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In southwest Georgia, Worth is known for agriculture, especially peanuts and cotton. Sylvester is the county seat and economic center.

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Bills related to this county

HR 95

Community health workers; commend

Summary

A RESOLUTION commending community health workers; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Greene, Gerald (154th); Hawkins, Lee (27th); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Yearta, Bill (152nd); Mathiak, Karen (82nd)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Read and Adopted; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HR 90

Several churches for their work with Project Elevation; commend

Summary

A RESOLUTION commending several churches for their work with Project Elevation; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Greene, Gerald (154th); Yearta, Bill (152nd); Cheokas, Mike (151st); Taylor, Darlene (173rd); Campbell, Joe (171st)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Read and Adopted; 01/28/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HR 43

Johnson, Bryce Alan; condolences

Summary

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Bryce Alan Johnson; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Ford, Jaclyn (170th); Yearta, Bill (152nd); O’Steen, Angie (169th); Ballard, Bethany (147th); Hagan, Leesa (156th); Townsend, Rick (179th)

Status History

01/17/2025: House Read and Adopted; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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Yay or Nay

HB 719

Worth County; board of education; revise compensation of chairperson and members

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the compensation of the chairperson and members of the board of education of Worth County, approved March 12, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3710), so as to revise the compensation of such chairperson and board members; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

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

Sponsors

Yearta, Bill (152nd)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/25/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/25/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/18/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/13/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/13/2025: House Third Readers; 03/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: House Second Readers; 03/06/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/13/2025, House Vote #273, 169, 0, 5, 6; 03/25/2025, Senate Vote #277, 52, 0, 4, 0

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Yay or Nay

HB 720

Lee County; Board of Education; revise compensation of members

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Lee County, approved April 9, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 5130), as amended, so as to revise the compensation of the members of such board of education; to provide for an effective date; 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

Yearta, Bill (152nd)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/25/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/25/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/18/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/13/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/13/2025: House Third Readers; 03/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: House Second Readers; 03/06/2025: House First Readers; 03/04/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/13/2025, House Vote #273, 169, 0, 5, 6; 03/25/2025, Senate Vote #277, 52, 0, 4, 0

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HB 618

Property; require any seller of real property to make certain disclosures regarding flood damage to such real property

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property, so as to require any seller of real property in this state to make certain disclosures regarding flood damage to such real property; to provide for a definition; to provide for flood damage to be an adverse material fact; to provide for violations of the “Fair Business Practices Act of 1975”; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Judiciary Senate Committee: Judiciary

Sponsors

Campbell, Joe (171st); Holcomb, Scott (101st); Yearta, Bill (152nd)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/28/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/28/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 03/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/27/2025: House Second Readers; 02/26/2025: House First Readers; 02/24/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #239, 170, 2, 4, 4

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HB 548

Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority, approved March 30, (Ga. L. 1977, p. 4220), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 4, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3954), so as to restate the law governing the authority; provide a short title; to provide definitions; to provide for the existence and membership of the authority; to provide for officers; to provide for conflicts of interest; to provide for powers of the authority; to provide for revenue bonds; to provide for rules, regulations, and other procedures; to provide for immunity; to provide for tax exemptions; to provide that authority property is not subject to levy and sale; to provide for the Act’s effect on other governments; to provide for earnings and dissolution; to provide for construction; 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

Greene, Gerald (154th); Yearta, Bill (152nd); Cheokas, Mike (151st); Sampson, David (153rd)

Status History

03/11/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/10/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/10/2025: House Third Readers; 03/10/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/24/2025: House Second Readers; 02/21/2025: House First Readers; 02/20/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/10/2025, House Vote #270, 165, 0, 8, 7

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Yay or Nay

HB 484

General Assembly; digitization and electronic publication of Georgia Laws; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly, so as to provide for the digitization and electronic publication of the Georgia Laws; to provide for assistance and oversight by the Georgia Code Revision Commission; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Code Revision Senate Committee: Rules

Sponsors

Yearta, Bill (152nd); Efstration, Chuck (104th); Scoggins, Mitchell (14th); Anderson, Victor (10th); Leverett, Rob (123rd)

Status History

04/30/2025: Act 22; 04/30/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/27/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/27/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/26/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 02/20/2025: House Second Readers; 02/19/2025: House First Readers; 02/18/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #206, 173, 0, 2, 5; 03/27/2025, Senate Vote #304, 52, 2, 0, 2

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Ordinance No. 2025-07

Ordinance No. 2025-07

Adopted Date

Adopted 4/3/25

Summary

AN ORDINANCE AMENIDNG CHAPTER 73 – ZONING

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