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introduced · Georgia · House Jan 25, 2022

HB 928: State government; display of any memorabilia related to the Confederate States of America, slave owners, or person advocating for slavery on public property; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to prohibit the display of monuments, memorials, plaques, markers, or memorabilia related to the Confederate States of America, slave owners, or persons advocating for slavery on public property except for museums and Civil War battlefields; to remove reference to the preservation and protection of the memorial graven upon the face of Stone Mountain; to remove reference to the display of the flag of the Confederate States of America from public buildings or schools; to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to holidays and observances; to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, so as to remove reference to the confederate memorial; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Shelly Hutchinson (D) Matthew Wilson (D) Dewey McClain (D) Billy Mitchell (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 25, 2022

SB 327: Ad Valorem Tax: homestead exemption; educational purposes in an amount equal to $100,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for a homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to $100,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of any school district that has been certified by the State Board of Education for a given year to have substantially deviated from the course curriculum approved by the State Board of Education; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for an effective date, applicability, and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Payne (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Brandon Beach (R) Butch Miller (R) Frank Ginn (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 25, 2022

SB 366: Board of Commissioners of Gwinnett County; commissioner district boundaries; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners of Gwinnett County, approved January 31, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2003), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 1, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4497), and by an Act approved September 21, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011 Ex. Sess., p. 296), so as to revise the commissioner district boundaries; to define certain terms; to repeal a superseded description of commissioner districts; to provide for continuation in office; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kim Jackson (D) Michelle Au (D) Nikki Merritt (D) Sheikh Rahman (D) Gloria Butler (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 25, 2022

SR 360: Ad Valorem Tax; resident of a school district shall be entitled to claim; amount prescribed by general law if the State Board of Education adopts a resolution; provide -CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that each resident of a school district shall be entitled to claim an ad valorem tax exemption from the assessed value of the resident's homestead for school district taxes in an amount prescribed by general law if the State Board of Education adopts a resolution declaring that such school district has substantially deviated from the board's approved course curriculum; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Chuck Payne (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Brandon Beach (R) Butch Miller (R) Frank Ginn (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 25, 2022

HB 932: Education; noncitizen students with certain refugee, special immigrant, or humanitarian parole status under federal law are classified as in-state for tuition purposes; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the university system, so as to provide that noncitizen students with certain refugee, special immigrant, or humanitarian parole status under federal law are classified as in-state for tuition purposes subject to certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 25, 2022

SB 351: "Women's Health and Safety Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating health, so as to extensively revise informed consent requirements under the "Woman's Right to Know Act"; to provide for an informed consent authorization form and its contents; to revise reporting requirements; to provide for civil penalties and a private right of action under the "Woman's Right to Know Act"; to provide extensive requirements relating to the use of abortion-inducing drugs; to provide for definitions; to provide extensive reporting requirements; to prohibit abortion-inducing drugs in school facilities or on state property; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for civil remedies and professional sanctions; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Clint Dixon (R) Chuck Payne (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Billy Hickman (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 25, 2022

HB 927: Criminal procedure; terminology referring to persons who are noncitizens and present in the U.S. without official documentation; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 11 of Title 16, Chapter 5 of Title 17, Chapter 1 of Title 35, and Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses involving illegal aliens, searches and seizures, general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, and jails, respectively, so as to revise terminology referring to persons who are noncitizens and present in the United States without official documentation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Sam Park (D) Shelly Hutchinson (D) Bee Nguyen (D) Marvin Lim (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 25, 2022

SB 350: Elections; local legislation for nonpartisan elections for any county offices; authorize the General Assembly

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by local legislation for nonpartisan elections for any county offices; to provide procedures for such nonpartisan general elections; and for other purposes.
Clint Dixon (R) John Albers (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 25, 2022

HB 933: Elections; retention and preservation of ballots and other elections documents; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to revise provisions related to the retention and preservation of ballots and other election documents; to remove provisions for keeping such ballots and documents under seal; to provide for the inspection of such ballots and documents under certain conditions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jan Jones (R) Will Wade (R) Shaw Blackmon (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 25, 2022

SB 355: Identification Cards; issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identification cards for persons without drivers' licenses, so as to provide for the issuance of identification cards to persons completing a term of incarceration; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide consent for the release of certain criminal history and vocational information to inmates upon release; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Valencia Seay (D) Chuck Payne (R) Sally Harrell (D) Sonya Halpern (D) Kim Jackson (D)
in committee · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2022

HB 581: Insurance Consumer Bill of Rights Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for requirements for settlement offers by insurers; to require the provision of certain notices and disclosures to claimants and insureds; to designate an unfair claims settlement practice; to provide for a private cause of action for unfair trade practices; to remove a provision related to private causes of action; to prohibit use of certain settlements in actuarial tables or other information submitted to the Commissioner of Insurance; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tyler Smith (R) Martin Momtahan (R) Mitchell Scoggins (R) Mack Jackson (D) Scott Holcomb (D)
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