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SB 370

Elections and Primaries; closed primaries; 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 for closed primaries; to provide for checking the partisan affiliation of electors prior to the delivery of absentee ballots for a partisan primary; to provide for the list of partisan affiliation on elector lists for partisan primaries; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Ethics

Sponsors

Dolezal, Greg (27th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Beach, Brandon (21st); Moore, Colton (53rd)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 357

Elections and Primaries; challenge the qualifications of a person applying to register to vote or any person whose name appears on the list of electors; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to 4 amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for challenging the qualifications of a person applying to register to vote or any person whose name appears on the list of electors; to provide for grounds; to provide for required documentation relating to such challenges; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Ethics

Sponsors

Harrell, Sally (40th); Watson, Sam (11th)

Status History

03/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/25/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 358

DeKalb County; verification of ethics complaints; revise administrative procedures

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws relating to the governing authority of DeKalb County and creating a chairman and board of commissioners of said county, approved March 8, 1956 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 3237), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 4304), an Act approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3900), an Act approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6137), an Act approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3811), and an Act approved July 29, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 4069), so as to revise administrative procedures related to verification of ethics complaints; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Jones, Emanuel (10th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Parent, Elena (44th); Jackson, Kim (41st)

Status History

04/02/2025: House Second Readers; 03/31/2025: House First Readers; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/31/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/25/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/31/2025, Senate Vote #339, 49, 0, 5, 2

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 360

Public Assistance; public option buy-in program to provide healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicaid coverage; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public assistance, so as to provide for a public option buy-in program to provide healthcare coverage to individuals not eligible for Medicaid coverage or enrollment through a health exchange; to provide for definitions; to provide requirements for the program; to provide for any necessary state plan amendments or waivers; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Harrell, Sally (40th); Esteves, Jason (35th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th)

Status History

03/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/25/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 361

Property Owners’ Associations; authorization of liens and use of assessments; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners’ associations, so as to provide for authorization of liens and use of assessments; to provide for registration of property owners’ associations; to provide for rules and regulations regarding administrative hearings and escrow of funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Brass, Matt (6th); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

03/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/25/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 347

Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority; method of appointing the membership; change

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act implementing the Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority, approved April 2, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 2826), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 31, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5391), which Act was enacted pursuant to an amendment to the Constitution set out at Ga. L. 1962, p. 810, so as to change the method of appointing the membership; to amend the term of office of such membership; to provide for qualification of members; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Hodges, Mike (3rd); Still, Shawn (48th)

Status History

05/01/2025: Act 52; 05/01/2025: Senate Date Signed by Governor; 04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 04/02/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/31/2025: House Second Readers; 03/28/2025: House First Readers; 03/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/21/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/20/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/27/2025, Senate Vote #291, 52, 0, 0, 4; 04/02/2025, House Vote #377, 168, 0, 7, 5

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 350

DeKalb County; certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; revise the compensation

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the compensation of certain county officers and officials of DeKalb County, approved March 31, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 3986), as amended, so as to revise the compensation of certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; to make conforming changes related to court names changed by general law; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Jackson, Kim (41st); Mangham, Randal (55th); Parent, Elena (44th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd)

Status History

03/31/2025: House Second Readers; 03/28/2025: House First Readers; 03/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended; 03/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/20/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/20/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/27/2025, Senate Vote #292, 52, 0, 1, 3

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Yay or Nay

SB 353

Open and Public Meetings; county or joint boards of election or boards of election and registration to conduct meetings via teleconference; authorize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and teleconferences, so as to authorize county or joint boards of election or boards of election and registration to conduct meetings via teleconference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Ethics

Sponsors

Harrell, Sally (40th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th)

Status History

03/25/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/21/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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