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Screven County, GA

Located in east Georgia, Screven is rural and historic. Sylvania is the county seat and the area is known for outdoor activities and farmland.

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SR 55

Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA

Summary

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to increase the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Summers, Carden (13th); Brass, Matt (6th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Watson, Sam (11th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Williams, Rick (25th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Watson, Ben (1st); Albers, John (56th); Burns, Max (23rd); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Echols, Drew (49th); Still, Shawn (48th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Gooch, Steve (51st)

Status History

01/29/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 01/28/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SR 41

OneGeorgia Authority; commend

Summary

A RESOLUTION commending the OneGeorgia Authority; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Walker, III, Larry (20th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Tillery, Blake (19th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Albers, John (56th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Summers, Carden (13th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Watson, Ben (1st); Payne, Chuck (54th); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Burns, Max (23rd); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Williams, Rick (25th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Ginn, Frank (47th)

Status History

01/29/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 01/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SR 44

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week; recognize March 9 to 15, 2025

Summary

A RESOLUTION recognizing March 9 to 15, 2025, as Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Brass, Matt (6th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Watson, Ben (1st); Anderson, Lee (24th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Albers, John (56th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Burns, Max (23rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Dixon, Clint (45th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Mangham, Randal (55th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Davenport, Gail (17th)

Status History

01/29/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 01/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SR 38

4-H Day; recognize February 25, 2025

Summary

A RESOLUTION commending the University of Georgia 4-H Program, Kingston Ryals, Melanie Biersmith, and the 2024-2025 4-H Leadership Teams and recognizing February 25, 2025, as 4-H Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Walker, III, Larry (20th); Ginn, Frank (47th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Burns, Max (23rd); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Williams, Rick (25th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Payne, Chuck (54th)

Status History

01/29/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 01/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SR 39

Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day; February 5, 2025; recognize February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month

Summary

A RESOLUTION recognizing February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month and February 5, 2025, as Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Payne, Chuck (54th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Summers, Carden (13th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Watson, Ben (1st); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Ginn, Frank (47th); Burns, Max (23rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Harbin, Marty (16th)

Status History

01/29/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 01/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SR 40

Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and ENGAGE: Youth in Government; recognize

Summary

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Center for Civic Engagement and ENGAGE: Youth in Government, which sponsors the Georgia Youth Assembly among other programs that cultivate youth civic engagement; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Payne, Chuck (54th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Summers, Carden (13th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Watson, Ben (1st); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Echols, Drew (49th); Watson, Sam (11th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Ginn, Frank (47th); Burns, Max (23rd); Williams, Rick (25th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Harbin, Marty (16th)

Status History

01/29/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 01/27/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SR 32

Newton IV, Charles G.; recognize

Summary

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Charles G. Newton IV on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Burns, Max (23rd); Anderson, Lee (24th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Jones II, Harold (22nd)

Status History

01/27/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 01/17/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

SR 18

Holder, Terry; congratulate

Summary

A RESOLUTION congratulating Terry Holder upon his induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Anderson, Lee (24th); Burns, Max (23rd); Lucas, David (26th); Williams, Rick (25th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Summers, Carden (13th); Brass, Matt (6th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Harbison, Ed (15th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Watson, Sam (11th); Watson, Ben (1st); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Robertson, Randy (29th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Goodman, Russ (8th); Echols, Drew (49th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Albers, John (56th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Walker, III, Larry (20th)

Status History

01/16/2025: Senate Read and Adopted; 01/15/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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