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Gwinnett County, GA

A large, fast-growing suburban county northeast of Atlanta. It’s known for its diversity, schools, and economic development.

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HB 466

State symbols; marsh tacky horse as official Georgia heritage horse breed; designate

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 designate the marsh tacky horse as the official Georgia heritage horse breed; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Special Rules Senate Committee: Economic Development and Tourism

Sponsors

Cameron, Mike (1st); Williams, Al (168th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Petrea, Jesse (166th); Reeves, Matt (99th)

Status History

03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 03/03/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #223, 168, 1, 4, 7

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HB 470

Crimes and offenses; prohibit activities related to immigration enforcement in certain locations

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses involving illegal aliens, so as to prohibit activities related to immigration enforcement in certain locations; to provide for such prohibition to apply to federal, state, and local government employees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public Safety and Homeland Security Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Berry, Bryce (56th); Sanchez, Gabriel (42nd); Romman, Ruwa (97th); Park, Sam (107th); Cannon, Park (58th); Santos, Mary Ann (117th)

Status History

02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 459

Heart Health for All Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to authorize the Department of Public Health to implement a program to increase public awareness of cardiovascular health and cardiovascular disease; to provide for partnerships and educational materials; to provide for an annual report; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; 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

Carter, Doreen (93rd); Schofield, Kim (63rd); Bennett, Karen (94th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Lim, Marvin (98th); Au, Michelle (50th)

Status History

02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 444

Holidays; April of each year as Georgia Native Plant 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 April of each year as Georgia Native Plant Month; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Special Rules Senate Committee: Natural Resources and the Environment

Sponsors

Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Gaines, Houston (120th); Jones, Jan (47th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Hilton, Scott (48th)

Status History

03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/26/2025: House Third Readers; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/26/2025, House Vote #95, 158, 3, 5, 14

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HB 436

Education; repeal Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to repeal Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts, including both Articles 1 and 2 of said chapter, relating to the Georgia Education Savings Authority and the “Georgia Promise Scholarship Act,” respectively; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Griffin, Floyd (149th); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Lim, Marvin (98th); Williams, Al (168th); Draper, Saira (90th)

Status History

02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 437

State Board of Education; establish rules and regulations for local school system outreach efforts regarding ESOL program; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to educational programs under the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to require the State Board of Education to establish rules and regulations for local school system outreach efforts regarding the English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Lim, Marvin (98th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Hong, Soo (103rd); Olaleye, Phil (59th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Lupton, Karen (83rd)

Status History

02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 440

Providing Effective Access to Cannabis for Health (PEACH) Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various provisions of the O.C.G.A., so as to rename low THC oil as medical cannabis; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16, Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16, and Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against the public health and morals, regulation of controlled substances, and general provisions relative to the Department of Public Health, respectively, so as to clarify and revise criminal penalties; to clarify and revise exemptions to criminal penalties; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Clark, David (100th); Werkheiser, Bill (157th); Prince, Brian (132nd); Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Powell, Alan (33rd)

Status History

02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 426

Courts; nonpartisan election of magistrates; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to magistrate courts, so as to provide for nonpartisan election of magistrates; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to revise provisions related to nonpartisan elections of judges of the probate court and magistrates; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date, a contingent effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Ethics

Sponsors

New, Kimberly (40th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Burchett, James (176th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); Persinger, Holt (119th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/21/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/21/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/21/2025: Senate Engrossed; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/21/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/19/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #180, 111, 59, 4, 6; 03/21/2025, Senate Vote #266, 32, 22, 1, 1; 03/21/2025, Senate Vote #271, 43, 11, 1, 1

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