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Worth County, GA

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

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Year In Review 2025

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Bills related to this county

HB 143

Water resources; water-measuring devices for farm use of surface and ground water; revise provisions

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to water resources, so as to revise provisions regarding water-measuring devices for farm use of surface and ground water; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Natural Resources & Environment Senate Committee: Natural Resources and the Environment

Sponsors

Dickey, Robert (134th); Smith, Lynn (70th); Yearta, Bill (152nd); Greene, Gerald (154th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Meeks, Steven (178th)

Status History

04/07/2025: House Sent to Governor; 03/25/2025: Senate Passed/Adopted; 03/25/2025: Senate Third Read; 03/21/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/20/2025: 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; 02/13/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/30/2025: House Second Readers; 01/29/2025: House First Readers; 01/28/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/27/2025, House Vote #100, 165, 0, 8, 7; 03/25/2025, Senate Vote #281, 53, 0, 2, 1

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HB 77

Motor vehicles; encountering funeral procession on two-lane highway; revise responsibilities

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to right of way for operators of motor vehicles, so as to revise responsibilities of motor vehicle operators when encountering a funeral procession on a two-lane highway; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Motor Vehicles Senate Committee: Public Safety

Sponsors

Franklin, Lehman (160th); Yearta, Bill (152nd); Cameron, Mike (1st); Richardson, Gary (125th); Corbett, John (174th)

Status History

04/02/2025: Senate Tabled; 03/25/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/21/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/06/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/04/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/04/2025: House Third Readers; 02/04/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/04/2025, House Vote #154, 171, 2, 4, 3

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HB 78

Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia; total percentage of funds invested in alternative investments; raise limit

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the “Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law,” so as to raise the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia may invest in alternative investments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Retirement Senate Committee: Retirement

Sponsors

Franklin, Lehman (160th); Carson, John (46th); Richardson, Gary (125th); Yearta, Bill (152nd); Cameron, Mike (1st)

Status History

05/01/2025: Act 63; 05/01/2025: House Date Signed by Governor; 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; 03/18/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/13/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported; 02/26/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 02/24/2025: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute; 02/24/2025: House Third Readers; 02/20/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 01/27/2025: House Second Readers; 01/17/2025: House First Readers; 01/16/2025: House Hopper

Votes

02/24/2025, House Vote #72, 161, 9, 2, 8; 04/02/2025, Senate Vote #427, 35, 18, 2, 1

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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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