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Houston County, GA

Located in central Georgia, Houston includes Warner Robins and Robins Air Force Base, a major regional employer. It has a strong military and aerospace presence.

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SR 14

Trump, Donald J.; commend

Summary

A RESOLUTION commending Donald J. Trump; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Gooch, Steve (51st); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Summers, Carden (13th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Albers, John (56th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Setzler, Ed (37th); Williams, Rick (25th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Burns, Max (23rd); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Harbin, Marty (16th)

Status History

01/16/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/15/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SR 6

General Assembly Meetings and Adjournments; relative

Summary

A RESOLUTION relative to meetings and adjournments of the General Assembly; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Gooch, Steve (51st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Watson, Ben (1st); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Anavitarte, Jason (31st)

Status History

01/13/2025: House Read and Adopted; 01/13/2025: House First Readers; 01/13/2025: Senate Transmitted House; 01/13/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 01/13/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

01/13/2025, Senate Vote #8, 56, 0, 0, 0

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SR 8

Deputy Brandon Cunningham Memorial Intersection; Paulding County; dedicate

Summary

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Deputy Brandon Cunningham and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Transportation Senate Committee: Transportation

Sponsors

Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Albers, John (56th); Summers, Carden (13th); Brass, Matt (6th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Burns, Max (23rd); Beach, Brandon (21st); Ginn, Frank (47th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Williams, Rick (25th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Still, Shawn (48th); Echols, Drew (49th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Watson, Sam (11th); Watson, Ben (1st); Anderson, Lee (24th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Esteves, Jason (35th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Moore, Colton (53rd)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 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 By Substitute; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/28/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/14/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/13/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #137, 49, 0, 3, 4; 04/02/2025, House Vote #387, 168, 0, 1, 11; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #465, 49, 0, 5, 2

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SB 372

Department of Banking and Finance; removal of references to reputational risk from any Department of Banking and Finance guidance, rule, examination manual, or similar document; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Department of Banking and Finance and financial institutions generally, so as to provide for the removal of references to reputational risk from any Department of Banking and Finance guidance, rule, examination manual, or similar document; to prohibit the department from considering reputational risk when regulating financial institutions; to provide for a report detailing any policy changes made by the department as a result of this Act; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Banking and Financial Institutions

Sponsors

Walker, III, Larry (20th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Goodman, Russ (8th); Burns, Max (23rd)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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SB 351

County of Treutlen; the salary of the judge and solicitor-general; change

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to establish the State Court of Treutlen (formerly known as the City Court of Soperton), in and for the County of Treutlen, approved August 18, 1919 (Ga. L. 1919, p. 519), as amended, so as to change the salary of the judge and solicitor-general; 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

Walker, III, Larry (20th)

Status History

03/31/2025: House Second Readers; 03/28/2025: House First Readers; 03/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/21/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/20/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/27/2025, Senate Vote #291, 52, 0, 0, 4

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SB 325

Education; local school systems and public schools to employ or accept as volunteers school chaplains; authorize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-182 of the O.C.G.A., relating to program weights to reflect funds for payment of salaries and benefits, maximum class size, reporting requirements, and application to specific school years, so as to authorize local school systems and public schools to employ or accept as volunteers school chaplains; to amend Code Section 19-15-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions concerning child abuse, so as to include school chaplains in the definition of “child protection professional”; to amend Code Section 49-5-41 of the O.C.G.A., relating to persons and agencies permitted access to records, so as to authorize school chaplains to review records of reports of child abuse; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Harbin, Marty (16th); Burns, Max (23rd); Albers, John (56th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Echols, Drew (49th); Moore, Colton (53rd); Walker, III, Larry (20th)

Status History

03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/05/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 299

Notaries Public; members of the armed forces on active duty to use online notaries public for certain matters; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notaries public, so as to provide for members of the armed forces on active duty to use online notaries public for certain matters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security

Sponsors

Walker, III, Larry (20th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Harbison, Ed (15th)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 291

Special License Plates; establish an “America First” specialty license plate

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations and qualified motor vehicles or drivers with proceeds deposited into the general fund, so as to establish an “America First” specialty license plate; to provide for conditions for the production of such license plates; to provide for discontinuing the manufacture of such license plates in certain instances; to provide for the disposition of funds to the general fund; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Gooch, Steve (51st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Burns, Max (23rd); Setzler, Ed (37th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Echols, Drew (49th); Still, Shawn (48th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Ginn, Frank (47th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Williams, Rick (25th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Watson, Ben (1st); Anderson, Lee (24th)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 03/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #189, 34, 22, 0, 0; 03/06/2025, Senate Vote #190, 24, 32, 0, 0; 03/06/2025, Senate Vote #191, 33, 23, 0, 0; 04/02/2025, House Vote #393, 95, 68, 2, 15; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #472, 33, 21, 0, 2

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