 51, 1, 3, 1; 03/31/2025, House Vote #348, 79, 87, 6, 8; 03/31/2025, House Vote #349, 94, 74, 6, 6

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SB 9

“Ensuring Accountability for Illegal AI Activities Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, 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 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 related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Albers, John (56th); Still, Shawn (48th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Robertson, Randy (29th)

Status History

03/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/27/2025: House Third Readers; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/10/2025: House Second Readers; 03/06/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/11/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/10/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/15/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/14/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #145, 46, 9, 0, 1; 03/27/2025, House Vote #322, 152, 12, 4, 12

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