Rep. Ron Stephens

Maddy summaryThis bill designates a specific bridge in Chatham County as the Huxsie Scott Bridge in honor of the late jazz and blues artist. The legislation authorizes the Georgia Department of Transportation to install and maintain signs for the bridge, which is located on State Route 204 over the CSX railroad. The bill recognizes Ms. Scott's contributions to music in Savannah, noting her career as a vocalist and her various accolades. It is a commemorative resolution that does not alter existing laws or policies but serves to formally acknowledge her legacy through a public dedication.

Maddy summaryThis is a non-binding resolution (not a bill with policy changes) encouraging the Georgia House of Representatives to create a bipartisan life sciences caucus. It does not establish new laws or allocate funds but asks lawmakers to form a forum for learning about Georgia's life sciences sector - including biotech, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural innovation - from industry leaders and stakeholders. The resolution aims to help legislators understand workforce development, research, and economic opportunities in this sector through briefings and site visits. It directly affects Georgia House members by proposing a new internal group for education, not by changing policies or impacting constituents.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to revise provisions limiting the number of local sales and use taxes by authorizing counties to collect an enhanced homestead option sales tax as well as a local option sales tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 and Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 12 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes and management of budgetary and financial affairs, respectively, so as to reduce the income tax rate that may be reached under certain conditions; to provide for certain amounts of the Revenue Shortfall Reserve to be used for tax relief; to increase the limitation on the maximum percentage of net revenue allowed to be held in the Revenue Shortfall Reserve; to remove outdated provisions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Pharmacy Benefits Managers and Consumer Access to Prescription Medications; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution honoring Harold Franklin Reheis, a former environmental protection division director who passed away at age 81. It recognizes his 60-year career in protecting Georgia's natural resources, including his work on clean air, water, and hazardous site remediation. The resolution formally acknowledges his contributions to environmental policy and authorizes the House Clerk to provide a copy to Reheis's family.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 9-11-23 and Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to class actions and miscellaneous local administrative provisions relative to ad valorem taxation of property, respectively, so as to prohibit class action suits by taxpayers for refunds; 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 Title 37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mental health, so as to provide for the re-creation of community service boards; to reconstitute the governing boards of community service boards; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Code Section 50-14-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to meetings open to the public, limitation on action to contest agency action, recording, notice of time and place, access to minutes, and teleconferences, so as to revise a provision authorizing community service boards to conduct teleconference meetings under certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide that mitragynine and hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) are Schedule I controlled substances; to repeal provisions relating to the regulation of kratom; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to replace the term "auto-injectable epinephrine" with "epinephrine" and to consolidate provisions relating to epinephrine and schools; to revise a definition; to make conforming changes; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 26 and Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to pharmacists and pharmacies and general provisions relative to health, respectively, so as to replace the term "auto-injectable epinephrine" with "epinephrine" and make conforming changes; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.