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Crisp County, GA

Located in south-central Georgia, Crisp is centered around Cordele, known as the “Watermelon Capital of the World.” It also hosts Lake Blackshear.

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SB 80

Tax Credits; the definition of “rural hospital organization”; revise

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-8-9.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility to receive tax credits, so as to revise the definition of “rural hospital organization”; 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: N/A Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Summers, Carden (13th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Harbison, Ed (15th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Lucas, David (26th); Williams, Rick (25th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Watson, Sam (11th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Merritt, Nikki (9th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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SB 81

Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices; protection of consumer data in motor vehicle sales; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 22 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicle franchise practices, so as provide for protection of consumer data in motor vehicle sales or lease transactions by affiliates of franchisors, manufacturers, and distributors; to amend Code Section 40-2-39 of the O.C.G.A., relating to registration and licensing of new motor vehicle dealers, temporary site permits, administrative fines, and penalty, so as to provide for activities which qualify as activity as a new motor vehicle dealer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Regulated Industries Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Brass, Matt (6th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Summers, Carden (13th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Harbison, Ed (15th)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/13/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/13/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/18/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/13/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/12/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/18/2025, Senate Vote #60, 52, 1, 0, 3; 03/13/2025, House Vote #274, 165, 5, 5, 5

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SB 75

Speed Detection Devices and Red Light Cameras; standards for signs warning of a reduced speed limit in a school zone and signs warning of the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to use of speed detection devices and red light cameras, so as to provide for standards for signs warning of a reduced speed limit in a school zone and signs warning of the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to authorize district attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties relative to the enforcement of laws regarding speeding in a school zone using recorded images; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Burns, Max (23rd); Albers, John (56th); Williams, Rick (25th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Moore, Colton (53rd); Gooch, Steve (51st); Payne, Chuck (54th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Esteves, Jason (35th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Still, Shawn (48th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Watson, Ben (1st); Ginn, Frank (47th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Watson, Sam (11th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 71

Income Taxes; taxable net income compensation of athletes for the use of the athlete’s name, image, or likeness; exempt

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 exempt from taxable net income compensation of athletes for the use of the athlete’s name, image, or likeness; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Beach, Brandon (21st); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Watson, Ben (1st); Summers, Carden (13th); Ginn, Frank (47th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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SB 72

“Hope for Georgia Patients Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 52 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to terminally ill patient’s right to try investigational drugs, biological products, and devices, so as to expand access to individualized investigational treatments to patients who have severely debilitating or life-threatening illnesses; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility criteria; to provide for written informed consent; to allow certain manufacturers or eligible facilities to make available individualized investigational treatments; to provide that coverage is not mandatory; to prohibit the sanctions against a physician’s license; to provide exemption to liability for certain charges; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Brass, Matt (6th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Albers, John (56th); Summers, Carden (13th); Williams, Rick (25th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Moore, Colton (53rd); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Goodman, Russ (8th); Echols, Drew (49th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Hatchett, Bo (50th)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/27/2025: House Third Readers; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/27/2025: House Second Readers; 02/26/2025: House First Readers; 02/24/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/24/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/12/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/24/2025, Senate Vote #86, 56, 0, 0, 0; 03/27/2025, House Vote #318, 161, 0, 16, 3

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SB 74

Harmful Materials to Minors; exemption for libraries and librarians from the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103; repeal

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sale or distribution of harmful materials to minors, so as to repeal an exemption for libraries and librarians from the provisions of Code Section 16-12-103, relating to selling, loaning, distributing, or exhibiting materials harmful to minors; to provide that any violation of such Code section shall be a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature when committed knowingly; to provide for a defense for librarians who make good faith attempts to identify and remove material harmful to minors; 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: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Burns, Max (23rd); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Albers, John (56th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Williams, Rick (25th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Echols, Drew (49th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Still, Shawn (48th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Gooch, Steve (51st)

Status History

03/06/2025: House Second Readers; 03/04/2025: House First Readers; 03/03/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/03/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/26/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, Senate Vote #125, 32, 23, 1, 0

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SB 65

Education; mandatory kindergarten for all children prior to entering into first grade; provide

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 provide for mandatory kindergarten for all children prior to entering into first grade; to lower the age of compulsory school attendance from six years old to five years old; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Mallow, Derek (2nd); Hickman, Billy (4th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Summers, Carden (13th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/03/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/30/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 59

Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; a limitation on leased property; remove

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 remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities; 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: Finance

Sponsors

Watson, Sam (11th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Summers, Carden (13th); Echols, Drew (49th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/31/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/21/2025: House Second Readers; 02/20/2025: House First Readers; 02/19/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/19/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/19/2025: Senate Engrossed; 02/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 01/30/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/29/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/19/2025, Senate Vote #63, 31, 21, 1, 3; 02/19/2025, Senate Vote #66, 50, 1, 0, 5

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