A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Gwinnett County ad valorem taxes for county purposes, other than to retire bonded indebtedness, in an amount equal to $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of Gwinnett County whose federal adjusted gross income, as well as the federal adjusted gross income of the spouse of such resident and all other members of the family who also reside at such homestead, is less than $10,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to require annual income reporting; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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 a definition; to provide additional powers of the State Election Board regarding suspending superintendents; to provide for the appointment of temporary and permanent replacement superintendents; to provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for pari-mutuel betting on horse racing; to provide for the disposition of licensing and taxation revenues from such activities; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to handicapped persons, so as to create the Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; to transfer the direction and supervision of Georgia Industries for the Blind from the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency to the commission; to amend Chapter 9 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the transfer of the Division of Rehabilitation Services to the Department of Labor, so as to establish the role of the commission in facilitating the operation by blind persons and other persons with disabilities of vending facilities on state property; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A RESOLUTION dedicating the Georgia Grown Trail 27; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to increase the standard deduction amounts and provide for annual inflationary adjustments; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-34-13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fingerprinting and criminal background checks for health care professionals licensed by the Georgia Composite Medical Board, so as to revise a provision regarding performance by the board of a criminal background check; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco and vaping products, so as to revise the rate of the tax on tobacco and vaping products; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for a maximum income for which the personal exemption is allowable; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the lottery, so as to require the net proceeds of the Georgia Lottery Corporation to equal at least 35 percent of lottery proceeds each fiscal year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to drug abuse treatment and education programs, so as to require the Department of Community Health to notify the applicable local law enforcement agencies, fire departments, licensing departments, and planning and zoning departments upon issuance of a license to operate a drug abuse treatment and education program that is a residential care center; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide for rules for the determination of eligibility for in-state tuition rates at institutions of higher education; to amend Code Section 50-36-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to verification requirements, procedures, and conditions, exceptions, regulations, and criminal and other penalties for violations so as to provide that verification of lawful presence in the United States shall not be required for determinations of eligibility for admission, for in-state tuition rates, and for scholarships, loans, and grants pursuant to Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, the board of commissioners of the Georgia Student Finance Commission, and the board of directors of the Georgia Student Finance Authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.