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Spalding County, GA

South of Atlanta, Spalding includes the city of Griffin and blends industrial development with suburban communities.

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HR 95

Community health workers; commend

Summary

A RESOLUTION commending community health workers; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Greene, Gerald (154th); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Yearta, Bill (152nd); Mathiak, Karen (82nd)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Read and Adopted; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HR 91

Blood Clot Awareness Month in the State of Georgia; March 2025; recognize

Summary

A RESOLUTION recognizing March 2025 as Blood Clot Awareness Month in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Schofield, Kim (63rd); Scott, Sandra (76th); Davis, Viola (87th); Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Clark, David (100th); Jones, Sheila (60th)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Read and Adopted; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HR 72

House Study Committee on Cancer Care Access; create

Summary

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Cancer Care Access; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Hawkins, Lee (27th); Greene, Gerald (154th); Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Dempsey, Katie (13th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

04/04/2025, House Vote #444, 166, 0, 5, 9

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Yay or Nay

HR 54

Honoring several cities upon their designation as Georgia PlanFirst communities; commend

Summary

A RESOLUTION honoring several cities upon their designation as Georgia PlanFirst communities; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Campbell, Lisa (35th); Ballard, Bethany (147th); Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Erwin, Chris (32nd); Williamson, Bruce (112th); Ehrhart, Ginny (36th)

Status History

01/27/2025: House Read and Adopted; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/27/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HR 41

Congress; reduce waiting period for determination and approval of disability benefits for individuals living with lupus; urge

Summary

A RESOLUTION urging Congress to reduce the waiting period for determination and approval of disability benefits for individuals living with lupus; to ensure equitable access to essential disability benefits for such individuals; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Industry and Labor Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Schofield, Kim (63rd); Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Jackson, Derrick (68th); Scott, Sandra (76th); Davis, Viola (87th); Burnough, Rhonda (77th)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Second Readers; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 877

Fayetteville, City of; provide new charter

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Fayetteville; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the exercise of powers and limitations on powers; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, prohibitions, elections, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, and qualifications; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for contracting and purchasing; to provide for sale of city property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for pending matters; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Jackson, Derrick (68th); Bazemore, Debra (69th); Bonner, Josh (73rd); Mathiak, Karen (82nd)

Status History

04/02/2025: House Second Readers; 03/31/2025: House First Readers; 03/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

BONFIRE.news's Position

Yay or Nay

HB 863

Georgia Small Business Set-Aside Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state purchasing, so as to provide for a small business set-aside program administered by the Department of Administrative Services under which state agencies would be required to make reasonable efforts to dedicate 20 percent of their annual procurement contracts to projects and contracts involving small businesses; to provide for certification of small businesses; to provide for a small business directory; to provide for an annual reporting requirement; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Reese, Tremaine Teddy (140th); Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Smith, Michael (41st); Ridley, Jason (6th); Berry, Bryce (56th)

Status History

03/28/2025: House Second Readers; 03/27/2025: House First Readers; 03/25/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 798

Spalding County; State Court; modernize, update, and readopt provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act establishing the State Court of Spalding County, formerly known as the City Court of Griffin, approved December 14, 1897 (Ga. L. 1897, p. 462), as amended, so as to modernize, update, and readopt provisions governing such court and its judges, clerk, solicitor-general, and other personnel; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Intragovernmental Coordination Senate Committee: State and Local Governmental Operations

Sponsors

Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Camp, Beth (135th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/31/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/31/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/27/2025: House Third Readers; 03/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/21/2025: House Second Readers; 03/20/2025: House First Readers; 03/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/27/2025, House Vote #317, 164, 0, 12, 4; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #339, 49, 0, 5, 2

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