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Terrell County, GA

Situated in southwest Georgia, Terrell is centered around Dawson and is primarily agricultural with ties to civil rights history.

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SB 272

Landlord and Tenant; requiring tenants to provide income information; prohibit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding landlord and tenant, so as to prohibit landlords from requiring tenants to provide income information; to authorize tenants to withhold rent payments under certain conditions; to provide for liability of landlords; to prohibit certain late fees; to provide for habitability; to prohibit retaliation; to provide for fair housing; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Lucas, David (26th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); James, Donzella (28th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th)

Status History

02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 273

Minimum Wage; certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; revise

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage, so as to revise certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for annual minimum wage increases to match the rising cost of living; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Wicks, Kenya (34th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Lucas, David (26th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Davenport, Gail (17th); James, Donzella (28th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th)

Status History

02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 274

Elections and Primaries; same-day registration and voting; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for same-day registration and voting; to provide for procedures and notices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Ethics

Sponsors

Mangham, Randal (55th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Orrock, Nan (36th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Lucas, David (26th); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Harrell, Sally (40th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); James, Donzella (28th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th)

Status History

02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 264

Emergency Management; creation of the Georgia Resilience Office under the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency management, so as to provide for the creation of the Georgia Resilience Office under the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to provide for a board of directors; to provide for the purpose, membership, and duties of such board; to provide for reports; to provide for the hiring of staff; to provide for compensation and funding; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Goodman, Russ (8th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Brass, Matt (6th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Watson, Sam (11th); Burns, Max (23rd); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Parent, Elena (44th)

Status History

03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 263

Law Enforcement Powers of School Security; include a specified area surrounding school property; expand jurisdictional authority

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-8-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement powers of school security personnel in each public school system of the state, certification, and carrying of firearms or weapons, so as to expand jurisdictional authority of certain law enforcement officers to include a specified area surrounding school property; to provide for a conforming change; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Mallow, Derek (2nd); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Parent, Elena (44th)

Status History

02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 246

“Reproductive Freedom Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to persons and their rights; to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Juvenile Code; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against public health; to amend Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to domestic relations; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education; to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health; to amend Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance; to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to physicians and others; to amend Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to insurance; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to taxes; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public assistance; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Harrell, Sally (40th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Jackson, Kim (41st); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Orrock, Nan (36th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); James, Donzella (28th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Jones, Emanuel (10th); Islam Parkes, Nabilah (7th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Parent, Elena (44th); Lucas, David (26th); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Mangham, Randal (55th); Esteves, Jason (35th)

Status History

02/26/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/24/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

No votes

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SB 236

“Quality Basic Education Act,”; certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they intend to reside; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for enrollment under the “Quality Basic Education Act,” so as to provide that certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty in the United States armed forces are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they intend to reside regardless of whether they have entered into a lease, purchased a house, or otherwise secured housing within such attendance zone; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security

Sponsors

Wicks, Kenya (34th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Brass, Matt (6th); Esteves, Jason (35th); Anderson, Tonya (43rd); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); James, Donzella (28th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Davenport, Gail (17th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/21/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/06/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 03/06/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/24/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/21/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #208, 54, 1, 1, 0

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SB 232

Disposition of Property Seized; destruction of a firearm discharged at a person under 18 years of age; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disposition of property seized, so as to provide for the destruction of a firearm discharged at a person under 18 years of age; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Jones, Emanuel (10th); Sims, Freddie Powell (12th); Lucas, David (26th); Davenport, Gail (17th); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Rahman, Sheikh (5th); James, Donzella (28th)

Status History

02/21/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/20/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

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