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Oconee County, GA

Bordering Athens, Oconee is a fast-growing suburban county with excellent schools and residential developments. Watkinsville is the seat.

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HB 296

Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver’s license in a certain electronic format; provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of drivers’ licenses, so as to provide that presentation of a driver’s license in a certain electronic format satisfies the requirement to possess a driver’s license while operating a motor vehicle; to prohibit the compelling of a licensee to produce a wireless telecommunications device to a law enforcement officer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Gaines, Houston (120th); Corbett, John (174th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Blackmon, Shaw (146th); Wiedower, Marcus (121st); Hilton, Scott (48th)

Status History

04/10/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 04/04/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended; 04/04/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/04/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/13/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/11/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/03/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/24/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, House Vote #124, 154, 17, 6, 3; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #481, 51, 2, 2, 1; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #482, 13, 39, 3, 1; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #483, 51, 3, 1, 1; 04/04/2025, House Vote #448, 163, 3, 2, 12

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HB 256

Social services; foster parents bill of rights; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children, so as to revise provisions relating to the foster parents bill of rights; to provide for definitions; to provide that such rights include relative caregivers and fictive kin; to provide for the development of administrative procedures; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Wiedower, Marcus (121st); Gullett, Joseph (19th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Clifton, Rob (131st); Hatchett, Matt (155th); Crowe, Clint (118th)

Status History

02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 87

Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic devices and prosthetic devices and their materials and components; to provide for definitions; to provide for requirements; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Clark, David (100th); Wiedower, Marcus (121st); Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Williams, Jr., Noel (148th); Schofield, Kim (63rd); Sainz, Steven (180th)

Status History

03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #241, 171, 2, 2, 5

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