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SB 20

Veterinarians; student loan repayment; who practice shelter medicine and in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics; provide; create the State Veterinary Education Board for Shelter Medicine and Pet Sterilization

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to scholarships, loans, and grants, so as to provide for student loan repayment for veterinarians who practice shelter medicine and veterinarians who practice in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics; to create the State Veterinary Education Board for Shelter Medicine and Pet Sterilization; to provide for definitions; to provide requirements for participation in the loan repayment program; to provide for maximum total and annual repayment amounts; to provide for terms for repayment agreements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Higher Education Senate Committee: Higher Education

Sponsors

Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Summers, Carden (13th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Parent, Elena (44th)

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House Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 04/02/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: House Second Readers; 03/04/2025: House First Readers; 03/03/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/03/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/20/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/19/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/17/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/16/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, Senate Vote #116, 54, 2, 0, 0; 04/02/2025, House Vote #399, 160, 5, 2, 13; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #450, 50, 2, 2, 2

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SB 21

Local Governments; violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; waive sovereign and governmental immunities

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for a violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding jails, so as to require sheriffs, jailers, and deputies to honor immigration detainer requests issued by the Department of Homeland Security; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public Safety and Homeland Security Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Tillery, Blake (19th); Brass, Matt (6th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Burns, Max (23rd); Still, Shawn (48th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Echols, Drew (49th); Moore, Colton (53rd); Dixon, Clint (45th); Summers, Carden (13th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Kennedy, John F. (18th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/13/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/10/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/06/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/17/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/13/2025, Senate Vote #53, 20, 31, 0, 5; 02/13/2025, Senate Vote #54, 33, 18, 0, 5

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SB 22

State School Superintendent; Department of Education to publish relevant and applicable federal guidance documents and related information; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State School Superintendent, so as to require the Department of Education to publish relevant and applicable federal guidance documents and related information; to provide for definitions; to require annual notice from the State School Superintendent to designated committees and offices of the General Assembly and the Office and Planning and Budget; to authorize the State Board of Education to adopt rules; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Tillery, Blake (19th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Brass, Matt (6th); Still, Shawn (48th); Burns, Max (23rd); Harbin, Marty (16th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Watson, Sam (11th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Echols, Drew (49th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Summers, Carden (13th)

Status History

02/06/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/05/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 01/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/17/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 23

Retirement; total percentage of funds that the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments; raise the limit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law,” so as to raise the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Retirement Senate Committee: Retirement

Sponsors

Albers, John (56th); Brass, Matt (6th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Still, Shawn (48th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Watson, Sam (11th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Tillery, Blake (19th); Walker, III, Larry (20th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/25/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/10/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/06/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/05/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 01/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/17/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/10/2025, Senate Vote #29, 47, 8, 0, 1

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SB 24

Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for an extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Burns, Max (23rd); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Brass, Matt (6th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Watson, Ben (1st); Hickman, Billy (4th); Echols, Drew (49th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Albers, John (56th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Williams, Rick (25th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Watson, Sam (11th); Dixon, Clint (45th)

Status History

02/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 01/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/17/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 25

Pardons and Paroles; procedures when a person is denied parole after completing certain prerequisites; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide for procedures when a person is denied parole after completing certain prerequisites; to provide for a video conference hearing where prospective parolees can be heard and seek information from the board; to provide that the board submit written findings if the tentative parole month is delayed; to provide notice to members of the board when a majority votes to deny or delay release; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

McLaurin, Josh (14th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Davenport, Gail (17th); James, Donzella (28th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Wicks, Kenya (34th)

Status History

01/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/17/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 11

Retirement; creditable service for certain military service; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service creditable toward retirement benefits, so as to provide for creditable service for certain military service; to provide for application and payment; 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: Retirement

Sponsors

Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Williams, Rick (25th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Brass, Matt (6th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Still, Shawn (48th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Setzler, Ed (37th)

Status History

01/16/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/15/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 12

Inspection of Public Records; documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of public records, so as to revise provisions related to documents and records in the possession of private persons or entities; to revise definitions; to revise provisions related to judicial enforcement of inspection requests; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Governmental Affairs Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Ginn, Frank (47th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Summers, Carden (13th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Still, Shawn (48th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Watson, Ben (1st); Tillery, Blake (19th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Albers, John (56th); Brass, Matt (6th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Goodman, Russ (8th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Watson, Sam (11th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Payne, Chuck (54th)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 04/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/04/2025: House Third Readers; 04/02/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Second Readers; 02/24/2025: House First Readers; 02/21/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/21/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/11/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/10/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/16/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/15/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/21/2025, Senate Vote #80, 49, 0, 5, 2; 04/04/2025, House Vote #432, 167, 1, 1, 11; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #490, 53, 1, 1, 1

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