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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 298

Health; requirements for nurse staffing in hospitals; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to provide requirements for nurse staffing in hospitals; to provide for definitions; to require a written nurse services staffing plan; to provide for an official nurse services staffing plan; to provide for the establishment of nurse staffing committees; to provide for annual reports of staffing information to the Department of Community Health; to provide for anonymous reports and investigations of unsafe staffing conditions; to establish an advisory commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Kelley, Trey (16th); Hawkins, Lee (27th); O’Steen, Angie (169th); Hatchett, Matt (155th); McCollum, Derrick (30th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 304

Local government; Georgia Municipal Court Clerks’ Council; create

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to municipal courts, so as to create the Georgia Municipal Court Clerks’ Council; to provide for definitions; to provide for the membership, powers, and duties of the council; to provide for funding of the council; to provide for the status of the council and its members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Yearta, Bill (152nd); Gullett, Joseph (19th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Barton, Matt (5th)

Status History

03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #161, 171, 2, 3, 4

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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 290

Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of revenue and taxation, so as to revise the terms “Internal Revenue Code” and “Internal Revenue Code of 1986” to incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into Georgia law; 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: Finance

Sponsors

Carson, John (46th); Blackmon, Shaw (146th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Wilkerson, David (38th); Williamson, Bruce (112th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/25/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/25/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/25/2025: Senate Engrossed; 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; 03/03/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/10/2025: House Second Readers; 02/06/2025: House First Readers; 02/05/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, House Vote #128, 176, 0, 2, 2; 03/25/2025, Senate Vote #278, 31, 22, 2, 1; 03/25/2025, Senate Vote #282, 54, 0, 0, 2

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HB 281

Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions

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 change certain definitions regarding such taxation; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Smith, Vance (138th); Williamson, Bruce (112th); Blackmon, Shaw (146th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Crowe, Clint (118th)

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 282

Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions

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 change certain definitions regarding such taxation; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Smith, Vance (138th); Williamson, Bruce (112th); Blackmon, Shaw (146th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Crowe, Clint (118th)

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 273

Title ad valorem tax; motor vehicles; change certain definitions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5C of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to title ad valorem tax on motor vehicles, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxation; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Kelley, Trey (16th); Smith, Vance (138th); Blackmon, Shaw (146th); Crowe, Clint (118th); Martin, Chuck (49th); Newton, Mark (127th)

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 274

Alternative ad valorem tax; motor vehicles; change certain definitions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5C of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxation; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Kelley, Trey (16th); Smith, Vance (138th); Blackmon, Shaw (146th); Crowe, Clint (118th); Williamson, Bruce (112th); Martin, Chuck (49th)

Status History

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

Votes

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