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Glynn County, GA

Located on the Atlantic coast, Glynn includes Brunswick and the Golden Isles, known for tourism, maritime industries, and coastal beauty.

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SR 9

Stevens, Charles “Charlie” Kay; condolences

Summary

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Charles “Charlie” Kay Stevens; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Albers, John (56th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Brass, Matt (6th); Williams, Rick (25th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Still, Shawn (48th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Burns, Max (23rd); Watson, Sam (11th); Echols, Drew (49th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Kennedy, John F. (18th)

Status History

01/14/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 01/13/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 372

Department of Banking and Finance; removal of references to reputational risk from any Department of Banking and Finance guidance, rule, examination manual, or similar document; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Department of Banking and Finance and financial institutions generally, so as to provide for the removal of references to reputational risk from any Department of Banking and Finance guidance, rule, examination manual, or similar document; to prohibit the department from considering reputational risk when regulating financial institutions; to provide for a report detailing any policy changes made by the department as a result of this Act; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Banking and Financial Institutions

Sponsors

Walker, III, Larry (20th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Goodman, Russ (8th); Burns, Max (23rd)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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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

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SB 324

Life Insurance; certain protections for life insurance policyholders and beneficiaries; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to life insurance, so as to provide for certain protections for life insurance policyholders and beneficiaries; to provide for an owner of a life insurance policy or annuity to be represented by a local agent when such policy or annuity is sold; to provide for such owner to be represented by a local agent when such agent does not have a contract with such insurer; to provide such owner with an annual notice report on such policy or annuity; to require an insurer to conduct a quarterly search of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ policy locator; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for rules and regulations; 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: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Harbin, Marty (16th); Williams, Rick (25th); Albers, John (56th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Echols, Drew (49th); Burns, Max (23rd)

Status History

03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/05/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 325

Education; local school systems and public schools to employ or accept as volunteers school chaplains; authorize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-182 of the O.C.G.A., relating to program weights to reflect funds for payment of salaries and benefits, maximum class size, reporting requirements, and application to specific school years, so as to authorize local school systems and public schools to employ or accept as volunteers school chaplains; to amend Code Section 19-15-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions concerning child abuse, so as to include school chaplains in the definition of “child protection professional”; to amend Code Section 49-5-41 of the O.C.G.A., relating to persons and agencies permitted access to records, so as to authorize school chaplains to review records of reports of child abuse; 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

Harbin, Marty (16th); Burns, Max (23rd); Albers, John (56th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Echols, Drew (49th); Moore, Colton (53rd); Walker, III, Larry (20th)

Status History

03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/05/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 321

Workers’ Compensation; chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-9-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to applicability of workers’ compensation to employers and employees generally, so as to provide that the chapter shall not apply to employees of an employer covered by and providing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901, et seq., as amended, and its extensions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Hodges, Mike (3rd); Gooch, Steve (51st); Hickman, Billy (4th); Watson, Ben (1st); Albers, John (56th); Robertson, Randy (29th)

Status History

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

Votes

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SB 301

State Flag, Seal, and Other Symbols; protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to revise provisions for the protection of government statues, monuments, plaques, banners, and other commemorative symbols; to provide for construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Williams, Rick (25th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Beach, Brandon (21st); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Watson, Ben (1st); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Still, Shawn (48th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Echols, Drew (49th); Burns, Max (23rd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Watson, Sam (11th)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 291

Special License Plates; establish an “America First” specialty license plate

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations and qualified motor vehicles or drivers with proceeds deposited into the general fund, so as to establish an “America First” specialty license plate; to provide for conditions for the production of such license plates; to provide for discontinuing the manufacture of such license plates in certain instances; to provide for the disposition of funds to the general fund; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Gooch, Steve (51st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Burns, Max (23rd); Setzler, Ed (37th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Echols, Drew (49th); Still, Shawn (48th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Ginn, Frank (47th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Williams, Rick (25th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Watson, Ben (1st); Anderson, Lee (24th)

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 Third Readers; 03/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #189, 34, 22, 0, 0; 03/06/2025, Senate Vote #190, 24, 32, 0, 0; 03/06/2025, Senate Vote #191, 33, 23, 0, 0; 04/02/2025, House Vote #393, 95, 68, 2, 15; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #472, 33, 21, 0, 2

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