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Whitfield County, GA

Part of the Dalton metro area, Whitfield is a major center for carpet and flooring manufacturing. It’s located in northwest Georgia.

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HB 220

Insurance; insurer under a liability policy to pay a third party and the senior lienholder under certain circumstances; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risks, and reinsurance, so as to provide for an insurer under a liability insurance policy to pay a third party and the senior lienholder under certain circumstances; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Insurance Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Momtahan, Martin (17th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Gunter, Stan (8th); New, Kimberly (40th)

Status History

02/05/2025: House Second Readers; 02/04/2025: House First Readers; 02/03/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 210

Alcoholic beverages; retail dealers; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to revise provisions relating to retail dealers of alcoholic beverages; to authorize the issuance or holding of a beneficial interest in additional retail dealer licenses; to require that the new location of a licensee of such additional retail dealer license be located in the same county as the location previously occupied; to increase the number of tasting events a retail package liquor store may conduct; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Smith, Tyler Paul (18th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Franklin, Lehman (160th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Wade, Will (9th)

Status History

02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 211

PFAS Receiver Shield Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to provide for immunity from certain lawsuits related to certain chemicals; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Ridley, Jason (6th); Tarvin, Steve (2nd); Barton, Matt (5th); Cameron, Mike (1st)

Status History

02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 214

Evidence; creative and artistic expression evidence is inadmissible at trial; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 24-9-923 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to admissibility of photographs, motion pictures, video recordings, and audio recordings when witness unavailable, so as to provide that creative and artistic expression evidence is inadmissible at trial; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Non-Civil Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Bell, Eric (75th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Willis, Inga (55th); Clark, Jasmine (108th); Neal, Yasmin (79th)

Status History

02/04/2025: House Second Readers; 02/03/2025: House First Readers; 01/30/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 187

Professions and businesses; contractors; change certain provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 8, 10, 36, 43, and 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings and housing, commerce and trade, local government, professions and businesses, and public utilities and public transportation, respectively, so as to change certain provisions relating to certain professions practicing in this state; to change certain provisions relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Regulated Industries Senate Committee: Regulated Industries and Utilities

Sponsors

Washburn, Dale (144th); Powell, Alan (33rd); McDonald III, Lauren (26th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); McCollum, Derrick (30th); Tarvin, Steve (2nd)

Status History

03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/27/2025: House Third Readers; 02/11/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #110, 157, 2, 7, 14

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Yay or Nay

HB 189

Notaries public; limitations regarding certain notarial acts; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notaries public, so as to provide for limitations regarding certain notarial acts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Lim, Marvin (98th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Lupton, Karen (83rd)

Status History

02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 177

Domestic relations; protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to provide protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders; to provide for a definition and an exclusion; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Cooper, Sharon (45th); Silcox, Deborah (53rd); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Reeves, Matt (99th); New, Kimberly (40th)

Status History

04/08/2025: House Sent to Governor; 04/02/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 04/02/2025: Senate Third Read; 04/02/2025: Senate Taken from Table; 04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/20/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/19/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/19/2025: House Third Readers; 02/12/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/03/2025: House Second Readers; 01/30/2025: House First Readers; 01/29/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/19/2025, House Vote #46, 164, 3, 7, 6; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #431, 52, 1, 2, 1

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HB 163

Food service establishments; certain food products be disclosed as containing cell cultured meat and plant based meat alternatives; require

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to food service establishments, so as to require that certain food products be disclosed as containing cell cultured meat, plant based meat alternatives, or both; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Senate Committee: Agriculture and Consumer Affairs

Sponsors

Ridley, Jordan (22nd); Ridley, Jason (6th); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Carpenter, Kasey (4th); Cox, Brent (28th); Horner, Mitchell (3rd)

Status History

02/28/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/27/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 02/27/2025: House Third Readers; 02/12/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #109, 161, 3, 3, 13

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