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SR731 - McDuffie/Warren County Unit; Georgia Forestry Commission 2023 North Georgia Unit of the Year; recognize
Max Burns, Lee Anderson, Shelly Echols
Last updated 7 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the McDuffie/Warren County Unit on being named the Georgia Forestry Commission 2023 North Georgia Unit of the Year; the Berrien County Unit on being named the 2023 South Georgia Unit of the Year; Forest Protection Area 9 on being named the 2023 Forest Protection Area of the Year; and Jason McMullen on being named the 2023 Forester of the Year; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR727 - Georgia's Creative Economy Senate Study Committee; create
Derek J. Mallow, Matt Brass, Sonya Halpern
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION creating the Georgia's Creative Economy Senate Study Committee; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB906 - Tifton Judicial Circuit; provide for a third judge
Bill Yearta, Penny Houston, Clay Pirkle
Last updated 5 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-6-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the number of judges of superior courts, so as to provide for a third judge of the superior courts of the Tifton 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 prescribe the compensation, salary, and expense allowance of such judge to be paid by the State of Georgia and the counties comprising said circuit; to authorize the judges of such circuit to divide and allocate the work and duties thereof; to provide for the manner of impaneling jurors; to provide for an additional court reporter for such circuit; to authorize the governing authority of the counties comprising the Tifton Judicial Circuit to provide facilities, office space, supplies, equipment, and personnel for such judges; to declare inherent authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB466 - Obscenity and Related Offenses; limitations of defense that a sexually exploitive visual medium is digitally altered; provide
Bo Hatchett, Chuck Payne, Shawn Still
Last updated 8 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to obscenity and related offenses, so as to provide for limitations of defense that a sexually exploitive visual medium is digitally altered for the offense of sexual exploitation of children; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR817 - Senator Horacena Tate; recognize
Gail Paulette Davenport, Tonya P. Anderson, Freddie Powell Sims
Last updated 6 months ago
46 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Senator Horacena Tate for her outstanding public service; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR566 - Perry High School Panthers Football Team; congratulate
Larry Walker, John F. Kennedy, Steve Gooch
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION congratulating the Perry High School Panthers football team for winning the 2023 GHSA Class 4A State Football Championship; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB465 - Homicide; the felony offense of aggravated involuntary manslaughter; provide
Russ Goodman, Bo Hatchett, Blake Tillery
Last updated 5 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homicide, so as to provide for the felony offense of aggravated involuntary manslaughter; to provide for definitions; to provide for elements of the offense; to provide for penalties; to prohibit the sentencing court from suspending, probating, deferring, or withholding any portion of the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment; to prohibit merger; to provide for an exception; to provide for burden of proof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB393 - County Boards of Health; requirements to qualify as a soil classifier to conduct soil investigations and prepare soil reports; change
Clint Dixon, Larry Walker, David E. Lucas
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county boards of health, so as to change the necessary experience requirements to qualify as a soil classifier to conduct soil investigations and prepare soil reports for an on-site sewage management system; to revise the definition of "soil classifier"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR575 - Sales Tax; educational purposes; provide - CA
Billy Hickman, Clint Dixon, John F. Kennedy
Last updated 8 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that sales tax for educational purposes may be used and shall be expended for the procurement of materials, supplies, and instructional supports to be used for educational purposes in the classroom; to provide that such purchases shall comprise not more than 15 percent of the local school system's total expenditure of proceeds of the tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR577 - Sgt. Kennedy Ladon Sanders; condolences
Russ Goodman, Mike Hodges, Shelly Echols
Last updated 8 months ago
39 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Sgt. Kennedy Ladon Sanders; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Georgia district SD-013
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Georgia Senate
BIRTH
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Carden H. Summers is from Fairmount, WV. He earned his B.S. in accounting from Liberty University. Later, he obtained his Master of Business Administration at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Summers is a Certified Public Accountant and small business owner. He served on the Mannington City Council. Currently, he sits on the Marion County Board of Education.read less
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Georgia Senate from Georgia
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