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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 196

“Pregnancy Center Fraud Prevention Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to perinatal facilities, so as to explicitly prohibit limited services pregnancy centers from engaging in false or misleading advertising about the products or services provided at such centers; to provide for definitions; to provide for enforcement; to provide for notice and procedures; to provide for penalties; to provide for cause of action; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; 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

Orrock, Nan (36th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Esteves, Jason (35th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 197

“End Public Funding of Misinformation Act”‘ enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to repeal and reserve Article 2, relating to positive alternatives for pregnancy and parenting grant program; 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: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Orrock, Nan (36th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 187

State Income Tax; amount of tax credits available for qualified caregiving expenses; increase

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits for state income tax, so as to increase the amount of tax credits available for qualified caregiving expenses; 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: N/A Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); James, Donzella (28th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); McLaurin, Josh (14th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 188

Georgia Adult and Aging Services Agency; create

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to services for the aging, so as to create the Georgia Adult and Aging Services Agency; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of the Georgia Adult and Aging Services Board; to provide for membership, powers, and duties; to provide for an agency executive director; to provide for executive personnel; to provide for transfer of property, personnel, and funding from the Department of Human Services and the Division of Aging Services; to provide for further authorizations; to provide for receipt of funds and appropriations; to provide for an annual report; 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

Esteves, Jason (35th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); James, Donzella (28th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Parent, Elena (44th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); McLaurin, Josh (14th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 190

Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation; certain fee waivers for active duty members of the military, veterans, and family members; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, so as to provide certain fee waivers for active duty members of the military, veterans, and family members; to provide for rules and regulations; 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

Wicks, Kenya (34th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Harbison, Ed (15th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Lucas, David (26th); Esteves, Jason (35th); James, Donzella (28th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Mangham, Randal (55th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 192

“Georgia Health Insurance Affordability and Consumer Protection Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require the Department of Insurance to implement a certain insurance affordability program in response to the pending expiration of certain Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tax credits; to provide for definitions; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Harrell, Sally (40th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Davenport, Gail (17th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Mangham, Randal (55th); James, Donzella (28th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Lucas, David (26th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Jones, Emanuel (10th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 193

State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; establish the adult workforce high school diploma program; authorize

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to authorize the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia to establish the adult workforce high school diploma program; to provide for the selection of third-party providers to administer the program; to provide requirements for approved program providers; to provide for disbursement of funds to approved program providers; to provide for reporting; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Higher Education Senate Committee: Higher Education

Sponsors

Brass, Matt (6th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Albers, John (56th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Strickland, Brian (42nd)

Status History

04/28/2025: Act 20; 04/28/2025: Senate Date Signed by Governor; 04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/25/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/25/2025: House Third Readers; 03/18/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: House Second Readers; 03/06/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/26/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, Senate Vote #139, 48, 0, 3, 5; 03/25/2025, House Vote #303, 159, 2, 12, 7; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #474, 50, 1, 4, 1

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SB 186

Hospitals and Related Institutions; assisted living communities and personal care homes to enroll as Medicaid providers; permit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to permit assisted living communities and personal care homes to enroll as Medicaid providers; to provide for development of a model for implementation; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for legislative intent; 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

Esteves, Jason (35th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Parent, Elena (44th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); James, Donzella (28th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); McLaurin, Josh (14th)

Status History

02/19/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/18/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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