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Polk County, GA

Located in northwest Georgia, Polk includes Cedartown and Rockmart. It’s a blend of agriculture, manufacturing, and small-town living.

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HB 530

Courts; authorization for electronic filing of pleadings in probate court; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to time, place, and procedure, so as to provide for authorization for the electronic filing of pleadings in probate court; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to provide for fees; to provide for access to pleadings for certain staff and litigants; to provide for limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Leverett, Rob (123rd); Reeves, Matt (99th); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 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; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/21/2025: House Second Readers; 02/20/2025: House First Readers; 02/19/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #207, 174, 0, 1, 5

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HB 521

Local government; deannexation of certain properties; revise procedures

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal deannexation, so as to revise procedures related to the deannexation of certain properties; 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: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Anderson, Victor (10th); LaHood, John (175th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Kelley, Trey (16th); Crowe, Clint (118th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/27/2025: 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; 02/21/2025: House Second Readers; 02/20/2025: House First Readers; 02/19/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #231, 165, 10, 4, 1

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HB 481

Elections; dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; revise provisions

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 revise provisions related to the dates on which special elections to present questions to the voters can be held; 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

Kelley, Trey (16th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Sainz, Steven (180th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Draper, Saira (90th)

Status History

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 482

Courts; superior court judicial officers in certain judicial circuits; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding superior courts, so as to provide for superior court judicial officers in certain judicial circuits; to provide for the appointment, qualifications, terms, duties, and employment status of such judicial officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Kelley, Trey (16th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Evans, Stacey (57th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 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 479

Income tax; allow for tax credits in excess of the amount that can be claimed in a given year to be carried forward to subsequent years

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 relative to income taxes, so as to allow for tax credits in excess of the amount that can be claimed in a given year to be carried forward to subsequent years; 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

Carson, John (46th); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Crowe, Clint (118th); Ehrhart, Ginny (36th)

Status History

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 456

Ad valorem tax; additional period to appeal certain property assessments; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for an additional period to appeal certain property assessments; to require the annual notice of assessment for property taxes to include an estimate of the current year’s taxes and a statement regarding such estimate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Wilkerson, David (38th); Alexander, Kimberly (66th); Buckner, Debbie (137th); Jones, Todd (25th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Williams, Jr., Noel (148th)

Status History

02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 441

Georgia Prenatal Equal Protection Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for a coercion defense to a charge of murder for defendant mothers of unborn children; to provide for construction; to provide for exceptions; to provide for concurrent prosecuting authority of the Attorney General and prosecuting attorneys in certain cases; to provide for applicability; to remove exceptions that allow for assault and battery on an unborn child; to amend Code Section 19-7-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to in whom parental power lies, how such power lost, and recovery for homicide of a child or unborn child, so as to provide for the right to recovery for the life of a child beginning at the stage of fertilization; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings and determinations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Dunahoo, Emory (31st); Cameron, Mike (1st); Byrd, Charlice (20th); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Kelley, Trey (16th); Momtahan, Martin (17th)

Status History

02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 439

Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compensation of dealers for reporting and paying tax and reimbursement deduction, so as to revise deductions allowed to dealers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Banks & Banking Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Yearta, Bill (152nd); Dickey, Robert (134th); Williams, Jr., Noel (148th); Anderson, Victor (10th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Barton, Matt (5th)

Status History

03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 03/03/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/18/2025: House Second Readers; 02/13/2025: House First Readers; 02/12/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #225, 170, 1, 3, 6

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