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SR531 - Smith, Mitchell; recognize
Nan Grogan Orrock, Gloria Butler, Elena C. Parent
Last updated 8 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Mitchell Smith; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR523 - Empire Board of Realtists® Inc.; recognize
Gail Paulette Davenport, Tonya P. Anderson, Harold V. Jones
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Empire Board of Realtists® Inc. upon its 85th anniversary; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR524 - Dyslexia Day; recognize January 31, 2024
Elena C. Parent, Billy Hickman, Clint Dixon
Last updated 8 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing January 31, 2024, as Dyslexia Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR515 - Keep Georgia Beautiful Day; recognize February 8, 2024
John F. Kennedy, Steve Gooch, Randy Robertson
Last updated 8 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing February 8, 2024, as Keep Georgia Beautiful Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR514 - Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss; commend
Nikki Merritt, Freddie Powell Sims, Tonya P. Anderson
Last updated 8 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending Ruby Freeman and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB386 - State Government; regulation and taxation of sports betting in this state; authorize and provide
Clint Dixon, Bo Hatchett, Gloria Butler
Last updated 8 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state government, so as to authorize and provide for the regulation and taxation of sports betting in this state; to change certain provisions relating; to increase funding to the state's Pre-K programs; to provide for the corporation to engage in certain activities related to sports betting; to provide for a short title; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to gambling, so as to exclude any consideration paid to a sports betting licensee from the definition of "bet"; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to exempt wagers placed as part of sports betting; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
SR121 - Senate Helping Georgia Students Overcome COVID-19 Related Learning Loss Study Committee; create
Gloria Butler, Nan Grogan Orrock, Donzella James
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Helping Georgia Students Overcome COVID-19 Related Learning Loss Study Committee; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB369 - Motor Vehicles; issuance of license plates commemorating the United States of America's semiquincentennial; provide
Max Burns, John Albers, Randy Robertson
Last updated 5 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles generally, so as to provide for the issuance of license plates commemorating the United States of America's semiquincentennial; to provide for the selection of the design for such license plate; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB396 - Economic Development; Georgia State-wide Music Office; create
Sonya Halpern, Gloria Butler, Brandon Beach
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to enact the "Georgia State-wide Music Office Act"; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to create the Georgia State-wide Music Office; to provide for administration of the office; to provide for duties of the office; to create the Georgia Music Advisory Council; to provide for membership, terms, and filling of vacancies; to provide for administration of the council; to provide for duties of the council; to provide for the adoption and promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB53 - Primaries and Elections; permanent absentee voter list; provide
Elena C. Parent, Gloria Butler, David E. Lucas
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for a permanent absentee voter list; to provide for procedures regarding such list; to provide for maintenance of such list; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Georgia district SD-042
COMMITTEES
Georgia Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Elena C. Parent graduated from Emory University with a bachelor’s degree in 1995 and a law degree in 1998. She worked as an attorney before running for office. In 2010, Parent won election to the Georgia State Senate. She serves on the Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee as well as the Special Judiciary Committee. Parent sponsors legislation on voting rights, criminal justice reform, and increasing healthcare access.read less
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Georgia Senate from Georgia
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