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Paulding County, GA

A fast-growing suburb of Atlanta, Paulding has transformed from rural to residential and commercial development. Dallas is the county seat.

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HB 386

Back to School Relief Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales of clothing and school related supplies during the last weekend of July each year; to provide for a short title; to provide for a sunset date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Barnes, Imani (86th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Burnough, Rhonda (77th); Jackson, Edna (165th); Drenner, Karla (85th); Alexander, Kimberly (66th)

Status History

02/13/2025: House Second Readers; 02/12/2025: House First Readers; 02/11/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 387

Local government; require service delivery agreement to include a growth boundary agreement component

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 70 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to service delivery, so as to require service delivery agreement to include a growth boundary agreement component; to provide for circumstances when growth boundary agreements may be excluded; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; 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

Thomas, Brad (21st); LaHood, John (175th); Gullett, Joseph (19th); Ballinger, Mandi (23rd); Ridley, Jordan (22nd); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th)

Status History

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 378

State courts of counties; online publishing of terms; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to practice and procedure relative to state courts of counties, so as to provide for the online publishing of terms of state court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Momtahan, Martin (17th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th)

Status History

03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/03/2025: House Third Readers; 02/21/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, House Vote #132, 162, 11, 4, 3

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HB 379

Courts; divorce actions; provide certain lien protections

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-19-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to liens for services rendered, priority, modes of enforcement, and other rights, so as to provide certain lien protections in divorce actions; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to injunctions and restraining orders authorized in domestic relations actions, so as to provide for notice of standing orders in domestic relations actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Momtahan, Martin (17th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Reeves, Matt (99th)

Status History

02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 374

Local government; residential rental property; establish housing management databases

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 74 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local enforcement boards created on or after January 1, 2003, so as to authorize local governing bodies to establish housing management databases of residential rental property; to provide for applicability; to provide for registration with the databases; to provide for penalties; to provide for disclosure of ownership by foreign adversaries; to provide for exemptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Momtahan, Martin (17th); Gullett, Joseph (19th); Ehrhart, Ginny (36th); Olaleye, Phil (59th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 375

Income tax; exclude overtime compensation

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 exclude overtime compensation from taxation; to provide for reporting by employers; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a definition; 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: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Tarvin, Steve (2nd); Powell, Alan (33rd); Momtahan, Martin (17th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Leverett, Rob (123rd)

Status History

02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 349

Douglas County; Board of Commissioners; filling vacancies; change provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Douglas County, approved February 15, 1952 (Ga. L. 1952, p. 2703), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 25, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 3501), so as to change provisions relating to filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Alexander, Kimberly (66th); Baker, Sylvia Wayfer (64th); New, Kimberly (40th)

Status History

02/18/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/13/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/13/2025: House Third Readers; 02/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/12/2025: House Second Readers; 02/11/2025: House First Readers; 02/10/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/13/2025, House Vote #32, 163, 0, 11, 6

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HB 337

State Law Enforcement Officer Plan’ or ‘SLEO Plan’; enact

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 establish the State Law Enforcement Officer Plan to offer enhanced benefits for electing state law enforcement officers; to provide for irrevocable elections; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for deferred retirement option program accounts; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; 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: Retirement Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Carson, John (46th); Hitchens, Bill (161st); Powell, Alan (33rd); Lumsden, Eddie (12th); Momtahan, Martin (17th); McDonald III, Lauren (26th)

Status History

02/11/2025: House Second Readers; 02/10/2025: House First Readers; 02/06/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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