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HR292 - MedShare International Day at the state capitol; March 1, 2023; recognize
Becky Evans, Karla Lea Drenner, Viola Davis
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 1, 2023, as MedShare International Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR301 - Congress; enact federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.; urge
Becky Evans, Terry Alexis Cummings, Anne Allen Westbrook
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION urging members of the United States Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to the people of Washington, D.C.; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB593 - DeKalb County; increase income cap on homestead exemption for citizens 62 years or older meeting certain income requirements; provisions
Becky Evans, Karla Lea Drenner, Long Tran
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend a former local constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2659), which former local constitutional amendment was continued in effect as statutory law pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution of Georgia and which provided that each resident of the DeKalb County School District who is 62 years of age or over or who is disabled and whose gross income, together with the gross income of the spouse and all members of the family who reside at and occupy the homestead of such resident, does not exceed $16,000.00 per annum shall be granted an exemption from all DeKalb County School District ad valorem taxes on $20,000.00 of the value of the homestead owned and occupied by such resident, so as to increase the income cap on said homestead exemption to $40,000.00; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR293 - Sharma, Dr. Amy; receiving the 2023 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend
Becky Evans, Karla Lea Drenner, Viola Davis
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Dr. Amy Sharma for receiving the 2023 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB634 - Decatur, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide new homestead exemption
Omari Crawford, Mary Margaret Oliver, Karla Lea Drenner
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Decatur ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $40,000.00 for each resident of the City of Decatur who resides upon real property subject to a written lease having an initial term of not less than 99 years with a landlord that is an entity exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code and who owns all improvements located on the real property; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR357 - Scott, Judge Mark Anthony; outstanding public service; commend
Omari Crawford, Karla Lea Drenner, Billy Mitchell
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Judge Mark Anthony Scott on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR622 - DeKalb Day; March 23, 2023; recognize
Karla Lea Drenner, Viola Davis, Long Tran
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing March 23, 2023, as DeKalb Day; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB731 - DeKalb County; tax commissioner; election and filling of vacancies; change certain provisions
Karla Lea Drenner, Karen Lupton, Omari Crawford
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to abolish the offices of tax-receiver and tax-collector of DeKalb County, Georgia, and to create the office of County Tax-Commissioner of DeKalb County, Georgia, approved August 18, 1927 (Ga. L. 1927, p. 558), as amended, so as to change certain provisions relating to the election and filling of vacancies for the office of tax commissioner; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR626 - Y'Hudah-Green, City of Pine Lake Chief of Police Sarai; commend
Viola Davis, Billy Mitchell, Karla Lea Drenner
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending City of Pine Lake Chief of Police Sarai Y'Hudah-Green; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB794 - Parks; rename Stone Mountain Memorial Association as Stone Mountain Park Association
Billy Mitchell, Mary Margaret Oliver, Karla Lea Drenner
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to parks, historic areas, memorials, and recreation, so as to rename the Stone Mountain Memorial Association as the Stone Mountain Park Association; to remove references to the Confederacy; to amend Title 45 and Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officers and employees and state government, respectively, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
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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