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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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HB 191

Family violence; substitute service when respondent is avoiding service to delay a hearing; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to family violence, so as to provide for substitute service when respondent is avoiding service to delay a hearing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Moore, Angela (91st); Cummings, Terry (39th); Crawford, Omari (89th); Park, Sam (107th); Westbrook, Anne Allen (163rd); Evans, Stacey (57th)

Status History

02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 178

Social services; treatment services under Medicaid to persons with HIV; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to require the Department of Community Health to submit a Section 1115 waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a demonstration project to provide treatment services under Medicaid to persons in this state living with HIV; to provide for implementation upon approval; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cooper, Sharon (45th); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Drenner, Karla (85th)

Status History

02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 149

Healthy Mothers Now Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide for a three-year pilot program for a mobile health clinic to provide postpartum care in certain counties; to provide for definitions; to provide for reports; to provide for contingent effectiveness and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Barnes, Imani (86th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th); Au, Michelle (50th); Buckner, Debbie (137th); Alexander, Kimberly (66th)

Status History

01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 132

Council of Municipal Court Judges; office of senior municipal court judge; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Council of Municipal Court Judges, so as to provide for the office of senior municipal court judge; to provide for qualifications, application and approval procedures, and amenities and privileges of such judges; to preserve local actions establishing senior judges for particular municipal courts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Reeves, Matt (99th); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th); Gullett, Joseph (19th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Beckles, Arlene (96th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/29/2025: House Second Readers; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/27/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 135

Housing; discrimination based on hairstyles associated with race, color, or national origin; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-3-201 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, and Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to fair housing, general provisions regarding education, general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, and fair employment practices, respectively, so as to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles associated with race, color, or national origin; to provide for definitions; to provide for a civil cause of action; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Industry and Labor Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Schofield, Kim (63rd); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Burnough, Rhonda (77th); Davis, Viola (87th); Bell, Eric (75th); Clark, Jasmine (108th)

Status History

01/29/2025: House Second Readers; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/27/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 131

Self-service storage facilities; revise advertisement requirements before an owner can enforce an owner’s lien

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to self-service storage facilities, so as to revise the advertisement requirements before an owner of a self-service storage facility can enforce an owner’s lien; 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 Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Reeves, Matt (99th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th); Holcomb, Scott (101st); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th)

Status History

04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/26/2025: House Third Readers; 02/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/29/2025: House Second Readers; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/27/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/26/2025, House Vote #92, 166, 0, 2, 12; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #428, 54, 0, 0, 2; 04/04/2025, House Vote #406, 163, 1, 8, 8

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HB 106

Safe Teens Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to authorize local boards of education and other public school governing bodies to offer a driver education training course as an elective; to provide for funding from local funds, student fees, and state funding subject to appropriations; to provide for rules and regulations for the allocation of state funds; to provide for conforming cross-references; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Barnes, Imani (86th); Westbrook, Anne Allen (163rd); Alexander, Kimberly (66th); McClain, Dewey (109th); Lupton, Karen (83rd); Clark, Jasmine (108th)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Second Readers; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 109

Mental health; five-year pilot program for the purpose of creating emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing units or EmPATH units in hospitals; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for a five-year pilot program for the purpose of creating emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment, and healing units or EmPATH units in hospitals; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for the administration of such program; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for the certification of EmPATH units; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for funding or gifts in-kind; to provide for exclusions; to provide for termination of such program and automatic repeal of the article; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Barnes, Imani (86th); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th); Au, Michelle (50th); Hutchinson, Shelly (106th); Park, Sam (107th); Alexander, Kimberly (66th)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Second Readers; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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