Legislation tabled on the 39th day in the Senate, 2025 April 4

SENATE CONVENES AT 10:00 A.M.

LEGISLATION TABLED ON THE 39TH DAY IN THE SENATE FRIDAY, APRIL 04, 2025
FORTIETH LEGISLATIVE DAY

HB 66 HB 77 HB 79 HB 115 HB 117 HB 134 HB 141
HB 154 HB 162
HB 172

Ad valorem tax; expand definition of rental motor vehicle (Substitute) (FIN-42nd) Stephens-164th
Motor vehicles; encountering funeral procession on two-lane highway; revise responsibilities (Substitute) (PUB SAF-25th) Franklin-160th
Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact (Substitute) (FIN-31st) Newton-127th
Natural Resources, Department of; certain notice upon registration of a vessel; provide (NR&E-48th) Petrea-166th
Food service establishments; require notification of the country of origin of seafood items (Substitute) (RULES-1st) Petrea-166th
Sales and use tax; manufactured homes; revise and expand exemption (FIN-29th) Camp-135th
Revenue and taxation; allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns (FIN-31st) Momtahan-17th
Emergency medical services; designate ambulance services as an essential service (Amendment) (H&HS-1st) Richardson-125th
Georgia Bureau of Investigation; restriction and seal of First Offender Act sentences until such status is revoked; provide (JUDY-46th) Hagan156th
Veterinary education; limits on student loan forgiveness program; provide (H ED-6th) Huddleston-72nd

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HB 181 HB 185 HB 200 HB 219 HB 222 HB 224
HB 225 HB 235 HB 238
HB 244 HB 254

Vital records; issuance of a Certificate of Foreign Birth by the state registrar without a judicial order if certain criteria is satisfied; provide (Substitute) (C&F-32nd) Ehrhart-36th
Professions and businesses; repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the Dietetics Practice Act (RI&U-52nd) Ehrhart-36th
State Board of Education; establish a three-year pilot immersive writing program for eligible public elementary schools; provide (Substitute) (ED&Y-18th) Bazemore-69th
Professions and businesses; establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; authorize (RI&U-33rd) Stephens-164th
Criminal procedure; inclusion of certain contact information on bonds and recognizances; require (JUDY-20th) Blackmon-146th
Highways, bridges, and ferries; construction or maintenance of roads upon military bases or installations paid for by the United States Department of Defense or other entities; authorize (TRANS-54th) Bonner-73rd
Motor vehicles; enforcement of speeding violations in school zones through automated traffic enforcement safety devices; repeal all laws (Substitute) (RULES-29th) Washburn-144th
Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact (ED&Y-3rd) Townsend-179th
Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; create and maintain an at-risk adult training course focusing on officer response to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia (PUB SAF-29th) Lumsden-12th
State auditor; local governments to request and receive in certain circumstances due date extensions related to filing annual audits; provide (SLGO(G)-11th) Cannon-172nd
State government; provide placement of Revolutionary War Patriots marker on state capitol building grounds and state archives building grounds (Substitute) (Amendments) (RULES-23rd) Buckner-137th

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HB 291 HB 296 HB 329
HB 352 HB 360
HB 377 HB 399
HB 422 HB 443 HB 445 HB 447 HB 449
HB 455

Health; certification of community health workers; provide (H&HS-31st) Taylor-173rd
Motor vehicles; presentation of a driver's license in a certain electronic format; provisions (PUB SAF-29th) Gaines-120th
Professional and businesses; authorize certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform artificial insemination (H&HS-32nd) Hilton-48th
Georgia Gestational Diabetes Management Act; enact (Substitute) (H&HS-32nd) Seabaugh-34th
Revenue and taxation; rehabilitation of historic structures; revise tax credit (ED&T-45th) Efstration-104th RECONSIDERATION
Buildings and housing; manufactured homes; provisions (Substitute) (RULES-47th) Leverett-123rd
Property; require certain residential landlords to have in-state staff to manage tenant communications (Substitute) (Amendment) (ED&T-23rd) Oliver-84th
State employees' health insurance; include high deductible health plans (Substitute) (I&L-35th) McCollum-30th
Game and fish; fees for reef and migratory fish endorsements; provide (Substitute) (NR&E-24th) Petrea-166th
Ad valorem tax; language required to be included in notices of current assessment; revise (Substitute) (RULES-6th) Martin-49th
Crimes and offenses; crimes of gift card theft, gift card forgery, and gift card fraud; provide (JUDY-48th) Gullett-19th
Public utilities; subject certain companies providing water services to regulation by Public Service Commission (Substitute) (Amendments) (RI&U-24th) Rhodes-124th
Bingo; properties used for games; limit number of sessions; provisions (ED&T-6th) Powell-33rd

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HB 460 HB 463 HB 471 HB 483 HB 494 HB 506 HB 516 HB 521 HB 530 HB 535 HB 549 HB 618

Evidence; exclude certain communications made between attorney and client when client is in a penal institution (JUDY-46th) Panitch-51st
Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption (FIN-20th) Blackmon-146th
Health; licensed general hospitals and birthing centers make available a water safety education video to parents or guardians of newborn infants; require (Amendment) (H&HS-48th) Cheokas-151st
Crimes and offenses; protections for inspectors of code enforcement; provide (Substitute) (Amendments) (RULES-23rd) Prince-132nd
Motor vehicles; require mopeds to be covered by a form of minimum financial responsibility for accident damages (PUB SAF-41st) McClain109th
Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide (H&HS-48th) Hilton-48th
State government; authorize county and regional library boards to conduct meetings via teleconference (Substitute) (Amendments) (SLGO(G)-31st) New-40th
Local government; deannexation of certain properties; revise procedures (SLGO(G)-45th) Anderson-10th
Courts; authorization for electronic filing of pleadings in probate court; provide (JUDY-20th) Leverett-123rd
Penal institutions; credit for time served regarding probation revocation sentencing; provide (JUDY-46th) Smith-18th
Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer may be sought (PUB SAF30th) Seabaugh-34th
Property; require any seller of real property to make certain disclosures regarding flood damage to such real property (Substitute) (JUDY-1st) Campbell-171st

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HB 638
HB 647 HB 651 HB 652 HB 718

MARTA; prohibit stopping or parking of a motor vehicle other than a transit vehicle in a designated transit vehicle lane in the City of Atlanta (TRANS-48th) Silcox-53rd
Mulberry, City of; change corporate limits (SLGO(G)-45th) Donatucci105th
Motor vehicles; use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; revise provisions (Substitute) (RULES-29th) Powell-33rd
Motor fuel tax; electricity delivered by certain electric vehicle charging stations; provide exception (Substitute) (RULES-29th) Jones-25th
Women's Golf Week; first week of April each year; provide (ED&T17th) Jones-60th

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