SEE LATEST
SPONSORED LEGISLATION
SB211 - Georgia Council on Literacy; establish
Billy Hickman, Clint Dixon, John F. Kennedy
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to establish the Georgia Council on Literacy; to provide for consultation with subject matter experts; to provide for automatic repeal; to require local school systems to develop and implement five-year literacy plans for such school system and individual literacy plans for students in kindergarten through grade five; to replace the Education Coordinating Council with the Alliance of Education Agency Heads; to provide for related matters; to make conforming changes; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB128 - Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; the total percentage of funds that can be invested in alternative investments; raise the limit
John Albers, Randy Robertson, Michael B. Dugan
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Public Retirement Systems Investment Authority Law," so as to raise the limit for the total percentage of funds that the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund may invest in alternative investments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB265 - Notaries Public; electronic notarization of certain notarial acts using real time audio-video communication technology; provide
Blake Tillery, Michael B. Dugan, Chuck Hufstetler
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding notaries public, so as to provide for electronic notarization of certain notarial acts using real time audio-video communication technology when certain requirements are satisfied; to provide for and revise definitions; to provide for an electronic seal of office; to provide for requirements and exemptions; to provide for criminal penalties and civil liability, including compensatory and punitive damages; to provide for class action lawsuits; to provide for related matters; to provide for conforming changes; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB121 - Counties and Municipal Corporations; local governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; prohibit
Lee Anderson, Frank Ginn, Steve Gooch
Last updated over 1 year ago
39 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local governments from denying the drilling, servicing, or repair of new or existing water wells on single-family residential and farm properties; to prohibit local governments from precluding or denying the installation of new water wells on single-family residential and farm properties situated on one acre of property or more; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB196 - Safety Belts; failure to wear safety restraints for children as admissible evidence in civil actions; provide
Ben Watson, John F. Kennedy, Steve Gooch
Last updated almost 2 years ago
26 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to horns, exhaust systems, mirrors, windshields, tires, safety belts, and energy absorption systems, so as to provide for the failure to wear a safety belt or safety restraints for children as admissible evidence in civil actions; to provide for legislative declaration and intent; to prohibit the failure to wear a safety belt or safety restraints for children as a basis for cancellation of insurance coverage; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SR208 - McNeill, Senator Sheila M.; recognize
Mike Hodges, Bo Hatchett, Larry Walker
Last updated over 1 year ago
20 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Senator Sheila M. McNeill on her outstanding public service; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR215 - GHCC Day; recognize March 7, 2023
Jason Anavitarte, Jason Esteves, Carden H. Summers
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and recognizing March 7, 2023, as GHCC Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB218 - Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide
Michael A. Rhett, John Albers, Harold V. Jones
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; to provide that the Department of Corrections share identifying information with the Department of Driver Services; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history, vocational, and educational information to inmates upon release; to provide for issuance of a personal identification card or operator's license; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SR235 - Federal Government of the United States; conduct a comprehensive investigation of the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus; urge
Colton Moore, Greg Dolezal, Steve Gooch
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION urging the federal government of the United States to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including whether it resulted from a lab leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
SB246 - Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce; student loan repayment for certain nursing faculty; provide
Mike Hodges, Ben Watson, Bo Hatchett
Last updated over 1 year ago
15 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for student loan repayment for certain nursing faculty; to provide for definitions; to authorize the board to approve applications; to provide for eligibility requirements; to provide for continued eligibility requirements; to provide for student loan repayment agreements and conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for an appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Georgia district SD-030
COMMITTEES
Georgia Senate
BIRTH
--
ABOUT
--
OFFICES HELD
Georgia Senate from Georgia
NEXT ELECTION
