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introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2021

HB 133: Crimes Victims' Bill of Rights; required judicial verifications of victim notifications; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights, so as to provide for judicial verifications of victim notifications that are required pursuant to the Crime Victims' Bill of Rights; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Winfred Dukes (D) Debra Bazemore (D) Sandra Scott (D) Mesha Mainor (R) Erica Thomas (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2021

HB 140: Criminal procedure; motion for a change of venue by prosecuting attorney in certain cases; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to change of venue, so as to provide for a motion for a change of venue by the prosecuting attorney in certain cases; to provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2021

HR 39: Congress; set term limits on members elected to the House of Representatives and Senate; request

A RESOLUTION requesting that the United States Congress call a convention under Article V of the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and for other purposes.
Heath Clark (R) Robert Pruitt (R) Emory Dunahoo (R) Matthew Gambill (R) Beth Camp (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2021

HB 131: Crimes and offenses; clarify that stalking and aggravated stalking can be committed both directly and indirectly; revise a definition

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to stalking, so as to revise a definition; to clarify that stalking and aggravated stalking can be committed both directly and indirectly; to provide that each violation of stalking and aggravated stalking constitutes a separate offense and shall not merge with any other offense; 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 the information to be supplied in family violence reports; to provide for periodic audits of police agencies with regard to the completion and filing of such reports; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Debra Bazemore (D) Mesha Mainor (R) Erica Thomas (D) Shea Roberts (D) Marvin Lim (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2021

HB 145: Criminal procedure; standards for use of force by law enforcement; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-4-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authorization of arrests, use of deadly force, adoption or promulgation of conflicting regulations, policies, ordinances, and resolutions, and authority of nuclear power facility security officer, so as to provide for standards for use of force by law enforcement; to prohibit the use of chokeholds by law enforcement officers; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jasmine Clark (D) Regina Lewis-Ward (D) David Dreyer (D) Shelly Hutchinson (D) Mandisha Thomas (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2021

HB 144: Income tax; certain income received for retirement benefits from military service in the armed forces of the United States; exempt

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, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to exempt from state income tax certain income received by taxpayers as retirement benefits from military service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Heath Clark (R) Bill Hitchens (R) Calvin Smyre (D) Steve Tarvin (R) Derrick Jackson (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2021

HB 151: Ad valorem tax; public property owned by a political subdivision outside of its territorial limits; terminate exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to terminate an exemption from ad valorem taxation for public property owned by a political subdivision outside of its territorial limits that is developed by grading or other improvements to the extent of at least 25 percent of the total land area and has facilities actively used for a public or governmental purpose; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Debra Bazemore (D) Sandra Scott (D) Yasmin Neal (D) Rhonda Burnough (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2021

HB 135: Health; physician return medical certification as to the cause of death of patient to funeral director; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-10-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to death certificates, so as to require the physician in charge of the patient's care for the illness or condition which resulted in death to complete, sign, and return the medical certification as to the cause and circumstances of death to the funeral director or person acting as such prior to or simultaneously with the funeral director or other person assuming custody of the dead body; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Danny Mathis (R) Lauren McDonald (R) Alan Powell (R) J. Collins (R) Rick Williams (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2021

HB 136: Elections; appointment of acting election superintendents in the event of a vacancy in the office of judge of the probate court; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for the appointment of acting election superintendents in the event of a vacancy or incapacitation in the office of judge of the probate court of counties without a board of elections; to provide for resumption of the duties of election superintendent upon the filling of such vacancy; to provide for the compensation of such acting election superintendents; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Efstration (R) Mitchell Scoggins (R) Barry Fleming (R) Philip Singleton (R) Darlene Taylor (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2021

HB 147: Professions and businesses; provide for individuals who move and establish residency to obtain a license by endorsement to practice certain professions and occupations

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of professions and businesses, so as to provide for individuals who move to the state and establish residency to obtain a license by endorsement to practice certain professions and occupations in this state; to provide for requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) Heath Clark (R) Chuck Martin (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Wes Cantrell (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 29, 2021

SR 36: Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; members; elected by the General Assembly; at-large members; appointed by the Governor; provide-CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that members of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia chosen from each congressional district of the state shall be elected by members of the General Assembly and at-large members of the board of regents shall be appointed by the Governor; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Brandon Beach (R) Carden Summers (R) Burt Jones (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 29, 2021

HB 143: District Attorneys Oversight Commission; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding district attorneys, so as to create the District Attorneys Oversight Commission; to provide for the powers, composition, appointment, and confirmation of such commission; to provide for commission members' terms, vacancies, and removals; to provide for procedures and confidentiality; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jasmine Clark (D) Zulma Lopez (D) William Boddie (D) Angelika Kausche (D) Beth Moore (D)
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