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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Space Flight Act; enact"
description: "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 the facilitation of space flight activities in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to limit the liability of space flight entities related to injuries sustained by participants who have agreed in writing to such a limitation after being provided with certain warnings; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1"
citation: "Georgia HB 1 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ed Setzler", "Jason Spencer", "Jeff Jones", "Jimmy Pruett", "John Corbett", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-11-15"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05e5c72e-5d0c-4eb2-a49c-515773892f81"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4cc2d3a75f1ff0748055a2b6c7193b9ea06e071e7e7b249201f86dc6bab2afc0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1 (2017_18) — Georgia Space Flight Act; enact
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 the facilitation of space flight activities in this state; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to limit the liability of space flight entities related to injuries sustained by participants who have agreed in writing to such a limitation after being provided with certain warnings; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **162–5** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- Jason Spencer — primary (person)
- Jeff Jones — primary (person)
- Jimmy Pruett — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-11-15** House Prefiled `introduction`
- **2017-01-12** House Hopper
- **2017-01-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-01-31** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-16** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-22** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 172 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05e5c72e-5d0c-4eb2-a49c-515773892f81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gilmer County; Board of Education; provide for compensation of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing the method of election of the members of the Board of Education of Gilmer County, approved April 10, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3471), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3710), so as to provide for the compensation of the members of the board of education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1003"
citation: "Georgia HB 1003 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Ralston"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-23"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6af99ddc-2ea1-4615-aacc-5836fbd677d5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "44cf9affdaafff03de4f7fbc49fb8b7c13c16a5e0da71691929852d57acc4c77"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1003 (2017_18) — Gilmer County; Board of Education; provide for compensation of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing the method of election of the members of the Board of Education of Gilmer County, approved April 10, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3471), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3710), so as to provide for the compensation of the members of the board of education; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Ralston — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-23** House Hopper
- **2018-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-05** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-05** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-05** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 500 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6af99ddc-2ea1-4615-aacc-5836fbd677d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Cherokee County; maximum salary amount and authority of the sheriff; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act placing the sheriff, clerk of the superior court, tax commissioner, and judge of the probate court of Cherokee County on the salary system, approved March 9, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2494), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4578) and by an Act approved April 1, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3813), so as to remove a maximum salary amount and provide for the authority of the sheriff of Cherokee County over personnel matters; to repeal provisions regarding the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office Termination Review Board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1010"
citation: "Georgia HB 1010 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Carson", "Mandi Ballinger", "Michael Caldwell", "Scot Turner", "Wes Cantrell"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-26"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4367b6d7-a997-415a-847a-35b5820d7807"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "23451758ff3e3c3de767934512e0861708805976d993acbc8aad02c9b865a19d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1010 (2017_18) — Cherokee County; maximum salary amount and authority of the sheriff; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act placing the sheriff, clerk of the superior court, tax commissioner, and judge of the probate court of Cherokee County on the salary system, approved March 9, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2494), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4578) and by an Act approved April 1, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3813), so as to remove a maximum salary amount and provide for the authority of the sheriff of Cherokee County over personnel matters; to repeal provisions regarding the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office Termination Review Board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **142–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Michael Caldwell — primary (person)
- Scot Turner — primary (person)
- Wes Cantrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-26** House Hopper
- **2018-02-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-09** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 501 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4367b6d7-a997-415a-847a-35b5820d7807`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Martin, Town of; mayoral term; change certain provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Martin, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3215), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3883), so as to change certain provisions relating to the mayoral term; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1011"
citation: "Georgia HB 1011 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Dan Gasaway"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-26"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2061af4-349d-43b4-b865-1374b0891c40"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "16470d38b88438c6f790ab88014205216eb51030a747e49385c1ad12841f54fd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1011 (2017_18) — Martin, Town of; mayoral term; change certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Martin, approved March 18, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 3215), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3883), so as to change certain provisions relating to the mayoral term; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendars without HB1041 — **157–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Dan Gasaway — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-26** House Hopper
- **2018-02-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 502 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2061af4-349d-43b4-b865-1374b0891c40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Greensboro, City of; change corporate limits"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Greensboro, approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3932), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1017"
citation: "Georgia HB 1017 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-02-28"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3525ab50-450b-4a95-b420-708a78c92ea1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c08d22eee14ccb87b2a442616b50a2a1a391a6901a9103e4d36eb987ba834259"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1017 (2017_18) — Greensboro, City of; change corporate limits
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Greensboro, approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3932), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **142–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-28** House Hopper
- **2018-03-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-09** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 503 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3525ab50-450b-4a95-b420-708a78c92ea1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Coffee County; Board of Education; revise provisions regarding filling of vacancies"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Education of Coffee County, approved March 10, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2441), as amended, so as to revise provisions regarding filling vacancies on the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1022"
citation: "Georgia HB 1022 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle", "Dominic LaRiccia"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-05"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94d1ae41-ad3b-47a6-8952-309d6a8b10d0"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7f56194d5d22c6fffb601d70a1bdc7e0e5cf17a8b99f7e76d1533ed7507be7b0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1022 (2017_18) — Coffee County; Board of Education; revise provisions regarding filling of vacancies
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Education of Coffee County, approved March 10, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2441), as amended, so as to revise provisions regarding filling vacancies on the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-05** House Hopper
- **2018-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 504 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94d1ae41-ad3b-47a6-8952-309d6a8b10d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Camden County; Joint Board of Elections and Registration; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a Joint Board of Elections and Registration for Camden County, which shall conduct primaries and elections for Camden County, the City of St. Marys, the City of Woodbine, and the City of Kingsland, and provide for its powers and duties; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1023"
citation: "Georgia HB 1023 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Spencer", "John Corbett"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-05"
last_action: "2019-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbc6c07f-c5a1-4acf-aa64-92aec95d5f0a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "12fbc60d3d38f7e10fe3981b22cefd25d635bc9f5da3a635ce73162642506cd4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1023 (2017_18) — Camden County; Joint Board of Elections and Registration; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a Joint Board of Elections and Registration for Camden County, which shall conduct primaries and elections for Camden County, the City of St. Marys, the City of Woodbine, and the City of Kingsland, and provide for its powers and duties; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jason Spencer — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-05** House Hopper
- **2018-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 505 `executive-signature`
- **2019-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dbc6c07f-c5a1-4acf-aa64-92aec95d5f0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Glennville, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Glennville; to provide for boundaries and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, election management, terms, vacancies, compensation, expenses, qualifications, prohibitions, conflicts of interest, and suspension and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1024"
citation: "Georgia HB 1024 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Werkheiser"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-05"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb3e99fc-f6fd-4b60-bd67-2fa8bf3284cc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9ed552f52533a06c8c8e59df5d5118e7b7a81de9cc56bd87474a236069a716dd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1024 (2017_18) — Glennville, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Glennville; to provide for boundaries and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, election management, terms, vacancies, compensation, expenses, qualifications, prohibitions, conflicts of interest, and suspension and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-05** House Hopper
- **2018-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 506 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb3e99fc-f6fd-4b60-bd67-2fa8bf3284cc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Jesup, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Jesup to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1025"
citation: "Georgia HB 1025 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Werkheiser", "Chad Nimmer"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-05"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28c11145-4bc4-4136-ad5a-ebd414ba203c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "aca94afdaaf131af15d986be2076f6cebcb0c398c6b2a101f303c4a263d8b351"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1025 (2017_18) — Jesup, City of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Jesup to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendars without HB1041 — **157–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-05** House Hopper
- **2018-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 507 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28c11145-4bc4-4136-ad5a-ebd414ba203c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ringgold, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Ringgold to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1026"
citation: "Georgia HB 1026 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dewayne Hill", "John Deffenbaugh", "Steve Tarvin"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-05"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a683f87-1e94-41b4-a630-7f0a1fe85665"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "81d3bf41f23d6f693fe5f1df246b77b4683e24c09f7347eb18d23629868984e0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1026 (2017_18) — Ringgold, City of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Ringgold to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dewayne Hill — primary (person)
- John Deffenbaugh — primary (person)
- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-05** House Hopper
- **2018-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 508 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a683f87-1e94-41b4-a630-7f0a1fe85665`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Spalding County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from Spalding County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1028"
citation: "Georgia HB 1028 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Knight", "Karen Mathiak"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-05"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07fbc42c-fc98-479b-bf34-343fc60c3c51"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cd4a89373f36fcb888f5f45972cbaa91577a3f31213e3e9798c0b0a866962d5e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1028 (2017_18) — Spalding County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from Spalding County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Knight — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-05** House Hopper
- **2018-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 509 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07fbc42c-fc98-479b-bf34-343fc60c3c51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Douglasville, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for referendum"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Douglasville to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the \"Redevelopment Powers Law,\" as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1030"
citation: "Georgia HB 1030 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Collins", "Kimberly Alexander", "Micah Gravley", "Roger Bruce", "William Boddie"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-07"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee4cde83-e5ae-4219-ae17-8f04ecba0435"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a660510107c149eb0c600f79457ec5e749ba11e4952d56b954f5c1a1585e8f1b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1030 (2017_18) — Douglasville, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for referendum
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Douglasville to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- J. Collins — primary (person)
- Kimberly Alexander — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
- Roger Bruce — primary (person)
- William Boddie — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-07** House Hopper
- **2018-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 510 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee4cde83-e5ae-4219-ae17-8f04ecba0435`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Villa Rica, City of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Villa Rica; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, powers, and construction; to provide for exercise of powers; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1031"
citation: "Georgia HB 1031 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Collins", "Micah Gravley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-07"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e192b16e-fb7d-42c0-9a26-d4bdc85645dc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "709f16ca51ca2adeabbf17cb282a1ebb403aed641f515e20701fc2d90f04e0fc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1031 (2017_18) — Villa Rica, City of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Villa Rica; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, powers, and construction; to provide for exercise of powers; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide a specific repealer; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- J. Collins — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-07** House Hopper
- **2018-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-14** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 457 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e192b16e-fb7d-42c0-9a26-d4bdc85645dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Barrow County; commission to study whether such county and all municipal corporations should be reconstituted as a single consolidated government; provide referendum"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding, advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether an independent commission, consisting of representatives of the county and all municipal corporations located wholly or partially within such county, should be created to study whether Barrow County and the municipal corporations located wholly within Barrow County should be reconstituted as a single consolidated government; to provide for the configuration of such independent commission; to provide for an independent contractor to conduct a study; to limit the cost of such study; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for a referendum; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1033"
citation: "Georgia HB 1033 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deborah Gonzalez", "Terry England", "Tom Kirby"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-07"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4a4756c-4916-4717-9477-b34649bb73b5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "78476afec4873a712535f7e015a15147514ac15a8feb8992024bda1e194879e4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1033 (2017_18) — Barrow County; commission to study whether such county and all municipal corporations should be reconstituted as a single consolidated government; provide referendum
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding, advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether an independent commission, consisting of representatives of the county and all municipal corporations located wholly or partially within such county, should be created to study whether Barrow County and the municipal corporations located wholly within Barrow County should be reconstituted as a single consolidated government; to provide for the configuration of such independent commission; to provide for an independent contractor to conduct a study; to limit the cost of such study; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to provide for a referendum; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Deborah Gonzalez — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
- Tom Kirby — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-07** House Hopper
- **2018-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-14** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-21** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Act 290 `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4a4756c-4916-4717-9477-b34649bb73b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Tallulah Falls, Town of; town council; change certain provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend, revise, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the Town of Tallulah Falls in Habersham and Rabun counties, approved February 6, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3547), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4384), so as to change certain provisions relating to quorum, voting, and special meetings of the town council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for the other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1034"
citation: "Georgia HB 1034 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Gasaway", "Matt Gurtler"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-07"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f98368b4-2ee6-45b4-9125-d4ad76b187f2"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5b7106d8b2eef092a7a628d5dccef5882fc1886d2316f07e911fc3312b3eae65"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1034 (2017_18) — Tallulah Falls, Town of; town council; change certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to amend, revise, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the Town of Tallulah Falls in Habersham and Rabun counties, approved February 6, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3547), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4384), so as to change certain provisions relating to quorum, voting, and special meetings of the town council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for the other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dan Gasaway — primary (person)
- Matt Gurtler — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-07** House Hopper
- **2018-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 511 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f98368b4-2ee6-45b4-9125-d4ad76b187f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Muscogee County; Magistrate Court to impose and collect county law library fees; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Muscogee County to impose and collect county law library fees as part of the court costs in the magistrate court; to provide for practices and procedures connected therewith; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1035"
citation: "Georgia HB 1035 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calvin Smyre", "Carolyn Hugley", "Debbie Buckner", "John Pezold", "Richard Smith"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-07"
last_action: "2018-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4d4f0b9-4f1b-4696-99a9-04be5026c184"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9afdc375e11781e471f0927a98852ebe1f73bd5fc1d0860493c8872bd72dd935"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1035 (2017_18) — Muscogee County; Magistrate Court to impose and collect county law library fees; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Muscogee County to impose and collect county law library fees as part of the court costs in the magistrate court; to provide for practices and procedures connected therewith; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Calvin Smyre — primary (person)
- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- John Pezold — primary (person)
- Richard Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-07** House Hopper
- **2018-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 512 `executive-signature`
- **2018-06-07** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4d4f0b9-4f1b-4696-99a9-04be5026c184`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Fulton County; Superior Court; tax parcel identification number be included on documents recorded in real property records; require"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County to require that tax parcel identification number information be included on documents recorded in the real property records of said clerk; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1036"
citation: "Georgia HB 1036 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Raffensperger", "Charles Martin", "Jan Jones", "Mable Thomas", "Roger Bruce", "Wendell Willard"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-07"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48ead60f-34a8-4368-a1c7-9046eee8b933"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "bdfe056286d959cc65af36fa13c8890886bcfdcb7010e167dd06130703003d34"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1036 (2017_18) — Fulton County; Superior Court; tax parcel identification number be included on documents recorded in real property records; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County to require that tax parcel identification number information be included on documents recorded in the real property records of said clerk; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brad Raffensperger — primary (person)
- Charles Martin — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Mable Thomas — primary (person)
- Roger Bruce — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-07** House Hopper
- **2018-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-12** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2018-03-27** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 513 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48ead60f-34a8-4368-a1c7-9046eee8b933`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Gwinnett County; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Gwinnett County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1038"
citation: "Georgia HB 1038 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks Coleman", "Buzz Brockway", "David Clark", "Joyce Chandler", "Scott Hilton", "Tom Kirby"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-09"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8c95eff-132c-444f-9e23-bac3a2f13ff7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "55e0286ef3f633e81e380b7189a6a629f0ccb02801b57fee21c2a9091244cec9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1038 (2017_18) — Gwinnett County; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Gwinnett County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendars without HB1041 — **157–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brooks Coleman — primary (person)
- Buzz Brockway — primary (person)
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Joyce Chandler — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Tom Kirby — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-09** House Hopper
- **2018-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-15** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 514 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8c95eff-132c-444f-9e23-bac3a2f13ff7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Big Canoe Water and Sewer Authority Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Big Canoe Water and Sewer Authority; to provide a short title; to define certain terms; to provide for membership, appointment, terms, term limits, qualifications, officers, quorums, vacancies, and audits of the authority; to provide for purposes; to provide for powers and duties; to provide for the issuance of revenue bonds; to provide for the public nature of authority property; to provide for limitations on debt; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1039"
citation: "Georgia HB 1039 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Ralston", "Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-09"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/556a6f94-498b-4c10-9f0f-0fcfddc8de55"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "227542eb719203b858ba73a3b726d24b1fdb851aa870862317fa4dfa95dfbc25"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1039 (2017_18) — Big Canoe Water and Sewer Authority Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Big Canoe Water and Sewer Authority; to provide a short title; to define certain terms; to provide for membership, appointment, terms, term limits, qualifications, officers, quorums, vacancies, and audits of the authority; to provide for purposes; to provide for powers and duties; to provide for the issuance of revenue bonds; to provide for the public nature of authority property; to provide for limitations on debt; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendars without HB1041 — **157–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Ralston — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-09** House Hopper
- **2018-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Veto V16 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/556a6f94-498b-4c10-9f0f-0fcfddc8de55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "McDonough, City of; revise corporate boundaries"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of McDonough, approved April 16, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 3387), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5452), so as to revise the corporate boundaries of the municipality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1041"
citation: "Georgia HB 1041 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Welch", "David Knight", "Geoff Cauble", "Karen Mathiak", "Roger Rutledge"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-09"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7f7cd49-0c23-4bd4-b72b-c52f4fd626af"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d6000bc24408741303539cf3df9e18d9b0e9af9a17e5ef1ff14fb2a0f772ab10"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1041 (2017_18) — McDonough, City of; revise corporate boundaries
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of McDonough, approved April 16, 1981 (Ga. L. 1981, p. 3387), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5452), so as to revise the corporate boundaries of the municipality; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
- David Knight — primary (person)
- Geoff Cauble — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
- Roger Rutledge — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-09** House Hopper
- **2018-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 515 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7f7cd49-0c23-4bd4-b72b-c52f4fd626af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Jesup, City of; board of commissioners; provide staggered terms"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Jesup, approved December 16, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937-38 Ex. Sess., p. 1142), as amended, so as to provide for staggered terms for the board of commissioners; to provide for the conduct of municipal elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1043"
citation: "Georgia HB 1043 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Werkheiser", "Chad Nimmer"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-12"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35e1ce10-c475-4204-9be4-4a95651abf23"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "fb7f0d66387ee9a7e3c9b24ab3b63440c4eb75fd95ceaef6b96bfb33beb8ad56"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1043 (2017_18) — Jesup, City of; board of commissioners; provide staggered terms
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Jesup, approved December 16, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937-38 Ex. Sess., p. 1142), as amended, so as to provide for staggered terms for the board of commissioners; to provide for the conduct of municipal elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-12** House Hopper
- **2018-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 516 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35e1ce10-c475-4204-9be4-4a95651abf23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Southern Judicial Circuit; superior court judges; increase supplement to compensation"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a supplement to the compensation of the judges of the superior courts of the Southern Judicial Circuit, approved March 6, 1956 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 537), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 10, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 4150), so as to increase the amount of such supplement; to provide for the payment of such supplement in specified amounts by the counties comprising the circuit; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1044"
citation: "Georgia HB 1044 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darlene Taylor", "Dexter Sharper", "Jason Shaw", "John Corbett", "John LaHood", "Sam Watson"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-12"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6a9c83a-f853-4f6f-86e8-cfba71237846"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "88e84bf77279be4f834c3ded5a6538376e8908bbd6c631246dd613b73f8be75f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1044 (2017_18) — Southern Judicial Circuit; superior court judges; increase supplement to compensation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a supplement to the compensation of the judges of the superior courts of the Southern Judicial Circuit, approved March 6, 1956 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 537), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 10, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 4150), so as to increase the amount of such supplement; to provide for the payment of such supplement in specified amounts by the counties comprising the circuit; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendars without HB1041 — **157–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Dexter Sharper — primary (person)
- Jason Shaw — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- John LaHood — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-12** House Hopper
- **2018-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 517 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6a9c83a-f853-4f6f-86e8-cfba71237846`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Putnam County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for referendum"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize Putnam County, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the \"Redevelopment Powers Law,\" as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1045"
citation: "Georgia HB 1045 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rick Williams", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-12"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/622af861-ad4b-47f4-a2dc-0e22dd39b535"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "585ef1ca436cecff3181e6530296a6b7d4a377514f6bebe296684536bd835441"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1045 (2017_18) — Putnam County; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for referendum
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize Putnam County, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Rick Williams — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-12** House Hopper
- **2018-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 518 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/622af861-ad4b-47f4-a2dc-0e22dd39b535`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fitzgerald, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Fitzgerald to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1046"
citation: "Georgia HB 1046 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-12"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac668ea0-28df-462e-ae16-fa417007012c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "195b4616b2c68dbda0be5d0bab4ab1cce8767fdea764d4efc674a8f3542d46f3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1046 (2017_18) — Fitzgerald, City of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Fitzgerald to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-12** House Hopper
- **2018-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 519 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac668ea0-28df-462e-ae16-fa417007012c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Washington County; State Court; charge technology fee"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the State Court of Washington County, approved October 31, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 164), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 3, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2247), so as to authorize the State Court of Washington County to charge a technology fee for each civil case filed and each criminal fine imposed; to specify the uses to which said technology fees may be put; to provide for related matters; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1047"
citation: "Georgia HB 1047 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mack Jackson"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-12"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76fdc9c1-8798-4bfd-bf23-917b11fda7c6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "833abff0cab3c5eed778e76ceb55312d530baf9aa67b0a2b225d13dd75419395"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1047 (2017_18) — Washington County; State Court; charge technology fee
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the State Court of Washington County, approved October 31, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 164), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 3, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2247), so as to authorize the State Court of Washington County to charge a technology fee for each civil case filed and each criminal fine imposed; to specify the uses to which said technology fees may be put; to provide for related matters; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendars without HB1041 — **157–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mack Jackson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-12** House Hopper
- **2018-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Veto V17 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76fdc9c1-8798-4bfd-bf23-917b11fda7c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit; Superior Court judges; increase compensation"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to supplement the salary of the judge of the Superior Courts of the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, approved February 8, 1950 (Ga. L. 1949-50, p. 102), as amended, particularly by an Act approved December 28, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 330), an Act approved March 2, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 119), an Act approved March 22, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4192), an Act approved April 10, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4447), and an Act approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4415), so as to increase the amount of compensation paid to such judges by the county comprising the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1048"
citation: "Georgia HB 1048 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Carson", "Mandi Ballinger", "Michael Caldwell", "Scot Turner", "Wes Cantrell"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-12"
last_action: "2018-10-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d2bf601-72f1-42ed-a41b-d8a4b368f303"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "77c0b713b2300b4a5e939ae5e07f5926247e1b5d9b9011483ed940d9551a097e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1048 (2017_18) — Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit; Superior Court judges; increase compensation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to supplement the salary of the judge of the Superior Courts of the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, approved February 8, 1950 (Ga. L. 1949-50, p. 102), as amended, particularly by an Act approved December 28, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 330), an Act approved March 2, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 119), an Act approved March 22, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4192), an Act approved April 10, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4447), and an Act approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4415), so as to increase the amount of compensation paid to such judges by the county comprising the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendars without HB1041 — **157–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Michael Caldwell — primary (person)
- Scot Turner — primary (person)
- Wes Cantrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-12** House Hopper
- **2018-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 520 `executive-signature`
- **2018-10-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d2bf601-72f1-42ed-a41b-d8a4b368f303`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cherokee County; State Court judges; modify compensation"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the State Court of Cherokee County, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4427), so as to modify the compensation of the judges of the State Court of Cherokee County; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1049"
citation: "Georgia HB 1049 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Carson", "Mandi Ballinger", "Michael Caldwell", "Scot Turner", "Wes Cantrell"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-12"
last_action: "2018-10-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/195bcf86-632a-4add-9fe7-02071c28ba36"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "709a25d48ca0e2c0615fa0dbd80a49076d3b0af6bd238b33582f84bb8c1cfc2c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1049 (2017_18) — Cherokee County; State Court judges; modify compensation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the State Court of Cherokee County, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4427), so as to modify the compensation of the judges of the State Court of Cherokee County; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendars without HB1041 — **157–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Michael Caldwell — primary (person)
- Scot Turner — primary (person)
- Wes Cantrell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-12** House Hopper
- **2018-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 491 `executive-signature`
- **2018-10-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/195bcf86-632a-4add-9fe7-02071c28ba36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Byron, City of; duties and powers of mayor; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Byron, approved February 13, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 1210), as amended, so as to revise provisions relating to the duties and powers of the mayor; to revise provisions relating to the duties and powers of the city administrator; to revise provisions relating to the position of city clerk; to provide for the appointment of a city attorney; to repeal provisions relating to the positions of marshal, chief of police, and tax assessor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1050"
citation: "Georgia HB 1050 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Heath Clark", "Robert Dickey"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-12"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ffb27b8-53c2-481f-a212-d05ae226d88f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d0c3bbde48ba8a6371a25c03b9ac42fc86a612d79d37767435cbade2f4ef362d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1050 (2017_18) — Byron, City of; duties and powers of mayor; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Byron, approved February 13, 1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 1210), as amended, so as to revise provisions relating to the duties and powers of the mayor; to revise provisions relating to the duties and powers of the city administrator; to revise provisions relating to the position of city clerk; to provide for the appointment of a city attorney; to repeal provisions relating to the positions of marshal, chief of police, and tax assessor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendars without HB1041 — **157–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Heath Clark — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-12** House Hopper
- **2018-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-14** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 521 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ffb27b8-53c2-481f-a212-d05ae226d88f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Whitfield County; board of commissioners; provide for election by district"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Whitfield County, approved February 21, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2175), as amended, so as to provide for the election of certain members of the board of commissioners by district; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1052"
citation: "Georgia HB 1052 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Ridley", "Kasey Carpenter", "Steve Tarvin"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-12"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/046627af-e8cc-4cdc-a431-41dbd8d7050a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "63bf65c7626964f5ec91a99ab9f23e4bbf526c009b6d7839e88e7eaa469cb4cf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1052 (2017_18) — Whitfield County; board of commissioners; provide for election by district
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Whitfield County, approved February 21, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2175), as amended, so as to provide for the election of certain members of the board of commissioners by district; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-12** House Hopper
- **2018-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 522 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/046627af-e8cc-4cdc-a431-41dbd8d7050a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled \"An Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Acworth,\" approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended, so as to adopt by reference a certain map; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1054"
citation: "Georgia HB 1054 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Earl Ehrhart", "Ed Setzler", "John Carson", "Rich Golick", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-12"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f07fc333-5def-46a6-9324-bfed99b7a786"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "cbb14792bdcde1ee54f9348724c5df1d4d86138a2d8f9973f57f8ce7664e21fa"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1054 (2017_18) — Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Acworth," approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended, so as to adopt by reference a certain map; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Rich Golick — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-12** House Hopper
- **2018-03-14** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 523 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f07fc333-5def-46a6-9324-bfed99b7a786`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pelham, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Pelham to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1057"
citation: "Georgia HB 1057 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Powell"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-14"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3396db4-2ae3-4198-bc5a-082441b5307a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5204d840628400bf2d9a13dcfbf5eb778659533cdc3cb8dd7a2ba4080980002a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1057 (2017_18) — Pelham, City of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Pelham to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-14** House Hopper
- **2018-03-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 524 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3396db4-2ae3-4198-bc5a-082441b5307a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Miller County; Board of Education; revise districts for election of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the method of selecting the members of the Board of Education of Miller County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2529), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 20, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 3534), so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of education; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for method of election; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to repeal and reserve certain provisions; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1058"
citation: "Georgia HB 1058 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Winfred Dukes"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-14"
last_action: "2020-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4fd17ed4-8d30-4bc3-a0af-2c6e8fe1fab5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0527d39ce2f3eb8f7873efd338cef15cc549046c2dbb03032578d5aa5c75f236"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1058 (2017_18) — Miller County; Board of Education; revise districts for election of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act changing the method of selecting the members of the Board of Education of Miller County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2529), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 20, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 3534), so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of education; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for method of election; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to repeal and reserve certain provisions; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Winfred Dukes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-14** House Hopper
- **2018-03-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 525 `executive-signature`
- **2020-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4fd17ed4-8d30-4bc3-a0af-2c6e8fe1fab5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Murray County; abolish office of elected county surveyor; provide appointment of county surveyor"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Murray County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve out the remainder of his or her term; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1059"
citation: "Georgia HB 1059 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Ridley", "John Meadows", "Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-14"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40b3ad46-92d7-4b3b-aefc-1560d64300dc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7b7e52318bf4e9bd0efe07539a054a6f166de4732461be07e28e40c6819a7e14"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1059 (2017_18) — Murray County; abolish office of elected county surveyor; provide appointment of county surveyor
A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Murray County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve out the remainder of his or her term; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
- John Meadows — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-14** House Hopper
- **2018-03-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 526 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40b3ad46-92d7-4b3b-aefc-1560d64300dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tarrytown, Town of; provide new charter"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Tarrytown; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1061"
citation: "Georgia HB 1061 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Morris"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-15"
last_action: "2018-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f669d154-7749-4ef7-a3e5-0cdeaa00a444"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "36fcb6d6fb0ca5513dfaf25765a05264d1cb1aee89aa847c0f8b8e3b72183cce"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1061 (2017_18) — Tarrytown, Town of; provide new charter
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Tarrytown; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **155–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Greg Morris — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-15** House Hopper
- **2018-03-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 527 `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f669d154-7749-4ef7-a3e5-0cdeaa00a444`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Douglas, City of; governing authority; stagger terms of members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Douglas, approved March 10, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4022), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3855), so as to stagger the terms of the members of the governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1062"
citation: "Georgia HB 1062 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle", "Dominic LaRiccia"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-15"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c3d2fff-87e0-437a-a82f-6b31648fcc07"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "41293b1fb1cb3e46c1fd546470363a46e47842b27a3ed3931f3748f05e76ddfe"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1062 (2017_18) — Douglas, City of; governing authority; stagger terms of members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Douglas, approved March 10, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4022), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3855), so as to stagger the terms of the members of the governing authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-15** House Hopper
- **2018-03-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 528 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c3d2fff-87e0-437a-a82f-6b31648fcc07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "South Fulton, City of; limit authority of mayor and city council over personal matters"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3726), as amended, so as to limit the authority of the mayor and city council over personnel matters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1063"
citation: "Georgia HB 1063 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debra Bazemore", "Derrick Jackson", "Roger Bruce", "William Boddie"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-19"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/318ade8e-3a0e-432f-ae01-07fe489c9beb"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8713b95d197d9ddd0446ec77b8dac6cf41caeb011cdc20ed6d28d50702798507"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1063 (2017_18) — South Fulton, City of; limit authority of mayor and city council over personal matters
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3726), as amended, so as to limit the authority of the mayor and city council over personnel matters; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **155–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
- Derrick Jackson — primary (person)
- Roger Bruce — primary (person)
- William Boddie — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-19** House Hopper
- **2018-03-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 471 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/318ade8e-3a0e-432f-ae01-07fe489c9beb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fulton County; ad valorem tax; provide new homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from Fulton County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $60,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are older than 65 years of age; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1064"
citation: "Georgia HB 1064 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Betty Price", "Brad Raffensperger", "Charles Martin", "Deborah Silcox", "Jan Jones"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-19"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b9b2e04-27df-4efc-b932-78b96fc50965"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c3f71557aec624758a7c2b42500e7f5b31b05b7d8e4a6bda4eecf2da780d4881"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1064 (2017_18) — Fulton County; ad valorem tax; provide new homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from Fulton County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $60,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are older than 65 years of age; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **155–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Betty Price — primary (person)
- Brad Raffensperger — primary (person)
- Charles Martin — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-19** House Hopper
- **2018-03-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-23** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2018-03-23** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 529 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b9b2e04-27df-4efc-b932-78b96fc50965`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Jefferson, City of; creation of one or more community improvement districts; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of Jefferson; or referendum shall be required; to provide the procedures connected with all of the foregoing; to provide for the termination of districts under certain conditions; to provide for severability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 1065"
citation: "Georgia HB 1065 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tommy Benton"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-03-19"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07335033-b008-42f3-9120-60fb5f7bcca3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "abbc4adf71cef8a04c6e30f2c3935f10c27b75e60997497786fa919317af39b2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1065 (2017_18) — Jefferson, City of; creation of one or more community improvement districts; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of Jefferson; or referendum shall be required; to provide the procedures connected with all of the foregoing; to provide for the termination of districts under certain conditions; to provide for severability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **155–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Tommy Benton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-19** House Hopper
- **2018-03-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2018-03-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-03-23** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 530 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07335033-b008-42f3-9120-60fb5f7bcca3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sales and use tax; certain voluntary contributions; exclude from definition of retail sales"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state sales and use taxes, so as to exclude from the definition of retail sales certain voluntary contributions for admission; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 117"
citation: "Georgia HB 117 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dominic LaRiccia", "John Corbett", "Sam Watson", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/037689ab-9487-4d6a-9877-b576a2072c07"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "476da53422a9da2b8d92396b23dddbeec6e44898f6bda5553a3584d029d617a3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 117 (2017_18) — Sales and use tax; certain voluntary contributions; exclude from definition of retail sales
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state sales and use taxes, so as to exclude from the definition of retail sales certain voluntary contributions for admission; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **170–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-24** House Hopper
- **2017-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-15** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Tabled
- **2017-03-30** Senate Taken from Table
- **2017-03-30** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 49 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/037689ab-9487-4d6a-9877-b576a2072c07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Trusts; minor or unborn beneficiaries; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trusts, so as to change provisions relating to minor or unborn beneficiaries; to change provisions relating to nonjudicial settlement agreements, the modification and termination of noncharitable trusts, and distribution to another trust; to change provisions relating to modification or termination of uneconomic trusts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 121"
citation: "Georgia HB 121 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bert Reeves", "Brian Strickland", "Chuck Efstration", "Jay Powell", "Scott Holcomb", "Wendell Willard"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2018-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c1a183e-db27-4e71-a0ba-3268ff29e1c3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f1ff43055c9b6497b8aa08457e8d40c623c225ae4b3fbc8be58871838adca72a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 121 (2017_18) — Trusts; minor or unborn beneficiaries; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trusts, so as to change provisions relating to minor or unborn beneficiaries; to change provisions relating to nonjudicial settlement agreements, the modification and termination of noncharitable trusts, and distribution to another trust; to change provisions relating to modification or termination of uneconomic trusts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **170–4** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-24** House Hopper
- **2017-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-01-31** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-30** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2018-02-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2018-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-03** Act 366 `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c1a183e-db27-4e71-a0ba-3268ff29e1c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sales and use tax; certain tangible personal property sold or used to maintain a boat; create exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use taxes, so as to create an exemption for certain tangible personal property sold or used to maintain, refit, or repair a boat during a single event to the extent that the aggregate value of such property exceeds $500,000.00; to provide definitions; to provide for related rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 125"
citation: "Georgia HB 125 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "J. Craig Gordon", "Jay Powell", "Ron Stephens", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cd54ed9-7502-4bd2-9441-506d6aed8c0c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "becb98b99b16f19a114cb251332266b6497adc2f0d5586117495bb86d623c4d2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 125 (2017_18) — Sales and use tax; certain tangible personal property sold or used to maintain a boat; create exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from state sales and use taxes, so as to create an exemption for certain tangible personal property sold or used to maintain, refit, or repair a boat during a single event to the extent that the aggregate value of such property exceeds $500,000.00; to provide definitions; to provide for related rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **152–14** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Al Williams — primary (person)
- J. Craig Gordon — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-24** House Hopper
- **2017-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-16** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Tabled
- **2017-03-30** Senate Taken from Table
- **2017-03-30** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2017-03-30** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 50 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9cd54ed9-7502-4bd2-9441-506d6aed8c0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts; Judicial Qualifications Commission; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for courts, so as to change provisions relating to the Judicial Qualifications Commission; to expand the membership of the commission and provide for panels; to provide for duties and responsibilities; to provide for appointment of members, filling of vacancies, and confirmation; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules; to provide for confidentiality and exceptions; 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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 126"
citation: "Georgia HB 126 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christian Coomer", "Jay Powell", "John Meadows", "Mary Oliver", "Trey Kelley", "Wendell Willard"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee061f2e-7c3b-4cd4-b299-edd9528598f4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "daf31668cb2d62c5b28c0272acc15a5d11e8588019afafbd8ad9c0cb4266cb95"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 126 (2017_18) — Courts; Judicial Qualifications Commission; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for courts, so as to change provisions relating to the Judicial Qualifications Commission; to expand the membership of the commission and provide for panels; to provide for duties and responsibilities; to provide for appointment of members, filling of vacancies, and confirmation; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules; to provide for confidentiality and exceptions; 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.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **176–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Christian Coomer — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- John Meadows — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-07** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-09** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 51 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee061f2e-7c3b-4cd4-b299-edd9528598f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance; nonprofit medical and hospital service corporations; revise provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to repeal certain obsolete provisions relative to nonprofit medical service corporations and nonprofit hospital service corporations; to amend Titles 31 and 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health and public officers and employees, respectively, so as to revise provisions for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 127"
citation: "Georgia HB 127 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darlene Taylor", "Eddie Lumsden", "Johnnie Caldwell, Jr.", "Richard Smith"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/773343b1-34b2-4402-af73-9c51867d48ba"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "bebfc318efe9165079b6ffd8a84c4fabdc411b80ff6b5aae408adbc4f51dd771"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 127 (2017_18) — Insurance; nonprofit medical and hospital service corporations; revise provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to repeal certain obsolete provisions relative to nonprofit medical service corporations and nonprofit hospital service corporations; to amend Titles 31 and 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health and public officers and employees, respectively, so as to revise provisions for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **162–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Johnnie Caldwell, Jr. — primary (person)
- Richard Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-17** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 52 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/773343b1-34b2-4402-af73-9c51867d48ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Emanuel County Development Authority; number of members; change"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to implement the Constitutional amendment creating the \"Emanuel County Development Authority,\" approved March 27, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2770), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4861) and an Act approved March 30, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4324), so as to change the number of members serving on the Authority; to change the qualifications to serve as members of the Authority; to increase the number of years that the Authority may obligate itself contractually and issue bonds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 130"
citation: "Georgia HB 130 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butch Parrish"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63c0f14b-5c87-4b21-8f86-9b5ce9a7e718"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "aa6d6a21cba50b854108f3d6c361dad9e3fea9491c1c1c7ecf8d418763ef849c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 130 (2017_18) — Emanuel County Development Authority; number of members; change
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to implement the Constitutional amendment creating the "Emanuel County Development Authority," approved March 27, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2770), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4861) and an Act approved March 30, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4324), so as to change the number of members serving on the Authority; to change the qualifications to serve as members of the Authority; to increase the number of years that the Authority may obligate itself contractually and issue bonds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-02** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 53 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/63c0f14b-5c87-4b21-8f86-9b5ce9a7e718`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "South Fulton, City of; change corporate boundaries"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3726), so as to change the corporate boundaries of the municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 131"
citation: "Georgia HB 131 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debra Bazemore", "Derrick Jackson", "Roger Bruce", "Sharon Beasley-Teague", "Wendell Willard", "William Boddie"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fab1796b-5596-4591-a039-bb3dd155f9ab"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "147d955c712e8878171e7461b4b92a675dfecf390edc3c4e5fea0aa24de13cc5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 131 (2017_18) — South Fulton, City of; change corporate boundaries
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of South Fulton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3726), so as to change the corporate boundaries of the municipality; to provide for related matters; to provide a contingent effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
- Derrick Jackson — primary (person)
- Roger Bruce — primary (person)
- Sharon Beasley-Teague — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
- William Boddie — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-02** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-09** Veto V1 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fab1796b-5596-4591-a039-bb3dd155f9ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Fulton County Industrial District; repeal amendment"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating within Fulton County the Fulton County Industrial District and prohibiting the governing authority of Fulton County from levying any tax for educational purposes within the boundaries of an independent school system; to provide for a referendum with respect to the effectiveness of the foregoing; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 132"
citation: "Georgia HB 132 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debra Bazemore", "Derrick Jackson", "Roger Bruce", "Sharon Beasley-Teague", "Wendell Willard", "William Boddie"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/377b4bc6-2969-4762-8f7b-45dc9882ee61"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "80b10d4ad66fb754d444c88dae697adca466a5405097916ada4d7ed1978442b7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 132 (2017_18) — Fulton County Industrial District; repeal amendment
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal the amendment to the Constitution of Georgia creating within Fulton County the Fulton County Industrial District and prohibiting the governing authority of Fulton County from levying any tax for educational purposes within the boundaries of an independent school system; to provide for a referendum with respect to the effectiveness of the foregoing; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
- Derrick Jackson — primary (person)
- Roger Bruce — primary (person)
- Sharon Beasley-Teague — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
- William Boddie — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-02** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-09** Veto V2 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/377b4bc6-2969-4762-8f7b-45dc9882ee61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sales and use tax; special district mass transportation; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5A of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the special district mass transportation sales and use tax, so as to change the definition of transportation purposes regarding such tax; to change certain provisions relating to special districts and the imposition of such tax; to change certain provisions relating to notice, intergovernmental agreements, and resolutions regarding such tax; to change certain provisions relating to the ballot question regarding such tax; to change certain provisions relating to the commencement of imposition and the timing of cessation of such tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 134"
citation: "Georgia HB 134 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "Buzz Brockway", "James Epps", "Jay Powell", "Ron Stephens", "Sam Watson"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1733192-9ca5-4e45-b4d8-c2f97865587f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4d1e16c245d2b8615448dcb791f4d92639a4afbf445fc388350c5c5afc4eeeca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 134 (2017_18) — Sales and use tax; special district mass transportation; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5A of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the special district mass transportation sales and use tax, so as to change the definition of transportation purposes regarding such tax; to change certain provisions relating to special districts and the imposition of such tax; to change certain provisions relating to notice, intergovernmental agreements, and resolutions regarding such tax; to change certain provisions relating to the ballot question regarding such tax; to change certain provisions relating to the commencement of imposition and the timing of cessation of such tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **106–58** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Al Williams — primary (person)
- Buzz Brockway — primary (person)
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 54 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1733192-9ca5-4e45-b4d8-c2f97865587f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; creditable service for certain law enforcement officers; expand"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-2-226 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certain law enforcement officers permitted to obtain creditable service in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia under certain conditions, so as to expand the class of law enforcement officers that may obtain creditable service in such retirement system under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 135"
citation: "Georgia HB 135 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Carter", "Andrew Welch", "Bill Hitchens", "Eddie Lumsden", "Kevin Tanner"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2018-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3dd70111-7f65-479f-b619-422ba53e3447"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f2eff6a2544b507bf0099438de904085fcae34aafdc68cd0485ebcba8a2ca1d4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 135 (2017_18) — Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; creditable service for certain law enforcement officers; expand
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-2-226 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certain law enforcement officers permitted to obtain creditable service in the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia under certain conditions, so as to expand the class of law enforcement officers that may obtain creditable service in such retirement system under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **156–7** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Amy Carter — primary (person)
- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2018-01-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-30** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-01-30** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-01-31** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2018-03-21** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2018-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-03** Act 303 `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3dd70111-7f65-479f-b619-422ba53e3447`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drivers' licenses; demarcation of a valid driver's license, permit, or identification card; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 and Chapter 16 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses and the Department of Driver Services, respectively, so as to provide for demarcation of a valid driver's license, permit, or identification card by the Department of Driver Services and return of such license, permit, or card to a person applying for a new license or card; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 136"
citation: "Georgia HB 136 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Carter", "Betty Price", "Bill Hitchens", "Eddie Lumsden", "Kevin Tanner"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d574f5f-4325-451e-80e3-1543a3eccb39"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "dec61f3ce9ef434fdc808daffd59f60bb8ed33cad32e4e4f4305f781d6dd3311"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 136 (2017_18) — Drivers' licenses; demarcation of a valid driver's license, permit, or identification card; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 and Chapter 16 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses and the Department of Driver Services, respectively, so as to provide for demarcation of a valid driver's license, permit, or identification card by the Department of Driver Services and return of such license, permit, or card to a person applying for a new license or card; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **159–5** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Amy Carter — primary (person)
- Betty Price — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-15** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 55 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d574f5f-4325-451e-80e3-1543a3eccb39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Superior courts; fifth judge of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a fifth judge of the superior courts of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for the election of successors to the judge initially appointed; to prescribe the powers of such judge; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 138"
citation: "Georgia HB 138 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emory Dunahoo", "Kevin Tanner", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Dubnik", "Timothy Barr"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2018-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60ef311b-8041-4a47-8d11-e3526d5ad2c6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "79f7c871d1b5588d7e6cedca2739e9a1bcdf956499562480f23fe25e46083069"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 138 (2017_18) — Superior courts; fifth judge of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a fifth judge of the superior courts of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge by the Governor; to provide for the election of successors to the judge initially appointed; to prescribe the powers of such judge; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Timothy Barr — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-17** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-21** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 56 `executive-signature`
- **2018-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60ef311b-8041-4a47-8d11-e3526d5ad2c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Education; provide transparency of financial information of local school systems and schools; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education accountability assessment programs, so as to provide transparency of financial information of local school systems and schools to the greatest extent practicable; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for accessibility to certain financial data of a local board of education; to provide for school level budget and expenditure data; to require local school systems and schools to provide certain information on their websites; to provide for certain data and reports; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 139"
citation: "Georgia HB 139 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Beskin", "Dave Belton", "David Casas", "Jan Jones", "Jay Powell", "Mike Glanton"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f62d6267-268b-4c04-99b7-cbc129299cca"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a53f6ec8f9236362b4b06ba624bb8061a84ab014312793ac5e9716e09e57ea78"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 139 (2017_18) — Education; provide transparency of financial information of local school systems and schools; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education accountability assessment programs, so as to provide transparency of financial information of local school systems and schools to the greatest extent practicable; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for accessibility to certain financial data of a local board of education; to provide for school level budget and expenditure data; to require local school systems and schools to provide certain information on their websites; to provide for certain data and reports; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **170–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Beth Beskin — primary (person)
- Dave Belton — primary (person)
- David Casas — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Mike Glanton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-15** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-16** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-27** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-27** Act 29 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f62d6267-268b-4c04-99b7-cbc129299cca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Courts; sheriff to collect and deposit certain fees; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-16-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees for sheriff's services, so as to provide for the sheriff to collect and deposit certain fees; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 14"
citation: "Georgia HB 14 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Jones"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2016-11-28"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c465abc-97a9-424f-ade2-374d4bd06a79"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4d5bdb02c0d71cbe20691790f2ee90c04052bdd809407503d8a8cd0a91b21775"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 14 (2017_18) — Courts; sheriff to collect and deposit certain fees; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-16-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fees for sheriff's services, so as to provide for the sheriff to collect and deposit certain fees; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jeff Jones — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-11-28** House Prefiled `introduction`
- **2017-01-09** House Hopper
- **2017-01-10** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-11** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-01-31** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-07** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-08** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 39 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c465abc-97a9-424f-ade2-374d4bd06a79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Financial institutions; provide for definitions; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to financial institutions; to amend Code Section 13-1-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the charging of convenience fees by a lender or merchant, so as to allow for such fees on loans made pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 7; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trusts, so as to revise a definition; to provide for the authority of a foreign entity to act in a fiduciary capacity; to prohibit the establishment of a place of business by a foreign entity acting as a fiduciary not transacting business in the state; to provide for a filing statement with the Secretary of State and appointment of an agent for service by a foreign entity; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 143"
citation: "Georgia HB 143 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Chuck Williams", "Gloria Frazier", "Greg Morris", "Scott Hilton"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab2eba72-e34d-45d2-8854-c657fbff32dc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f2334d29b594b167ffc1262f3e18b2ab127cc9d73fa6cf8cb5b1f40d0023960b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 143 (2017_18) — Financial institutions; provide for definitions; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to financial institutions; to amend Code Section 13-1-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the charging of convenience fees by a lender or merchant, so as to allow for such fees on loans made pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 7; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 53 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trusts, so as to revise a definition; to provide for the authority of a foreign entity to act in a fiduciary capacity; to prohibit the establishment of a place of business by a foreign entity acting as a fiduciary not transacting business in the state; to provide for a filing statement with the Secretary of State and appointment of an agent for service by a foreign entity; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **166–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Chuck Williams — primary (person)
- Gloria Frazier — primary (person)
- Greg Morris — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 57 `executive-signature`
- **2017-06-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab2eba72-e34d-45d2-8854-c657fbff32dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Fire departments; purchase and maintain certain insurance coverage for firefighters; require"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 25-3-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general requirements for legally organized fire departments, so as to require such fire departments to purchase and maintain certain insurance coverage for firefighters; to provide methods for funding; to provide for rules and regulations; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of Georgia taxable net income, so as to provide an exemption for benefits received under said insurance coverage for firefighters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 146"
citation: "Georgia HB 146 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Strickland", "Bruce Williamson", "Christian Coomer", "Jay Powell", "John Meadows", "Micah Gravley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2018-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bc663e8-2371-48f9-a2c3-c7cf4a19487a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "767d9d4541115469170d5f3c026067e04e28ab2d13d83f269fa8c5c54a235b9a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 146 (2017_18) — Fire departments; purchase and maintain certain insurance coverage for firefighters; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 25-3-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general requirements for legally organized fire departments, so as to require such fire departments to purchase and maintain certain insurance coverage for firefighters; to provide methods for funding; to provide for rules and regulations; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to computation of Georgia taxable net income, so as to provide an exemption for benefits received under said insurance coverage for firefighters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **171–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Christian Coomer — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- John Meadows — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** House Hopper
- **2017-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-07** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-07** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-08** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-09** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-09** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-16** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-04** Act 142 `executive-signature`
- **2018-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bc663e8-2371-48f9-a2c3-c7cf4a19487a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Road and Tollway Authority; failure to pay tolls; place hold on motor vehicle registration"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 32-10-64 and 48-7-161 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general toll powers, police powers, and rules and regulations of the State Road and Tollway Authority and definitions relative to setoff debt collection by the Department of Revenue, respectively, so as to provide for the placement of a hold on motor vehicle registration upon failure to pay proper tolls and administrative fees; to provide for setoff of such debt owed from tax refunds by the Department of Revenue; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 150"
citation: "Georgia HB 150 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Chuck Efstration", "Jason Ridley", "Terry Rogers", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2018-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1795d0b-1484-41ca-80e0-d7931f6692d3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f9d95030034c3552fa54ac16fc7fe18e2ad6d30251e221b8c6404c8991c0474e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 150 (2017_18) — State Road and Tollway Authority; failure to pay tolls; place hold on motor vehicle registration
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 32-10-64 and 48-7-161 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general toll powers, police powers, and rules and regulations of the State Road and Tollway Authority and definitions relative to setoff debt collection by the Department of Revenue, respectively, so as to provide for the placement of a hold on motor vehicle registration upon failure to pay proper tolls and administrative fees; to provide for setoff of such debt owed from tax refunds by the Department of Revenue; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **143–21** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
- Terry Rogers — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-26** House Hopper
- **2017-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-22** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Tabled
- **2017-03-30** Senate Taken from Table
- **2017-03-30** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2018-01-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2018-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-03** Act 304 `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1795d0b-1484-41ca-80e0-d7931f6692d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Council on American Indian Concerns; attach to Department of Natural Resources"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Council on American Indian Concerns, so as to attach the council to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 153"
citation: "Georgia HB 153 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Dan Gasaway", "Lynn Smith", "Terry Rogers", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3eb8c35-9bce-4ef4-b08d-b77ced821de9"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "dde4f258a241b9fb37c1d80df14a95ffe784726e2e176aae6dc17f6cfafed847"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 153 (2017_18) — Council on American Indian Concerns; attach to Department of Natural Resources
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Council on American Indian Concerns, so as to attach the council to the Department of Natural Resources for administrative purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **138–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Dan Gasaway — primary (person)
- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
- Terry Rogers — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-26** House Hopper
- **2017-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 58 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3eb8c35-9bce-4ef4-b08d-b77ced821de9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Dental hygienists; perform certain functions under general supervision; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dental hygienists, so as to authorize licensed dental hygienists to perform certain functions under general supervision in certain settings; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for criteria; to provide for requirements; to collect certain Medicaid data; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 154"
citation: "Georgia HB 154 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lee Hawkins", "Matt Hatchett", "Michele Henson", "Sharon Cooper", "Stacey Abrams"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2018-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20bc837f-dd30-4fe1-9db9-9e151b69f39d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7c4bbb4a9b3afe42df36ded861090e87112055e445331c812cb60c6591c2a5f8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 154 (2017_18) — Dental hygienists; perform certain functions under general supervision; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dental hygienists, so as to authorize licensed dental hygienists to perform certain functions under general supervision in certain settings; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for criteria; to provide for requirements; to collect certain Medicaid data; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Michele Henson — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Stacey Abrams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-26** House Hopper
- **2017-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-01-31** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-10** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Tabled
- **2017-03-30** Senate Taken from Table
- **2017-03-30** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 177 `executive-signature`
- **2018-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20bc837f-dd30-4fe1-9db9-9e151b69f39d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Musical Investment Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to create an income tax credit for certain expenditures by a production company related to certain state certified musical or theatrical productions or recorded musical performances; to provide for rules and regulations and an application process related to such income tax credit; to provide for certain conditions and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 155"
citation: "Georgia HB 155 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Carter", "Bert Reeves", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Hatchett", "Ron Stephens", "Spencer Frye"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2018-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9fc829c-f98b-4cc8-b555-e6489c04041e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8604419d3775d0b9411e4c2cc033c0a57a8ade85049365b602f6bd6800f2270d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 155 (2017_18) — Georgia Musical Investment Act; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to create an income tax credit for certain expenditures by a production company related to certain state certified musical or theatrical productions or recorded musical performances; to provide for rules and regulations and an application process related to such income tax credit; to provide for certain conditions and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **157–11** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Amy Carter — primary (person)
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Spencer Frye — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-26** House Hopper
- **2017-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2017-03-30** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 223 `executive-signature`
- **2018-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9fc829c-f98b-4cc8-b555-e6489c04041e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical advertising; certain certifying organizations; revise certain criteria"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-22.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for advertising or publicizing of medical specialty certification, so as to revise certain criteria for certain certifying organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 157"
citation: "Georgia HB 157 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dominic LaRiccia", "Ed Rynders", "Matt Hatchett", "Sharon Cooper", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfd1badc-745f-4b05-bf25-ba8b8a2025a4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8065962c42eb815ebd7d99d744fd1b9ac25be6517dc7832925e4035bb97b6039"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 157 (2017_18) — Medical advertising; certain certifying organizations; revise certain criteria
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-22.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to requirements for advertising or publicizing of medical specialty certification, so as to revise certain criteria for certain certifying organizations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **167–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
- Ed Rynders — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-26** House Hopper
- **2017-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 59 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfd1badc-745f-4b05-bf25-ba8b8a2025a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Domestic relations; adoption; substantially revise general provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions for adoption, so as to substantially revise the general provisions applicable to adoptions; to change the requirements for adopting children; to provide for a nonresident to allow an adoption of his or her child; to provide for adoption of foreign-born children; to provide for a waiver to revoke a surrender of parental rights; to change the age for individuals to access the Adoption Reunion Registry; to revise and provide for forms; to provide for the annulment of an adoption under certain circumstances; to amend Code Section 15-11-320 of the O.C.G.A., relating to termination of parental rights, so as to correct a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 159"
citation: "Georgia HB 159 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Fleming", "Bert Reeves", "Ed Setzler", "Mary Oliver", "Stacey Evans", "Wendell Willard"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2018-09-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/163f965e-ddd9-4051-af25-128376ea6aa4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "acfa2a80b209784c0b456546aa83bf00f213f64c4e7c00d4f5d340870bc54a3f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 159 (2017_18) — Domestic relations; adoption; substantially revise general provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions for adoption, so as to substantially revise the general provisions applicable to adoptions; to change the requirements for adopting children; to provide for a nonresident to allow an adoption of his or her child; to provide for adoption of foreign-born children; to provide for a waiver to revoke a surrender of parental rights; to change the age for individuals to access the Adoption Reunion Registry; to revise and provide for forms; to provide for the annulment of an adoption under certain circumstances; to amend Code Section 15-11-320 of the O.C.G.A., relating to termination of parental rights, so as to correct a cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **165–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Stacey Evans — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-26** House Hopper
- **2017-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-18** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2018-01-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2018-01-18** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2018-01-18** Senate Transmitted House
- **2018-02-01** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
- **2018-02-01** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2018-02-05** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2018-03-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-03** Act 285 `executive-signature`
- **2018-09-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/163f965e-ddd9-4051-af25-128376ea6aa4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Medical practice; maintenance of certification shall not be required; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to provide that maintenance of certification shall not be required as a condition of licensure to practice medicine, staff privileges, employment in certain facilities, reimbursement, or malpractice insurance coverage; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 165"
citation: "Georgia HB 165 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Betty Price", "Deborah Silcox", "Jodi Lott", "Mark Newton", "Rick Jasperse", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/409f8ca2-12b1-459b-9c78-536955e6b9fe"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "aa1c720d5d4782a3d1570eb07cf53568d62325d7ca5f4e9fee50bca2d73da202"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 165 (2017_18) — Medical practice; maintenance of certification shall not be required; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical practice, so as to provide that maintenance of certification shall not be required as a condition of licensure to practice medicine, staff privileges, employment in certain facilities, reimbursement, or malpractice insurance coverage; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **171–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Betty Price — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jodi Lott — primary (person)
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-26** House Hopper
- **2017-01-30** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-01** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 180 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/409f8ca2-12b1-459b-9c78-536955e6b9fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority; abolish Upper Oconee Resource Management Commission"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority, approved April 14, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 5123), so as to abolish the Upper Oconee Resource Management Commission; to remove all references to same; to modify the composition of the Authority's Board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 168"
citation: "Georgia HB 168 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Williams", "Regina Quick", "Spencer Frye", "Terry England", "Tom Kirby", "Tommy Benton"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ace29808-3130-4da1-84f5-779d5e3ec77d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f612500e7d13dcd8d76394d344718184018ff0710bf4bea9ac3c18bc14468f88"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 168 (2017_18) — Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority; abolish Upper Oconee Resource Management Commission
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority, approved April 14, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 5123), so as to abolish the Upper Oconee Resource Management Commission; to remove all references to same; to modify the composition of the Authority's Board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **170–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Williams — primary (person)
- Regina Quick — primary (person)
- Spencer Frye — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
- Tom Kirby — primary (person)
- Tommy Benton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-30** House Hopper
- **2017-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 60 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ace29808-3130-4da1-84f5-779d5e3ec77d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Charlton County; probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Charlton County, who also serves as chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Charlton County, shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 169"
citation: "Georgia HB 169 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Spencer", "John Corbett"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2018-01-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/233edc51-ee8f-4904-8093-2b3bc38e04ba"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e7fb9d1ed2f8bb69bbb7a1037c0550b6b06d1aa748cb702014fd8b48a22eaf8a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 169 (2017_18) — Charlton County; probate judge; provide nonpartisan elections
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide that future elections for the office of probate judge of Charlton County, who also serves as chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Charlton County, shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **149–12** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jason Spencer — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-30** House Hopper
- **2017-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-07** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 61 `executive-signature`
- **2018-01-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/233edc51-ee8f-4904-8093-2b3bc38e04ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Meriwether County Water and Sewerage Authority; members and chairperson; change designation"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Meriwether County Water and Sewerage Authority, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3194), so as to change the designation of members of the Authority from serving on posts to serving for districts; to change the method of designation of the chairperson of the Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 171"
citation: "Georgia HB 171 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debbie Buckner", "Robert Trammell"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c30b5c4a-4b4f-4977-a0a5-34daec6a17c5"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a89c3d84f6f54903c1f8a1bf4f61f9651f1505030fc9bbdd45ecdddb47140594"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 171 (2017_18) — Meriwether County Water and Sewerage Authority; members and chairperson; change designation
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the Meriwether County Water and Sewerage Authority, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3194), so as to change the designation of members of the Authority from serving on posts to serving for districts; to change the method of designation of the chairperson of the Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Debbie Buckner — primary (person)
- Robert Trammell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-30** House Hopper
- **2017-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-02** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 62 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c30b5c4a-4b4f-4977-a0a5-34daec6a17c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Dahlonega, City of; levy an excise tax"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Dahlonega to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 172"
citation: "Georgia HB 172 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Tanner"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f24529b-d848-44dd-8275-a73010e78dc6"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "42e388234ef9f8414bbb7405aa81e8be98dfd4fba92ef166dd9070f5763bc908"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 172 (2017_18) — Dahlonega, City of; levy an excise tax
A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Dahlonega to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-30** House Hopper
- **2017-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-02** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 63 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f24529b-d848-44dd-8275-a73010e78dc6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance; insurer's medium of payment of policy or contractual obligations; expand"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general insurance provisions, so as to expand an insurer's medium of payment of policy or contractual obligations from the sole medium of legal tender to include any other method of payment approved by the Commissioner; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 174"
citation: "Georgia HB 174 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Buzz Brockway", "Eddie Lumsden", "Richard Smith", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce8ff692-7f93-4d38-b3bd-87819344a7a1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6f7a3aec38778a811ebc63e9d16cfb73af3a9e279d9855e088c0ebd7abc81c9e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 174 (2017_18) — Insurance; insurer's medium of payment of policy or contractual obligations; expand
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general insurance provisions, so as to expand an insurer's medium of payment of policy or contractual obligations from the sole medium of legal tender to include any other method of payment approved by the Commissioner; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **162–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Buzz Brockway — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Richard Smith — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-30** House Hopper
- **2017-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-09** Veto V3 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce8ff692-7f93-4d38-b3bd-87819344a7a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture, Department of; enter into agreements with the federal government to enforce provisions of certain federal laws; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize the Department of Agriculture to enter into agreements with the federal government to enforce provisions of certain federal laws; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 176"
citation: "Georgia HB 176 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dominic LaRiccia", "Terry England", "Tom McCall"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6bf07e8-2a81-41e6-a207-353c5d102df3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e9060f7f36a0114bd62b3989a178f0e7146f9aa51e2d869fee6d9666b522f49d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 176 (2017_18) — Agriculture, Department of; enter into agreements with the federal government to enforce provisions of certain federal laws; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize the Department of Agriculture to enter into agreements with the federal government to enforce provisions of certain federal laws; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **172–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
- Tom McCall — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-30** House Hopper
- **2017-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-09** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-17** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 64 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6bf07e8-2a81-41e6-a207-353c5d102df3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Community Affairs, Department of; Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council; recreate"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to recreate the Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council under the Department of Community Affairs; to provide for definitions; to provide that all documents and data of the current Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council that is under the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources shall be transferred to the new council; to provide for appointment of members to the council, selection of a chairperson, and payment of certain expenses; to provide for availability of reports generated by the council; to provide for promulgation of certain rules and regulations; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 183"
citation: "Georgia HB 183 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buzz Brockway", "James Epps", "Robert Dickey", "Sheri Gilligan"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29b54977-8db7-4081-b3b5-bca1cf59ff98"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "c3169985fe340341ffcc011893de780770cf71f27b2be0efa51e3e92caba77c9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 183 (2017_18) — Community Affairs, Department of; Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council; recreate
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to recreate the Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council under the Department of Community Affairs; to provide for definitions; to provide that all documents and data of the current Georgia Geospatial Advisory Council that is under the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources shall be transferred to the new council; to provide for appointment of members to the council, selection of a chairperson, and payment of certain expenses; to provide for availability of reports generated by the council; to provide for promulgation of certain rules and regulations; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **162–5** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Buzz Brockway — primary (person)
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Sheri Gilligan — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-30** House Hopper
- **2017-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-14** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 65 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29b54977-8db7-4081-b3b5-bca1cf59ff98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Monroe County; Board of Commissioners; provide nonbinding advisory referendum"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors of Monroe County desire the Monroe County Board of Commissioners to levy an annual ad valorem tax and issue further appropriate debt instruments to support the continued availability of health care services for the citizens of the county at Monroe County Hospital, including services for the indigent citizens of the county, and to service hospital debt; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 187"
citation: "Georgia HB 187 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen Peake", "Robert Dickey", "Susan Holmes"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-30"
last_action: "2017-02-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e9599b7-f744-466c-a63d-46ee5e378af7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7285926c20fd53cfa8cc1ba2d517b2446ca44f60dc8dfcf9024f1d9c87bb4ae8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 187 (2017_18) — Monroe County; Board of Commissioners; provide nonbinding advisory referendum
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a nonbinding advisory referendum for the purpose of ascertaining whether the electors of Monroe County desire the Monroe County Board of Commissioners to levy an annual ad valorem tax and issue further appropriate debt instruments to support the continued availability of health care services for the citizens of the county at Monroe County Hospital, including services for the indigent citizens of the county, and to service hospital debt; to provide for legislative purposes and findings; to provide for procedures and requirements relating thereto; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **164–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Allen Peake — primary (person)
- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
- Susan Holmes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-30** House Hopper
- **2017-01-31** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-02** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-02** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-08** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-09** Act 3 `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-09** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e9599b7-f744-466c-a63d-46ee5e378af7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Domestic relations; marriage articles and antenuptial agreements; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to marriage generally, so as to change provisions relating to marriage articles; to provide for a definition; to clarify provisions relating to antenuptial agreements; to repeal provisions relating to recording certain documents; to modernize terminology and repeal arcane concepts; to amend Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, so as to change provisions relating to agreements required to be in writing; to conform cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 190"
citation: "Georgia HB 190 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Oliver", "Meagan Hanson", "Regina Quick", "Trey Kelley", "Wendell Willard"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2018-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/863ad5f2-b082-49b4-b872-d5681131d4c4"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "62c50b53c211aa8a3652f992b27e24f395186fbb98f056a0a734ca643bb1bdea"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 190 (2017_18) — Domestic relations; marriage articles and antenuptial agreements; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to marriage generally, so as to change provisions relating to marriage articles; to provide for a definition; to clarify provisions relating to antenuptial agreements; to repeal provisions relating to recording certain documents; to modernize terminology and repeal arcane concepts; to amend Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contracts, so as to change provisions relating to agreements required to be in writing; to conform cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **171–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Meagan Hanson — primary (person)
- Regina Quick — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-31** House Hopper
- **2017-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2018-02-14** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2018-02-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2018-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2018-03-29** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2018-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-03** Act 305 `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/863ad5f2-b082-49b4-b872-d5681131d4c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Ben Hill County; abolish office of elected county surveyor; provide appointment"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Ben Hill County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve out the remainder of his or her term; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 191"
citation: "Georgia HB 191 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Clay Pirkle"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dd25d82-a090-4dcd-9534-2c5b90e124d7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "65feb2f655a6eca1bc80d767e6fd6d6096dde5a5a81a33d18512fd237dbe3f52"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 191 (2017_18) — Ben Hill County; abolish office of elected county surveyor; provide appointment
A BILL to be entitled an Act to abolish the office of elected county surveyor of Ben Hill County; to provide for the appointment of a county surveyor by the governing authority of the county; to provide that the person currently serving as elected county surveyor shall serve out the remainder of his or her term; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **159–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Clay Pirkle — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-31** House Hopper
- **2017-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 66 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4dd25d82-a090-4dcd-9534-2c5b90e124d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Banks, trust companies, and corporations; responsibilities and standard of care of directors and officers; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 12 of Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 and Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to management of bank and trust companies and directors and officers of corporations, respectively, so as to change provisions relating to the responsibilities and standard of care of directors and officers of banks, trust companies, and corporations; to clarify and expand the ability of directors and officers to rely on other individuals in the performance of their duties; to shield directors and officers from liability for monetary damages to the corporation, its shareholders, and certain other parties in the absence of gross negligence; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 192"
citation: "Georgia HB 192 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Beskin", "Bruce Williamson", "Christian Coomer", "Jay Powell", "Matt Hatchett", "Wendell Willard"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07a1fa1f-e90b-4f41-b6c4-d920b4a1750f"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a28a3587ed4ab190bd570aba696ee39669f920c79c78b905c1c2173b2542a8e6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 192 (2017_18) — Banks, trust companies, and corporations; responsibilities and standard of care of directors and officers; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 12 of Article 2 of Chapter 1 of Title 7 and Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the O.C.G.A., relating to management of bank and trust companies and directors and officers of corporations, respectively, so as to change provisions relating to the responsibilities and standard of care of directors and officers of banks, trust companies, and corporations; to clarify and expand the ability of directors and officers to rely on other individuals in the performance of their duties; to shield directors and officers from liability for monetary damages to the corporation, its shareholders, and certain other parties in the absence of gross negligence; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **128–40** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Beth Beskin — primary (person)
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Christian Coomer — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-31** House Hopper
- **2017-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-03-01** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-09** Act 248 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07a1fa1f-e90b-4f41-b6c4-d920b4a1750f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax; exemption for royalties paid to musical artists; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to provide an exemption for royalties paid to musical artists; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 196"
citation: "Georgia HB 196 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Carter", "Bert Reeves", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Dollar", "Ron Stephens", "Spencer Frye"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c79e8fe-096f-4b51-a1a0-9ec23bc556a1"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e2485d08d35f6e8fb349c42cac6a8b3e4aab639cefcf329a851e7ba7a1f6bab8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 196 (2017_18) — Income tax; exemption for royalties paid to musical artists; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to provide an exemption for royalties paid to musical artists; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **56–105** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Amy Carter — primary (person)
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Dollar — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Spencer Frye — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-31** House Hopper
- **2017-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** House Third Reading Lost `reading-3, failure`
- **2017-03-03** House Reconsidered
- **2017-03-03** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `withdrawal, referral-committee`
- **2017-03-03** House Passed/Adopted Reconsidered Bill/Resolution By Substitute
- **2017-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-03-30** Senate Insisted
- **2017-03-30** House Insisted
- **2017-03-30** House Conference Committee Appointed 171st, 106th, 130th
- **2017-03-30** Senate Conference Committee Appointed 11th, 52nd, 36th
- **2017-03-30** Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-03-30** House Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-25** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-25** Act 25 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c79e8fe-096f-4b51-a1a0-9ec23bc556a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Fair Business Practices Act; requirements for solicitations of services for obtaining a copy of an instrument conveying real estate; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Fair Business Practices Act, so as to provide for requirements for solicitations of services for obtaining a copy of an instrument conveying real estate; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 197"
citation: "Georgia HB 197 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buzz Brockway", "Josh Bonner", "Matt Hatchett", "Sam Teasley", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ad84e96-7d6a-4477-a6be-a6d4bcb67664"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "e1e91bf2ba9fbd312dc5ae8ab437e2adb828a5d7e8a73159bc660b4d9f5c571e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 197 (2017_18) — Fair Business Practices Act; requirements for solicitations of services for obtaining a copy of an instrument conveying real estate; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Fair Business Practices Act, so as to provide for requirements for solicitations of services for obtaining a copy of an instrument conveying real estate; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **170–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Buzz Brockway — primary (person)
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Sam Teasley — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-31** House Hopper
- **2017-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** House Postponed
- **2017-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 67 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ad84e96-7d6a-4477-a6be-a6d4bcb67664`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elementary and secondary education; influenza vaccine; provide information"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students in grades six through 12 on influenza and its vaccine whenever other health information is provided; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 198"
citation: "Georgia HB 198 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katie Dempsey", "Mark Newton", "Pat Gardner", "Rick Jasperse", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78651efe-0222-48d7-9327-49d02b1d045b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "fb39fb595ad81d344cb2efed14c293849e971a71fb07a31197c311d2cabc50e1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 198 (2017_18) — Elementary and secondary education; influenza vaccine; provide information
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems to provide certain information to parents and guardians of students in grades six through 12 on influenza and its vaccine whenever other health information is provided; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **166–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
- Pat Gardner — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-31** House Hopper
- **2017-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Tabled
- **2017-03-30** Senate Taken from Table
- **2017-03-30** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-27** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-27** Act 30 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78651efe-0222-48d7-9327-49d02b1d045b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax credit; interactive entertainment companies; change certain provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to change certain provisions regarding the income tax credit for interactive entertainment companies; to remove the sunset on such exemptions; to add an exemption for certain prereleased products; to provide for a new state income tax credit for qualified postproduction expenditures of postproduction companies; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 199"
citation: "Georgia HB 199 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Jay Powell", "Terry Rogers", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76706a45-7f85-46cc-bb2b-b2242b68561c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8e4aea868b52de470796fd1214c16721fbc6324755a7d5f4b7e020d3cb04e501"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 199 (2017_18) — Income tax credit; interactive entertainment companies; change certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to change certain provisions regarding the income tax credit for interactive entertainment companies; to remove the sunset on such exemptions; to add an exemption for certain prereleased products; to provide for a new state income tax credit for qualified postproduction expenditures of postproduction companies; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **158–3** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Terry Rogers — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-31** House Hopper
- **2017-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2017-03-30** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-25** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-25** Act 26 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76706a45-7f85-46cc-bb2b-b2242b68561c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Public officers and employees; annual salary for the Governor; change provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost-of-living adjustments, so as to change provisions relating to the salary for the Governor; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 202"
citation: "Georgia HB 202 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Powell", "Matt Hatchett", "Terry England"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-31"
last_action: "2017-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8fb99ad-834d-4635-bef5-edd5d2c81dee"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f2e3255fa9101259b282dbcec9d424a0ba0276749be9f00c303684dd69de5aa9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 202 (2017_18) — Public officers and employees; annual salary for the Governor; change provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 45-7-4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annual salaries of certain state officials and cost-of-living adjustments, so as to change provisions relating to the salary for the Governor; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **141–22** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-31** House Hopper
- **2017-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-01** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2017-03-30** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-09** Act 225 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-09** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8fb99ad-834d-4635-bef5-edd5d2c81dee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Mining and drilling; regulate exploration and extraction of gas and oil; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mining and drilling, so as to regulate the exploration and extraction of gas and oil in this state; to provide for a definition; to provide for authority to create an Oil and Gas Board under certain circumstances; to require the promulgation of rules and regulations related to drilling and extraction; to amend provisions relating to drilling permits; to increase the amount of bond security for drilling operations; to provide for authority of local governments; to impose a severance tax on the extraction of oil and gas; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 205"
citation: "Georgia HB 205 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Broadrick", "Eddie Lumsden", "Jason Ridley", "John Meadows", "Katie Dempsey", "Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff1a8aa1-7878-44eb-b8e2-4b53198c9c25"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4435f850961f2ab6497ead448855423a6d2bfa022d26000c160aeb4e939d0d0e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 205 (2017_18) — Mining and drilling; regulate exploration and extraction of gas and oil; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mining and drilling, so as to regulate the exploration and extraction of gas and oil in this state; to provide for a definition; to provide for authority to create an Oil and Gas Board under certain circumstances; to require the promulgation of rules and regulations related to drilling and extraction; to amend provisions relating to drilling permits; to increase the amount of bond security for drilling operations; to provide for authority of local governments; to impose a severance tax on the extraction of oil and gas; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **162–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Broadrick — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
- John Meadows — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-01** House Hopper
- **2017-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2017-03-30** Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub
- **2017-03-30** House Insisted
- **2017-03-30** House Conference Committee Appointed 5th, 36th, 106th
- **2017-03-30** Senate Conference Committee Appointed 25th, 52nd, 49th
- **2018-01-29** House Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2018-03-09** Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2018-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Act 481 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff1a8aa1-7878-44eb-b8e2-4b53198c9c25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights; certain audits conducted by the Department of Community Health; remove exception; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 26-4-118 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, \"The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights,\" so as to remove an exception relating to certain audits conducted by the Department of Community Health; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide that clerical or other errors do not constitute a basis to recoup payments made by providers of medical assistance; to provide for a correction period; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 206"
citation: "Georgia HB 206 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Welch", "Don Hogan", "J. Collins", "Jesse Petrea", "Mary Oliver", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d0335b9-712f-4d8a-92d5-2276def3e461"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3cfa26613672b825232e7bfa56684c39059fe1a0465f9352d0fa1982ec122a37"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 206 (2017_18) — The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights; certain audits conducted by the Department of Community Health; remove exception; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 26-4-118 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, "The Pharmacy Audit Bill of Rights," so as to remove an exception relating to certain audits conducted by the Department of Community Health; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide that clerical or other errors do not constitute a basis to recoup payments made by providers of medical assistance; to provide for a correction period; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **166–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
- Don Hogan — primary (person)
- J. Collins — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-01** House Hopper
- **2017-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Tabled
- **2017-03-30** Senate Taken from Table
- **2017-03-30** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 68 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d0335b9-712f-4d8a-92d5-2276def3e461`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Game and fish; boat registration fees and additional methods for reporting the sale of boats; revise"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to game and fish, so as to revise definitions, license fees, and license requirements; to amend Code Section 52-7-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to numbering of vessels, requirements, and fees, so as to revise boat registration fees and allow additional methods for reporting the sale of boats; to correct cross-references; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 208"
citation: "Georgia HB 208 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chad Nimmer", "Chuck Efstration", "David Knight", "Terry Rogers", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ac622d2-0e77-4f98-9188-896fa7849d99"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d27f324e28e9ef60f43ae4b9a215b0760472ed88d1b5e74d8667a784d8990786"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 208 (2017_18) — Game and fish; boat registration fees and additional methods for reporting the sale of boats; revise
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to game and fish, so as to revise definitions, license fees, and license requirements; to amend Code Section 52-7-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to numbering of vessels, requirements, and fees, so as to revise boat registration fees and allow additional methods for reporting the sale of boats; to correct cross-references; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **150–14** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- David Knight — primary (person)
- Terry Rogers — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-01** House Hopper
- **2017-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-01** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-25** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-25** Act 22 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ac622d2-0e77-4f98-9188-896fa7849d99`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Health; certain specimen collection stations and blood banks are not considered clinical laboratories; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-22-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to clinical laboratories, so as to provide that certain specimen collection stations and blood banks are not considered clinical laboratories for the purpose of regulation under Chapter 22; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 210"
citation: "Georgia HB 210 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Broadrick", "Bruce Williamson", "Jodi Lott", "Sharon Cooper", "Susan Holmes"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d5c93ce-d339-41c6-9bae-ab9f2a46501a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "09a00c738b6183b85e310960abac8145a4d82dccbe4009c44fe62d6fad0fc6e1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 210 (2017_18) — Health; certain specimen collection stations and blood banks are not considered clinical laboratories; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-22-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to clinical laboratories, so as to provide that certain specimen collection stations and blood banks are not considered clinical laboratories for the purpose of regulation under Chapter 22; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **162–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Broadrick — primary (person)
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Jodi Lott — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Susan Holmes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-01** House Hopper
- **2017-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 210 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d5c93ce-d339-41c6-9bae-ab9f2a46501a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Income tax credit; certain scholarship organizations; increase amount of the aggregate cap on contributions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to increase the amount of the aggregate cap on contributions to certain scholarship organizations in order to receive income tax credits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 217"
citation: "Georgia HB 217 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Knight", "Earl Ehrhart", "John Carson", "Ron Stephens", "Sam Teasley", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2018-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acd507cf-2d18-483f-ad1a-892d81094075"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "96f212e411fcfd189086913fd2470a40334d0305e947e395c92c5377b69ac2a9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 217 (2017_18) — Income tax credit; certain scholarship organizations; increase amount of the aggregate cap on contributions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to increase the amount of the aggregate cap on contributions to certain scholarship organizations in order to receive income tax credits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **111–62** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Knight — primary (person)
- Earl Ehrhart — primary (person)
- John Carson — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Sam Teasley — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-01** House Hopper
- **2017-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-28** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2017-03-30** Senate Disagreed House Amend or Sub
- **2018-02-01** House Insisted
- **2018-02-01** House Conference Committee Appointed 46th, 171st, 36th
- **2018-02-07** Senate Conference Committee Appointed 52nd, 21st, 1st
- **2018-03-29** Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2018-03-29** House Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2018-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-07** Act 424 `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-07** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/acd507cf-2d18-483f-ad1a-892d81094075`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Coweta County; board of elections and registration; create"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Coweta County and to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 219"
citation: "Georgia HB 219 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Stover", "Josh Bonner", "Lynn Smith", "Robert Trammell"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55e17dd8-4251-42b9-9ab0-6e498ca934eb"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "558d5684c1afe627c0cc2fcb9531ef537e8be2df016394e66d0f170c9a8a2740"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 219 (2017_18) — Coweta County; board of elections and registration; create
A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Coweta County and to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **159–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David Stover — primary (person)
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
- Robert Trammell — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-01** House Hopper
- **2017-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-17** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Act 69 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55e17dd8-4251-42b9-9ab0-6e498ca934eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Commerce and trade; powers of attorney to a uniform Act; update and conform provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to agency, so as to update and conform provisions relating to powers of attorney to a uniform Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 221"
citation: "Georgia HB 221 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Greg Morris", "Robert Trammell", "Sharon Cooper", "Terry England", "Wendell Willard"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59f68be2-27ed-426b-94de-63f6f39187b8"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "3cf0b53df1af20ad84011d0c3bf347ab46922da1ffb250bbd6e6fe61abc835b9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 221 (2017_18) — Commerce and trade; powers of attorney to a uniform Act; update and conform provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to agency, so as to update and conform provisions relating to powers of attorney to a uniform Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **170–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Greg Morris — primary (person)
- Robert Trammell — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
- Wendell Willard — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-01** House Hopper
- **2017-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 186 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59f68be2-27ed-426b-94de-63f6f39187b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Quality Basic Education Act; military student may attend any school in local system; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 13 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to organization of schools and school systems under the \"Quality Basic Education Act,\" so as to provide that a military student may attend any school in the local school system; to provide a definition; to provide for a streamlined process and annual notice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 224"
citation: "Georgia HB 224 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calvin Smyre", "Darrel Ealum", "Dave Belton", "Ed Rynders", "Richard Smith", "Tom Taylor"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f3fbd25-4045-49be-884f-3d70b2b5ef20"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a1631a3aef680c1fd87572797bbc23d4462e471a8d27ffe007f5ed2d8dcc29a3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 224 (2017_18) — Quality Basic Education Act; military student may attend any school in local system; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 13 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to organization of schools and school systems under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that a military student may attend any school in the local school system; to provide a definition; to provide for a streamlined process and annual notice; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **167–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Calvin Smyre — primary (person)
- Darrel Ealum — primary (person)
- Dave Belton — primary (person)
- Ed Rynders — primary (person)
- Richard Smith — primary (person)
- Tom Taylor — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-01** House Hopper
- **2017-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** House Postponed
- **2017-02-23** House Postponed
- **2017-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** House Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
- **2017-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-27** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-27** Act 31 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f3fbd25-4045-49be-884f-3d70b2b5ef20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substances; Schedules I, II, IV and V; change certain provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to change certain provisions relating to Schedules I, II, IV, and V controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drug; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 231"
citation: "Georgia HB 231 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Broadrick", "Lee Hawkins", "Micah Gravley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/806a9748-6ddb-449f-81e9-4f3a45ea83f3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a1e8e93127a99f63b404f2195a68554d987cf604394ee4a8b19a262b165c5597"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 231 (2017_18) — Controlled substances; Schedules I, II, IV and V; change certain provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to change certain provisions relating to Schedules I, II, IV, and V controlled substances; to change certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drug; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **164–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bruce Broadrick — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-01** House Hopper
- **2017-02-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-16** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-17** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-17** Act 17 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-17** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/806a9748-6ddb-449f-81e9-4f3a45ea83f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation; receive private donations for grants to public schools; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 and Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education and to revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to authorize the Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation to receive private donations to be used for grants to public schools; to provide for grant criteria; to provide for an income tax credit for qualified education donations; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to such donations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 237"
citation: "Georgia HB 237 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks Coleman", "David Casas", "James Epps", "Joyce Chandler", "Randy Nix", "Terry England"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52fb6e6c-cfe2-4a9b-b0c5-172d587d783d"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4cc26bfb31ea74d0a04c212e0f8bc37eb95636258c6bcd5149bc32d0e4cb94c1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 237 (2017_18) — Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation; receive private donations for grants to public schools; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 and Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education and to revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to authorize the Public Education Innovation Fund Foundation to receive private donations to be used for grants to public schools; to provide for grant criteria; to provide for an income tax credit for qualified education donations; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to such donations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **165–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Brooks Coleman — primary (person)
- David Casas — primary (person)
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Joyce Chandler — primary (person)
- Randy Nix — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-02** House Hopper
- **2017-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Tabled
- **2017-03-30** Senate Taken from Table
- **2017-03-30** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-27** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-27** Act 32 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-27** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52fb6e6c-cfe2-4a9b-b0c5-172d587d783d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ad valorem tax; use of property for solar power generation; provide exception to a breach of covenants"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide an exception to a breach of the covenants for use of the property for solar power generation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 238"
citation: "Georgia HB 238 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dominic LaRiccia", "James Epps", "Matt Hatchett", "Sam Watson", "Stacey Abrams", "Terry England"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f64bc6e-c247-43d4-867e-26f3ca743201"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1224009729c98ac039f1cc4bd4522c898abc19b5b8123a25c4a634a78772fe1b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 238 (2017_18) — Ad valorem tax; use of property for solar power generation; provide exception to a breach of covenants
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide an exception to a breach of the covenants for use of the property for solar power generation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **170–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
- Stacey Abrams — primary (person)
- Terry England — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-02** House Hopper
- **2017-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-17** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-17** Act 16 `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-17** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f64bc6e-c247-43d4-867e-26f3ca743201`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cove's Law; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of hazardous conditions, so as to add Krabbe disease to the list of metabolic and genetic conditions for which newborn screening may be conducted pursuant to the Department of Public Health; to provide for the screening at the option of the parent or parents; to provide for payment of fees directly to the laboratory; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 241"
citation: "Georgia HB 241 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Jan Jones", "Lee Hawkins", "Matt Dubnik", "Matt Hatchett", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eecec646-f770-4b87-930f-f8d80b79651b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a51794a3554e9c6b2e44a6d0411aa1cde1504f5abacbbeba157c97a6a4643d59"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 241 (2017_18) — Cove's Law; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of hazardous conditions, so as to add Krabbe disease to the list of metabolic and genetic conditions for which newborn screening may be conducted pursuant to the Department of Public Health; to provide for the screening at the option of the parent or parents; to provide for payment of fees directly to the laboratory; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **163–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-02** House Hopper
- **2017-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 190 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eecec646-f770-4b87-930f-f8d80b79651b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Minimum wage; require additional pay to employees based on schedule changes; preempt local government mandates"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to preempt local government mandates requiring additional pay to employees based on schedule changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 243"
citation: "Georgia HB 243 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Werkheiser", "Brian Strickland", "Bruce Williamson", "Jason Shaw", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6227f627-ca2a-44ac-abea-550169320e5e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4477fadca6c35da1aac35ea4c5616be704fc0b9b3fd364bf364f8ee7f290f33e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 243 (2017_18) — Minimum wage; require additional pay to employees based on schedule changes; preempt local government mandates
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to preempt local government mandates requiring additional pay to employees based on schedule changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **115–55** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Jason Shaw — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-02** House Hopper
- **2017-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-22** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Tabled
- **2017-03-30** Senate Taken from Table
- **2017-03-30** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 221 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6227f627-ca2a-44ac-abea-550169320e5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Professional Standards Commission; establish process by which military spouses may qualify for temporary certificates; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 1 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificated professional personnel, so as to provide for the establishment of a process by the Professional Standards Commission by which military spouses may qualify for temporary certificates, certificates by endorsement, or expedited certificates upon moving to Georgia with their service member or transitioning service member spouse; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 245"
citation: "Georgia HB 245 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Al Williams", "Bill Hitchens", "Carolyn Hugley", "John Corbett", "Richard Smith", "Scott Holcomb"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e854fe1d-d459-4246-b66b-a780c248f659"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7bd16026b4ed927d8af41f78f544f61802f97ea3f3c69a2b06b3924c35d56cd5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 245 (2017_18) — Professional Standards Commission; establish process by which military spouses may qualify for temporary certificates; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 1 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certificated professional personnel, so as to provide for the establishment of a process by the Professional Standards Commission by which military spouses may qualify for temporary certificates, certificates by endorsement, or expedited certificates upon moving to Georgia with their service member or transitioning service member spouse; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **161–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Al Williams — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carolyn Hugley — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Richard Smith — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-02** House Hopper
- **2017-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 184 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e854fe1d-d459-4246-b66b-a780c248f659`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sales and use tax; machinery used to mix or transport concrete; exempt"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state sales and use tax, so as to exempt machinery used to mix or transport concrete from such tax; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 247"
citation: "Georgia HB 247 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Carter", "Bert Reeves", "Dominic LaRiccia", "Jason Shaw", "John Corbett", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16a1d74c-b8a6-4edb-b5a6-a1ec46fd58ae"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ef8b8d257ac7ddf851221289d27b9dc10d2c1bfb7e35a2bda9c692535a27d82e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 247 (2017_18) — Sales and use tax; machinery used to mix or transport concrete; exempt
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding state sales and use tax, so as to exempt machinery used to mix or transport concrete from such tax; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **158–4** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Amy Carter — primary (person)
- Bert Reeves — primary (person)
- Dominic LaRiccia — primary (person)
- Jason Shaw — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-02** House Hopper
- **2017-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-22** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 220 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16a1d74c-b8a6-4edb-b5a6-a1ec46fd58ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Controlled substances; collect more information regarding dispensing and use; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 and Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances and death investigations, respectively, so as to collect more information regarding the dispensing and use of certain controlled substances; to change the frequency of reporting certain prescriptions in the electronic data base of prescription information; to clarify provisions relating to confidentiality; to change provisions relating to liability and duties; to change provisions relating to the definitions of dangerous drugs; to provide for a coroner's inquest when an individual dies of a suspected drug overdose; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 249"
citation: "Georgia HB 249 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Welch", "James Epps", "Jan Jones", "Jon Burns", "Kevin Tanner", "Mark Newton"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16f4df7d-a7f8-4081-abf6-8615567f28b7"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8d59a83dacdb6a3e7e0a23a5043a2ac3161fb740d057fb570a74298c00410883"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 249 (2017_18) — Controlled substances; collect more information regarding dispensing and use; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 and Article 2 of Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances and death investigations, respectively, so as to collect more information regarding the dispensing and use of certain controlled substances; to change the frequency of reporting certain prescriptions in the electronic data base of prescription information; to clarify provisions relating to confidentiality; to change provisions relating to liability and duties; to change provisions relating to the definitions of dangerous drugs; to provide for a coroner's inquest when an individual dies of a suspected drug overdose; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **167–1** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Andrew Welch — primary (person)
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
- Mark Newton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-02** House Hopper
- **2017-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2017-03-30** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-04** Act 141 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16f4df7d-a7f8-4081-abf6-8615567f28b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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type: "Bill"
title: "Foster homes; employee with satisfactory fingerprint records check in past 24 months exempt from additional background check; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-5-69.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fingerprint and preliminary records check for foster homes, so as to provide that an employee of an early care and education program who has received a satisfactory fingerprint records check determination within the previous 24 months is exempt from submitting applications for an additional background check for purposes of providing care to children placed in a foster home; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 250"
citation: "Georgia HB 250 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Mandi Ballinger", "Matt Dollar", "Stacey Abrams", "Terry Rogers", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4257c98-17ed-4fe7-8f8c-fedeae0864cd"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "f307ba4a4c290d7e04eb4dece53893af6aff347faac1aa451fb90410df5e3945"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 250 (2017_18) — Foster homes; employee with satisfactory fingerprint records check in past 24 months exempt from additional background check; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-5-69.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fingerprint and preliminary records check for foster homes, so as to provide that an employee of an early care and education program who has received a satisfactory fingerprint records check determination within the previous 24 months is exempt from submitting applications for an additional background check for purposes of providing care to children placed in a foster home; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **159–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Matt Dollar — primary (person)
- Stacey Abrams — primary (person)
- Terry Rogers — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-02** House Hopper
- **2017-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-30** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2017-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 191 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4257c98-17ed-4fe7-8f8c-fedeae0864cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Emergency management; personnel go on private property as necessary to perform duties during a state of emergency; authorize"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency management organization and administration, so as to authorize emergency personnel to go upon private property as necessary in the performance of their duties during a state of emergency or state of disaster; to prohibit the interference with emergency personnel performing their duties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 251"
citation: "Georgia HB 251 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Carter", "Darrel Ealum", "Ed Rynders", "Jay Powell", "Mike Glanton", "Penny Houston"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d532a34-d8ec-4293-bcbe-d1515f9cbabe"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "fc9afdaa294e29352b293729820315f299a3b9dc19d4bc15f14211ee52650684"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 251 (2017_18) — Emergency management; personnel go on private property as necessary to perform duties during a state of emergency; authorize
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency management organization and administration, so as to authorize emergency personnel to go upon private property as necessary in the performance of their duties during a state of emergency or state of disaster; to prohibit the interference with emergency personnel performing their duties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **156–5** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Amy Carter — primary (person)
- Darrel Ealum — primary (person)
- Ed Rynders — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Mike Glanton — primary (person)
- Penny Houston — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-02** House Hopper
- **2017-02-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 181 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d532a34-d8ec-4293-bcbe-d1515f9cbabe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Emanuel County; Board of Education; provide nonpartisan elections for members"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the composition and election of the Board of Education of Emanuel County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4049), as amended, so as to provide for nonpartisan elections for members of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 254"
citation: "Georgia HB 254 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butch Parrish"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33afb635-a1d4-4bd0-94ee-ff0fd3e9f844"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "6645372c0bb1c533a6406c209e5318fe7c0d05d0c13f01bfbc6201abf2b99d6b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 254 (2017_18) — Emanuel County; Board of Education; provide nonpartisan elections for members
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the composition and election of the Board of Education of Emanuel County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4049), as amended, so as to provide for nonpartisan elections for members of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **125–34** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-07** House Hopper
- **2017-02-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-01** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-01** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Act 108 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-03** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33afb635-a1d4-4bd0-94ee-ff0fd3e9f844`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Emanuel County; Board of Education; change description of districts"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the composition and election of the Board of Education of Emanuel County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4049), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3741), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 255"
citation: "Georgia HB 255 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butch Parrish"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed46a606-4e29-42d1-b7af-f3fe2dd52670"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "8bdd2250598b8eecd2dc59ac890dc921e76fddfe8b80411a6768836a022fba3f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 255 (2017_18) — Emanuel County; Board of Education; change description of districts
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the composition and election of the Board of Education of Emanuel County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4049), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3741), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- Local Calendar without HB 306 — **146–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Butch Parrish — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-07** House Hopper
- **2017-02-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-02** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-02** Act 80 `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-02** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed46a606-4e29-42d1-b7af-f3fe2dd52670`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
legislation/us/states/ga/2017-18/hb-257.md
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local government authorities; register with Department of Community Affairs; require"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to require local government authorities to register with the Department of Community Affairs in order to be eligible for state funds; to change the deadline for local government authorities to register with said department; to prohibit authorities from incurring debt or credit obligations prior to submitting a report to said department; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 257"
citation: "Georgia HB 257 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Epps", "Jan Tankersley", "Jay Powell", "Lynn Smith", "Matt Hatchett", "Ron Stephens"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2018-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d198fb32-2d6f-4a47-8bf3-52a8cb8832eb"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1cda71db11a53e526c4fd5b9278dacd04d519e2ad5afadcfebd82d3438ff5b73"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 257 (2017_18) — Local government authorities; register with Department of Community Affairs; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to require local government authorities to register with the Department of Community Affairs in order to be eligible for state funds; to change the deadline for local government authorities to register with said department; to prohibit authorities from incurring debt or credit obligations prior to submitting a report to said department; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **160–2** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Jan Tankersley — primary (person)
- Jay Powell — primary (person)
- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-07** House Hopper
- **2017-02-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-15** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Tabled
- **2018-01-08** Senate Taken from Table
- **2018-01-08** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2018-03-09** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2018-04-02** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-03** Act 306 `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d198fb32-2d6f-4a47-8bf3-52a8cb8832eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
legislation/us/states/ga/2017-18/hb-260.md
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special license plates; Georgia Electric Membership Corporation; establish"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting and supporting certain beneficial projects, causes, agencies, or nonprofit corporations, so as to establish a specialty license plate for members of the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 260"
citation: "Georgia HB 260 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Eddie Lumsden", "J. Collins", "James Epps", "Rick Jasperse"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/840a92d5-45d9-4c2d-a828-53ae39491568"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "155b3d29f681af974004359f3f4044a2c08c3a482555ef3d36a825aacaa52896"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 260 (2017_18) — Special license plates; Georgia Electric Membership Corporation; establish
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting and supporting certain beneficial projects, causes, agencies, or nonprofit corporations, so as to establish a specialty license plate for members of the Georgia Electric Membership Corporation; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **172–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- J. Collins — primary (person)
- James Epps — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-07** House Hopper
- **2017-02-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-02-28** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-01** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-10** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-09** Act 249 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/840a92d5-45d9-4c2d-a828-53ae39491568`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Penal institutions; certain individuals sentenced between March 18, 1968 and October 31, 1982; allow to petition court for first offender status"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-8-66 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to petitions for exoneration and discharge as a first offender, hearings, and retroactive grant of first offender status, so as to allow certain individuals sentenced to a term of incarceration between March 18, 1968, and October 31, 1982, to petition the court for a retroactive grant of first offender status if he or she would have otherwise qualified for sentencing pursuant to this article; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2017_18"
identifier: "HB 261"
citation: "Georgia HB 261 (2017_18)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Werkheiser", "Scott Holcomb"]
version_count: 0
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bba969c7-76e0-434c-a9fb-f58552129535"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d4f89d54c7a5343ea9cedb1b879d27a5570abd4ee0b1fac9fc6fb1965a03d83b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 261 (2017_18) — Penal institutions; certain individuals sentenced between March 18, 1968 and October 31, 1982; allow to petition court for first offender status
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 42-8-66 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to petitions for exoneration and discharge as a first offender, hearings, and retroactive grant of first offender status, so as to allow certain individuals sentenced to a term of incarceration between March 18, 1968, and October 31, 1982, to petition the court for a retroactive grant of first offender status if he or she would have otherwise qualified for sentencing pursuant to this article; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **173–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Werkheiser — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-07** House Hopper
- **2017-02-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2017-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2017-03-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2017-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Act 219 `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bba969c7-76e0-434c-a9fb-f58552129535`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).

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