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died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 374: Local government; residential rental property; establish housing management databases

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 74 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local enforcement boards created on or after January 1, 2003, so as to authorize local governing bodies to establish housing management databases of residential rental property; to provide for applicability; to provide for registration with the databases; to provide for penalties; to provide for disclosure of ownership by foreign adversaries; to provide for exemptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 311: Advancing Fair Employment for All Ages Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-1-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibition of age discrimination in employment, so as to change the age of individuals protected by such prohibition; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 246: Courts; office of sheriff and training of peace officers; revise qualification requirements

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-16-1 and Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to qualification requirements for sheriff and exemptions and employment and training of peace officers, respectively, so as to require a person qualifying as a candidate for sheriff be a peace officer not under revocation or suspension by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for a penalty; to provide for submission of a form completed by the executive director of such council; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 146: State holidays; month of April as Black Women's History Month; designate

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate the month of April each year as "Black Women's History Month" in Georgia; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for ceremonies and programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 247: Motor vehicles; restoration of licenses; authorize written consent for release of certain information to be obtained and transferred electronically

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to restoration of licenses to persons completing defensive driving course or alcohol or drug program, so as to authorize written consent for release of certain information to be obtained and transferred electronically; to require certain training for clinical evaluators performing assessment components; to revise the authorized fees relating to such courses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 324: Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting and during certain hours on election day to certain voters; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for preferential treatment during advance voting and during certain hours on election day to voters who are blind, deaf, an amputee, pregnant, accompanied by children of five years of age or younger, or accompanied by children with special needs regardless of age; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 342: Crimes and offenses; access to medical cannabis; repeal certain advertising restrictions on licensees

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to access to medical cannabis, so as to repeal certain advertising restrictions on licensees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 107: Professions and businesses; issuance of digitally verifiable licenses for certain military spouses and transitioning military service members; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of professions and businesses, so as to provide for the issuance of digitally verifiable licenses for spouses of military service members, spouses of transitioning service members, and transitioning military service members; to provide definitions; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations; to provide for the issuance of physical licenses upon request; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Veterans

died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 330: Income tax; credits for contributions to law enforcement foundations; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits for income taxes, so as to revise provisions for income tax credits for contributions to law enforcement foundations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HR 659: House Study Committee on Insurance Market Reform; create

HR 659 creates a House Study Committee on Insurance Market Reform to examine rising insurance premiums, industry profit margins, and regulatory practices in Georgia. The committee will study how these factors impact consumers - particularly low-income families, small businesses, and seniors - and assess potential reforms. It has no immediate policy effect; its role is limited to researching issues and recommending future legislation by December 2025. The committee consists of eight House members and three non-legislative experts appointed by the Speaker. This is a procedural resolution, not a law changing insurance rules.

died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 10: Georgia Booking Photo Privacy Protection Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-1-19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the prohibition of disclosure of arrest booking photographs, so as to strengthen protections for individuals who have not been convicted of crimes; to provide for a short title; to provide for a definition; to provide for removal procedures for remove-for-pay publications and websites; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice ✓ Technology

died · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2025

HB 12: Education; grants; revise definition of qualified local school system

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-165 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to equalization grants, annual calculations, and allocation, so as to revise the definition of the term "qualified local school system" by reducing the minimum required millage rate or effective millage rate from 14 mills to 10 mills; to provide for a 25 percent reduction of equalization grant awards for local school systems whose millage rate or effective millage rate does not meet the minimum requirement; to require annual reporting by the Department of Education; to repeal a definition; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education