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Newton County, GA

Located east of Atlanta, Newton is rapidly suburbanizing. Covington, its seat, is known for film and TV production as the “Hollywood of the South.”

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HB 602

Education; denial of state funds for loans, grants, and scholarships for any student convicted of a criminal offense; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to provide for the denial of state funds for loans, grants, and scholarships for any student who is convicted of a criminal offense or who is determined by the postsecondary educational institution at which such student is enrolled to have violated a postsecondary educational institution’s code of conduct for students when such conviction or determination is a result of a student engaging in materially and substantially disruptive conduct on such postsecondary educational institution’s campus; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Fleming, Tim (114th); Barrett, Carter (24th); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Washburn, Dale (144th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/27/2025: House Second Readers; 02/26/2025: House First Readers; 02/24/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 579

Professions and businesses; licensure to engage in trade; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to revise provisions relating to licensure to engage in the practice of a profession, business, or trade in this state; to amend Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to social services, so as to conform a cross-reference; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Appropriations Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Reeves, Matt (99th); Hatchett, Matt (155th); Wiedower, Marcus (121st); Prince, Brian (132nd); Fleming, Tim (114th); Donatucci, Sandy (105th)

Status History

04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/27/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/26/2025: House Second Readers; 02/24/2025: House First Readers; 02/21/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #201, 158, 2, 16, 4; 03/27/2025, Senate Vote #306, 53, 0, 0, 3

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HB 502

Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting for voters accompanied by children two years of age or younger; provide

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 provide for preferential treatment during advance voting to voters accompanied by children two years of age or younger; to provide for preferential treatment during certain hours on election day to voters accompanied by children two years of age or younger; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Draper, Saira (90th); LaHood, John (175th); Fleming, Tim (114th); Camp, Beth (135th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Gullett, Joseph (19th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 397

Elections; allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections

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 allow municipalities to opt in to providing advance voting on Saturdays for municipal elections; to revise provisions related to the timelines for calling special elections and the dates on which special elections can be held; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Governmental Affairs Senate Committee: Ethics

Sponsors

Fleming, Tim (114th); LaHood, John (175th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Gullett, Joseph (19th); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); Clark, David (100th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Engrossed; 03/28/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/13/2025: House Second Readers; 02/12/2025: House First Readers; 02/11/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #266, 159, 13, 1, 7; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #383, 31, 24, 0, 1; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #394, 33, 23, 0, 0

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HB 390

HALO Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 and Code Section 17-6-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and unsecured judicial release, requirement, effect of failure of person charged to appear for trial, and consideration of criminal record, respectively, so as to provide for the crime of interference with a first responder; to provide for penalties; to include such offense in the list of bail restricted offenses; 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: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Fleming, Tim (114th); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); McDonald III, Lauren (26th); Franklin, Lehman (160th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/13/2025: House Second Readers; 02/12/2025: House First Readers; 02/11/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 384

Crimes and offenses; uniform oaths to be sworn by all peace officers; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 16 and Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abuse of governmental office and official oaths, respectively, so as to provide for uniform oaths to be sworn by all peace officers; to provide for aspirational language in such oaths; to limit the legal effect of any such aspirational language; to limit the crime of violation of oath of a public officer to codified oaths; to limit the violation of oath by a public officer to violations predicated on a separate felony; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Seabaugh, Devan (34th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Carson, John (46th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Fleming, Tim (114th); Gaines, Houston (120th)

Status History

03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 03/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/13/2025: House Second Readers; 02/12/2025: House First Readers; 02/11/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #242, 171, 0, 2, 7

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HB 302

Leave No Georgia Child Hungry Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for free meals to public school students enrolled in after-school education programs or summer school education programs; to provide for policies, rules, and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Gilliard, Carl (162nd); Glaize, Lydia (67th); Douglas, Demetrius (78th); Henderson, Sharon (113th)

Status History

02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 215

Voter List Integrity Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to remove authorization for the Secretary of State to become a member of a nongovernmental entity whose purpose is to share and exchange information in order to improve the accuracy and efficiency of voter registration systems; to provide for definitions; to maintain an exemption to the disclosure of certain documents; to prohibit the Secretary of State, other state level actors, and local boards of registrars and election superintendents from participating in certain multistate voter list maintenance organizations; to require the termination of participation in any prohibited multistate voter list maintenance organizations; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Momtahan, Martin (17th); Fleming, Tim (114th); Townsend, Rick (179th); Ballinger, Mandi (23rd); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Gullett, Joseph (19th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

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