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 require that the processing of transactions initiated by users of peer-to-peer payment platforms be delayed; to provide for the cancellation of such transactions during such delay period; to provide for penalties; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 17 and 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure and General Assembly, respectively, so as to allow for wrongful conviction compensation claims; to provide for a short title; to provide for notice of claims; to require administrative law judges within the Office of State Administrative Hearings to hear and evaluate such claims; to provide for the burden of proof and evidence to be considered by an administrative law judge; to require the Supreme Court of Georgia and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to provide certain individuals with a copy of this Act; to provide for definitions; to exclude wrongful conviction compensation claims from the purview of the Claims Advisory Board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Telecommunications Services and Programs for the Hearing and Visually Impaired; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to remove authorization for the Secretary of State to become a member of a nongovernmental entity whose purpose is to share and exchange information in order to improve the accuracy and efficiency of voter registration systems; to provide for definitions; to maintain an exemption to the disclosure of certain documents; to prohibit the Secretary of State, other state level actors, and local boards of registrars and election superintendents from participating in certain multistate voter list maintenance organizations; to require the termination of participation in any prohibited multistate voter list maintenance organizations; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 and Code Section 17-6-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public order and unsecured judicial release, requirement, effect of failure of person charged to appear for trial, and consideration of criminal record, respectively, so as to provide for the crime of interference with a first responder; to provide for penalties; to include such offense in the list of bail restricted offenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance, so as to require certain health benefit policies to cover genetic testing for an inherited mutation and cancer imaging under certain conditions; to provide for definitions; to exclude such coverage from any cost-sharing requirements; to protect the eligibility of health savings accounts; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
HR 132 creates a joint commission to resolve long-standing border disputes between Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. The commission - composed of nine members appointed by Georgia's governor, Senate, and House - will work with the other states to accurately resurvey and mark the disputed boundary lines, which have been in question since a flawed 1818 survey. This bill directly affects the border regions of these three states and follows decades of unsuccessful attempts to settle the issue. The commission will conduct surveys, issue reports, and recommend solutions, but does not alter existing laws or boundaries.
A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to justification and excuse relative to defenses to criminal prosecutions, so as to provide for immunity for a prospective offender while seeking assistance from law enforcement as a victim of certain offenses; to provide for limitations regarding prosecution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
HR 368 creates a Joint Study Committee to examine unregulated intoxicating cannabinoids in consumable hemp products, such as delta-8-THC and HHC, which current Georgia laws do not restrict despite their potential dangers. The committee, appointed by the House Speaker, will study regulatory gaps, health impacts, and whether an excise tax should apply to hemp beverages, with a deadline of December 2025. This procedural resolution does not impose new laws but will gather input from industry, law enforcement, and the public to inform future policy. It directly affects Georgia's hemp industry, consumers, and government agencies by addressing a gap in existing hemp product regulations.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to provide for the denial of state funds for loans, grants, and scholarships for any student who is convicted of a criminal offense or who is determined by the postsecondary educational institution at which such student is enrolled to have violated a postsecondary educational institution's code of conduct for students when such conviction or determination is a result of a student engaging in materially and substantially disruptive conduct on such postsecondary educational institution's campus; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to increase the amount of a state-wide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to establish the Better Georgia Without Blight Fund for the purpose of providing financing and technical assistance for the rehabilitation of blighted properties; to provide for definitions; to provide for such fund; to provide for criteria and standards; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for reporting; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date conditioned upon appropriations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
