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Fulton County, GA

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HB 503

State Election Board; promulgate, amend, adopt, or repeal nonemergency rules and regulations in odd-numbered years; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that the State Election Board may only promulgate, amend, adopt, or repeal nonemergency rules and regulations in odd-numbered years; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Governmental Affairs Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Draper, Saira (90th); Griffin, Floyd (149th); Campbell, Lisa (35th); Myles, L.C. (126th)

Status History

02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 497

Penal institutions; inmate be allowed to dress in plain clothes during trial proceedings; 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, so as to provide that an inmate be allowed to dress in plain clothes during trial proceedings; to provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public Safety and Homeland Security Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Clark, Jasmine (108th); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd); Ridley, Jordan (22nd); Jackson, Derrick (68th); Kendrick, Dar’shun (95th)

Status History

02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 499

Sales and use tax; menstrual discharge collection devices; create an exemption

Summary

A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to create an exemption from sales and use tax for menstrual discharge collection devices as defined in the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Buckner, Debbie (137th); Schofield, Kim (63rd); Westbrook, Anne Allen (163rd); Burnough, Rhonda (77th); Bennett, Karen (94th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st)

Status History

02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 500

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act; increase access to and amount of benefits

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act,” so as to increase access to and amount of benefits; to revise a definition; to increase the lifetime maximum for benefits; to revise the income and resources of an applicant that may be considered to determine eligibility; 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

Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Camp, Beth (135th); Hilton, Scott (48th); Schofield, Kim (63rd); Au, Michelle (50th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 489

End Public Funding of Misinformation 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 repeal and reserve Article 2, relating to positive alternatives for pregnancy and parenting grant program; to provide for a short title; 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

Westbrook, Anne Allen (163rd); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th); Lim, Marvin (98th); Park, Sam (107th); Roberts, Shea (52nd)

Status History

02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 490

Crimes and offenses; required human trafficking training program for hotels; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kidnapping, false imprisonment, and related offenses, so as to provide for a required human trafficking training program for hotels; to provide for definitions; to provide for retraining; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Bazemore, Debra (69th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Park, Sam (107th); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd); Evans, Stacey (57th); Willis, Inga (55th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 496

Criminal procedure; scent of marijuana, cannabis, or hemp; provide imitations on stops, searches, seizures, or arrests

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to provide for limitations on stops, searches, seizures, or arrests regarding the scent of marijuana, cannabis, or hemp on its own; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Clark, Jasmine (108th); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd); Ridley, Jordan (22nd); Jackson, Derrick (68th); Kendrick, Dar’shun (95th)

Status History

02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 481

Elections; dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to revise provisions related to the dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Governmental Affairs Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Kelley, Trey (16th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Sainz, Steven (180th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Draper, Saira (90th)

Status History

02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

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