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Forsyth County, GA

One of the fastest-growing counties in Georgia, Forsyth is north of Atlanta and includes part of Lake Lanier. Cumming is the county seat.

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HB 239

Motor vehicles; placement of a special identifying sticker on the windshields of alternative fueled vehicles; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to require the placement of a special identifying sticker on the windshields of alternative fueled vehicles; to provide for the design and distribution of such stickers by the Department of Revenue; to provide for the designation of a vehicle as an alternative fueled vehicle on a motor vehicle registration application; to provide for a penalty; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings and purpose; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Corbett, John (174th); Seabaugh, Devan (34th); Crowe, Clint (118th); Huddleston, David (72nd); McDonald III, Lauren (26th)

Status History

02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 235

Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to require employers of school employees to provide leaves of absence for the donation of bone marrow and organs; to provide for standards and conditions for granting such leaves of absence; to provide for a penalty for noncompliance; to provide for definitions; 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: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Townsend, Rick (179th); Powell, Alan (33rd); Jones, Todd (25th); Newton, Mark (127th); Heffner, Lynn (130th); Horner, Mitchell (3rd)

Status History

04/28/2025: Act 14; 04/28/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 04/09/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 04/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/04/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 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; 02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #168, 173, 0, 3, 4; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #459, 54, 0, 0, 2

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HB 223

Revenue and taxation; exclude from the calculation of taxable net income certain disaster relief or assistance grant program payments for agricultural losses suffered due to Hurricane Helene

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to exclude from the calculation of taxable net income certain disaster relief or assistance grant program payments for agricultural losses suffered due to Hurricane Helene; to provide for refundable income tax credits for certain timber producers based on certain casualty losses related to Hurricane Helene; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Burchett, James (176th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); McDonald III, Lauren (26th); Hong, Soo (103rd); Gambill, Matthew (15th); Wade, Will (9th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/21/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/18/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/18/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/18/2025: Senate Engrossed; 03/13/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/18/2025: House Third Readers; 02/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/05/2025: House Second Readers; 02/04/2025: House First Readers; 02/03/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/18/2025, House Vote #39, 173, 0, 2, 5; 03/18/2025, Senate Vote #236, 29, 23, 1, 3; 03/18/2025, Senate Vote #238, 50, 1, 1, 4; 03/21/2025, House Vote #300, 153, 0, 9, 18

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HB 216

Richard H. Smith Georgia CHIPS Advancement in Research and Economic Development Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to create the Georgia CHIPS and Advanced Technology Commission; to provide for the purpose, membership, and duties of such commission; to amend Chapter 34 of Title 50, relating to the OneGeorgia Authority, so as to abolish the Georgia CHIPS and Advanced Technology Consortium; to replace the advisory panel and executive committee governing said consortium with the Georgia CHIPS and Advanced Technology Commission; to provide for a definition; to provide for a sunset date; 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: Economic Development & Tourism Senate Committee: Economic Development and Tourism

Sponsors

Smith, Vance (138th); Burns, Jon (159th); Jones, Todd (25th); Rice, Carmen (139th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Buckner, Debbie (137th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/31/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/31/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/31/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/13/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/12/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/12/2025: House Third Readers; 02/10/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/12/2025, House Vote #30, 163, 2, 7, 8; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #365, 50, 2, 1, 3

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HB 202

Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., the “Charter Schools Act of 1998,” so as to enact the “Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025”; to provide for the State Charter Schools Commission to establish a program for the purposes of promoting and supporting the approval of new local charter school petitions by local boards of education and to provide incentive grants to local boards of education that approve new local charter school petitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Hilton, Scott (48th); Jones, Jan (47th); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Jones, Todd (25th); Rice, Carmen (139th); Wade, Will (9th)

Status History

02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 205

Board of Homeland Security; development of a list of approved unmanned aircraft systems; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 and Article 2A of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to aviation and the Board of Homeland Security, respectively, so as to provide for the development of a list of approved unmanned aircraft systems for use in this state by the Board of Homeland Security; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Clark, David (100th); Gaines, Houston (120th); Jones, Todd (25th); Crowe, Clint (118th); Greene, Gerald (154th); New, Kimberly (40th)

Status History

02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/21/2025: House Third Readers; 02/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/21/2025, House Vote #64, 162, 1, 5, 12

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HB 200

State Board of Education; establish a three-year pilot immersive writing program for eligible public elementary schools; 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 the State Board of Education to establish a three-year pilot immersive writing program for eligible public elementary schools; to provide for eligibility; to provide for grant funds for eligible public elementary schools to develop and implement immersive writing programs for students in grades two through five; to provide for applications and selection to participate in the pilot program; to provide for assessment and reporting on the impacts of the pilot program; to authorize the State Board of Education to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the pilot program; 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: Education Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Bazemore, Debra (69th); Ballard, Bethany (147th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd); Jones, Todd (25th); Dubnik, Matt (29th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/27/2025: 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; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #175, 167, 2, 7, 4

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HB 187

Professions and businesses; contractors; change certain provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 8, 10, 36, 43, and 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings and housing, commerce and trade, local government, professions and businesses, and public utilities and public transportation, respectively, so as to change certain provisions relating to certain professions practicing in this state; to change certain provisions relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Washburn, Dale (144th); Powell, Alan (33rd); McDonald III, Lauren (26th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); McCollum, Derrick (30th); Tarvin, Steve (2nd)

Status History

03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/27/2025: House Third Readers; 02/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #110, 157, 2, 7, 14

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