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SR71 - Children's Day; recognizing March 16, 2023
Donzella James, Emanuel Jones, Gail Paulette Davenport
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 16, 2023, as Children's Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB82 - "Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act"; enact
Tonya P. Anderson, Gloria Butler, Gail Paulette Davenport
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-3-201 of the O.C.G.A., Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., and Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions relative to fair housing, general provisions regarding education, general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, and fair employment practices, respectively, so as to prohibit discrimination based on protective hairstyles associated with race, color, or national origin; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB50 - Education; local boards of education which operate a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety; provide
Max Burns, Clint Dixon, Shawn Still
Last updated 5 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that local boards of education which operate a school with grades nine through 12 may provide instruction in lifeguarding and aquatic safety; to provide for Carnegie unit curriculum credits; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes
STATUS
Passed
SB9 - "Kathleen Cominski Act"; enact
Michael A. Rhett, Blake Tillery, Marty H. Harbin
Last updated over 1 year ago
40 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for public officers and employees, so as to require state office buildings to have at least one functional automated external defibrillator on site at all times for use during emergencies; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR74 - Metze, Walter Marvin; condolences
Donzella James, Emanuel Jones, Gail Paulette Davenport
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Walter Marvin Metze; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR112 - Taiwan; its relations with the United States and the State of Georgia; commend
Matt Brass, Michael A. Rhett, Randy Robertson
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending Taiwan for its relations with the United States and the State of Georgia; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB10 - Offenses Against Public Order And Motor Vehicles and Traffic; knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; punishment; provide
Emanuel Jones, Harold V. Jones, Gloria Butler
Last updated 5 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 and Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and motor vehicles and traffic, respectively, so as to provide for an offense of knowingly attending and facilitating an illegal drag race or a laying drags exhibition; to provide for punishment; to provide for offenses which disqualify certain drivers from obtaining a Class C or D driver's license; to increase the punishment for the offenses of reckless stunt driving; to provide for minimum periods of imprisonment for such offenses in certain instances; to provide for motor vehicle forfeiture in certain instances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB29 - Property Owners' Associations; certificates of good standing for payment of annual assessments; provide
Donzella James, Freddie Powell Sims, Ed Harbison
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations, so as to provide for certificates of good standing for payment of annual assessments; to require associations to offer to participate in alternative dispute resolution prior to the effectuation of a lien on a lot for unpaid assessments; to provide that such a lien shall be inferior to liens for unpaid medical bills; to provide for alternative dispute resolution policies and requirements therefor; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB33 - Georgia Crime Information Center; a judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information received by the center for the purpose of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System under certain circumstances; provide
Elena C. Parent, Ed Harbison, Sally Harrell
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of the Georgia Crime Information Center, and provision of certain information to the FBI in conjunction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, so as to provide for a judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information received by the center for the purpose of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System under certain circumstances; to change provisions relating to the retention of a person's involuntary hospitalization information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB25 - Minimum Wage; provisions regarding the minimum wage law; revise
Gloria Butler, Harold V. Jones, Elena C. Parent
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
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, so as to revise certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for annual minimum wage increases to match the rising cost of living; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Georgia district SD-035
COMMITTEES
Georgia Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Donzella James is a Democratic member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 35. She was first elected to the chamber in 2009. James earned her B.A. and M.P.A. from Central Michigan University. She has worked as chief of staff for the Fulton County Commission and owned a public relations firm. James serves on several committees, including the Economic Development and Tourism, Ethics, Health and Human Services, and Reapportionment and Redistricting committees. She is vice chair of the State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.read less
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Georgia Senate from Georgia
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