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Habersham County, GA

Located in northeast Georgia, Habersham features mountains, waterfalls, and a strong agricultural base. Clarkesville is the county seat.

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SB 119

Manufactured or Mobile Homes; limited exceptions to circumstances under which a manufactured home shall become real property; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 1 of Part 4 of Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for manufactured or mobile homes, so as to provide for limited exceptions to circumstances under which a manufactured home shall become real property; to provide for preservation of rights and remedies of prior holders of a lien or security interest in certain manufactured homes; to provide for notice and application requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Banks & Banking Senate Committee: Banking and Financial Institutions

Sponsors

Goodman, Russ (8th); Watson, Sam (11th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Summers, Carden (13th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Merritt, Nikki (9th)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/25/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/25/2025: House Third Readers; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/06/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 02/20/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/19/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/06/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #204, 53, 0, 3, 0; 03/25/2025, House Vote #311, 168, 0, 5, 7

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SB 105

Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians; licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; authorize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to veterinarians and veterinary technicians, so as to authorize licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teleadvice; to authorize licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians to practice veterinary teletriage under certain circumstances; to authorize licensed veterinarians to practice veterinary telemedicine under certain circumstances; to provide for the regulation of the practice of veterinary telemedicine, veterinary teletriage, and veterinary teleadvice by the State Board of Veterinary Medicine; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Senate Committee: Agriculture and Consumer Affairs

Sponsors

Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Watson, Sam (11th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Echols, Drew (49th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Cowsert, Bill (46th)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/27/2025: House Third Readers; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/19/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/18/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/05/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #162, 52, 0, 2, 2; 03/27/2025, House Vote #324, 168, 0, 2, 10; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #476, 51, 1, 3, 1

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SB 100

“Andee’s Law”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-10-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance of a new birth certificate following adoption and legitimation or paternity determination, so as to provide for the issuance of a copy of the original birth certificate to certain adult persons who were adopted; to provide for a fee; to provide for the form of such copy; to standardize terminology relating to birth certificates; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Children and Families

Sponsors

Robertson, Randy (29th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Williams, Rick (25th); Still, Shawn (48th); Albers, John (56th); Summers, Carden (13th); Watson, Ben (1st); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Burns, Max (23rd); Dixon, Clint (45th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Harbin, Marty (16th); Brass, Matt (6th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 03/18/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/06/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 02/19/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/18/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/05/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #196, 55, 0, 1, 0; 04/02/2025, House Vote #386, 145, 14, 6, 15

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SB 101

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; testing in the newborn screening system; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to require testing for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the newborn screening system; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Robertson, Randy (29th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Williams, Rick (25th); Still, Shawn (48th); Albers, John (56th); Summers, Carden (13th); Watson, Ben (1st); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Goodman, Russ (8th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Burns, Max (23rd); Dixon, Clint (45th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Harbin, Marty (16th)

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 Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/03/2025: House Second Readers; 02/28/2025: House First Readers; 02/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/27/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/12/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/05/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, Senate Vote #101, 46, 4, 2, 4; 04/04/2025, House Vote #427, 167, 2, 3, 8; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #489, 51, 1, 3, 1

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SB 91

State Employees’ Health Insurance Plan; Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state employees’ health insurance plan, so as to prohibit the Board of Community Health from entering into, executing, or renewing a contract or contracts with any pharmacy benefits manager that owns or has an ownership interest in any retail pharmacy or any legal entity that contracts with or uses such pharmacy benefits manager; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Tillery, Blake (19th); Watson, Ben (1st); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Goodman, Russ (8th); Williams, Rick (25th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Still, Shawn (48th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Albers, John (56th); Summers, Carden (13th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Burns, Max (23rd); Harbin, Marty (16th); Brass, Matt (6th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); James, Donzella (28th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Beach, Brandon (21st); Hickman, Billy (4th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 04/02/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: House Second Readers; 03/06/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/10/2025: Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted; 02/05/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #141, 52, 2, 1, 1

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SB 94

Public Utilities and Public Transportation; a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies concerning public utilities; reestablish

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to reestablish a consumer utility counsel to represent consumers in matters before the Public Service Commission or other agencies concerning public utilities; to create the Office of the Consumers’ Utility Counsel; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Williams, Rick (25th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Albers, John (56th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Still, Shawn (48th); Parent, Elena (44th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Davenport, Gail (17th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Harbison, Ed (15th); James, Donzella (28th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Lucas, David (26th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Rahman, Sheikh (5th)

Status History

03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 02/13/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/12/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/05/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 95

Certificate of Need Program; an exemption from certificate of need requirements concerning life plan communities; revise

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from the certificate of need program, so as to revise an exemption from certificate of need requirements concerning life plan communities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Watson, Ben (1st); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Summers, Carden (13th); Albers, John (56th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Brass, Matt (6th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Echols, Drew (49th); Still, Shawn (48th)

Status History

02/05/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 96

Official Code of Georgia Annotated; provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; update and modernize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the O.C.G.A., so as to modernize and update provisions creating certain boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Code Revision Senate Committee: Government Oversight

Sponsors

Echols, Drew (49th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Watson, Ben (1st); Watson, Sam (11th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Still, Shawn (48th); Williams, Rick (25th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Summers, Carden (13th); Albers, John (56th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Tillery, Blake (19th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Dixon, Clint (45th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Bearden, Timothy (30th)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/27/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/21/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/21/2025: House Third Readers; 03/18/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/24/2025: House Second Readers; 02/21/2025: House First Readers; 02/20/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/20/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/05/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/04/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

02/20/2025, Senate Vote #69, 35, 18, 1, 2; 03/21/2025, House Vote #295, 162, 0, 5, 13; 03/27/2025, Senate Vote #309, 51, 0, 1, 4

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