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HR944 - Global Minority Entrepreneurs Week; April 1-7, 2024; recognize
Park Cannon, Dar'shun N. Kendrick, Karla Lea Drenner
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION naming April 1 through 7, 2024, as Global Minority Entrepreneurs Week; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR83 - Roberts, Zepora; condolences
Viola Davis, Karla Lea Drenner, Billy Mitchell
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Zepora Roberts; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR10 - House Study Committee on Public Water Systems Serving Disadvantaged Communities; create
Mandisha A. Thomas, Karla Lea Drenner, Marvin Lim
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Public Water Systems Serving Disadvantaged Communities; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB26 - Right to Breath Act; enact
Mandisha A. Thomas, Marvin Lim, Karla Lea Drenner
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code section 8-2-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to amendment and revision of codes generally, so as to require the Department of Community affairs to include certain indoor air quality provisions in applicable state minimum standard codes; 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.
STATUS
Introduced
HB25 - Georgia Wooden Toy Act; enact
Mandisha A. Thomas, Debbie Gignilliat Buckner, Karla Lea Drenner
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
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 income taxes, so as to provide for a tax credit for certain wooden toy manufacturers; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for rules, regulations, and forms; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB145 - Property owners' associations; certificates of good standing for payment of annual assessments; provide
Regina Lewis-Ward, Karla Lea Drenner, Spencer Frye
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 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
HB144 - George L. Burgess Act; enact
Regina Lewis-Ward, Karen Bennett, Karla Lea Drenner
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 29-4-22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to decisions on ward's well-being, obligations of guardian, and liability of guardian, so as to enact the "George L. Burgess Act"; to provide for the ward's right to communicate; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB251 - Clean Energy Act; enact
Kim Schofield, Karla Lea Drenner, Gregg Kennard
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 46-1-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to governmental entities prohibited from restricting utility service connection or sale of fuels based on type and ability to choose utility service, so as to require the Public Service Commission to adopt regulations to gradually reduce, from 2025 to 2050, the carbon dioxide emissions from electric utilities; to require all electricity provided by an electric utility in this state to be generated from clean energy sources by 2050; to provide for a short title; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR258 - Morton, Bishop James H.; lifelong commitment and dedication to preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, feeding and clothing the homeless, and being a fierce advocate for democracy within his beloved community; condolences
Karla Lea Drenner, Mandisha A. Thomas
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Bishop James H. Morton and his lifelong commitment and dedication to preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, feeding and clothing the homeless, and being a fierce advocate for democracy within his beloved community; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR259 - Brown, Bryan; condolences
Park Cannon, Karla Lea Drenner, Marvin Lim
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Bryan Brown; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Georgia district HD-085
COMMITTEES
Georgia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Karla Lea Drenner was born August 2, 1952 in Gardiner, Maine. She earned her B.A. in Education in 1975 from the University of Montevallo and her M.Ed. in 1990 from Mississippi State University. Ms. Drenner was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1998. She currently serves on the Defense & Veteran Affairs, Higher Education, and Rules Committees. Her previous committee assignments include Education, Science, and Technology.read less
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Georgia House from Georgia
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