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Toombs County, GA

Famous for Vidalia onions, Toombs County is in southeast Georgia with Lyons and Vidalia as dual county seats.

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SB 291

Special License Plates; establish an “America First” specialty license plate

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations and qualified motor vehicles or drivers with proceeds deposited into the general fund, so as to establish an “America First” specialty license plate; to provide for conditions for the production of such license plates; to provide for discontinuing the manufacture of such license plates in certain instances; to provide for the disposition of funds to the general fund; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Gooch, Steve (51st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Walker, III, Larry (20th); Summers, Carden (13th); Hickman, Billy (4th); Burns, Max (23rd); Setzler, Ed (37th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Cowsert, Bill (46th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Echols, Drew (49th); Still, Shawn (48th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Ginn, Frank (47th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Williams, Rick (25th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Watson, Ben (1st); Anderson, Lee (24th)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 03/11/2025: 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; 03/04/2025: 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

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #189, 34, 22, 0, 0; 03/06/2025, Senate Vote #190, 24, 32, 0, 0; 03/06/2025, Senate Vote #191, 33, 23, 0, 0; 04/02/2025, House Vote #393, 95, 68, 2, 15; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #472, 33, 21, 0, 2

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SB 276

Recovery of Medical Assistance from Third Party; certain provisions to comply with federal law; revise

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-4-148 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to recovery of medical assistance from third party liable for sickness, injury, disease, or disability, so as to revise certain provisions to comply with federal law; to bar liable third-party payers from refusing payment solely because a healthcare item or service did not receive prior authorization; to require a third-party payer to respond to an inquiry from the Department of Community Health regarding a healthcare claim within 60 days; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Insurance Senate Committee: Insurance and Labor

Sponsors

Echols, Drew (49th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Hatchett, Bo (50th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Tillery, Blake (19th); Watson, Ben (1st); Bearden, Timothy (30th); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Still, Shawn (48th)

Status History

04/07/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 03/18/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/18/2025: House Third Readers; 03/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/04/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/03/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #166, 54, 1, 0, 1; 03/18/2025, House Vote #284, 168, 2, 5, 5

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SB 277

Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; definition of drugs to include alcohol and its derivatives; revise

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drug abuse treatment and education programs, so as to revise the definition of drugs to include alcohol and its derivatives; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Health and Human Services

Sponsors

Tillery, Blake (19th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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SB 267

State’s Employee Benefit Plan Council; establish health savings accounts and to continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state’s Employee Benefit Plan Council, so as to require such council to establish health savings accounts and to continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Kennedy, John F. (18th); Brass, Matt (6th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Still, Shawn (48th); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Echols, Drew (49th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Goodman, Russ (8th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Williams, Rick (25th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Watson, Sam (11th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Davenport, Gail (17th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); James, Donzella (28th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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SB 259

Juvenile Code; certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to provide for certain procedures to be followed when there is a determination of suspected child abuse or neglect; to provide for a physician holding temporary physical custody of a child based on a suspicion of child abuse or neglect to provide certain information to a parent or legal guardian and to the Division of Family and Children Services; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Juvenile Senate Committee: Children and Families

Sponsors

Brass, Matt (6th); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); Williams, Rick (25th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Tillery, Blake (19th); Watson, Sam (11th); Burns, Max (23rd); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); James, Donzella (28th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Payne, Chuck (54th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Jackson, Kim (41st); Goodman, Russ (8th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Wicks, Kenya (34th); Robertson, Randy (29th)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 03/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 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; 03/04/2025: 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

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #167, 55, 0, 0, 1; 04/02/2025, House Vote #389, 163, 0, 3, 14

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SB 260

Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority; create

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Department of Economic Development, so as to create the Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for membership and appointment of members of the authority; to provide for terms of the members; to prohibit employees and members from having certain interests; to provide for revenue bonds; to provide for venue and jurisdiction; to provide for the authority’s purpose; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for tax exemptions; to provide for supplemental powers; to provide for liberal construction; to provide for successor interests; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Williams, Rick (25th); Brass, Matt (6th); Watson, Ben (1st); Robertson, Randy (29th); Beach, Brandon (21st); Tillery, Blake (19th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 04/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/18/2025: 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; 02/27/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/26/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #203, 52, 1, 3, 0

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SB 266

“College Success 529 Expansion Act”; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan, so as to revise the maximum amount of contributions allowed per beneficiary of savings trust accounts for higher education expenses; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of taxable net income, so as to revise the deduction for contributions to savings trust accounts; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: N/A Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Esteves, Jason (35th); Gooch, Steve (51st); Brass, Matt (6th); Jones II, Harold (22nd); Still, Shawn (48th); Jackson, Kim (41st); Anavitarte, Jason (31st); Echols, Drew (49th); Hufstetler, Chuck (52nd); Goodman, Russ (8th); Merritt, Nikki (9th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Parent, Elena (44th); Halpern, Sonya (39th); Williams, Rick (25th); Kirkpatrick, Kay (32nd); McLaurin, Josh (14th); Rhett, Michael ‘Doc’ (33rd); Watson, Sam (11th); Mallow, Derek (2nd); Davenport, Gail (17th); Kemp, RaShaun (38th); James, Donzella (28th); Harbison, Ed (15th); Lucas, David (26th)

Status History

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

Votes

No votes

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SB 244

Criminal Proceedings; the award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs in a criminal case to the defendant upon such defendant making a successful motion to disqualify the prosecuting attorney for misconduct in connection with the case; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the assessment and payment of costs of criminal proceedings, so as to provide for the award of reasonable attorney’s fees and costs in a criminal case to the defendant upon such defendant making a successful motion to disqualify the prosecuting attorney for misconduct in connection with the case; to provide for procedures for assessing and paying such fees and costs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Beach, Brandon (21st); Albers, John (56th); Summers, Carden (13th); Robertson, Randy (29th); Tillery, Blake (19th); Setzler, Ed (37th); Anderson, Lee (24th); Hodges, Mike (3rd); Dolezal, Greg (27th); Payne, Chuck (54th); Echols, Drew (49th); Harbin, Marty (16th); Strickland, Brian (42nd); Goodman, Russ (8th); Hatchett, Bo (50th)

Status History

04/10/2025: Senate Sent to Governor; 04/04/2025: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub; 04/02/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 04/02/2025: House Third Readers; 03/28/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/11/2025: House Second Readers; 03/10/2025: House First Readers; 03/06/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended; 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; 02/26/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/24/2025: Senate Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, Senate Vote #214, 55, 0, 0, 1; 04/02/2025, House Vote #392, 103, 61, 2, 14; 04/04/2025, Senate Vote #471, 35, 18, 0, 3

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