Governmental Affairs

GA - Representative John LaHood (R)

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Chairman

GA - Representative Victor Anderson (R)

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Vice Chairman

GA - Representative Darlene Taylor (R)

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Secretary

GA - Representative Teri Anulewicz (D)

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Member

GA - Representative Debra Bazemore (D)

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Member

GA - Representative Shaw Blackmon (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Rhonda Burnough (D)

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Member

GA - Representative J Collins (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Buddy DeLoach (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Houston Gaines (R)

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GA - Representative Barry Fleming (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Joseph Gullett (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Rob Leverett (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Eddie Lumsden (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Mesha Mainor (R)

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Member

GA - Representative Phil Olaleye (D)

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GA - Representative Mary Margaret Oliver (D)

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GA - Representative Alan Powell (R)

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GA - Representative Shea Roberts (D)

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GA - Representative Steven Sainz (R)

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GA - Representative Brad Thomas (R)

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GA - Representative Mary Frances Williams (D)

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GA - HB17 Elections; sealing of ballots in secure containers; provide

GA - SB3 "Reducing Barriers to State Employment Act of 2023"; enact

GA - HB48 Elections; district attorneys and solicitors-general of state courts be elected in nonpartisan elections; provide

GA - HB72 Local government; compensation and benefits for employees and members of governing authorities; revise provisions

GA - HB89 Georgia Equity and Fairness Commission Act; enact

GA - SB26 State Government; meetings and public hearings of development authorities and community improvement districts to be held by teleconference; permit

GA - HB116 Holidays and observances; revise holidays observed in Georgia

GA - SB62 Counties and Municipal Corporations; certain local ordinances or policies relating to public camping or sleeping; prohibit

GA - HB193 Local government; increase dollar values of certain public works construction contracts exempt from bidding requirements

GA - HB200 Elections; municipalities to adopt and use instant runoff voting for their elections; provide for the option

GA - HB206 Local government; creation of Commercial Property Assessed Conservation, Energy, and Resiliency Development Authorities; provide

GA - HR110 House Study Committee on Election Integrity; create

GA - HB269 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; authorize local workforce development boards to conduct meetings via teleconference

GA - HB281 Local government; report audits of discretionary funds to General Assembly; require

GA - HB289 Administrative Services, Department of; define certain terms; create Division of Supplier Diversity

GA - HB303 Property; protections for homeowners, condominium owners, and property owners in community associations; provide

GA - HB306 Education; energy cost savings measures; revise definition

GA - SB116 Disposition of Municipal Property; the maximum term of certain leases or contracts for the use of property owned by a municipality for recreational facilities; provisions

GA - HB330 Elections; manner of filling vacancies in party nominations; revise

GA - HB331 Revenue and taxation; accountability of tax collectors and tax commissioners; repeal provisions

GA - SB129 Primaries and Elections; time off for employees to advance vote; provide

GA - SB136 Impact Fees; required revenue source for a development project involving workforce housing; modify

GA - SB145 "Landscape Equipment and Agricultural Fairness (LEAF) Act"; enact

GA - HB371 Local government; additional requirements and procedures for legislative annexations; provide

GA - HB374 Local government; municipal deannexation; repeal certain provisions

GA - HB394 Elections; conduct advance voting on Saturday and Sunday immediately prior to day of a primary, election, or runoff; provide

GA - HB409 Local government; authorize local authorities to dispose of real property in the same manner as county governing authorities

GA - SB171 Development Authorities; the length of a director's hold-over period following expiration of term of office; limit

GA - HB419 Elections; election by plurality of votes instead of majority; provide

GA - HB426 Elections; retention and preservation of ballots and other election documents; revise provisions

GA - SB189 Elections; text portions of ballots shall be counted for vote tabulation and recounts purposes; provide

GA - HB467 Courts; compensation received by certain local government officials; modify certain provisions

GA - HR229 Governor; filling of vacancies of certain public offices; revise a provision - CA

GA - SB208 'Georgia Development Impact Fee Act'; provide for fees for education

GA - SB212 Probate Court Judges; relating to elections; end activities and duties

GA - SB213 Zoning Procedures; local governments from preventing the continuance of lawful nonconforming use of property; prohibit

GA - SB215 Public Records; personal information of public employees; protect from public disclosure

GA - HB494 Corporations; ownership of real property in this state by a foreign corporation constitutes doing business in this state; provide

GA - HB514 Housing Regulation Transparency Act; enact

GA - HB517 Georgia Homeowner Opportunity Act; enact

GA - HB522 Property owners' associations; creating or enforcing covenants which infringe upon a lot owner's right to install a solar energy device or display the United States flag; prohibit

GA - SB222 Primaries and Elections; all costs and expenses relating to election administration are paid for with lawfully appropriate public funds; provide

GA - SR189 General Assembly; development impact fees for educational purposes; provide -CA

GA - HB534 Tenant Protection Act; enact

GA - HB559 Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting to voters accompanied by children five years of age or under; provide

GA - HB561 Elections; superintendent may permit any elector of the county to vote in any precinct of the county which such elector chooses; provide

GA - HB574 Buildings and housing; local fire ordinances may require fire sprinkles in one and two family dwellings; provide

GA - HB585 Georgia Development Impact Fee Act; enact

GA - HR303 General Assembly; authorize local boards of education to impose, levy, and collect development impact fees for educational facilities costs; provide - CA

GA - HB595 Elections; manner of holding certain primaries and elections; revise

GA - HB612 Access to Public Services for Non-English Speakers Act; enact

GA - HB616 State government; consider antisemitism when determining whether an alleged criminal act was motivated by discriminatory intent; require state agencies

GA - SR214 Joint Study Committee on Local Option Sales Tax and Service Delivery Strategy; create

GA - HB625 Coroners; full-time county employees; provide

GA - HB627 Property; landlord and tenant; repeal Code Section 44-7-19

GA - HB636 State Election Board; distinct budget unit and an independent state agency; provide

GA - HB665 Johnny Tolbert III Heat Stroke Youth Protection Act; enact

GA - HB670 Georgia Voter Participation Act; enact

GA - HB674 Elections; nonpartisan elections of certain governing authorities; provisions

GA - HR411 Legislative and congressional reapportionment; done by independent, bipartisan commission; provide - CA

GA - HB794 Parks; rename Stone Mountain Memorial Association as Stone Mountain Park Association

GA - SB324 State Printing and Documents; a victim centered address confidentiality program; provide

GA - HB813 Municipalities; incorporation; additional preconditions and procedures; provide

GA - HB815 Municipalities; minimum service delivery requirements for new corporations; provide

GA - HB826 Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting to voters 65 years of age or older, pregnant, accompanied by children 5 years or under or with special needs regardless of age; provide

GA - HB832 Contractors; eligibility for licensure without examination; change certain provisions

GA - HB841 Public Service Commission; members elected from election districts instead of state wide; provide

GA - HB869 Mulberry, City of; incorporate

GA - HB882 Law enforcement officers and agencies; prohibit posting of booking photograph until individual is convicted

GA - HB883 State government; county boards of health to conduct meetings via teleconference; authorize

GA - SB341 Official Code of Georgia Annotated; relating to inactive boards, panels, authorities, centers, commissions, committees, councils, task forces, and other such bodies and certain procedures of the General Assembly; repeal

GA - HB894 Elections; prohibit bar codes, QR codes, and other machine codes on ballots printed by electronic ballot markers

GA - HB902 State government; fees that may be charged for the disclosure of certain public records; provide an exception

GA - HB905 Zoning procedures; provisions authorizing administrative officers to exercise zoning powers; repeal

GA - HB948 Elections; prohibit bar codes, QR codes, and other machine codes on ballots printed by electronic ballot markers

GA - HB949 Elections; voting devices shall not utilize any form of wireless network cards or wireless technology; provide

GA - HR804 Local government; temporary loans are payable from end of calendar year to 12 months of initial funding date; change date - CA

GA - SB355 Elections and Primaries; use of ranked-choice voting; prohibit

GA - SB358 State Election Board; remove the Secretary of State; authorize the board to investigate

GA - HB974 Secretary of State; establish and maintain a state-wide system for the posting of scanned paper ballots; require

GA - HB975 Elections; prohibit bar codes, QR codes, and other machine codes on ballots printed by electronic ballot markers

GA - HB976 Elections; ballots used in optical scan voting systems shall use paper with a visible watermark security feature; provide

GA - HB977 Elections; number of contests subject to risk-limiting audits; expand

GA - HB986 Elections; election interference with a deep fake; establish criminal offense

GA - HB998 Elections; prohibit bar codes, QR codes, and other machine codes on ballots printed by electronic ballot markers; provisions

GA - HB999 Local government; provide new category of district titled "special rural district"; provisions

GA - HB1039 Elections; political committees shall require disclosures on content or postings made by social media personalities that are paid for by such candidate or committee; provide

GA - HB1044 Contracts; increase dollar value of certain public works contracts exempt from provisions relating to retention of contractual payments

GA - HR871 General Assembly; members elected in 2026 and thereafter shall serve four-year terms of office; provide - CA

GA - HB1060 Elections; revise certain definitions; provisions

GA - HB1073 Local government; zoning; repeal additional hearing and notice provisions regarding halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, or other facilities for treatment of drug dependency

GA - HB1112 Elections; remove Secretary of State from State Election Board; attach to State Accounting Office

GA - HB1113 Personal Privacy Protection Act; enact

GA - HB1121 Local government; suspending or prohibiting the continued use of property as a short-term rental unit by a property owner under certain circumstances; prohibit

GA - HB1149 Local government; require local constitutional officers to annually report audits of discretionary funds to the General Assembly

GA - HB1156 Landlord and tenant; restrictions on rent regulation by local governments; repeal Code Section 44-7-19

GA - HB1159 Elections; certain persons disqualified from holding office pursuant to operation of the United States Constitution shall not be nominated or elected to office; provide

GA - HB1199 State government; auditor produce certain monthly and annual reports ; replace requirement

GA - HB1202 Local government; employees holding interest in redevelopment activities; provisions

GA - HB1207 Elections; proofing of ballots by local superintendents in certain races; provide

GA - HR1043 Congress; call convention to set term limits on members elected to the House of Representatives; apply

GA - HB1228 Local government; procedures for the acquisition of certain professional services; provisions

GA - HB1233 Fire departments; authorize levy and collection of extraterritorial taxes and fees

GA - HB1253 Community Affairs, Department of; revise composition of governing council for regional commissions

GA - HB1254 Elections; reasonable charge for challenges to applications for voter registration; provide

GA - HB1256 Elections; uniform election equipment; provisions

GA - HB1266 Community Housing Options Increase Cost Efficiency Act; enact

GA - HB1279 Representative Democracy Enforcement Act; enact

GA - HB1304 Elections; advance voting on certain Saturdays in run-off elections; revise provisions

GA - HB1305 Elections; advance voting; revise provisions

GA - HB1318 Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee; repeal Chapter 10 of Title 28

GA - HB1348 Local government; authorize acquisition of property interests by municipal elected and appointed officials; provisions

GA - HB1353 Landlord and tenant; repeal prohibition on local governments regulating amount of rent; provisions

GA - HB1359 Ad valorem tax; refund for loss of property value or expenses due to failure of local governments to enforce certain laws; provisions

GA - HB1370 Elections; superintendents determine number of voting booths; provisions

GA - HB1376 Elections; certain individuals challenging an elector's name appearing on the list of electors shall not be liable for such challenge; provide

GA - HB1382 State purchasing; procurement of electric light duty vehicles over those with internal combustion engines by agencies; provide

GA - HB1407 Local government; establishing service delivery strategies; revise provisions

GA - HB1425 Weeping Time Cultural Heritage Corridor Authority; create

GA - HB1429 Property; rent increases for seniors and veterans; provide limitations

GA - HR1352 Flood Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Joint Study Committee; create

GA - HR1353 House Study Committee on Funding for Flood Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery; create

GA - HR1354 House Coastal Area Regional Workforce Mobility and Connectivity Study Committee; create

GA - HR1418 House Study Committee on the Use of Local Fees to Support Affordable Housing; create

GA - HR1432 House Disaster Mitigation and Resilience Study Committee; create

GA - HR1433 House Study Committee on the Eradication of Homelessness; create

GA - HB1484 Local government; vest regulation of dates and times for lawful use or ignition of consumer fireworks

GA - HR1502 Senior living industry; study and implement rent control measures; urge

GA - HB1510 Elections; prohibit foreign nationals from contributing to candidates or campaign, independent, or political action committees

GA - HB1511 Nuisances; regulation of firearms, ammunition, firearm supplies, and sport shooting ranges; provide

GA - HB1519 Local government; enter into nondisclosure agreements; prohibit

GA - HR1644 Congress; enact legislation to allow states to provide for consolidation of federally funded workforce development services; urge