Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2022

HB 912: Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act making and providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, known as the "General Appropriations Act," Act No. 305, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, Volume One, Appendix, commencing at page 1 of 209), to make, provide, and change certain appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2022

HB 639: Torts; asbestos trust claims and claims made in civil asbestos actions; provide transparency

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to provide transparency with respect to asbestos trust claims and claims made in civil asbestos actions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to revise information required for the sworn information form; to provide for requirements; to provide for penalties; to provide for applicability; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2022

HB 900: State government; remove exemption of administrative review from the Board of Corrections and its penal institutions

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 of administrative procedure, so as to remove the exemption of administrative review from the Board of Corrections and its penal institutions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2022

HR 578: National Black Caucus of State Legislators; efforts to identify the critical need for increasing access to healthcare, food and credit; recognize

A RESOLUTION recognizing the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and the critical need for increasing access to healthcare, food, and credit; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 24, 2022

SB 348: Municipal Corporation; deannexation of territory from an existing municipal corporation so as to incorporate a new municipal corporation; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to prohibit the deannexation of territory from an existing municipal corporation so as to incorporate a new municipal corporation; to provide an exception to such prohibition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2022

HR 576: Local government; support of urban agriculture; encourage

A RESOLUTION encouraging support of urban agriculture by local governments; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2022

HR 577: Health; increased awareness, education, and research regarding rare diseases; recognize

A RESOLUTION recognizing the need for increased awareness, education, and research regarding rare diseases; maintaining that the unique needs of the rare disease community, including the needs of Black Americans living with rare diseases, should be addressed in collaboration with rare disease stakeholders; and supporting the establishment and continued support of Rare Disease Advisory Councils in all 50 states; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2022

HB 914: General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023

A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2022

HB 904: Education; use of corporal punishment by school personnel with any student in any public school; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to student discipline, so as to prohibit the use of corporal punishment by school administrators, teachers, and other school personnel with any student in any public school of this state; to require the State Board of Education and the Department of Education to provide for minimum standards and model student codes of conduct which address appropriate methods for redirecting students whose behavior is dangerous or disruptive; to provide for a definition; to provide for limited immunity for school administrators, teachers, and other school personnel for the good faith use of reasonable and necessary physical contact with a student under certain circumstances;to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2022

HB 855: Workers' compensation; coverage for first responders for post-traumatic stress disorder arising in the course of employment; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to provide workers' compensation coverage for first responders for post-traumatic stress disorder arising in the course and scope of employment; to provide for definitions; to provide for a rebuttable presumption; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 24, 2022

SB 344: Carrying and Possessing of Firearms; training to possess a handgun or long gun; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to require training to possess a handgun or long gun; to provide for training standards; to provide for the offenses of possession of a firearm without proper training and failure to store a firearm in a secure manner; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2022

HB 866: Labor and industrial relations; employers to provide workers' compensation to certain persons; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to require employers to provide workers' compensation to certain persons employed by or under the supervision of such employer for a certain period of time; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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