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Fulton County, GA

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HB 181

Vital records; issuance of a Certificate of Foreign Birth by the state registrar without a judicial order if certain criteria is satisfied; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vital records, so as to provide for the issuance of a “Certificate of Foreign Birth” by the state registrar without a judicial order if certain criteria is satisfied; to provide for necessary forms; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Children and Families

Sponsors

Ehrhart, Ginny (36th); Camp, Beth (135th); Hilton, Scott (48th); Donatucci, Sandy (105th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/21/2025: House Third Readers; 02/12/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/21/2025, House Vote #62, 154, 0, 13, 13

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HB 183

Innkeepers; expand liens to cover property removed from a room upon the termination of a guest’s contract

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 21 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, duties, and liabilities of innkeepers, so as to expand an innkeeper’s liens to cover property removed from a room by an innkeeper upon the termination of a guest’s contract; to provide procedures for innkeepers to eject persons under certain circumstances from inns; to provide for sheriffs, constables, marshals, and other certified peace officers to eject persons from such facilities under certain circumstances; to provide for the presumption of an innkeeper-guest relationship; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Seabaugh, Devan (34th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Crowe, Clint (118th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd)

Status History

02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 176

Appeal and error; judgments deemed directly appealable; change a provision

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to appeal and error, so as to change a provision relating to judgments deemed directly appealable; to change provisions relating to cases requiring application of appeal; to provide for a definition; to provide for an out-of-time remedy for certain types of postjudgment relief in criminal cases; to provide for procedure and time frames; to change provisions relating to amendments on motions for new trial; to amend Code Section 17-7-93 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reading of indictment or accusation, answer of accused to charge, recordation of “guilty” plea and pronouncement of judgment, withdrawn guilty pleas, and pleas by immigrants, so as to provide for a time frame regarding the withdrawal of a guilty plea; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Evans, Stacey (57th); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd)

Status History

04/08/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/13/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Third Readers; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/26/2025, House Vote #86, 168, 0, 5, 7; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #425, 51, 0, 4, 1

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HB 156

Transportation, Department of; authority over vertiports; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to aviation, so as to provide the Department of Transportation with authority over vertiports; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Senate Committee: Transportation

Sponsors

Jones, Todd (25th); Thomas, Brad (21st); Hilton, Scott (48th); LaHood, John (175th); Crowe, Clint (118th)

Status History

04/09/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/20/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/18/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Third Readers; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/26/2025, House Vote #88, 162, 7, 3, 8; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #432, 53, 0, 1, 2; 04/04/2025, House Vote #410, 159, 3, 7, 11

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HB 145

State symbols; change state floral emblem to sweetbay magnolia

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to change the state floral emblem to the sweetbay magnolia; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Special Rules Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Hilton, Scott (48th); Jones, Jan (47th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Reeves, Matt (99th)

Status History

01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 146

State holidays; month of April as Black Women’s History Month; designate

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate the month of April each year as “Black Women’s History Month” in Georgia; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for ceremonies and programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Special Rules Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Taylor, Rhonda (92nd); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Jackson, Edna (165th); McClain, Dewey (109th); Glaize, Lydia (67th); Gilliard, Carl (162nd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/03/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 149

Healthy Mothers Now 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 provide for a three-year pilot program for a mobile health clinic to provide postpartum care in certain counties; to provide for definitions; to provide for reports; to provide for contingent effectiveness and automatic repeal; 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: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Barnes, Imani (86th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th); Au, Michelle (50th); Buckner, Debbie (137th); Alexander, Kimberly (66th)

Status History

01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 133

Student Character Development Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance, so as to provide for public school students to be permitted to attend courses in religious moral instruction provided by a person or organization independently of a public school, subject to certain conditions; to provide for such conditions; to provide for students to receive academic credit for such courses; to require local education agencies to adopt certain policies; to prohibit students who participate in such courses from being counted as absent from school; to provide for responsibilities of the Department of Education; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; 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: N/A

Sponsors

Clark, David (100th); Hilton, Scott (48th); Burchett, James (176th); Jackson, Mack (128th); Gambill, Matthew (15th); Chastain, Johnny (7th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/29/2025: House Second Readers; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/27/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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