Rep. Steve Tarvin

Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution that formally congratulates the Heritage High School girls basketball team from Ringgold, Georgia, on winning the 2026 Region 7AAA and State Championships. It recognizes specific achievements, including the team's 28-4 record, individual honors for players like Tori Epps and Bailee Hollis, and coaching awards for Greg Elkins. The resolution directs the House Clerk to provide a copy of the document to the team as a gesture of appreciation for their accomplishments.

A RESOLUTION urging the continued historical preservation of the Georgia state capitol; commending the Georgia Building Authority team for excellence with the restoration and the discovery of Andrew Carnegie Steel–one of the two oldest operating capitols in the United States with Carnegie Steel; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution that formally recognizes chronic federal deficit spending as a root cause of inflation and long-term economic instability. It directly affects the House of Representatives by having its members acknowledge this economic issue and affirm fiscal discipline as a moral obligation. The resolution does not change any laws or policies but serves as a symbolic statement to raise awareness about the relationship between government spending, national debt, and inflation. It directs the Clerk to distribute copies of the resolution to other congressional leaders and the Georgia Congressional Delegation.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt from local taxes the sale or use of materials used in construction of capital outlay projects for educational purposes that were approved and funded through a constitutionally authorized education special purpose local option sales tax; to provide for conditions, limitations, and dates of applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 8, 10, 36, 43, and 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to buildings and housing, commerce and trade, local government, professions and businesses, and public utilities and public transportation, respectively, so as to change certain provisions relating to certain professions practicing in this state; to change certain provisions relating to electrical contractors, plumbers, conditioned air contractors, low voltage contractors, and utility contractors; 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 Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding administrative procedure, so as to provide that the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act" shall apply to all executive branch agencies; to provide for certain exceptions; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a commendation resolution honoring Halen Christopher Poole, a young man from LaFayette, Georgia, for earning the Eagle Scout rank from the Boy Scouts of America. The resolution recognizes his achievement by noting he completed 50 merit badges, built fish attractors for a local lake, and demonstrated leadership skills through the Scouts BSA program. It directs the House Clerk to provide a copy of the resolution to Poole as a formal acknowledgment of his accomplishment. This type of bill does not change laws or policies but serves to publicly recognize individual achievements.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue the existence of the Dalton Independent School System, approved May 13, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 4111), so as to remove the increased millage rate limitation; to provide for the maximum millage rate to be charged by such school system; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to continue the existence of the Dalton Independent School System, approved May 13, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 4111), so as to remove the increased millage rate limitation; to provide for the maximum millage rate to be charged by such school system; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a commendation resolution honoring Haden Christopher Poole for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America. It formally recognizes his completion of a rigorous training program, earning 50 merit badges, and completing a major service project involving fish attractors and a kiosk for LaFayette City Lake. The resolution directs the House Clerk to provide a copy of the document to Poole as a record of the House's congratulations. This type of bill is ceremonial and does not create new laws or affect public policy.