Georgia Bills

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 18, 2025

SB 178: State Depository Board; allow the state treasurer to invest in Bitcoin; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state depositories, so as to provide for the State Depository Board to allow the state treasurer to invest in Bitcoin; to provide for a limit on such investment; to provide for requirements for the safe handling of such assets; to provide for the loaning of such assets; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 18, 2025

HB 409: Income tax; exempt all retirement income received as retirement benefits in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components

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 exempt from taxation all retirement income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Veterans

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 18, 2025

SR 197: Muslim Appreciation Day; recognize February 20, 2025

This bill is a ceremonial resolution designating February 20, 2025, as "Muslim Appreciation Day" at the Georgia state capitol. It honors the contributions of Georgia's Muslim community - over 200,000 people - to the state's cultural, economic, and civic life, including fields like business, education, and public service. The resolution specifically acknowledges community leaders and organizations like IMAN Atlanta and ICNA Relief Atlanta for their work. As a symbolic gesture, it has no legal effect or policy changes, merely directing the Senate to recognize the day publicly. The resolution is currently pending in the Georgia Senate.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 13, 2025

SB 167: Commerce and Trade; private entities that employ certain AI systems to guard against discrimination caused by such systems; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commerce and trade, so as to provide broadly for private entities that employ certain AI systems to guard against discrimination caused by such systems; to provide for a description of consequential decisions for which use of automated decision systems shall be regulated; to provide for exemptions; to provide for trade secret protections; to provide for rule making; to provide for certain disclosed records by developers and deployers to be exempt from open records requirements; to provide for enforcement by the Attorney General; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment ✓ Technology

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 13, 2025

HB 405: Insurance; require licensed adjusters to be licensed contractors

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licensing of agents, agencies, subagents, counselors, and adjusters, so as to require licensed adjusters to be licensed contractors; to limit an adjuster's license based on the type of contractor license held; to provide for licensed contractors to become licensed adjusters; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 13, 2025

HB 395: Labor and industrial relations; minimum wage; provide for an increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 13, 2025

SR 183: President of the United States; the imposition of tariffs on Mexico and Canada; express strong disagreement

A RESOLUTION expressing strong disagreement over the imposition of tariffs on Mexico and Canada by the President of the United States and urging a focus on policies that benefit Georgia's hardworking families and small businesses; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 13, 2025

SB 164: Trade Practices; surveillance based price discrimination and surveillance based wage discrimination; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to prohibit surveillance based price discrimination and surveillance based wage discrimination; to provide for definitions; to provide for civil penalties and enforcement; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain rule making; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment ✓ Technology

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 13, 2025

HB 403: Property; enhance protections for homeowners and tenants by revising or repealing certain provisions inhibiting housing stability

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property, so as to enhance protections for homeowners and tenants by revising or repealing certain provisions inhibiting housing stability; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Housing

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 13, 2025

HB 401: Insurance; prohibit insurers from considering advertising costs when making or using insurance rates

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of rates, underwriting rules, and related organizations, so as to prohibit insurers from considering advertising costs when making or using insurance rates; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 13, 2025

SB 159: Criminal Procedure; pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; provide

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 provide for pretrial proceedings in capital offense cases where the death penalty is sought when the accused has intellectual disability; to provide for a definition; to provide for notice of intent to claim intellectual disability; to provide for pretrial determination of intellectual disability; to provide for verdicts; to provide for capital case procedures; to provide for reports investigating reversible error; to provide for a standard of review; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 13, 2025

SB 158: Commission for Blind and Visually Disabled Persons; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to handicapped persons, so as to create the Commission for Blind and Visually Disabled Persons; to transfer the direction and supervision of the Georgia Industries for the Blind from the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency to the commission; to provide for a short title; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency, so as to establish the role of the commission in facilitating the operation by blind persons and other persons with disabilities of vending facilities on state property; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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