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40 bills for “Civil Air Patrol”.
Civil Air Patrol; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution formally recognizes the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing for its volunteer service in emergency response, disaster relief, and aerospace education across the state.
Civil Air Patrol; service to the citizens of Georgia; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing for volunteer service including disaster relief, search and rescue, and hurricane recovery support across the state.
Civil Air Patrol; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution formally recognizes the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing for its volunteer service, including disaster relief work during hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Civil Air Patrol; service to the citizens of Georgia; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution formally commends the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing for its volunteer service, including disaster relief work during hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Civil Air Patrol; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution formally recognizes the Civil Air Patrol's Georgia Wing for its volunteer service, including disaster relief and search and rescue work across the state.
Culbreath, Phenola; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate resolution commends Phenola Culbreath, an Atlanta native and one of Delta Air Lines' first Black flight attendants, for her decades of career achievement.
Delta Air Lines; centennial anniversary; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution recognizes Delta Air Lines for reaching its 100th anniversary as a company headquartered in Atlanta, commending its history and economic ties to the state.
Delta Air Lines; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution recognizes Delta Air Lines on its 100th anniversary and commends the company for its history and impact in Georgia. It creates no new law and imposes no requirements.
Game and fish; remove an exception for use of air guns to hunt wildlife
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill extends the expiration date for the state's air gun hunting rule from 2025 to 2030 and expands bow-and-arrow catfish fishing to all catfish species in any Georgia waters, not just channel and flathead catfish in the Savannah River.
Redner, Trooper Chase Winston; condolences
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution honors the life and service of Trooper Chase Winston Redner, a Georgia State Patrol trooper who died in the line of duty in February 2024.
Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection; Catoosa County; dedicate
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution would name the intersection of State Route 3 and Roach Hollow Road in Catoosa County the Trooper William Black, Jr. Memorial Intersection, honoring a Georgia state trooper killed in the line of duty.
Trooper First Class 2 Chase W. Redner Memorial Intersection; Lumpkin County; dedicate
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution would name the intersection of State Route 400 and Whelchel Road/Burnt Stand Road in Lumpkin County in memory of Georgia State Patrol Trooper Chase Winston Redner, who died in the line of duty in 2024.
Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge; Gwinnett County; dedicate
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would name the bridge carrying State Route 324 over Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County the Trooper Jimmy Cenescar Memorial Bridge, honoring a state trooper killed in the line of duty.
Sidney R. Miles Memorial Highway; Tattnall County; dedicate
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would name a stretch of State Route 23 in Tattnall County the Sidney R. Miles Memorial Highway, honoring the late Georgia State Patrol colonel and public safety commissioner.
Georgia Smoke-free Air Act; prohibit smoking and disposing of smoking products within a 25 foot radius of playgrounds and sandboxes
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would ban smoking within 25 feet of playgrounds and sandboxes and within 250 feet of youth sports events, expanding the state's Smoke-free Air Act.
Tallapoosa River Basin; daily emission limitations for toluene from stationary sources; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would require the Board of Natural Resources to set daily limits on toluene emissions from stationary sources in the Tallapoosa River Basin by the end of 2026.
Aviation; air facilities; identification of airport affected areas; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1434 requires local governments near Georgia airports to identify areas affected by flight paths and adopt height and land use rules to keep buildings and structures out of aircraft approach zones.
Mapes, Trooper First Class; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution formally commends Trooper First Class Mapes of the Georgia State Patrol for his actions during a shooting on Interstate 20 in Rockdale County in November 2024.
Lowndes County; occasion of its Bicentennial; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution honors Lowndes County's 200th anniversary, recognizing its history, economy, and communities without changing any law.
Congress; investigate dispersion of chemicals into the sky by aircraft; encourage
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the U.S. Congress to investigate chemical dispersion into the sky by aircraft and study its effects on Georgia's air, soil, and water quality.
Post 4 Villa Rica; recognize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution honors Post 4 Villa Rica of the Georgia State Patrol for winning the 2024 Post of the Year Award, citing its traffic enforcement record and crash response improvements.
Transportation, Department of; authority over vertiports; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 156 gives the Georgia Department of Transportation authority over vertiports, the landing sites used by vertical takeoff aircraft, and adds air service expansion at commercial airports to the list of projects hotel tax revenue can fund.
House Study Committee on Environmental Protection Division Permit and Variance Procedures and Rights to Review; create
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would create a study committee to examine how the Environmental Protection Division handles permits and variances, and what rights people have to challenge those decisions.
Traffic offenses; fleeing or attempting to elude a pursuing vehicle or law enforcement officer performing duties; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a new crime for fleeing or eluding law enforcement officers from the Department of Public Safety, with fines and jail time that grow based on how many miles a driver ran and how many prior convictions they have.
Courts; payment of certain money arising from traffic fines generated by members of the Uniform Division of the Department of Public Safety; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would send 70 percent of most traffic fine revenue from tickets written by the State Patrol's Uniform Division into the state's general fund, instead of leaving all of it with local governments.
Magistrate Court; the maximum amount of civil claims that can be tried in magistrate court; increase
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would raise the cap on civil lawsuits that magistrate courts can hear from $15,000 to $50,000, letting more cases be resolved in that faster, lower-cost court.
General Assembly; revise oath of office to require that members conduct themselves with civility
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would add the word 'civility' to the oath senators and representatives take before serving, requiring them to swear they will conduct themselves with civility on all questions before them.
Judicial Council; funding for civil legal services to low-income individuals; create grant program
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a state grant program run by the Judicial Council to help counties and cities pay for civil legal services for low-income residents.
Civil practice; tolling of limitations; provide for surviving relatives in wrongful death actions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would extend a legal pause on the filing deadline for wrongful death lawsuits, allowing surviving relatives of crime victims to wait until a related criminal case is resolved before their filing clock resumes.
Dillard, Dr. Thelma; remarkable career and lifelong dedication and exemplary service in education, civil rights, and community leadership within the Bibb County region; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution honors Dr. Thelma Dillard of the Bibb County region for more than five decades of work in education, civil rights, and community leadership.
Civil practice; require depositions to be taken before certified court reporters
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1208 would require that depositions taken in Georgia be conducted before a certified court reporter, removing the older option of stenographic recording without that certification.
Black, Charles; outstanding contributions to civil rights, education and community service; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution commends Charles Black, a Morehouse College alumnus and civil rights leader, for his lifelong contributions to civil rights, education, and community service.
Toliver, Ms. Pearlie; life, leadership, and enduring contributions; role in advancing civil rights, community development, economic empowerment, and leadership in the Macon-Bibb region; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution formally commends Pearlie Toliver of Macon for her role in integrating Mercer University and Macon-Bibb schools and for her decades of civic and banking leadership.
Holidays; first day of the legislative session each year as Civility Day; designate
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would designate the first day of each year's legislative session as 'Civility Day,' with legislative findings encouraging respectful conduct among lawmakers.
Civil Practice Act; scheduling of civil trials; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1407 would set detailed new rules for how Georgia courts schedule and call civil jury trials, including calendar deadlines, notice periods, and priority rules for attorneys with multiple cases.
Survivor Civil Protection Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would stop courts from ordering sexual assault survivors to pay a convicted offender's attorney's fees in related civil lawsuits, even if the survivor's claims are found weak or unsuccessful.
Senate Civil Rights Protections Study Committee; create
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Senate resolution creates a five-member Senate Civil Rights Protections Study Committee to examine Georgia's anti-discrimination laws and recommend possible new legislation before disbanding in December 2025.
House Study Committee on Civil Rights Protections; create
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House resolution would create a five-member study committee to examine whether Georgia should adopt comprehensive state civil rights laws covering employment, housing, public accommodations, and public services.
Civil practice; compensation for receivers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A House Judiciary Committee substitute for HB 1348 would update how much Georgia courts can pay receivers who manage assets in civil cases, adding a new fee tier for larger funds and an overall 5 percent cap on total compensation.
Civil practice; certain alleged acts by clergy members; extend statute of limitations
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1479, known as Hayle's Law, would give adult survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members far more time to sue, and would revive some old claims that are currently time-barred.