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in committee · Georgia · House Mar 31, 2021

HB 377: Georgia Women's CARE (Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education) Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the arrests of pregnant women; to provide that women who have been arrested are offered pregnancy testing upon detention; to enact a provision regarding delayed sentencing for postpartum female inmates; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to revise provisions relating to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum female inmates; to provide for the reporting of certain information; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Sandra Scott (D) David Dreyer (D) Park Cannon (D) James Beverly (D)
introduced · Georgia · Senate Mar 30, 2021

SB 322: Georgia Judicial Retirement System; transfers of creditable service from appellate court judge's plan of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to provide for creditable service in the Georgia Judicial Retirement System on a two for one basis for transfers of creditable service from the appellate court judge's plan of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; to provide for fund transfers; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jeff Mullis (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 29, 2021

SB 313: Richmond County and City of Augusta; compensation of the mayor and commissioners; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the consolidation of Richmond County and the City of Augusta, approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3648), as amended, so as to revise the compensation of the mayor and commissioners; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Harold Jones (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 821: Income tax; Georgia taxpayers to make certain voluntary contributions to Georgia Council for the Arts; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax returns and furnishing of information, so as to authorize Georgia taxpayers to make certain voluntary contributions through the income tax payment and refund process to the Georgia Council for the Arts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Yasmin Neal (D) Derek Mallow (D) Beth Moore (D) Houston Gaines (R) Karen Mathiak (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 816: Community Affairs, Department of; coordinate with certain courts to assist with information regarding judgments that may be reported by consumer reporting agencies; authorize

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 authorize the department to coordinate with certain courts to assist with information regarding judgments that may be reported by consumer reporting agencies; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Mesha Mainor (R) Sam Park (D) Zulma Lopez (D) Marvin Lim (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 811: Professions and businesses; licensure and regulation of medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals; to provide for definitions; to create the Georgia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Board; to provide for its membership, meetings, and duties; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for scope of practice for each medical imaging and radiation therapy modality; to provide for permits to limit the scope of practice; to provide for permit requirements; to provide for grandfather provisions; to provide for temporary licenses; to provide for renewals and reinstatements; to provide for fees; to provide for sanctions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 815: Local government; counties may submit reports regarding the impact of proposed annexations; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation pursuant to application by owners of 60 percent of land and 60 percent of electors, so as to provide that counties may submit reports regarding the impact of proposed annexations; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation pursuant to resolution and referendum, so as to provide that counties may submit reports regarding the impact of proposed annexations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Brad Thomas (R) Marvin Lim (D)
introduced · Georgia · Senate Mar 29, 2021

SB 318: Appellate Court Judges; eligibility for retirement benefits; decrease the age

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judges of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, and their employees, so as to decrease the age of eligibility for retirement benefits for appellate court judges; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jeff Mullis (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 814: Local government; documentation in writing relevant to zoning decisions as related to adopted standards; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to zoning procedures, so as to require that local governments provide documentation in writing relevant to zoning decisions as related to adopted standards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mesha Mainor (R) Zulma Lopez (D) Marvin Lim (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 813: Mass transportation; pilot program administered by the Department of Transportation for the provision of funding and resources for bus routes in certain areas; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to mass transportation, so as to provide for a pilot program administered by the Department of Transportation for the provision of funding and resources for bus routes in certain areas; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mesha Mainor (R) Zulma Lopez (D) Marvin Lim (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 809: Crimes and offenses; counties adopt ordinances governing and punishing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditional discharge for possession of controlled substances as first offense and certain nonviolent property crimes, dismissal of charges, and restitution to victims, so as to authorize counties and municipal corporations to adopt ordinances governing and punishing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana; to amend Code Section 36-1-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ordinances for governing and policing of unincorporated areas of county, so as to authorize counties to adopt ordinances governing and punishing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Donna McLeod (D) Rhonda Taylor (D) Viola Davis (D) Kim Schofield (D)
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