A RESOLUTION creating and authorizing the House Special Committee on Oversight of Federal Funds; to provide for the issuance of compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents and materials; and for other purposes.
Maddy summaryThis resolution (HR 284) formally commends Nicholas Rucker, a physical therapist assistant student at Athens Technical College, for being named the 2024 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner. The bill recognizes Rucker as Georgia's top technical college student, highlighting his academic and leadership achievements and his role representing over 148,000 TCSG students. It does not create new laws or affect policies; it is purely a symbolic gesture of appreciation from the Georgia House of Representatives. The resolution was adopted unanimously on February 18, 2025.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing of agents, agencies, subagents, counselors, and adjusters, so as to require licensed adjusters to be licensed contractors; to limit an adjuster's license based on the type of contractor license held; to provide for licensed contractors to become licensed adjusters; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 46 and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation and state government, respectively, so as to provide for the establishment of renewable energy sources and renewable energy portfolio standard goals by the Public Service Commission for electric service providers; to provide for the inclusion of existing or planned renewable energy resources in integrated resource plans; to authorize the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority to finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects relating to renewable energy facilities; to provide for limited liability; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property, so as to enhance protections for homeowners and tenants by revising or repealing certain provisions inhibiting housing stability; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of rates, underwriting rules, and related organizations, so as to prohibit insurers from considering advertising costs when making or using insurance rates; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7C of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to therapy services for children with disabilities, so as to convene an advisory working group to review tools and protocols for the screening of children for trauma within the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment Program; to provide for findings and recommendations; to provide for abolishment of the advisory working group; to provide for subsequent periodic review of screening protocols and tools; to provide for implementation only if certain conditions are met; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-212 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to salary schedules for professionals in elementary and secondary education, so as to require that the state minimum salary schedule shall be updated each year; to provide that such updates shall correspond to annual inflation and deflation rates; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-4-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to amount of minimum wage to be paid by employers, so as to increase the state minimum wage to a living wage; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Maddy summaryHR 191 is a procedural resolution creating the House Study Committee on the Use of Local Fees to Support Affordable Housing. The committee, composed of five House members appointed by the Speaker, will study how local government fees could support affordable housing initiatives and make recommendations by December 1, 2025. It does not create new laws or directly affect residents, but will analyze existing fee structures and potential policy changes. The committee may hold up to five meetings and must file a report approved by a majority of its members before its abolition date. This is a study mechanism only, with no immediate policy changes or funding allocations.
