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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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SB 308

Medical Assistance; Medicaid coverage of postpartum maternal mental health care services; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for Medicaid coverage of postpartum maternal mental health care services; 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); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Esteves, Jason (35th); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Lucas, David (26th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 309

Education; repeal Chapter 2B

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to repeal Chapter 2B, relating to promise scholarship accounts, including both Articles 1 and 2 of said chapter, relating to the Georgia Education Savings Authority and the “Georgia Promise Scholarship Act,” respectively; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Mangham, Randal (55th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Parent, Elena (44th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Lucas, David (26th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Esteves, Jason (35th); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 310

Creating Hope and a New Georgia for Everyone or CHANGE Task Force; establish

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to establish the Creating Hope and a New Georgia for Everyone or CHANGE Task Force for the purpose of examining the complex issues facing urban, suburban, and rural communities in this state and finding solutions focused on labor and community development; to provide for definitions; to provide for such task force’s membership, duties, and powers; to provide for a grant program, subject to appropriation; to provide for reporting; to provide for automatic repeal; 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: Economic Development and Tourism

Sponsors

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

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 311

Ride Share Network Services; additional requirements upon transportation referral service providers and ride share network services relative to driver safety; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ride share network services and transportation referral services, so as to provide for additional requirements upon transportation referral service providers and ride share network services relative to driver safety and hiring and the privacy of personal information for drivers and passengers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Transportation

Sponsors

Mangham, Randal (55th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Orrock, Nan (36th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Davenport, Gail (17th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Lucas, David (26th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 312

Department of Economic Development; establishment of the Georgia Peach Walk of Fame Advisory Council; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Peach Walk of Fame Advisory Council; to provide for appointment of members to the advisory council; to provide for criteria of the membership of the advisory council; to provide for the election of officers; to provide for terms of members; to provide for quarterly meetings; to provide for expenses; to provide for the purpose and activities of the advisory council; to provide for funding; to provide for annual reports; 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: Economic Development and Tourism

Sponsors

Mangham, Randal (55th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Parent, Elena (44th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Lucas, David (26th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

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

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 300

“Student Teacher Promotion Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 9 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants for educational programs, so as to establish a program to support recruitment of teachers by providing grant funds to be paid by public schools to student teachers participating in the required student teaching component of their teacher education programs; to provide for applications for grants; to provide for maximum payments; to require the State Board of Education to establish rules and regulations to implement the program; 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: N/A Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Jones, Emanuel (10th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); James, Donzella (28th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 305

Special License Plates; establish a specialty license plate honoring alumni of Alabama State University

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate honoring alumni of Alabama State University; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Davenport, Gail (17th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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