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Muscogee County, GA

Home to Columbus, Georgia’s second-largest city, Muscogee is a major economic hub for manufacturing, military (Fort Moore), and healthcare.

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SR 42

International Holocaust Remembrance Day; recognize January 27, 2025

Summary

A RESOLUTION recognizing January 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Albers, John (56th); Brass, Matt (6th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Watson, Ben (1st); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Harbison, Ed (15th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Halpern, Sonya (39th)

Status History

01/29/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 01/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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SR 44

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; recognize March 9 to 15, 2025

Summary

A RESOLUTION recognizing March 9 to 15, 2025, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Brass, Matt (6th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Watson, Ben (1st); Anderson, Lee (24th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Albers, John (56th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Burns, Max (23rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Dixon, Clint (45th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Davenport, Gail (17th)

Status History

01/29/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 01/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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SR 18

Holder, Terry; congratulate

Summary

A RESOLUTION congratulating Terry Holder upon his induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Anderson, Lee (24th); Burns, Max (23rd); Lucas, David (26th); Williams, Rick (25th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Summers, Carden (13th); Brass, Matt (6th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Watson, Sam (11th); Watson, Ben (1st); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Goodman, Russ (8th); Echols, Drew (49th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Albers, John (56th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Walker, III, Larry (20th)

Status History

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

Votes

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SB 367

Certificate of Need; health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; provide for exemption

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from certificate of need requirements, so as to provide an exemption for health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; to provide for conditions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Cowsert, Bill (46th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Watson, Ben (1st); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Dixon, Clint (45th); Harbison, Ed (15th)

Status History

03/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/28/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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SB 339

Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia; semiannual postretirement benefit adjustments for all beneficiaries; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for semiannual postretirement benefit adjustments for all beneficiaries of the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for conditions, limitations, and suspensions; 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

Orrock, Nan (36th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Watson, Sam (11th); Dixon, Clint (45th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Summers, Carden (13th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Harrell, Sally (40th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Jackson, Kim (41st); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); James, Donzella (28th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Parent, Elena (44th)

Status History

03/18/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/13/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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SB 319

“Dorothy Mae Smith Wright Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide a standard by which state, county, and local law enforcement agencies authorize the engagement of vehicular pursuits; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Davenport, Gail (17th); James, Donzella (28th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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SB 322

State Board of Education; include instruction in the proper use of a school bus passenger restraint system within its program of safety instruction; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to program weights and funding requirements, so as to require that the State Board of Education include instruction in the proper use of a school bus passenger restraint system within its program of safety instruction; to amend Part 6 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to equipment of school buses, so as to require that school buses be equipped with passenger restraint systems; 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

Davenport, Gail (17th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Mangham, Randal (55th); James, Donzella (28th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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SB 307

Physicians, Assistants; continuing education requirements for all physicians to include one hour on maternal health; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to provide for continuing education requirements for all physicians to include one hour on maternal health; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Lucas, David (26th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Davenport, Gail (17th); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

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

Votes

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