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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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HR 22

Atlanta Football Host Committee; hosting the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship; commend

Summary

A RESOLUTION commending the Atlanta Football Host Committee for hosting the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Wiedower, Marcus (121st); Burns, Jon (159th); Jones, Jan (47th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Hatchett, Matt (155th); Efstration, Chuck (104th)

Status History

01/14/2025: House Read and Adopted; 01/14/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 924

Legislative Retirement System; match benefit amounts payable to former and current retired legislators to benefits payable to legislators who were in office on or after January 1, 2022

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to match the retirement benefit amounts payable to former legislators upon retirement and to currently retired legislators in retirement to those benefits which are payable upon retirement to legislators who were in office on or after January 1, 2022; 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

Franklin, Lehman (160th); Parrish, Butch (158th); Stephens, Ron (164th); Burns, Jon (159th); Smith, Tyler Paul (18th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House First Readers; 04/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 907

Completion Special Schools Act; certain local school systems to either be a party to a collaborative operating agreement with a completion special school or provide certain education programs and services; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31C of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Completion Special Schools Act,” so as to require certain local school systems to either be a party to a collaborative operating agreement with a completion special school or provide certain education programs and services to students in grades nine through 12; to require local school systems to provide to completion special schools the contact information for students who stop attending or withdraw from the local school system, subject to conditions and exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Jones, Jan (47th); Burns, Jon (159th); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Jasperse, Rick (11th); Erwin, Chris (32nd); Jones, Todd (25th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House First Readers; 04/02/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 495

Education; Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; repeal

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to repeal Chapter 18, relating to the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; to amend Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, so as to transfer the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation to the Department of Agriculture; to provide for a director; to provide for assumption of business and responsibilities of the Centers of Innovation Agribusiness and collaboration with other entities; to provide for the Georgia Rural Development Council; to provide for duties and satellite offices; to provide for funds; to provide for reporting and approval of strategic plans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Senate Committee: Agriculture and Consumer Affairs

Sponsors

Dickey, Robert (134th); Burns, Jon (159th); Meeks, Steven (178th); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Greene, Gerald (154th); Jasperse, Rick (11th)

Status History

04/09/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/31/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/03/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/28/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/28/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/19/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/19/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/28/2025, House Vote #116, 167, 0, 4, 9; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #350, 50, 1, 1, 4

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HB 463

Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption

Summary

A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemptions, so as to provide for a state-wide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes for certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments in an amount to be determined by such local governments; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for approval and identification of additional terms and conditions by local governing authorities; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for contingent repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Blackmon, Shaw (146th); Burns, Jon (159th); Hatchett, Matt (155th); Gilliard, Carl (162nd); Stephens, Ron (164th); Camp, Beth (135th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 04/02/2025: Senate Engrossed; 03/28/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/19/2025: House Second Readers; 02/18/2025: House First Readers; 02/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #188, 171, 0, 2, 7; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #383, 31, 24, 0, 1

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HB 268

Education; safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; to create an Office of Safe Schools within the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to provide technical assistance for local school systems to develop policies and procedures for their threat management teams; to develop a state-wide behavioral threat management operational process; to provide for definitions; to amend Code Section 16-11-37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to terroristic threats and acts and penalties, so as to provide for the offense of threatening the death of or serious injury to individuals who are or likely to be at school; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to inspection of public records, so as to provide for an exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Persinger, Holt (119th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Gaines, Houston (120th); Burns, Jon (159th); Erwin, Chris (32nd); Greene, Gerald (154th)

Status History

04/28/2025: Act 17; 04/28/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 04/09/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/31/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/28/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 03/03/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #166, 159, 13, 2, 6; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #347, 25, 29, 0, 2; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #348, 45, 9, 0, 2; 03/31/2025, House Vote #365, 154, 12, 3, 11

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HB 216

Richard H. Smith Georgia CHIPS Advancement in Research and Economic Development Act; enact

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 create the Georgia CHIPS and Advanced Technology Commission; to provide for the purpose, membership, and duties of such commission; to amend Chapter 34 of Title 50, relating to the OneGeorgia Authority, so as to abolish the Georgia CHIPS and Advanced Technology Consortium; to replace the advisory panel and executive committee governing said consortium with the Georgia CHIPS and Advanced Technology Commission; to provide for a definition; to provide for a sunset date; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Economic Development & Tourism Senate Committee: Economic Development and Tourism

Sponsors

Smith, Vance (138th); Burns, Jon (159th); Jones, Todd (25th); Rice, Carmen (139th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Buckner, Debbie (137th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/31/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/31/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/31/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/13/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/12/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/12/2025: House Third Readers; 02/10/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/12/2025, House Vote #30, 163, 2, 7, 8; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #365, 50, 2, 1, 3

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HB 67

Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act making and providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, known as the “General Appropriations Act,” Act No. 709, approved May 7, 2024, so as to make, provide, and change certain appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Appropriations Senate Committee: Appropriations

Sponsors

Burns, Jon (159th); Jones, Jan (47th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Hatchett, Matt (155th)

Status History

03/06/2025: Effective Date; 03/06/2025: Act 3; 03/06/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 03/04/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/03/2025: Senate Transmitted House; 03/03/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 03/03/2025: House Immediately Transmitted to Senate; 03/03/2025: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended; 02/26/2025: Senate Transmitted House; 02/26/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/26/2025: Senate Third Read; 02/24/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 02/24/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/06/2025: House Immediately Transmitted to Senate; 02/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/05/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/06/2025, House Vote #17, 166, 3, 2, 9; 02/26/2025, Senate Vote #94, 55, 1, 0, 0; 03/03/2025, House Vote #133, 170, 3, 3, 4; 03/03/2025, Senate Vote #121, 55, 1, 0, 0

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