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Floyd County, GA

Located in northwest Georgia, Floyd includes the city of Rome, a regional center for healthcare and education.

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Fifty & 100 Years Ago

Girl Scout First Class awards have been presented to Tina Garner and Julianna Mathews during ceremonies at Second Avenue United Methodist Church. First Class is

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Weekly Activities

See regularly scheduled events from local nonprofits, clubs, churches and government agencies. The AlAnon support group meets at Westminster church, 1941 Shorter Ave., at noon

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Weekly Activities

See regularly scheduled events from local nonprofits, clubs, churches and government agencies. The Model Ruritan Club meets at 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of

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Bills related to this county

SB 194

Alcoholic Beverages and Motor Vehicles and Traffic; production of distilled spirits by a person in his or her private residence; authorize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 3 and 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to authorize the production of distilled spirits by a person in his or her private residence; to provide limitations on such production of distilled spirits; to provide for the limited transportation and delivery of such distilled spirits; to prohibit the sale of such distilled spirits; to exempt such distilled spirits from excise taxes; to revise the definition of an open alcoholic beverage container; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Albers, John (56th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 191

Employment Security; certain notice provisions relating to benefits and appeals; revise

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security, so as to revise certain notice provisions relating to benefits and appeals; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Industry and Labor Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Still, Shawn (48th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Echols, Drew (49th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Walker, III, Larry (20th)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/31/2025: House Third Readers; 03/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/06/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 02/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/26/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #198, 38, 16, 1, 1; 03/31/2025, House Vote #374, 146, 16, 5, 13

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SB 179

Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require

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 require that the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided by such student’s previous school to the receiving school within five days; to reduce the number of days by which a parent or guardian of a transferring student shall receive copies of such records;to provide for evidence based youth violence prevention training programs; to provide for student violence prevention clubs; to provide for local policies for anonymous reporting; to provide for definitions; 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: Education Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Dixon, Clint (45th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd)

Status History

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

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #165, 54, 1, 0, 1; 04/04/2025, House Vote #430, 169, 0, 4, 7

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SB 185

Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to prohibit the use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations by the Board of Corrections relating to such prohibitions and exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Robertson, Randy (29th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Albers, John (56th); Summers, Carden (13th); Burns, Max (23rd); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Williams, Rick (25th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Ginn, Frank (47th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Echols, Drew (49th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Harbin, Marty (16th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Brass, Matt (6th); Watson, Ben (1st)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 04/02/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: House Second Readers; 03/04/2025: House First Readers; 03/03/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/03/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/26/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, Senate Vote #127, 19, 34, 2, 1; 03/03/2025, Senate Vote #128, 37, 15, 3, 1; 04/02/2025, House Vote #391, 100, 2, 7, 71

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SB 176

“Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act”; establish

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to establish the “Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act”; to provide for a short title; to provide for eligibility; to provide for definitions; to provide for the compensation of wrongfully incarcerated persons; to provide for requisition procedures and for certification of eligibility for compensation; to provide for criminal records checks; to provide for the calculation, payment, and limit of such compensation; to provide for waivers and release; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Robertson, Randy (29th); Albers, John (56th); Summers, Carden (13th); Williams, Rick (25th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Anderson, Lee (24th)

Status History

02/18/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/13/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 161

Gordon County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Gordon County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Payne, Chuck (54th)

Status History

02/26/2025: House Second Readers; 02/24/2025: House First Readers; 02/21/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/13/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/12/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/21/2025, Senate Vote #78, 46, 0, 9, 1

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SB 162

Georgia Composite Medical Board; implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to provide for the board to implement an automated credentialing system for healthcare providers in this state; to provide for requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Watson, Ben (1st); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Tillery, Blake (19th); Walker, III, Larry (20th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/31/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/13/2025: 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; 03/06/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/28/2025: Senate Recommitted; 02/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/26/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/13/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/12/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #195, 53, 0, 3, 0

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SB 147

Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of detention generally relative to correctional institutions of state and counties, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information for inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of an identification card and a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate; 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

Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Albers, John (56th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Orrock, Nan (36th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Parent, Elena (44th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Lucas, David (26th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); James, Donzella (28th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Echols, Drew (49th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Esteves, Jason (35th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Burns, Max (23rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Watson, Sam (11th)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/28/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/28/2025: House Third Readers; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/06/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 02/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/26/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/12/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/11/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #215, 55, 0, 1, 0; 03/28/2025, House Vote #337, 163, 0, 4, 13; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #360, 51, 0, 4, 1

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