Georgia Bills

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 27, 2025

SB 271: Elections and Primaries; permanent absentee voter list; provide

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 for a permanent absentee voter list; to provide for procedures regarding such list; to provide for maintenance of such list; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

RaShaun Kemp (D) Kenya Wicks (D) Sally Harrell (D) Nabilah Parkes (D) Sonya Halpern (D)

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 27, 2025

SB 273: Minimum Wage; certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage, so as to revise certain provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for annual minimum wage increases to match the rising cost of living; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 27, 2025

SB 277: Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; definition of drugs to include alcohol and its derivatives; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to drug abuse treatment and education programs, so as to revise the definition of drugs to include alcohol and its derivatives; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 27, 2025

SR 266: Stafford, Furquan R.; commend

A RESOLUTION encouraging the development of minority owned plasma collection centers and commending Furquan R. Stafford and other community activists; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 609: Local government; prohibitions on employees holding interest in redevelopment activities; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to redevelopment powers, so as to revise provisions related to prohibitions on employees holding interest in redevelopment activities and areas so as to limit such prohibition to employees whose job responsibilities are related to such activities or areas; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 607: Public Health, Department of; two-year pilot program for home visiting in homes of children with asthma; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to provide for a two-year pilot program for home visiting in homes of children with asthma to help families identify and reduce exposure to asthma triggers; to provide for training of home visitors; to provide for assessments of the home environment; to provide for administrative and technical assistance for the pilot program; to provide for evaluation of the pilot program; to provide for reporting; to provide for termination of the pilot program and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2025

HR 367: General Assembly; members elected in 2028 and thereafter shall serve four-year terms of office; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that members of the General Assembly elected in 2028 and thereafter shall serve four-year terms of office; to provide that members of the General Assembly elected in the 2026 general election shall serve two-year terms of office; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 27, 2025

SB 275: Barbers and Cosmetologists; State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers from the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State; remove

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to barbers and cosmetologists, so as to remove the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers from the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State; to make such board a division of the Department of Public Health; to make conforming changes; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 27, 2025

SB 267: State's Employee Benefit Plan Council; establish health savings accounts and to continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state's Employee Benefit Plan Council, so as to require such council to establish health savings accounts and to continually provide for education or salary reductions for such accounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 650: Presidential Felon Freedom Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15, 43, 44, and 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, professions and businesses, property, and public officers and employees, respectively, so as to restore certain rights of individuals with criminal histories; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 605: Public Health, Department of; continue operation of Georgia Tobacco Quit Line, subject to appropriations of funds; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions related to the Department of Public Health, so as to require the Department of Public Health to continue operation of the Georgia Tobacco Quit Line, subject to appropriations or the availability of other funds; to provide for definitions; to provide requirements for the Quit Line; to provide that the Quit Line will provide information about, evaluation for, and referrals to lung cancer screening services; to provide for the utilization and security of any data collected by the Quit Line; to provide for the creation of written materials with information about the Quit Line by the Department of Public Health and to require certain sellers of tobacco products to display and distribute such written materials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 27, 2025

SB 270: Elections and Primaries; rules or regulations adopted by the State Election Board prior to a general primary, general election, or runoff thereof; limit the effective date

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 limit the effective date of rules or regulations adopted by the State Election Board prior to a general primary, general election, or runoff thereof; to provide for notice of such events to candidates and the selection of poll watchers for the same; to revise certain reporting requirements related to advance voting; to revise provisions related to locations poll watchers may have access to; to provide reporting requirements for the conclusion of the computation and canvassing of the returns; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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