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Union County, GA

In the Blue Ridge Mountains, Union County includes Blairsville and is popular for hiking, mountain scenery, and festivals.

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HR 861

Redner, Trooper Chase Winston; condolences

Summary

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and legacy of Trooper Chase Winston Redner; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Wade, Will (9th); Dubnik, Matt (29th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); McDonald III, Lauren (26th); Hawkins, Lee (27th)

Status History

03/31/2025: House Read and Adopted; 03/31/2025: House First Readers; 03/31/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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HR 468

Historical significance of the 1911 Rand McNally map of White County, Georgia; commend

Summary

A RESOLUTION recognizing the historical significance of the 1911 Rand McNally map of White County, Georgia; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Wade, Will (9th); Gunter, Stan (8th)

Status History

03/03/2025: House Read and Adopted; 03/03/2025: House First Readers; 03/03/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HR 449

House Study Committee on Modernization of the Traffic Violations Bureau; create

Summary

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Modernization of the Traffic Violations Bureau; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Roberts, Shea (52nd)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 03/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/04/2025: House Second Readers; 03/03/2025: House First Readers; 02/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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HR 452

Georgia Forestry Commission and others; commend

Summary

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Forestry Commission for serving the State of Georgia as an emergency response agency; the Worth County Unit on being named the 2024 Unit of the Year for Service; the Fannin/Towns/Union Unit on being named the 2024 Unit of the Year for Community Engagement; Clark Rountree for being named 2024 Wildland Firefighter of the Year; and Kevin Lee for being named 2024 Forester of the Year; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Yearta, Bill (152nd); Chastain, Johnny (7th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Williams, Jr., Noel (148th); Richardson, Gary (125th); Dickey, Robert (134th)

Status History

02/28/2025: House Read and Adopted; 02/28/2025: House First Readers; 02/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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HR 29

General Assembly; appropriation of funds received from certain legal judgments or settlements; provide – CA

Summary

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the appropriation of funds received from certain legal judgments or settlements; to revise the disposition of excess, changed, or unanticipated federal funding allocated to the state; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Appropriations Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Camp, Beth (135th); Hatchett, Matt (155th); Burchett, James (176th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Lim, Marvin (98th); Jasperse, Rick (11th)

Status History

04/04/2025: House Withdrawn, Recommitted; 02/27/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/17/2025: House Second Readers; 01/16/2025: House First Readers; 01/15/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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HB 905

Employees’ Retirement System; any member shall be eligible to transfer funds to Judicial Retirement System; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-23-64 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to transfer of funds from the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System by superior court judges, district attorneys, or solicitors-general and crediting service, so as to provide that any member of such retirement system shall be eligible to transfer funds; 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

Richardson, Gary (125th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Burchett, James (176th); Prince, Brian (132nd)

Status History

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

Votes

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HB 868

Public officers and employees; certain retiring county officers and their spouses and dependents be included in certain county health plans; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state employees’ health insurance plan, so as to provide for certain retiring county officers and the spouses and dependents of such officers to be included in certain county health plans; to provide for definitions; to provide for the payment of premiums; to provide for a formula to ensure savings are preserved; to provide for contracting with the Association County Commissioners of Georgia; to provide for reasonable fees; to provide for termination and reinstatement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Insurance Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Lumsden, Eddie (12th); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); Kelley, Trey (16th); Gunter, Stan (8th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Gambill, Matthew (15th)

Status History

03/31/2025: House Second Readers; 03/28/2025: House First Readers; 03/27/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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HB 818

Georgia Judicial Retirement System; membership for each judge employed full time in the Georgia Tax Court; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide for membership in the system for each judge employed full time in the Georgia Tax Court; to provide for creditable service; to provide for transfer of funds; to provide for transfer of membership service; to provide for payments of full actuarial costs; to provide for all other individuals employed by the court; to provide for earnable monthly compensation for purposes of contributions and benefit amounts; 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

Martin, Chuck (49th); Leverett, Rob (123rd); Gunter, Stan (8th); Blackmon, Shaw (146th); Evans, Stacey (57th)

Status History

03/27/2025: House Second Readers; 03/25/2025: House First Readers; 03/21/2025: House Hopper

Votes

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