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Gwinnett County, GA

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HB 345

Insurance; prohibit raises in liability insurance rates for five years

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of insurance, so as to prohibit raises in liability insurance rates for five years; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Insurance Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Kendrick, Dar’shun (95th); Roberts, Shea (52nd); Carter, Doreen (93rd); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd); Park, Sam (107th); Bennett, Karen (94th)

Status History

02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 339

Motor vehicles; exempt ride share drivers or ride share network services from definition of motor carrier

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor carriers, so as to exempt ride share drivers or ride share network services from the definition of motor carrier; to provide for definitions; to revise legislative findings; to exempt ride share network services from liability for actions of ride share drivers in certain instances; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Transportation

Sponsors

Leverett, Rob (123rd); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Williamson, Bruce (112th); Gaines, Houston (120th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Douglas, Demetrius (78th)

Status History

04/08/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/11/2025: House Second Readers; 02/10/2025: House First Readers; 02/06/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #173, 166, 0, 8, 6; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #421, 46, 7, 2, 1

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HB 343

Georgia Living Wage Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 34 and 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations and penal institutions, respectively, so as to enact the “Georgia Living Wage Act”; to revise the eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide that no employer shall utilize a certificate issued by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Section 214(c) to pay individuals with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage; to require the payment of minimum wage for inmate labor; to revise authorized deductions from inmate wages; to provide for a short title; 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

Sanchez, Gabriel (42nd); McClain, Dewey (109th); Jackson, Derrick (68th); Berry, Bryce (56th); Jones, Sheila (60th); Alexander, Kimberly (66th)

Status History

02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 329

Professional and businesses; authorize certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform artificial insemination

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to authorize certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform artificial insemination; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Hilton, Scott (48th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Franklin, Lehman (160th); Donatucci, Sandy (105th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/27/2025: House Third Readers; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/11/2025: House Second Readers; 02/10/2025: House First Readers; 02/06/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #105, 167, 0, 3, 10

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HB 335

Quality Basic Education Act; address mental health risks for student athletes

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to address mental health risks for student athletes; to provide for guidelines and other relevant materials to inform and educate public school and participating private school student athletes, their parents or guardians, school personnel, and coaches about mental health risks for student athletes and raising awareness of mental health resources available to student athletes; to provide for definitions; to require annual review by coaches; to provide for limited liability; to encourage additional implementation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Crawford, Omari (89th); Cox, Brent (28th); McClain, Dewey (109th); Willis, Inga (55th); Douglas, Demetrius (78th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/11/2025: House Second Readers; 02/10/2025: House First Readers; 02/06/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 321

Vincent Fort Living Wage Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-4-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to amount of minimum wage to be paid by employers, so as to increase the state minimum wage to a living wage; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Holly, El-Mahdi (116th); McClain, Dewey (109th); Davis, Viola (87th); Berry, Bryce (56th); Frye, Spencer (122nd); Sanchez, Gabriel (42nd)

Status History

02/11/2025: House Second Readers; 02/10/2025: House First Readers; 02/06/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 324

Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting and during certain hours on election day to certain voters; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for preferential treatment during advance voting and during certain hours on election day to voters who are blind, deaf, an amputee, pregnant, accompanied by children of five years of age or younger, or accompanied by children with special needs regardless of age; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Martinez, Reynaldo “Rey” (111th); Hilton, Scott (48th); Rice, Carmen (139th); Donatucci, Sandy (105th); Chastain, Johnny (7th); Clark, David (100th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/11/2025: House Second Readers; 02/10/2025: House First Readers; 02/06/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 325

Domestic relations; Protective Order Registry; revise certain definitions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 13 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Protective Order Registry, so as to revise certain definitions; to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions of the Code of Military Justice, so as to provide for processes for protective orders to be issued by military judges that prohibit contact between specific members of the state militia in the instance that one member of such militia has been accused of stalking by another member of such militia; to amend Part 7 of Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to trial procedures of the Code of Military Justice, so as to provide for contempt; to amend Part 10 of Article 5 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the O.C.G.A., relating to punitive provisions of the Code of Military Justice, so as to provide for courts-martial; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Martinez, Reynaldo “Rey” (111th); Bonner, Josh (73rd); Reeves, Matt (99th); Clark, David (100th); Leverett, Rob (123rd)

Status History

04/08/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/11/2025: House Second Readers; 02/10/2025: House First Readers; 02/06/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #158, 168, 0, 8, 4; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #393, 52, 0, 0, 4

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