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SR 8

Deputy Brandon Cunningham Memorial Intersection; Paulding County; dedicate

Summary

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Deputy Brandon Cunningham and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Transportation Senate Committee: Transportation

Sponsors

Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Albers, John (56th); Summers, Carden (13th); Brass, Matt (6th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Burns, Max (23rd); Beach, Brandon (21st); Ginn, Frank (47th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Williams, Rick (25th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Still, Shawn (48th); Echols, Drew (49th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Watson, Sam (11th); Watson, Ben (1st); Anderson, Lee (24th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Esteves, Jason (35th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Moore, Colton (53rd)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 04/02/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: House Second Readers; 03/06/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/28/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/14/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/13/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #137, 49, 0, 3, 4; 04/02/2025, House Vote #387, 168, 0, 1, 11; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #465, 49, 0, 5, 2

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SB 373

Notaries Public; notarial acts to be performed using electronic means when certain requirements are satisfied; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding notaries public, so as to provide for notarial acts to be performed using electronic means when certain requirements are satisfied; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Kennedy, John F. (18th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Still, Shawn (48th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Watson, Ben (1st)

Status History

04/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 04/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 375

State Government; consider the definition of hinduphobia provided for in this Act to apply to laws and regulations; require certain agencies

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to state government, so as to require certain agencies to consider the definition of hinduphobia provided for in this Act to apply to laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin; to authorize fact finders in certain criminal cases to consider hinduphobia when determining whether a defendant intentionally selected any victim or group of victims or any property as the object of the offense; to provide for limitations and construction; to provide for definitions; to provide for nonseverability; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Still, Shawn (48th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Dixon, Clint (45th)

Status History

04/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 04/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 377

Elections and Primaries; curbside voting for certain voters who because of disability or age cannot enter a polling place or are unable to wait in line to vote; authorize

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 authorize curbside voting for certain voters who because of disability or age cannot enter a polling place or are unable to wait in line to vote; to provide procedures for form, collection, and tabulation of ballots for such electors; to provide for a pilot program; to revise reporting provisions to reference such ballots; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Ethics

Sponsors

Burns, Max (23rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Hickman, Billy (4th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Esteves, Jason (35th)

Status History

04/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 04/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 363

Electors; restrictions of voting rights for judicially incompetent persons; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 21-2-216 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualifications of electors generally, reregistration of electors purged from list, eligibility of nonresidents who vote in presidential elections, retention of qualification for standing as elector, evidence of citizenship, and check of convicted felons and deceased persons databases, so as to provide restrictions of voting rights for judicially incompetent persons; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Ethics

Sponsors

McLaurin, Josh (14th)

Status History

03/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 364

Insurers; new penalties for insurers that knowingly give false or misleading information to the Commissioner of Insurance; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulations of rates, underwriting rules, and related organizations, so as to provide for new penalties for insurers that knowingly give false or misleading information to the Commissioner of Insurance and such information affected insurance premium rates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Hatchett, Bo (50th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Tillery, Blake (19th); Summers, Carden (13th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Albers, John (56th); Echols, Drew (49th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Mallow, Derek (2nd)

Status History

03/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 366

Controlled Substances and Pharmacists and Pharmacies; ivermectin as an over-the-counter medication in this state; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 and Chapter 4 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances and pharmacists and pharmacies, respectively, so as to provide for ivermectin as an over-the-counter medication in this state; to remove ivermectin from the definition of, exceptions to, and exemptions from dangerous drugs; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Agriculture and Consumer Affairs

Sponsors

Moore, Colton (53rd); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Brass, Matt (6th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Watson, Sam (11th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Summers, Carden (13th); Echols, Drew (49th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Tillery, Blake (19th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Dixon, Clint (45th)

Status History

03/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 369

“Charter Schools Act of 1998 “; completion charter schools; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Charter Schools Act of 1998,” so as to provide for completion charter schools; to provide for rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; to provide for the conversion of existing charter schools to completion charter schools; to provide for measurable objective performance standards; to provide for separate principles and standards for completion charter schools; 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: N/A Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Still, Shawn (48th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Brass, Matt (6th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/31/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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