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Votes at a glance (selected items with recorded roll‑call tallies):

- Senate Bill 330 (local calendar — City of Atlanta homestead exemption): Passed 50–7 (caption as read).
- House Bill 54 (allow APRNs and PAs to sign home‑health orders): Agreed to Senate substitute 57–0 (see full article).
- House Bill 253 (newborn surrender/baby box provisions): Agreed to Senate substitute 46–15 (see full article).
- House Bill 513 (service delivery/county share funding language — House Bill 513 Senate sub): Agreed to Senate substitute 163–2 (caption as read).
- House Bill 645 (hospital regulation alignment with CDC guidelines): Agreed to Senate substitute 166–0 (caption as read).
- House Bill 233 (Brunswick Stew official state stew bill, plus added sections): Agreed to Senate substitute 113–51 (caption as read).
- House Bill 360 (income tax/tax credits amendments): Agreed to Senate amendment 158–5 (caption as read).
- Uncontested resolution calendar (house study committees and similar resolutions): Adopted 166–0.
- Senate Bill 148 (outdoor learning/AEDs/teacher leave): Passed 165–0 (see full article).
- House Bill 651 (automated traffic enforcement/school zones): Agreed to Senate substitute as amended 140–29 (see full article).
- House Bill 296 (driver’s licenses/mobile license and TAVT payment changes): Agreed to Senate amendment 163–3.
- House Bill 652 (electric vehicle charging tax exception): Agreed to Senate substitute 163–0.
- House Bill 422 (state employees health plan high deductible plan language): Agreed to Senate substitute 163–0.
- House Bill 155 (annexation disputes cleanup/opt-out language for certain Fulton County authority): Agreed to Senate amendment to house amendment to Senate substitute 117–49.
- House Bill 352 (continuous glucose monitors coverage in Medicaid): Agreed to Senate substitute 163–2.
- House Bill 516 (open meetings/teleconferencing and private-activity bond approvals for charter schools): Agreed to Senate substitute 94–71.
- House Bill 399 (landlord-tenant provisions; hedge‑fund investor accountability language): Agreed to Senate substitute 159–5.

These counts are taken from recorded roll calls read by the clerk during the floor session. For items that were debated at length we produced separate articles (see SB 148, HB 253, HB 651, HB 54). Where the transcript provides only the caption and final tally, descriptions here use the caption language read on the floor; missing programmatic or fiscal details are therefore listed as “not specified” or omitted.

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Representative Clark explained the House‑passed bill originally allowed physician assistants to sign home‑health orders; the Senate substitute added APRNs to that authority. Clark and other supporters described the policy as restoring and expanding flexibility that had been used during the COVID‑19 public‑health emergency under executive order and argued it would improve access to home‑health care, particularly in rural areas.

On the floor, supporters noted Georgia had been among the last states to adopt the change and highlighted potential benefits for speeding access to services for patients who require home health. There were no recorded floor objections or substantive amendments during the brief explanation and question period.

The clerk recorded the vote on the motion to agree to the Senate substitute as 57 yeas, 0 nays; the House therefore agreed to the Senate substitute as amended by the House.

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Chairman Powell explained that the bill reconciles differences with the Senate and seeks to curb what he described as misuse of school‑zone camera programs while preserving tools for local school safety. The Senate substitute had removed some features (including speed indicator signs) and broadened allowable hours, while the House amendment reintroduced flashing speed indicators, limited operation to school days unless a local government expressly opts into extended hours, and restricted four‑lane camera placement to locations with marked crosswalks.

Key provisions in the adopted language include a 10‑mph tolerance above posted limits, mandatory conspicuous notice on citations describing the registration renewal consequence for failure to pay or contest, a two‑step notice process before the Department of Revenue can place a registration block, and a local‑option requirement: jurisdictions must adopt a local ordinance to run cameras beyond defined school‑day periods. The amendment also directs that revenue from citations be used for school safety purposes within the district rather than being treated solely as general local revenue.

Several members questioned legislative drafting language and whether the changes would effectively remedy erroneous citations and the perceived ‘gotcha’ misuse of cameras. Representatives on the floor expressed divergent views: some said the measure restores school‑safety focus and gives communities an opt‑in path for extended enforcement; others said the compromise fails to fully resolve erroneous issuance and administrative burdens on motorists. Representative Dickey said he planned to vote against it, arguing it did not go far enough.

The House adopted the amendment and recorded the roll‑call vote: yeas 140, nays 29. The sponsor characterized the result as imperfect but workable, and suggested further refinement could come in a future session if problems persisted.

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Representative Clark explained that the language extends earlier safe‑surrender statutory frameworks and allows a “baby box” — a heated, alarmed enclosure that permits anonymous surrender without the parent making direct contact — as an additional safe‑surrender method. She and other supporters cited examples from other states and an instance in Tennessee where such a box had been used successfully.

Floor questions focused on several operational details and policy limits. Representative Cannon asked whether the bill should extend the newborn age threshold from 30 days to 60 days, noting that many states use 60 days as a limit; Clark said the bill keeps 30 days because that had been the prior standard for anonymous surrender in earlier versions of the law but said she was open to future changes.

Other lawmakers asked about location choice and liability. One question raised whether hospitals should be the default safe location (some states favor ERs) rather than a broader set of 24/7 facilities. Clark responded the bill requires designated sites to be 24/7 and defended multiple permitted locations as a means to increase safe‑surrender access.

Representative Cannon and others asked about the inspection and alarm cadence for boxes; Clark explained the statute requires a primary alarm and monthly checks plus twice‑daily physical checks to ensure no infant remains in the unit. Under the substitute, the Department of Family and Child Welfare (referred to in debate as DFAT) or the applicable child welfare agency is required to take custody within six hours of a surrender alarm.

Representative Cameron raised parliamentary inquiries and noted related family‑law concerns raised previously in hearings; the speaker directed constituents to discuss technical family‑law effects with the original author. After debate and questions, the House voted 46–15 to agree to the Senate substitute; the clerk recorded the yeas at 46 and nays at 15.

The transcript records the House’s agreement to the Senate substitute; subsequent enrollment and any implementation regulations or agency guidance were not detailed on the floor.

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Proponents described the bill as a set of modest, evidence-based changes intended to support student health, classroom engagement and school safety. Representative Jasmine Hong, presenting the bill, said the measure combines three previously separate pieces of legislation into one substitute and highlighted the pilot for outdoor learning and the AED and leave provisions.

Supporters from the education community told the chamber the outdoor-learning pilot could improve focus, mental health and engagement for younger students and those who do not thrive in traditional classroom settings. A teacher who addressed the House called the pilot “thoughtful and forward-looking” and said it would let districts evaluate outcomes without mandating statewide implementation.

The AED provision removes the statutory requirement that a licensed physician be part of an AED program, aligning the law with typical practice that AEDs are intended for lay rescuers. Representative Ramon and other speakers stressed time-to-shock as the critical factor in survival from sudden cardiac arrest and cited statistics on survival improvements when defibrillators are available quickly at schools.

The measure also increases the number of days teachers may use for personal or professional reasons from three to five, a change advocates said supports teacher retention and wellbeing.

The House adopted the rules committee substitute, heard multiple floor speakers in favor, ordered final passage and recorded the 165–0 vote for passage. The bill passed the House with the requisite majority and will proceed according to legislative process for enrollment and any further action required.

The bill contains three main sections: (1) a pilot program for outdoor learning spaces on elementary and secondary school property; (2) AED program changes removing a physician requirement; and (3) expansion of allowable personal/professional sick leave for educators from three to five days per year.

Supporters emphasized the non‑mandating nature of the pilot and the life‑saving aspects of broader AED access. No formal amendments to change the bill’s core purposes were recorded during floor debate prior to the final vote.

The House recorded the final passage vote as 165 yeas, 0 nays.

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