Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HB 786: Elections; manner of filling vacancies in party nominations; revise

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 the manner of filling vacancies in party nominations resulting from the death or disqualification of a candidate after nomination but prior to the date of an election; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HB 805: Alcoholic beverages; provide for a sales tax; repeal state and local excise taxes

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to provide for a sales tax on all alcoholic beverages; to repeal state and local excise taxes on alcoholic beverages; to remove inapplicable references; to amend Code Section 2-8-23.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to limitations on assessments by agricultural commodities commissions, so as to provide for a conforming cross-reference; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HB 806: Georgia Community Midwife Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of community midwives; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to amend Code Section 43-26-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exceptions to the operation of the "Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act," so as to provide for an exception relating to the practice of midwifery; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HR 428: House Study Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder; create

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HB 788: Brady Law Regulations; five-day waiting period for the transfer or purchase of certain firearms; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to require a five-day waiting period for the purchase or transfer of certain firearms; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HB 787: Georgia Emergency Communications Authority; establish a system of language translation services for use by 9-1-1 systems statewide; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Emergency Communications Authority, so as to require the Georgia Emergency Communications Authority to establish a system of language translation services for use by 9-1-1 systems statewide; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HR 430: Governor; removal of Commissioner of Labor for neglect and dereliction of duty evidenced by failing to pay valid unemployment claims in a timely manner; urge

A RESOLUTION urging the Governor to remove the Commissioner of Labor for neglect and dereliction of duty evidenced by failing to pay valid unemployment claims in a timely manner; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HB 785: Elections; provide definitions; provisions for certain counties and municipalities

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 provide definitions; to provide that certain counties and municipalities shall provide registration or voting notices, forms, instructions, assistance, or other materials or information relating to the electoral process, including ballots, in the language of the applicable minority group as well as in the English language; to provide for applicability; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HR 429: HBCU Presidents' HERO Bridge; Fulton County; dedicate

A RESOLUTION recognizing the presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and dedicating a bridge in their honor; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HB 789: Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; establish certain training in certain languages other than English; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment and training of peace officers, so as to require the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to establish as part of the curriculum for basic and in-service training courses for all peace officers certain training in certain languages other than English; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HB 798: Fulton County; Board of Commissioners; provide for compensation of chairperson and other members

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County, approved December 3, 1880 (Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 508), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3635), so as to provide for compensation of the chairperson and other members of the board of commissioners; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 25, 2021

HB 808: Labor and industrial relations; appointment of a State Advisory Council and other councils by the Commissioner of Labor; provide a date certain

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide a date certain for the appointment of a State Advisory Council and other councils by the Commissioner of Labor; to provide for the duties and terms of members, the election of chairpersons, and expense allowances for such councils; to require the publication of reports of such councils and the results of certain investigation and research studies undertaken by the Commissioner with the advice and aid of such councils; to require the provision of certain reports and written comments to members of the General Assembly; to create the Georgia Task Force on Unemployment Modernization and Reform; to provide for its membership, committees, and funding; to provide for a definition; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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