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Gwinnett County, GA

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HB 428

Health; codify right to in vitro fertilization for individuals

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 codify the right to in vitro fertilization for individuals; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Franklin, Lehman (160th); Jones, Jan (47th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Hilton, Scott (48th); Hong, Soo (103rd); Donatucci, Sandy (105th)

Status History

05/01/2025: Act 41; 05/01/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/28/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/27/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/27/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #102, 172, 0, 1, 7; 03/27/2025, Senate Vote #293, 53, 1, 0, 2; 03/28/2025, House Vote #333, 160, 0, 6, 14

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HB 421

Interstate Sexual Predator Prevention Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to establish the offense of traveling to meet a minor for indecent purposes; to provide penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Rice, Carmen (139th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Ballinger, Mandi (23rd); Mathiak, Karen (82nd)

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 423

Emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system; Next Generation 9-1-1 systems and services; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 and Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency communications authority and emergency telephone number 9-1-1 system, respectively, so as to provide for Next Generation 9-1-1 systems and services; to revise and provide for definitions; to revise the duties and responsibilities of the Georgia Emergency Communications Authority as relevant to Next Generation 9-1-1 systems and services; to add members to the board of directors of such authority; to require all new 9-1-1 systems conform to wireless enhanced 9-1-1 service or NG9-1-1 service standards; to revise the role of the executive director of the authority; 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

Wade, Will (9th); Donatucci, Sandy (105th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Hilton, Scott (48th); Crowe, Clint (118th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/20/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/20/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/13/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/03/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/28/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/28/2025: House Third Readers; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/28/2025, House Vote #114, 163, 0, 8, 9; 03/20/2025, Senate Vote #260, 53, 0, 0, 3

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HB 416

Local government; enterprise zones; revise class of retailer from which fees may be collected

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 88 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to enterprise zones, so as to revise the class of retailer from which fees may be collected; to revise the period of existence of enterprise zones; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Governmental Affairs Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Efstration, Chuck (104th); Blackmon, Shaw (146th); Kelley, Trey (16th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/31/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/31/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/31/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/03/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, House Vote #131, 172, 0, 6, 2; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #374, 47, 8, 0, 1

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HB 402

Public Service Commission; establishment of renewable energy sources and renewable energy portfolio standard goals for electric service providers; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 46 and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation and state government, respectively, so as to provide for the establishment of renewable energy sources and renewable energy portfolio standard goals by the Public Service Commission for electric service providers; to provide for the inclusion of existing or planned renewable energy resources in integrated resource plans; to authorize the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority to finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects relating to renewable energy facilities; to provide for limited liability; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Frye, Spencer (122nd); Bell, Eric (75th); Drenner, Karla (85th); Sanchez, Gabriel (42nd); Paris, Miriam (142nd); Park, Sam (107th)

Status History

02/13/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/13/2025: House Second Readers; 02/12/2025: House First Readers; 02/11/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 405

Insurance; require licensed adjusters to be licensed contractors

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing of agents, agencies, subagents, counselors, and adjusters, so as to require licensed adjusters to be licensed contractors; to limit an adjuster’s license based on the type of contractor license held; to provide for licensed contractors to become licensed adjusters; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Insurance Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Frye, Spencer (122nd); Wiedower, Marcus (121st); Evans, Stacey (57th); Crawford, Omari (89th); Roberts, Shea (52nd); Okoye, Gabe (102nd)

Status History

02/13/2025: House Second Readers; 02/12/2025: House First Readers; 02/11/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 394

Labor and industrial relations; minimum wage for certain state employees; increase

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to increase the minimum wage for certain employees and eligible full-time state employees; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

McClain, Dewey (109th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Alexander, Kimberly (66th); Jones, Sheila (60th); Jackson, Derrick (68th); Sanchez, Gabriel (42nd)

Status History

02/13/2025: House Second Readers; 02/12/2025: House First Readers; 02/11/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 395

Labor and industrial relations; minimum wage; provide for an increase

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

McClain, Dewey (109th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Alexander, Kimberly (66th); Jones, Sheila (60th); Jackson, Derrick (68th); Sanchez, Gabriel (42nd)

Status History

02/13/2025: House Second Readers; 02/12/2025: House First Readers; 02/11/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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