A RESOLUTION congratulating and commending the Ben Hill County School District, recipient of the Georgia Reads Community Award, for its dedication to literacy advancement; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electrical service, so as to enact the "Georgia Homegrown Solar Act of 2025"; to provide definitions; to allow customers of an electric utility to aggregate demand from multiple locations and subscribe to certain off-site solar facilities; to provide for nondiscriminatory interconnection of such facilities; to provide for consumer protections for customers; to allow customers to access their own meter usage and provide such usage data to authorized third parties; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Maddy summaryThis is a commemorative resolution (SR 203), not a policy bill. It formally honors the life and memory of Guy Jehue Rutland Jr., a Polk County, Georgia educator, community leader, and longtime resident who passed away on January 24, 2025. The resolution recognizes his 33-year career in Polk School District education and coaching, his service on the School Board, his ownership of Rutland Farm and Christmas Tree City, and his community involvement. The Georgia Senate adopted this resolution on February 19, 2025, expressing condolences to his family and affirming his positive impact. It has no policy or legal effect beyond this symbolic gesture.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide that a person must show certain documentation upon receipt of a citation for unlawful squatting; to provide for a penalty; to amend Code Section 16-9-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penalties for forgery, so as to provide for a penalty for forgery cases related to the offense of unlawful squatting; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 21 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to rights, duties, and liabilities of innkeepers, so as to provide for certain guest ejectment procedures for innkeepers; to provide for an affidavit; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed detection devices, so as to repeal all laws relative to enforcement of speeding violations in school zones through the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; to provide for conforming changes; to prohibit a local governing body or law enforcement agency from entering into or renewing a contract that provides for enforcement of laws relative to speeding violations in school zones through the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to establish the "Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act"; to provide for a short title; to provide for eligibility; to provide for definitions; to provide for the compensation of wrongfully incarcerated persons; to provide for requisition procedures and for certification of eligibility for compensation; to provide for criminal records checks; to provide for the calculation, payment, and limit of such compensation; to provide for waivers and release; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Maddy summaryThis resolution (SR 95) names Georgia's new legislative office complex the "Sonny Perdue Legislative Building" to honor former Governor Sonny Perdue's lifetime of public service. It does not create new laws or affect any policies; it is a ceremonial designation for a physical building. The resolution cites Perdue's service as Georgia's first Republican governor since Reconstruction, his role as U.S. Agriculture Secretary, and his current position as Chancellor of the University System of Georgia. The building will serve as the new home for Georgia's state legislators.
Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (SR 185), not a policy bill. It formally honors the life and memory of Nellie Dunaway Duke, a Georgia advocate for women's rights and longtime chair of the Georgia Commission on Women, following her death on January 28, 2025. The resolution expresses the Georgia Senate's condolences to her family and community, recognizing her decades of service including her work on the Equal Rights Amendment and her roles with the Georgia Commission on Women and local organizations. It has no policy impact or direct effect on any individuals or laws.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to authorize the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists to establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; to authorize the Georgia Board of Nursing to establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; to provide for definitions; to provide for funding or gifts in kind; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION congratulating the Lanier County High School baseball team for winning the GHSA Class A Division II State Baseball Championship; and for other purposes.
