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Richmond County, GA

Home to Augusta and the Masters Golf Tournament, Richmond is an urban county with strong healthcare, military, and industrial sectors.

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SB 326

Handicapped Persons; a program for support service providers to assist blind and deaf-blind individuals in navigating employment and higher education opportunities; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to handicapped persons, so as to provide for a program for support service providers to assist blind and deaf-blind individuals in navigating employment and higher education opportunities; to provide for a short title; to provide for a legislative purpose; to provide for definitions; to establish an advisory committee; to provide for membership, duties, and meetings; to provide for program administration by the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency; to provide for criteria, standards, and eligibility; to provide for prioritization; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for publication of information; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Davenport, Gail (17th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); James, Donzella (28th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mangham, Randal (55th)

Status History

03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 318

Contracts; certain agreements involving parallel pricing coordination as unenforceable contracts in general restraint of trade with respect to residential rental properties; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to illegal and void contracts generally, so as to prohibit certain agreements involving parallel pricing coordination as unenforceable contracts in general restraint of trade with respect to residential rental properties; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for educational materials informing residents in this state of the provisions of this Act; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Merritt, Nikki (9th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Harrell, Sally (40th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Parent, Elena (44th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Kemp, RaShaun (38th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 319

“Dorothy Mae Smith Wright Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to provide a standard by which state, county, and local law enforcement agencies authorize the engagement of vehicular pursuits; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Davenport, Gail (17th); James, Donzella (28th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 320

“Georgia Civil Rights Act of 2025”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 8, 10, 34, 35, 45, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to buildings and housing, commerce and trade, labor and industrial relations, law enforcement officers and agencies, public officers and employees, and state government, respectively, so as to provide comprehensive state civil rights laws protecting individuals from discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, familial status, or national origin; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Halpern, Sonya (39th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Harrell, Sally (40th); Parent, Elena (44th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 322

State Board of Education; include instruction in the proper use of a school bus passenger restraint system within its program of safety instruction; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to program weights and funding requirements, so as to require that the State Board of Education include instruction in the proper use of a school bus passenger restraint system within its program of safety instruction; to amend Part 6 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to equipment of school buses, so as to require that school buses be equipped with passenger restraint systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Education and Youth

Sponsors

Davenport, Gail (17th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Mangham, Randal (55th); James, Donzella (28th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/03/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 312

Department of Economic Development; establishment of the Georgia Peach Walk of Fame Advisory Council; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Peach Walk of Fame Advisory Council; to provide for appointment of members to the advisory council; to provide for criteria of the membership of the advisory council; to provide for the election of officers; to provide for terms of members; to provide for quarterly meetings; to provide for expenses; to provide for the purpose and activities of the advisory council; to provide for funding; to provide for annual reports; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Economic Development and Tourism

Sponsors

Mangham, Randal (55th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Parent, Elena (44th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Lucas, David (26th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SB 313

Enforcement Methods; investigations or inspections of certain residential rental property when there is a reasonable suspicion of a code violation; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-74-30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other enforcement methods and probable cause for investigation required, so as to provide for investigations or inspections of certain residential rental property when there is a reasonable suspicion of a code violation; to provide for the registration of certain residential rental property; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Jones II, Harold (22nd)

Status History

03/03/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/28/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

SB 314

“Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to provide for the establishment of a wholesale prescription drug importation program and the procedures for implementing such program; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness upon appropriation of funds; to provide for a short title; to provide for a legislative finding; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Mallow, Derek (2nd)

Status History

03/03/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/28/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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