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DeKalb County, GA

Part of metro Atlanta, DeKalb is densely populated and includes parts of Atlanta, Decatur, and Stone Mountain. It has a diverse economy and population.

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SB 315

Property Owners’ Associations; property owners’ associations to provide disclosures and certain documents before a lot sale closes; require

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 require property owners’ associations to provide disclosures and certain documents before a lot sale closes; to provide for forms; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for a cause of action; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Economic Development and Tourism

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); James, Donzella (28th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th)

Status History

03/03/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/28/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 318

Contracts; certain agreements involving parallel pricing coordination as unenforceable contracts in general restraint of trade with respect to residential rental properties; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to illegal and void contracts generally, so as to prohibit certain agreements involving parallel pricing coordination as unenforceable contracts in general restraint of trade with respect to residential rental properties; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for educational materials informing residents in this state of the provisions of this Act; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Merritt, Nikki (9th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Harrell, Sally (40th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Parent, Elena (44th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Kemp, RaShaun (38th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 319

“Dorothy Mae Smith Wright Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide a standard by which state, county, and local law enforcement agencies authorize the engagement of vehicular pursuits; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Davenport, Gail (17th); James, Donzella (28th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 320

“Georgia Civil Rights Act of 2025”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 8, 10, 34, 35, 45, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to buildings and housing, commerce and trade, labor and industrial relations, law enforcement officers and agencies, public officers and employees, and state government, respectively, so as to provide comprehensive state civil rights laws protecting individuals from discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, familial status, or national origin; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Halpern, Sonya (39th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Harrell, Sally (40th); Parent, Elena (44th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 322

State Board of Education; include instruction in the proper use of a school bus passenger restraint system within its program of safety instruction; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to program weights and funding requirements, so as to require that the State Board of Education include instruction in the proper use of a school bus passenger restraint system within its program of safety instruction; to amend Part 6 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to equipment of school buses, so as to require that school buses be equipped with passenger restraint systems; 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

Davenport, Gail (17th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Mangham, Randal (55th); James, Donzella (28th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 309

Education; repeal Chapter 2B

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to repeal Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts, including both Articles 1 and 2 of said chapter, relating to the Georgia Education Savings Authority and the “Georgia Promise Scholarship Act,” respectively; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Mangham, Randal (55th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Parent, Elena (44th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Lucas, David (26th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Esteves, Jason (35th); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 310

Creating Hope and a New Georgia for Everyone or CHANGE Task Force; establish

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to establish the Creating Hope and a New Georgia for Everyone or CHANGE Task Force for the purpose of examining the complex issues facing urban, suburban, and rural communities in this state and finding solutions focused on labor and community development; to provide for definitions; to provide for such task force’s membership, duties, and powers; to provide for a grant program, subject to appropriation; to provide for reporting; to provide for automatic repeal; 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: Economic Development and Tourism

Sponsors

Mangham, Randal (55th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Harbison, Ed (15th); James, Donzella (28th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Lucas, David (26th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Davenport, Gail (17th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 311

Ride Share Network Services; additional requirements upon transportation referral service providers and ride share network services relative to driver safety; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ride share network services and transportation referral services, so as to provide for additional requirements upon transportation referral service providers and ride share network services relative to driver safety and hiring and the privacy of personal information for drivers and passengers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Transportation

Sponsors

Mangham, Randal (55th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Orrock, Nan (36th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Davenport, Gail (17th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Lucas, David (26th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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