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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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HB 256

Social services; foster parents bill of rights; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to programs and protection for children, so as to revise provisions relating to the foster parents bill of rights; to provide for definitions; to provide that such rights include relative caregivers and fictive kin; to provide for the development of administrative procedures; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Wiedower, Marcus (121st); Gullett, Joseph (19th); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Clifton, Rob (131st); Hatchett, Matt (155th); Crowe, Clint (118th)

Status History

02/06/2025: House Second Readers; 02/05/2025: House First Readers; 02/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 186

Revenue and taxation; eliminate title ad valorem tax fee requirement for certain inherited vehicles

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alternative ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles and title ad valorem tax fee, so as to eliminate the title ad valorem tax fee requirement for certain inherited vehicles; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Ridley, Jordan (22nd); Jones, Jan (47th); Ridley, Jason (6th); Ford, Jaclyn (170th); Williamson, Bruce (112th); Clifton, Rob (131st)

Status History

03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 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; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/03/2025, House Vote #127, 171, 0, 6, 3

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HB 170

Insurance; benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authorization and general requirements for transaction of insurance, so as to provide for a benefit provider to disclose certain payments to a treating healthcare provider; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Insurance Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Greene, Gerald (154th); Jones, Anissa (143rd); Taylor, Darlene (173rd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 153

Sales and use tax; maintenance and replacement parts for certain machinery used to mix or transport concrete; extend exemption sunset date

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use tax exemptions for manufacturing equipment, industrial materials, packing supplies, and energy, so as to extend the sunset date for an exemption for maintenance and replacement parts for certain machinery or equipment used to mix or transport concrete; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Camp, Beth (135th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Williams, Jr., Noel (148th); Smith, Vance (138th); Clifton, Rob (131st); Barton, Matt (5th)

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 Engrossed; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/26/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/24/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/24/2025: House Third Readers; 02/19/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/24/2025, House Vote #74, 168, 3, 2, 7; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #340, 30, 20, 5, 1; 03/31/2025, Senate Vote #356, 44, 7, 2, 3

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HB 154

Emergency medical services; designate ambulance services as an essential service

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to designate ambulance services as an essential service in this state; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Health Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Richardson, Gary (125th); Romman, Ruwa (97th); Clifton, Rob (131st); Mathis, Danny (133rd); Anderson, Victor (10th); Gunter, Stan (8th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: 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; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #149, 172, 0, 6, 2

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HB 147

Georgia Technology Authority; annual inventory of artificial intelligence usage by state agencies; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Technology Authority, so as to provide for an annual inventory of artificial intelligence usage by state agencies; to provide for annual reports of such; to provide for the authority to develop and establish certain policies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Senate Committee: Science and Technology

Sponsors

Thomas, Brad (21st); Jones, Todd (25th); Crowe, Clint (118th); Gullett, Joseph (19th); Clifton, Rob (131st); Parsons, Don (44th)

Status History

03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/25/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted; 02/21/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/20/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/20/2025: House Third Readers; 02/06/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/20/2025, House Vote #50, 172, 0, 3, 5

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HB 118

Education; revise requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to early care and learning, so as to revise the requirements of child care learning centers and family child care learning homes; to require that such centers and homes maintain at least one portable airway clearance device; to require that certain employees of such centers and homes be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); to provide for a definition; 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: N/A

Sponsors

Townsend, Rick (179th); Mathiak, Karen (82nd); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Newton, Mark (127th); Buckner, Debbie (137th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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HB 107

Professions and businesses; issuance of digitally verifiable licenses for certain military spouses and transitioning military service members; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of professions and businesses, so as to provide for the issuance of digitally verifiable licenses for spouses of military service members, spouses of transitioning service members, and transitioning military service members; to provide definitions; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations; to provide for the issuance of physical licenses upon request; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Defense & Veterans Affairs Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Ballard, Bethany (147th); Bonner, Josh (73rd); Clark, David (100th); Jones, Todd (25th); O’Steen, Angie (169th); Mathiak, Karen (82nd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/28/2025: House Second Readers; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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