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Lowndes County, GA

In south Georgia, Lowndes is home to Valdosta, a regional economic and educational hub. It borders Florida and features strong retail, healthcare, and education sectors.

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HB 521

Local government; deannexation of certain properties; revise procedures

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal deannexation, so as to revise procedures related to the deannexation of certain properties; 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: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Anderson, Victor (10th); LaHood, John (175th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Kelley, Trey (16th); Crowe, Clint (118th)

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; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/21/2025: House Second Readers; 02/20/2025: House First Readers; 02/19/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #231, 165, 10, 4, 1

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HB 513

Local government; criteria for service delivery strategy; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 70 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service delivery, so as to revise provisions related to the county share of funding for jointly funded county-wide services be borne by unincorporated residents; to provide for annual reports thereof; 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: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

LaHood, John (175th); Anderson, Victor (10th); Burchett, James (176th); Corbett, John (174th); Prince, Brian (132nd)

Status History

04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 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; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/21/2025: House Second Readers; 02/20/2025: House First Readers; 02/19/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #214, 169, 1, 3, 7; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #389, 50, 2, 2, 2; 04/04/2025, House Vote #440, 163, 2, 6, 9

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HB 502

Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting for voters accompanied by children two years of age or younger; provide

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 provide for preferential treatment during advance voting to voters accompanied by children two years of age or younger; to provide for preferential treatment during certain hours on election day to voters accompanied by children two years of age or younger; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Draper, Saira (90th); LaHood, John (175th); Fleming, Tim (114th); Camp, Beth (135th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Gullett, Joseph (19th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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HB 491

Game and fish; remove an exception for use of air guns to hunt wildlife

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 and Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hunting and noncommercial fishing, respectively, so as to remove an exception for the use of air guns to hunt wildlife; to revise provisions concerning the taking of catfish by bow and arrow; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Game, Fish & Parks Senate Committee: Natural Resources and the Environment

Sponsors

Chastain, Johnny (7th); Rhodes, Trey (124th); Howard, Jutt (71st); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Ridley, Jason (6th); Corbett, John (174th)

Status History

04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/31/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: 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; 02/27/2025: 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 #224, 171, 3, 2, 4; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #424, 52, 3, 0, 1; 04/04/2025, House Vote #424, 170, 0, 4, 6; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #487, 52, 1, 2, 1

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HB 465

Autism Missing Person Alert System Act; enact

Summary

A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state-wide alert system for missing disabled adults, so as to provide for the “Autism Missing Person Alert System Act”; to provide for certain entities to cooperate in the development of the alert system; to provide for requirements for the alert system; to provide for requirements for the activation of the alert system; to provide for the geographic scope of such alert; to provide for an emphasis on the search of waterways in locating missing individuals with autism spectrum disorder; to provide for a limitation on liability for participants responding to the alert system; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for conforming changes; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Human Relations & Aging Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Gilliard, Carl (162nd); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Neal, Yasmin (79th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Sharper, Dexter (177th); Tran, Long (80th)

Status History

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; 02/19/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #157, 172, 0, 5, 3

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HB 451

Quality Basic Education Act; local boards shall be authorized to provide instruction in hunting safety in grades six through 12; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to provide that local boards of education shall be authorized to provide instruction in hunting safety in grades six through 12; to provide for the adoption of content standards by the State Board of Education; to provide that local boards of education may establish a curriculum in hunting safety; to provide for instructor requirements; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Game, Fish & Parks Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Cannon, Chas (172nd); Rhodes, Trey (124th); Erwin, Chris (32nd); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Corbett, John (174th)

Status History

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; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/21/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #228, 159, 16, 1, 4

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HB 431

Consumer Inflation Reduction and Tax Fairness Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Fair Business Practices Act of 1975,” so as to provide for a limitation on interchange fees charged by payment card networks for credit or debit card transactions at retailers; to provide requirements for payment card networks in relation to such interchange fees; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Banks & Banking Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Jones, Todd (25th); Powell, Alan (33rd); Ridley, Jason (6th); Hatchett, Matt (155th); Corbett, John (174th); Camp, Beth (135th)

Status History

02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 415

Homeowners Protection Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property, so as to enact the “Homeowners Protection Act”; to provide for a rental intention affidavit regarding dispossessory proceedings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Jones, Todd (25th); Seabaugh, Devan (34th); Barrett, Carter (24th); Petrea, Jesse (166th); Corbett, John (174th); Williams, Jr., Noel (148th)

Status History

02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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