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Fulton County, GA

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HB 217

Education; make Dual Achievement Program a permanent state-wide program

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Dual Achievement Program, so as to make the Dual Achievement Program a permanent state-wide program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Higher Education Senate Committee: Higher Education

Sponsors

Hong, Soo (103rd); Martin, Chuck (49th); Erwin, Chris (32nd); Wade, Will (9th); Ballard, Bethany (147th)

Status History

04/28/2025: Act 18; 04/28/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/28/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended; 03/28/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/21/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/05/2025: House Second Readers; 02/04/2025: House First Readers; 02/03/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #260, 169, 2, 2, 7; 03/28/2025, Senate Vote #323, 44, 2, 6, 4; 04/04/2025, House Vote #414, 143, 22, 4, 11

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HB 221

Education; equal athletic opportunities for public school students; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for equal athletic opportunities for public school students; to provide for a cause of action; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cannon, Park (58th); Drenner, Karla (85th); Park, Sam (107th); Clark, Jasmine (108th); Barnes, Imani (86th)

Status History

02/05/2025: House Second Readers; 02/04/2025: House First Readers; 02/03/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 209

Health; designate emergency medical services, including ambulance service, as an essential service

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to designate emergency medical services, including ambulance service, as essential services in this state; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Romman, Ruwa (97th); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Au, Michelle (50th); Camp, Beth (135th)

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 212

Clean Energy Production Tax Credit Act; enact

Summary

A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemption, and credits for income taxes, so as to create a tax credit for the production of clean energy; to provide for the calculation of credit amounts; to provide for definitions; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for transferability; to require the Environmental Protection Division to annually publish greenhouse gas emission rates for purposes of such tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; 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: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Park, Sam (107th); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd); Drenner, Karla (85th); Romman, Ruwa (97th); Herring, Tangie (145th); Clark, Jasmine (108th)

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 213

Clean Energy Investment Tax Credit Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemption, and credits from income taxes, so as to create a tax credit for investment in clean energy; to provide for the calculation of credit amounts; to provide for definitions; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for transferability; to require the Environmental Protection Division to annually publish greenhouse gas emission rates for purposes of such tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; 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: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Park, Sam (107th); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd); Drenner, Karla (85th); Romman, Ruwa (97th); Herring, Tangie (145th); Clark, Jasmine (108th)

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 214

Evidence; creative and artistic expression evidence is inadmissible at trial; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-9-923 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to admissibility of photographs, motion pictures, video recordings, and audio recordings when witness unavailable, so as to provide that creative and artistic expression evidence is inadmissible at trial; to provide for a definition; 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

Bell, Eric (75th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Willis, Inga (55th); Clark, Jasmine (108th); Neal, Yasmin (79th)

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 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 207

Firearms; storage within a motor vehicle or vessel; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to provide for the storage of a firearm within a motor vehicle or vessel; to provide for penalties; to provide for exceptions to the standards for the carrying of weapons within school safety zones, at school functions, or on a bus or other transportation furnished by a school; 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

Crawford, Omari (89th); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th); Westbrook, Anne Allen (163rd); Willis, Inga (55th); Au, Michelle (50th)

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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