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Lumpkin County, GA

Located in the North Georgia mountains, Lumpkin includes Dahlonega, site of the first U.S. gold rush. It’s now a tourist and winery destination.

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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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SB 293

License Plates for Certain Veterans; the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; increase

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates for certain veterans, so as to increase the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Anderson, Lee (24th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Brass, Matt (6th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Williams, Rick (25th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Watson, Sam (11th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Still, Shawn (48th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Burns, Max (23rd); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Albers, John (56th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Echols, Drew (49th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Esteves, Jason (35th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Watson, Ben (1st); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Dixon, Clint (45th); Setzler, Ed (37th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/31/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/18/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #192, 56, 0, 0, 0

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SB 280

Commercial Drivers’ Licenses; standards for liability of an employer or insurance provider for actions relating to a commercial vehicle driver; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commercial drivers’ licenses, so as to provide standards for liability of an employer or insurance provider for actions relating to a commercial vehicle driver; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Gooch, Steve (51st)

Status History

02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 267

State’s Employee Benefit Plan Council; establish health savings accounts and to continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state’s Employee Benefit Plan Council, so as to require such council to establish health savings accounts and to continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Brass, Matt (6th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Still, Shawn (48th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Echols, Drew (49th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Williams, Rick (25th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Watson, Sam (11th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Davenport, Gail (17th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); James, Donzella (28th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th)

Status History

02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 268

Offenses Against Public Order; crime of interference with a first responder; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order, so as to provide for the crime of interference with a first responder; to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Robertson, Randy (29th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Albers, John (56th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Payne, Chuck (54th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 04/02/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/06/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #217, 38, 17, 1, 0

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SB 270

Elections and Primaries; rules or regulations adopted by the State Election Board prior to a general primary, general election, or runoff thereof; limit the effective date

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 limit the effective date of rules or regulations adopted by the State Election Board prior to a general primary, general election, or runoff thereof; to provide for notice of such events to candidates and the selection of poll watchers for the same; to revise certain reporting requirements related to advance voting; to revise provisions related to locations poll watchers may have access to; to provide reporting requirements for the conclusion of the computation and canvassing of the returns; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Ethics

Sponsors

Watson, Sam (11th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Burns, Max (23rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Goodman, Russ (8th)

Status History

02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 261

Magistrates Retirement Fund; early retirement benefit; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the magistrates retirement fund, so as to provide for an early retirement benefit; to provide for an employee contribution increase; to replace the statutory maximum monthly compensation used to calculate a benefit with an amount determined by the board; to increase the maximum number of years of service used to calculate a benefit; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Retirement

Sponsors

Harbin, Marty (16th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Gooch, Steve (51st); Hickman, Billy (4th); Williams, Rick (25th); Anderson, Lee (24th)

Status History

02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 266

“College Success 529 Expansion Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan, so as to revise the maximum amount of contributions allowed per beneficiary of savings trust accounts for higher education expenses; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of taxable net income, so as to revise the deduction for contributions to savings trust accounts; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Brass, Matt (6th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Still, Shawn (48th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Echols, Drew (49th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Goodman, Russ (8th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Williams, Rick (25th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Watson, Sam (11th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Davenport, Gail (17th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); James, Donzella (28th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th)

Status History

02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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