Rep. Josh Bonner

Maddy summaryThis resolution commemorates Georgia National Guard members by designating February 6, 2025, as "National Guard Day" at the state capitol. It honors the service of Georgia's National Guard units (including Army, Air, and State Defense Force components) for their domestic and overseas deployments, highlighting their roles in hurricane response, homeland defense, and military support. The bill has no policy changes or direct effects on citizens or programs - it is purely a ceremonial recognition. The resolution was adopted by the Georgia House of Representatives on February 3, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis resolution formally recognizes the 51st anniversary of the Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta and acknowledges its role in strengthening Georgia-Japan cultural, economic, and political ties. It cites Georgia’s $7.65 billion annual trade with Japan, 514 Japanese-affiliated businesses employing 38,290 people, and the consulate’s work on events like Japan Fest. As a ceremonial resolution (not a law), it has no legal effect but directs the House clerk to provide a copy to the consulate. It does not create new policies or directly affect specific individuals or entities beyond this symbolic acknowledgment.

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (not a substantive bill) honoring William Edwards, a University of North Georgia cadet and history student. It recognizes his selection as the university's presidential fellow to the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, his perfect 4.0 GPA, Army ROTC scholarship, military training completions, and leadership roles. The resolution formally congratulates him and extends best wishes for his future. It has no binding effect or policy changes; it solely serves to acknowledge his achievements.

Maddy summaryThis is a symbolic resolution (not a law) passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It formally honors and recognizes Georgia veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War and developed related health conditions. The resolution acknowledges their service, the health impacts of Agent Orange (including cancer and birth defects in descendants), and notes these veterans are not memorialized as combat fatalities. It does not create new benefits or change policy - it solely provides a formal statement of recognition.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-1-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for transitioning members of the armed forces, so as to allow military spouses to use an existing license in good standing from another state to obtain employment in this state; 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 Part 12 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to effectiveness of educational programs, so as to require the administration of a nationally recognized multiple-aptitude battery assessment that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military to public school students in grades 11 and 12 who choose to participate; to prohibit the use of assessment results in education accountability programs; to provide for parents and guardians to opt their children out of participating in such assessments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-9-2.1, Title 16, Title 19, Title 20, and Chapter 2 of Title 38, Chapter 2 of Title 40, of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appointment, compensation, authority, qualifications, training, and other limitations of associate probate court judges, crimes and offenses, domestic relations, education, military affairs, and registration and licensing of motor vehicles, respectively, so as to add appropriate references to the United States Space Force; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to retirement and pensions, so as to add appropriate references to the United States Space Force; to make conforming changes; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to require the commissioner of corrections to report certain information regarding the immigration status, offenses, and home countries of persons who are confined under the authority of the Department of Corrections; to provide for standard procedures for intake and booking of aliens and foreign nationals; to provide for quarterly reports by jailers regarding foreign born inmates; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION urging the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for additional resources to address elder care, nursing home access, and expanded disabled residential programs for veteran community populations; and for other purposes.