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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 134

Sales and use tax; manufactured homes; revise and expand exemption

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for definitions; to revise and expand a sales tax exemption for manufactured homes; to provide for a sunset date; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Camp, Beth (135th); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Burchett, James (176th); Corbett, John (174th); Williams, Jr., Noel (148th); Jenkins, David (136th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 04/02/2025: Senate Engrossed; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Third Readers; 02/19/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/29/2025: House Second Readers; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/27/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/26/2025, House Vote #91, 160, 0, 4, 16; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #383, 31, 24, 0, 1

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HB 129

Ad valorem tax; bona fide conservation use property; remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to preferential assessment for bona fide conservation use property and bona fide residential transitional property, so as to remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities; 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: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Cannon, Chas (172nd); Burchett, James (176th); Dickey, Robert (134th); Corbett, John (174th); Huddleston, David (72nd); Ford, Jaclyn (170th)

Status History

04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Engrossed; 03/31/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/28/2025: Senate Recommitted; 03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/25/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/29/2025: House Second Readers; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/27/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #156, 165, 7, 6, 2; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #383, 31, 24, 0, 1; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #387, 44, 9, 2, 1; 04/02/2025, House Vote #398, 149, 13, 4, 14

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HB 77

Motor vehicles; encountering funeral procession on two-lane highway; revise responsibilities

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to right of way for operators of motor vehicles, so as to revise responsibilities of motor vehicle operators when encountering a funeral procession on a two-lane highway; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Franklin, Lehman (160th); Yearta, Bill (152nd); Cameron, Mike (1st); Richardson, Gary (125th); Corbett, John (174th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #154, 171, 2, 4, 3

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HB 61

Motor vehicles; issuance of separate license plates for hearses and ambulances; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual license fees for operation of vehicles, fee for permanent licensing of certain trailers, and fee for new passenger car with paid title ad valorem taxes, so as to provide for the issuance of separate license plates for hearses and ambulances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Seabaugh, Devan (34th); McDonald III, Lauren (26th); Corbett, John (174th); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Crowe, Clint (118th)

Status History

03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/25/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/12/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/11/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/11/2025: House Third Readers; 02/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/17/2025: House Second Readers; 01/16/2025: House First Readers; 01/15/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/11/2025, House Vote #21, 165, 0, 7, 8

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HB 51

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority; finance and perform certain duties for projects relating to natural gas facilities; authorize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, so as to authorize the authority to finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects relating to natural gas facilities; to revise definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Rural Development Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Burchett, James (176th); Corbett, John (174th); Greene, Gerald (154th); O’Steen, Angie (169th); Ford, Jaclyn (170th)

Status History

03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/21/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/20/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/20/2025: House Third Readers; 02/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/06/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 01/16/2025: House Second Readers; 01/15/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/20/2025, House Vote #49, 120, 55, 2, 3

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HB 55

Alapaha Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for an additional judge

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for an additional judge of the superior courts of the Alapaha Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment and term of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Ford, Jaclyn (170th); Burchett, James (176th); Corbett, John (174th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Cannon, Chas (172nd)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/25/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/20/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/20/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/13/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/13/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/12/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/12/2025: House Third Readers; 02/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/30/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 01/29/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/16/2025: House Second Readers; 01/15/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/12/2025, House Vote #27, 166, 1, 6, 7; 03/20/2025, Senate Vote #254, 51, 1, 0, 4; 03/25/2025, House Vote #314, 166, 0, 9, 5

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HB 12

Education; grants; revise definition of qualified local school system

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-165 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equalization grants, annual calculations, and allocation, so as to revise the definition of the term “qualified local school system” by reducing the minimum required millage rate or effective millage rate from 14 mills to 10 mills; to provide for a 25 percent reduction of equalization grant awards for local school systems whose millage rate or effective millage rate does not meet the minimum requirement; to require annual reporting by the Department of Education; to repeal a definition; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Cannon, Chas (172nd); Erwin, Chris (32nd); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Corbett, John (174th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Ford, Jaclyn (170th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/15/2025: House Second Readers; 01/14/2025: House First Readers; 01/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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HB 13

Echols County; Board of Education; provide for compensation

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the compensation of the Echols County Board of Education; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Corbett, John (174th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 02/12/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 02/12/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/05/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/05/2025: House Third Readers; 02/05/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/15/2025: House Second Readers; 01/14/2025: House First Readers; 01/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/05/2025, House Vote #15, 160, 1, 14, 5; 02/12/2025, Senate Vote #45, 52, 1, 1, 2

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