Georgia Bills

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 10, 2021

SB 128: Georgia Law Enforcement Citizen Review Council; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to create the Georgia Law Enforcement Citizen Review Council; to provide for its membership, officers, committees, staff, funding, duties, and powers; to provide for administrative support; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sonya Halpern (D) Kim Jackson (D) Elena Parent (D) Michelle Au (D) Nikki Merritt (D)

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 10, 2021

SB 139: Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act; seizure of property subject to civil forfeiture only upon a criminal conviction; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Uniform Civil Forfeiture Procedure Act, so as to authorize the seizure of property subject to civil forfeiture only upon a criminal conviction; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 9, 2021

HB 10: Support for Students Living in Poverty Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to program weights and funding requirements under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for grants by the State Board of Education to local units of administration to support students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to require the State Board of Education to develop rules and regulations; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds must be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of the students living in poverty; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 9, 2021

HB 297: Access to Public Services for Non-English Speakers Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the official state language, so as to require reasonable access to public services for non-English speakers; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 9, 2021

HB 319: Quality Basic Education Act; interscholastic sports events; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that no high school which receives funding under Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, the "Quality Basic Education Act," shall participate in or sponsor interscholastic sports events conducted by any athletic association that prohibits student athletes from participation in a sport at a school to which he or she transferred under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 9, 2021

HB 298: Veterans Bill of Rights; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Veterans Service, so as to provide for a Veterans Bill of Rights; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensing practices; to provide for education waivers and requirements; to provide for collaborations for general health and mental health resources; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 9, 2021

SB 104: Waste Management; distribution of certain bags made of plastic film and items made of polystyrene foam by certain retail establishments; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waste management, so as to prohibit the distribution of certain bags made of plastic film and items made of polystyrene foam by certain retail establishments; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 9, 2021

SB 111: Health; licensure and regulation of community midwives; 'Georgia Community Midwife Act'

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to repeal in its entirety Chapter 26, relating to the practice of midwifery; 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 community midwives; to amend Code Section 43-26-12 of the O.C.G.A., 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 Feb 9, 2021

HB 294: Income tax; qualified citizenship expenses for low-income families; provide tax credit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of income tax, so as to provide for an income tax credit with respect to qualified citizenship expenses for low-income families; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to the foregoing; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 9, 2021

HB 315: Alternative ad valorem tax; motor vehicles owned or leased by or to a nonprofit organization or entity; provide exclusion

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5C of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alternative ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles, so as to provide an exclusion for motor vehicles owned or leased by or to a nonprofit organization or entity that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code which provides services in this state pursuant to a grant issued and overseen by the Office of Head Start; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 9, 2021

HB 299: Military Fair Housing Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Veterans Service, so as to enact the "Military Fair Housing Act"; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to prohibit discriminatory housing practices; to provide for remedies; to provide for damages; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 9, 2021

HB 308: Crimes and offenses; counties adopt ordinances governing and punishing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana in the unincorporated areas; 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 to adopt ordinances governing and punishing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana in the unincorporated areas of a county; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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