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Effingham County, GA

Located northwest of Savannah, Effingham blends rural charm with suburban growth. Springfield is the county seat, and the area has a strong historical identity.

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HB 615

Chatham County Recreation Authority; abolish current authority memberships; provide new board membership

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Chatham County Recreation Authority, approved April 5, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4281), so as to abolish the current authority memberships; to provide for new board membership; to provide terms of office; to revise quorum requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Petrea, Jesse (166th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Gilliard, Carl (162nd); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Jackson, Edna (165th)

Status History

03/25/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/25/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/27/2025: House Second Readers; 02/26/2025: House First Readers; 02/24/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 578

Public utilities; $1.50 increase in monthly 9-1-1 charge assessed by local governments; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, so as to provide for a $1.50 increase in the monthly 9-1-1 charge assessed by local governments; to provide for a $1.50 increase in the monthly wireless enhanced 9-1-1 charge assessed by local governments; to provide for a $1.50 increase in the prepaid 9-1-1 charge assessed by local governments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cheokas, Mike (151st); Greene, Gerald (154th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Hitchens, Bill (161st)

Status History

02/26/2025: House Second Readers; 02/24/2025: House First Readers; 02/21/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 583

Motor vehicles; increase number of free license plates issued to certain veterans

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

Glaize, Lydia (67th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Bonner, Josh (73rd); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Newton, Mark (127th)

Status History

03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Second Readers; 02/24/2025: House First Readers; 02/21/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #205, 171, 0, 3, 6

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HB 574

Labor and industrial relations; applicability of workers’ compensation to employers and employees; provisions

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: Industry and Labor Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Stephens, Ron (164th); Townsend, Rick (179th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Petrea, Jesse (166th); Gilliard, Carl (162nd); DeLoach, Buddy (167th)

Status History

02/26/2025: House Second Readers; 02/24/2025: House First Readers; 02/21/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 549

Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reimbursement of training expenses by subsequent employer of peace officer, collection procedure, and required documentation, so as to extend the time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer of a peace officer may be sought; to provide for types of training eligible for reimbursement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public Safety and Homeland Security Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Seabaugh, Devan (34th); McDonald III, Lauren (26th); McCollum, Derrick (30th); Lumsden, Eddie (12th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Prince, Brian (132nd)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/24/2025: House Second Readers; 02/21/2025: House First Readers; 02/20/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #202, 164, 0, 12, 4

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HB 465

Autism Missing Person Alert System Act; enact

Summary

A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state-wide alert system for missing disabled adults, so as to provide for the “Autism Missing Person Alert System Act”; to provide for certain entities to cooperate in the development of the alert system; to provide for requirements for the alert system; to provide for requirements for the activation of the alert system; to provide for the geographic scope of such alert; to provide for an emphasis on the search of waterways in locating missing individuals with autism spectrum disorder; to provide for a limitation on liability for participants responding to the alert system; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for conforming changes; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Human Relations & Aging Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Gilliard, Carl (162nd); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Neal, Yasmin (79th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Sharper, Dexter (177th); Tran, Long (80th)

Status History

03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/19/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #157, 172, 0, 5, 3

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HB 458

Controlled substances; possession of four grams or more of fentanyl; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to schedules, offenses, and penalties regarding controlled substances, so as to clarify that the sale, manufacture, delivery, or possession of four grams or more of fentanyl and fentanyl analog structural class is included within the prohibition of trafficking certain drugs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cummings, Terry (39th); Crowe, Clint (118th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); New, Kimberly (40th); Neal, Yasmin (79th); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th)

Status History

02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 449

Public utilities; subject certain companies providing water services to regulation by Public Service Commission

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to subject certain companies providing water services in this state to regulation by the Public Service Commission; to provide for the review of certain increases to the rates and charges of such companies by the commission; to provide for financial record keeping of such companies; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for assessments and legislative recommendations by the commission; to provide for definitions; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Rhodes, Trey (124th); Ridley, Jason (6th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Smith, Lynn (70th); Williams, Jr., Noel (148th); Jasperse, Rick (11th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/28/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 03/03/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #184, 170, 1, 5, 4

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