Sen. Jason Esteves

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial Senate resolution (SR 109), not a policy bill. It formally congratulates eight young women who won categories in the 2025 Miss Atlanta Competition - such as Audrey Kittila (Miss Atlanta 2025) and Claire Zhang (Miss Atlanta Teen 2025) - and notes they will advance to the Miss Georgia competitions. The resolution serves only to honor their achievements as role models promoting scholarship and community service, with no legal or policy impact. It does not create new requirements, funding, or changes to existing laws.

A RESOLUTION recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of death and disability and supporting the recognition of February 2025 as American Heart Month; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis resolution designates February 6, 2025, as "Keep Georgia Beautiful Day" at the Georgia State Capitol. It formally recognizes the work of the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation and its network of local affiliates, which organize community cleanups, recycling programs, and beautification initiatives across Georgia. The resolution has no policy or funding provisions - it is purely a ceremonial acknowledgment of the foundation's annual volunteer efforts and community impact.

Maddy summarySR 100 is a Georgia Senate resolution honoring the late State Senator Vincent D. Fort, who served the 39th District from 1996 to 2017. It commemorates his legislative work, including authoring Georgia's first hate crimes law (2001) and the Georgia Fair Lending Act (2003), and directs the Senate to share the resolution with his family. This procedural resolution has no policy impact - it formally expresses the Senate's condolences and recognizes his legacy.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to provide certain protections for veterans and other eligible persons applying for benefits; to provide for limitations; to provide for violations; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for an income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Kathy Hogan Trocheck, who is also recognized internationally under the pen name Mary Kay Andrews; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16 and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses and to domestic relations, respectively, so as to prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm and to prohibit persons subject to family violence protective orders from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm; to provide for definitions; to provide an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial Senate resolution (SR 77) congratulating Great Dane, a Savannah, Georgia-based trailer manufacturer, on its 125th anniversary of founding. The resolution recognizes the company's historical contributions, including developing refrigerated trailers for produce transport, supplying trailers during WWII, and supporting industries with reliable equipment. It contains no policy changes or funding provisions - it solely offers formal recognition through a Senate resolution. The resolution was adopted by the Senate on February 3, 2025, and directs the Senate Secretary to provide a copy to Great Dane.

Maddy summaryThis bill (SR 79) is a commemorative resolution passed by the Georgia Senate to honor Judge Dorothy Toth Beasley following her death in May 2024. It recognizes her historic role as Georgia’s first female appellate judge (appointed to the Georgia Court of Appeals in 1984) and the state’s first female chief judge (1995), highlighting her pioneering career in law, including arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court and her introduction of community service as a criminal sentence in Fulton County. The resolution expresses the Senate’s condolences to her family and acknowledges her contributions to justice, civic education, and community advocacy. As a symbolic gesture with no policy changes, it does not affect any laws or regulations.