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Hall County, GA

Includes Gainesville, the “Poultry Capital of the World,” and part of Lake Lanier. It’s a major hub in northeast Georgia.

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HR 16

Edwards, William; commend

Summary

A RESOLUTION congratulating and honoring William Edwards; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Wade, Will (9th); Cox, Brent (28th); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Chastain, Johnny (7th); Bonner, Josh (73rd); Cannon, Chas (172nd)

Status History

01/14/2025: House Read and Adopted; 01/14/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 907

Completion Special Schools Act; certain local school systems to either be a party to a collaborative operating agreement with a completion special school or provide certain education programs and services; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31C of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Completion Special Schools Act,” so as to require certain local school systems to either be a party to a collaborative operating agreement with a completion special school or provide certain education programs and services to students in grades nine through 12; to require local school systems to provide to completion special schools the contact information for students who stop attending or withdraw from the local school system, subject to conditions and exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Jones, Jan (47th); Burns, Jon (159th); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Erwin, Chris (32nd); Jones, Todd (25th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House First Readers; 04/02/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 896

Hall County; levy an excise tax

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Hall County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Clark, David (100th); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Cox, Brent (28th); Hong, Soo (103rd); Dunahoo, Emory (31st)

Status History

04/04/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 04/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 04/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 04/04/2025: House Third Readers; 04/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 04/02/2025: House Second Readers; 03/31/2025: House First Readers; 03/31/2025: House Hopper

Votes

04/04/2025, House Vote #434, 112, 59, 1, 8

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HB 893

Education; replace terms charter system and charter systems with performance contract system and performance contract systems

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 replace the terms “charter system” and “charter systems” with “performance contract system” and “performance contract systems,” respectively, wherever such terms appear in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Hilton, Scott (48th); Jones, Jan (47th); Ballard, Bethany (147th); Rice, Carmen (139th); Dubnik, Matt (29th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Second Readers; 04/02/2025: House First Readers; 03/31/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 878

Holidays; October 9 of each year as PANDAS Day; 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 October 9 of each year as “PANDAS Day” in Georgia; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Bennett, Karen (94th); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Jones, Anissa (143rd)

Status History

04/02/2025: House Second Readers; 03/31/2025: House First Readers; 03/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 866

Community Health, Department of; pilot program to improve management of inpatient insulin levels in rural hospital organizations; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Health, so as to provide for a pilot program to improve the management of inpatient insulin levels in rural hospital organizations and for other purposes; to provide that such program be conducted by the Rural Health System Innovation Center; to provide for a grant program; to provide for the center to establish grant criteria and amounts; to provide for a report; to provide for definitions; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date conditioned on appropriations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public and Community Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Barton, Matt (5th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Newton, Mark (127th)

Status History

03/28/2025: House Second Readers; 03/27/2025: House First Readers; 03/25/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 810

Insurance; require that final reimbursements to pharmacies for prescription drugs are based on certain formulas

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 64 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and licensure of pharmacy benefits managers and Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to require that final reimbursements to pharmacies for prescription drugs are based on certain formulas; to provide for applicability; 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: Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Jasperse, Rick (11th); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Stephens, Ron (164th); Newton, Mark (127th); Au, Michelle (50th)

Status History

03/25/2025: House Second Readers; 03/21/2025: House First Readers; 03/20/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 704

State government; auditor produce certain monthly and annual reports; replace requirement

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-6-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to maintenance of statistics on architectural and engineering firms doing business with the state and ineligibility of firms, so as to replace the requirement that the state auditor produce certain monthly reports with the requirement that he or she produce annual reports; to provide for the removal of certain requirements; to amend Code Sections 42-2-14 and 50-22-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to power of Governor to declare state of emergency with regard to jail and prison overcrowding and exemptions from requirements and construction with Code Section 50-6-25, respectively, so as to provide for cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Small Business Development Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cheokas, Mike (151st); Jones, Todd (25th); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Dickey, Robert (134th); Blackmon, Shaw (146th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: House Second Readers; 03/04/2025: House First Readers; 03/03/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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