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Haralson County, GA

Located on the Alabama border in west Georgia, Haralson is known for its small towns and agricultural landscape. Buchanan is the seat.

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HB 500

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act; increase access to and amount of benefits

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act,” so as to increase access to and amount of benefits; to revise a definition; to increase the lifetime maximum for benefits; to revise the income and resources of an applicant that may be considered to determine eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Cooper, Sharon (45th); Camp, Beth (135th); Hilton, Scott (48th); Schofield, Kim (63rd); Au, Michelle (50th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 481

Elections; dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; revise 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 elections and primaries generally, so as to revise provisions related to the dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Kelley, Trey (16th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Sainz, Steven (180th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Draper, Saira (90th)

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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Yay or Nay

HB 482

Courts; superior court judicial officers in certain judicial circuits; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding superior courts, so as to provide for superior court judicial officers in certain judicial circuits; to provide for the appointment, qualifications, terms, duties, and employment status of such judicial officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Kelley, Trey (16th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Evans, Stacey (57th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 483

Crimes and offenses; protections for inspectors of code enforcement; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assault and battery, so as to provide for protections for inspectors of code enforcement; to provide for definitions; to provide for enhanced penalties for simple assault, aggravated assault, simple battery, battery, and aggravated battery committed upon inspectors of code enforcement in certain circumstances; 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: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Prince, Brian (132nd); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Roberts, Shea (52nd); Panitch, Esther (51st)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/31/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/28/2025: Senate Recommitted; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 03/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #247, 168, 5, 4, 3

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Yay or Nay

HB 485

Official Code of Georgia Annotated; various provisions enacted prior to 2013 which are contingent upon funding and which remain unfunded; repeal

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to repeal various provisions enacted prior to 2013 which are contingent upon funding and which remain unfunded; to repeal and replace Code Sections 10-1-254, 40-13-60, 48-7-2, and 48-13-6, relating to prohibited acts in sale of octane or cetane fuels and burden of rebutting prima-facie case, disposition of traffic violations and jurisdiction of bureau, unlawful failure to pay income tax, file return, keep records, supply information, or exhibit books and penalty, and levy of occupation tax by counties and municipalities on businesses and practitioners of professions and occupations and hearing on tax increase, respectively, so as to correct unconstitutional provisions; to amend an Act revising the “Georgia Veterinary Practice Act,” approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 615/HB 347), so as to repeal provisions which are contingent upon funding and which remain unfunded; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Code Revision Senate Committee: Government Oversight

Sponsors

Yearta, Bill (152nd); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Barrett, Carter (24th)

Status History

03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #200, 175, 0, 2, 3

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HB 460

Evidence; exclude certain communications made between attorney and client when client is in a penal institution

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-5-501 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certain communications privileged, so as to exclude from evidence certain communications made between attorney and client when the client is in a penal institution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Panitch, Esther (51st); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Evans, Stacey (57th); Holcomb, Scott (101st); Neal, Yasmin (79th); Cummings, Terry (39th)

Status History

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

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #208, 172, 0, 4, 4

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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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HB 427

Property; notice to owner and deed holder when another deed is filed by another party; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to recording relative to property, so as to provide for notice to the owner and deed holder when another deed is filed by another party; to provide for a 45 day waiting period; to provide for limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Reese, Tremaine Teddy (140th); Greene, Gerald (154th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Gullett, Joseph (19th); Olaleye, Phil (59th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 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

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