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By Senators Parent of the 42nd and Jones II of the 22nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to waiver of sovereign immunity as to actions ex contractu and state tort claims, so as to provide for waiver of sovereign immunity for claims against state officers and employees whose acts or omissions violate the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Titles I and V of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, or the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 under certain circumstances; to provide legislative intent; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. SR 805. By Senator James of the 35th: \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Naomi Ruth Barber King; and for other purposes. Read and Adopted. SR 806. By Senators Harrell of the 40th and Anavitarte of the 31st: A RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Social Media on Children and Platform Privacy Protection; and for other purposes. Referred to Rules Committee. \n- 1 - \n \n SR 807. By Senator Hufstetler of the 52nd: \n \nA RESOLUTION creating the Senate Peach State Saves Program Study Committee; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Rules Committee. \n \nSR 808. By Senator Harbison of the 15th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Morgan Faithe Harrell; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 809. By Senator Harbison of the 15th: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Floyd Washington, Sr.; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 810. By Senator Harbison of the 15th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Abdur Hassan; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 811. By Senator James of the 35th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Montell Jordan; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 812. \n \nBy Senators Esteves of the 6th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Merritt of the 9th, Islam Parkes of the 7th, Butler of the 55th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Representative Pedro Marin on his outstanding public service as a member of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 2 - \n \n SR 813. \n \nBy Senators Butler of the 55th, Gooch of the 51st, Halpern of the 39th, Orrock of the 36th, Brass of the 28th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing April 8, 2024, as Henry Louis Aaron Day in the State of Georgia; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 814. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Davenport of the 44th, Sims of the 12th, Jones of the 10th, Merritt of the 9th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Grace Latoya Hamilton; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 815. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Davenport of the 44th, Goodman of the 8th, Sims of the 12th, Jones of the 10th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of KeShawn Xavier Crumidy; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 816. \n \nBy Senators Davenport of the 44th, Anderson of the 43rd, Sims of the 12th, Seay of the 34th, James of the 35th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 20, 2024, as Spelman College Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 817. \n \nBy Senators Davenport of the 44th, Anderson of the 43rd, Sims of the 12th, Seay of the 34th, Butler of the 55th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Senator Horacena Tate for her outstanding public service; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 3 - \n \n SR 818. \n \nBy Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Robertson of the 29th and Gooch of the 51st: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Matthew Christopher Littlefield; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 819. \n \nBy Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Lucas of the 26th and Williams of the 25th: \n \nA RESOLUTION commending Jaime Kaplan; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 820. By Senators Hickman of the 4th, Dixon of the 45th and Payne of the 54th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing October 7-11, 2024, as Georgia Pre-K Week; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 821. \n \nBy Senators Islam Parkes of the 7th, Merritt of the 9th, Harrell of the 40th, Rahman of the 5th, Butler of the 55th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Gregg Kennard on his outstanding public service as a member of the House of Representatives; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 822. \n \nBy Senators Halpern of the 39th, Jones II of the 22nd, Jackson of the 41st, Orrock of the 36th and Davenport of the 44th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and celebrating March 2024 as Music in our Schools Month; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 4 - \n \n HB 1425. By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Stephens of the 164th, Westbrook of the 163rd and Petrea of the 166th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Weeping Time Cultural Heritage Corridor Authority; to provide for definitions; to provide for the purpose and powers of the authority; to provide for appointment, eligibility, and terms of members of the authority; to provide for organization, quorum, meetings, and expenses of the authority; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for agents and employees; to provide for accountability and for financial and other records; to provide for audits; to limit the powers of the authority; to provide for open meetings and public records; to provide for judicial jurisdiction; to provide that the powers of the authority are supplemental; to provide for liberal construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1465. By Representatives Reeves of the 99th, Romman of the 97th, Marin of the 96th, Clark of the 100th, Mughal of the 105th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Duluth, Georgia, approved March 25, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 3148), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5206), so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1466. By Representatives Gullett of the 19th, New of the 64th, Smith of the 18th, Kelley of the 16th and Momtahan of the 17th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to create the State Court of Paulding County, approved June 29, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 3562), so as to provide an additional judge for such court; to provide for the appointment of such additional judge of such court; to provide for the election of successors; to provide for a chief judge; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 5 - \n \n HB 1467. By Representatives Hawkins of the 27th and Erwin of the 32nd: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Gillsville, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 3421), as amended, so as to revise the compensation of the city council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1468. By Representative Sainz of the 180th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Camden County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1469. By Representatives Gambill of the 15th and Scoggins of the 14th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Municipal Court of the City of Emerson to charge a technology fee; to specify the uses to which such technology fees may be applied; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1470. By Representatives Mathiak of the 74th, Bonner of the 73rd, Bazemore of the 69th and Jackson of the 68th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the re-creation of the board of elections for Fayette County, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3712), so as to revise the composition of the board; to revise provisions for appointment of board members; to provide for initial terms; to provide for current board members to serve out the terms to which they were appointed; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 6 - \n \n HB 1471. By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Thomas of the 21st, Jones of the 47th, Carson of the 46th, Scoggins of the 14th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Cherokee County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1472. By Representatives Gambill of the 15th and Scoggins of the 14th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in Bartow County; to provide for a short title; to provide for authorized contents of agreements and instruments of the boards generally, use of proceeds of sale of bonds, notes, etc., and subsequent issue of bonds, notes, etc.; to provide for construction; to provide that Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A. shall not apply to the offer, sale, or issuance of the boards' bonds, notes, or other obligations; to provide that no notice, proceeding, publication, or referendum shall be required; to provide for dissolutions; to provide for procedures connected with all of the foregoing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1483. By Representative Leverett of the 123rd: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Washington, Georgia, approved February 14, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 2139), as amended, so as to provide for term limits for the offices of mayor and councilmember; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 7 - \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_54117487-2024-03-18","title":"Senate first readers, 2024 March 18","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. General Assembly. Senate"],"dcterms_spatial":["United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018"],"dcterms_creator":["Georgia. General Assembly. 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By Senator Jones of the 10th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for new homestead exemptions from City of Stockbridge ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for residents, certain seniors, and residents with septic systems; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemptions and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nSR 791. \n \nBy Senators Brass of the 28th, Albers of the 56th, Dolezal of the 27th, Rhett of the 33rd, Echols of the 49th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia High School Association Student Athlete Advisory Council; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 1 - \n \n SR 792. \n \nBy Senators Still of the 48th, Dolezal of the 27th, Dixon of the 45th, Harrell of the 40th, Albers of the 56th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing November 1, 2024, as Diwali Day; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 793. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Rhett of the 33rd, Anderson of the 43rd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Wanique Khemi-Tehuti Shabazz; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Rules Committee. \n \nSR 794. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Lucas of the 26th, Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Rhett of the 33rd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Balram J. Bheodari; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 795. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Lucas of the 26th, Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Rhett of the 33rd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. Yvonne L. Smith; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 796. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Lucas of the 26th, Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Rhett of the 33rd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Glen Washington; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 2 - \n \n SR 797. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Lucas of the 26th, Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Rhett of the 33rd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Sandra Jean; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 798. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Lucas of the 26th, Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Rhett of the 33rd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Delyno Brown; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 799. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Lucas of the 26th, Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Rhett of the 33rd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Basil Barrington Watson; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 800. \n \nBy Senators Orrock of the 36th, Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Harrell of the 40th, Anderson of the 43rd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Vern Edward McCarty; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 801. \n \nBy Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Watson of the 1st, Hodges of the 3rd, Strickland of the 17th, Harrell of the 40th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and its members in observance of the chapter's 70th anniversary; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 3 - \n \n SR 802. \n \nBy Senators Burns of the 23rd, Hickman of the 4th, Anderson of the 24th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and Williams of the 25th: \n \nA RESOLUTION urging the State of Georgia to support the Vince Dooley Battlefield Preservation Fund as part of the Georgia US250 Committee's observance of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Rules Committee. \n \nSR 803. \n \nBy Senators Davenport of the 44th, Anderson of the 43rd, James of the 35th, Butler of the 55th, Jones of the 10th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dr. Helene D. Gayle for her outstanding service as President of Spelman College; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 804. By Senator Halpern of the 39th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 14, 2024, as Pi Day; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 4 - \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_54117487-2024-03-14","title":"Senate first readers, 2024 March 14","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. General Assembly. Senate"],"dcterms_spatial":["United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018"],"dcterms_creator":["Georgia. General Assembly. Senate"],"dc_date":["2024-03-14"],"dcterms_description":["Senate first readers"],"dc_format":["application/pdf"],"dcterms_identifier":null,"dcterms_language":["eng"],"dcterms_publisher":["Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. General Assembly. 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L. 2006, p. 4137), so as to revise provisions related to the mayor's vote when the city council is electing a mayor pro tempore; to revise provisions related to the compensation of the mayor, mayor pro tempore, and councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nSB 581. \n \nBy Senators Harrell of the 40th, Orrock of the 36th, Jackson of the 41st, Esteves of the 6th and Parent of the 42nd: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-127.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying weapons within school safety zones, at school functions, or on a bus or other transportation furnished by a school, so as to provide for the election by a postsecondary education institution to allow concealed handguns upon campus; to require firearms safety training in order to carry handguns upon such campuses; to require storage for handguns at areas upon campus where carrying of a handgun is prohibited by law; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n \nSB 582. \n \nBy Senators Harrell of the 40th, Orrock of the 36th, Jackson of the 41st and Parent of the 42nd: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school property and facilities, so as to provide for building inspection and code enforcement for public school educational facilities in this state; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Education and Youth Committee. \n \n- 1 - \n \n SR 777. \n \nBy Senator Strickland of the 17th: \n \nA BILL recognizing and commending Dr. Shannon Buff, the 2024 Georgia High School Principal of the Year; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 778. \n \nBy Senators Mallow of the 2nd, Hickman of the 4th, Gooch of the 51st, Ginn of the 47th and Still of the 48th: \n \nA BILL recognizing March 14, 2024, as Georgia Hotel and Lodging Industry Appreciation Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 779. \n \nBy Senators Hickman of the 4th, Dixon of the 45th, Gooch of the 51st, Esteves of the 6th and Sims of the 12th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 4, 2024, as Reach Out and Read Day at the state capitol to recognize the power of reading to young children every day; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 780. \n \nBy Senators Hickman of the 4th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th and Hodges of the 3rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia State University; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 781. \n \nBy Senators Gooch of the 51st, Payne of the 54th, Echols of the 49th, Moore of the 53rd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Gilmer High School's Carson Farist and Taylor Schiesser; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 2 - \n \n SR 782. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Butler of the 55th, Davenport of the 44th, Harbison of the 15th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dana Patterson; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 783. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Butler of the 55th, Davenport of the 44th, Harbison of the 15th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dawn Thomas; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 784. \n \nBy Senators Kennedy of the 18th and Walker III of the 20th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 18, 2024, as Peach County Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 785. \n \nBy Senators Harrell of the 40th, Jackson of the 41st, Orrock of the 36th, Jones II of the 22nd, Seay of the 34th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 26, 2024, as Trans Liberation Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Health and Human Services Committee. \n \nSR 786. \n \nBy Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Anderson of the 24th, Goodman of the 8th, Watson of the 11th and Walker III of the 20th: \n \nA RESOLUTION creating the Senate Advancing Forest Innovation in Georgia Study Committee; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Rules Committee. \n \nSR 787. \n \nBy Senators Dixon of the 45th, Burns of the 23rd, Anavitarte of the 31st, Payne of the 54th, Hickman of the 4th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION creating the Senate University Admissions Study Committee; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Rules Committee. \n \n- 3 - \n \n SR 788. \n \nBy Senator James of the 35th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 18, 2024, as International Diaspora Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 789. \n \nBy Senators Still of the 48th and Dixon of the 45th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the City of Sugar Hill on the occasion of its 85th birthday; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 790. \n \nBy Senators Islam Parkes of the 7th, Rahman of the 5th, McLaurin of the 14th, Esteves of the 6th, Jackson of the 41st and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 15, 2024, as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nHB 1402. \n \nBy Representatives Cummings of the 39th, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Stoner of the 40th, Campbell of the 35th, Adesanya of the 43rd and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act incorporating the City of Mableton, approved May 9, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 6049), so as to deannex certain properties from the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nHB 1454. \n \nBy Representatives Jones of the 60th, Bruce of the 61st, Evans of the 57th, Panitch of the 51st, Roberts of the 52nd and others: \n \nA 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, 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. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \n- 4 - \n \n HB 1456. By Representatives Smith of the 18th and Huddleston of the 72nd: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Mount Zion, approved May 12, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3862), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 3683), so as to revise provisions related to councilmembers vacating their office; to repeal an erroneous provision of a prior amendatory Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nHB 1458. By Representative Jasperse of the 11th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Pickens County, approved June 2, 2010 (Ga. L. 2010, p. 3704), as amended, so as to update and revise provisions relating to the powers, duties, and obligations of the board of commissioners; to revise and update provisions relating to the powers and duties of the chairperson; to revise provisions related to scheduling of meetings of the board of commissioners; to provide that state law shall governing bidding and procurement; to update provisions related to keeping of the minutes and records of the board of commissioners; to revise budgeting and audit procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nHB 1460. \n \nBy Representatives Gaines of the 120th, Dunahoo of the 31st, Erwin of the 32nd and Persinger of the 119th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Commerce independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over and an additional homestead exemption in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over and whose net income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $18,000.00, approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4349), as amended; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \n- 5 - \n \n HB 1461. \n \nBy Representatives Gaines of the 120th, Dunahoo of the 31st, Erwin of the 32nd and Persinger of the 119th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from all Jackson County ad valorem taxes for $10,000.00 of the value of the homestead for certain residents of that county who have annual earned family incomes not exceeding $18,000.00 and who are 65 years of age or over, approved March 29, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4381), so as to provide for two classes of residents, to increase the exemption for each class, and to remove an income limitation; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nHB 1462. \n \nBy Representatives Thomas of the 65th, Glaize of the 67th, Jackson of the 68th, Olaleye of the 59th, Mainor of the 56th and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Chattahoochee Hill Country (now known as City of Chattahoochee Hills) in Fulton County, approved April 28, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3821), as amended, so as to revise the term and other provisions related to the mayor pro tempore; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nHB 1463. \n \nBy Representatives Thomas of the 65th, Glaize of the 67th, Jackson of the 68th, Olaleye of the 59th, Mainor of the 56th and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Chattahoochee Hills to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \n- 6 - \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_54117487-2024-03-13","title":"Senate first readers, 2024 March 13","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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L. 2012, p. 5059), so as to provide for landlords to remove personal property following execution of writs of possession within seven days of such execution; to authorize the marshal to remove such property after 14 days; to authorize the marshal to appoint exofficio assistants to the marshal; to provide for the collection of costs associated with such removal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nSB 578. \n \nBy Senators Watson of the 11th, Goodman of the 8th, Anderson of the 24th and Echols of the 49th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-105 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulated reasonable use of ground water for farm use, permits to withdraw, obtain, or utilize, metering, and related procedures, so as to provide for revocation of permits for conversion to solar farms and reallocation of ground water capacity; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. \n \n- 1 - \n \n SB 579. By Senator Summers of the 13th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Cordele, approved July 29, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 4122), so as to transition the office of chairperson to at large commission member; to provide for a mayor to be selected by and among the commission members; to redesignate the office of vice chairperson to mayor pro tempore; to revise voting and quorum provisions related to the commission; to make conforming changes; to provide that the city manager shall recommend the annual budget to the commission in place of the chairperson; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nSR 761. By Senator James of the 35th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Global Sisters Speak Network; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 762. By Senator James of the 35th: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Dan A. Moore, Sr.; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 763. \n \nBy Senators Islam Parkes of the 7th, Butler of the 55th, Rahman of the 5th, Merritt of the 9th, Esteves of the 6th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, commencing a month of fasting and spiritual renewal, and extending best wishes to all in Georgia and around the world for a joyous and meaningful observance of Eid al-Fitr; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 2 - \n \n SR 764. \n \nBy Senators Harbin of the 16th, Goodman of the 8th, Watson of the 11th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Strickland of the 17th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 14 as Truett Cathy Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 765. \n \nBy Senators Strickland of the 17th, Harbin of the 16th, Payne of the 54th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and Rhett of the 33rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION commending the Red Cross and recognizing March 2024 as Red Cross Month in Georgia; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 766. \n \nBy Senators Dixon of the 45th, Halpern of the 39th, Still of the 48th, James of the 35th and Payne of the 54th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Angela Palm on the occasion of her retirement; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 767. \n \nBy Senators Parent of the 42nd, Goodman of the 8th, Halpern of the 39th, Harrell of the 40th, Cowsert of the 46th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Ali's Cookies; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 768. \n \nBy Senators Orrock of the 36th, Butler of the 55th, Parent of the 42nd, Jones II of the 22nd, Lucas of the 26th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia Advancing Communities Together, Inc., upon its tenth anniversary; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 3 - \n \n SR 769. \n \nBy Senators Orrock of the 36th, Lucas of the 26th, Kennedy of the 18th, Gooch of the 51st, Jones II of the 22nd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Senator Gloria Butler for her outstanding public service; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 770. \n \nBy Senators Harrell of the 40th, Jackson of the 41st, Orrock of the 36th, Hickman of the 4th and Hodges of the 3rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION creating the Senate Higher Education in Prison Study Committee; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Higher Education Committee. \n \nSR 771. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Harbison of the 15th, Anderson of the 43rd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION commending Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. and recognizing March 26, 2024, as Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Rules Committee. \n \nSR 772. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Seay of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Harbison of the 15th, Anderson of the 43rd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Samuel L. Dumas; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 773. \n \nBy Senators Islam Parkes of the 7th, Butler of the 55th, Rahman of the 5th, Merritt of the 9th, Esteves of the 6th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the celebration of Navroz, the month of Ramadan, and the Shia Ismaili Muslim community residing in and contributing to the State of Georgia; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 4 - \n \n SR 774. By Senator Orrock of the 36th: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Joseph Donald \"J.D.\" Winston and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Transportation Committee. \n \nSR 775. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Orrock of the 36th, James of the 35th, Harbin of the 16th, Strickland of the 17th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Senator Valencia Seay; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 776. By Senator Bearden of the 30th: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of James \"Richard\" Smith; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nHB 1346. By Representatives Barton of the 5th, Ridley of the 6th, Chastain of the 7th and Jasperse of the 11th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act creating the Coosawattee Regional Water and Sewerage Authority, approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3904), so as to repeal such Act and dissolve the authority; to provide for assets and liabilities thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nHB 1445. By Representative Taylor of the 173rd: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Thomasville, approved March 30, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 5051), as amended, so as to reapportion the board of education election districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \n- 5 - \n \n HB 1449. By Representatives Collins of the 71st, Smith of the 18th, Huddleston of the 72nd, Smith of the 70th and New of the 64th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Villa Rica, approved May 8, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 3869), so as to revise provisions regarding ineligibility of former elected officials to hold offices or employment or transact certain business with the city within a year of leaving office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1450. By Representatives Holly of the 116th, Douglas of the 78th, Mathiak of the 74th, Crowe of the 118th, Lewis-Ward of the 115th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Henry County Airport Authority, approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4389), so as to provide for an ex-officio member; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1451. By Representative Franklin of the 160th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Brooklet; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the exercise of powers and limitations on powers; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, prohibitions, elections, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, and qualifications; to provide for a city attorney, city clerk, and other personnel; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for pending matters; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 6 - \n \n HB 1455. By Representative Sainz of the 180th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of St. Mary's ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $25,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide a specific repealer; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 7 - \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_54117487-2024-03-11","title":"Senate first readers, 2024 March 11","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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By Senators Bearden of the 30th and Albers of the 56th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ride share network services and transportation referral services, so as to require the display of a second license plate upon the front of a motor vehicle operated by a ride share driver; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Public Safety Committee. \n \nSR 750. \n \nBy Senators Albers of the 56th, Kennedy of the 18th, Goodman of the 8th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Brass of the 28th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION condemning Jew-hatred in all of its forms and resolving to end the persecution and discrimination against the Jewish community; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 751. \n \nBy Senators Watson of the 11th, Albers of the 56th, Goodman of the 8th, Anderson of the 24th and Bearden of the 30th: \n \nA RESOLUTION creating the Senate Disaster Mitigation and Resilience Study Committee; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Public Safety Committee. \n \nSR 752. \n \nBy Senators Watson of the 11th, Dixon of the 45th, Goodman of the 8th, Anderson of the 24th and Walker III of the 20th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Terry Hollifield for his 53 years of outstanding service as executive director of the Georgia Crop Improvement Association, where he retired on December 31, 2023; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 1 - \n \n SR 753. \n \nBy Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Rhett of the 33rd and Albers of the 56th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Minister Peter Burke; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 754. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Seay of the 34th, Davenport of the 44th, Jones of the 10th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION creating the Senate Cumulative Impact of Pollution on Economic Development and Growth Study Committee; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Economic Development and Tourism Committee. \n \nSR 755. By Senators Sims of the 12th and Summers of the 13th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 2024 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and honoring the Georgia Colorectal Cancer Control program for its impact on increasing screenings in Federal Qualified Health Clinics in Southwest and Southeast Georgia; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 756. \n \nBy Senators Moore of the 53rd, Beach of the 21st, Cowsert of the 46th, Dolezal of the 27th, Dixon of the 45th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Laken Hope Riley; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 757. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Butler of the 55th, Seay of the 34th, Jones of the 10th, Sims of the 12th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION creating the Senate Study Committee on the Establishment of a Baby Bonds Program; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Children and Families Committee. \n \n- 2 - \n \n SR 758. By Senator Setzler of the 37th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the North Cobb High School Lady Warriors volleyball team for winning the 2023 Class 7A GHSA State Championship; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 759. By Senators Sims of the 12th, Anderson of the 43rd and Jones of the 10th: \n \nA RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Dr. Jean Rawlings Sumner for receiving the 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 760. \n \nBy Senators Brass of the 28th, Albers of the 56th, Cowsert of the 46th, Beach of the 21st, Watson of the 1st and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 13, 2024, as Golf Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nHB 1373. By Representatives Rhodes of the 124th and Crowe of the 118th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Putnam County, approved September 8, 1879 (Ga. L. 1879, p. 334), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3619), so as to revise provisions relating to the compensation of the chairperson and commissioners; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \n- 3 - \n \n HB 1441. By Representatives Meeks of the 178th and Werkheiser of the 157th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Appling County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of 100 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older and whose income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $10,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1442. By Representative DeLoach of the 167th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the City of Darien, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers provided for under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the \"Redevelopment Powers Law,\" as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1444. By Representatives Scott of the 76th, Neal of the 79th, Douglas of the 78th, Burnough of the 77th and Bell of the 75th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Clayton County Board of Commissioners, approved February 8, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 2064), as amended, so as to provide a code of ethics; to establish a board of ethics; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 4 - \n \n HB 1446. By Representatives Persinger of the 119th, Efstration of the 104th and Gaines of the 120th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act re-creating and establishing a Board of Commissioners of Barrow County, approved April 2, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 4033), as amended, particularly by an Act approved September 7, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011 Ex. Sess., p. 260), so as to revise the power of the county manager in regard to employment decisions related to department directors; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1447. 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Fulton County Lodge No. 64; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 745. \n \nBy Senators Echols of the 49th, Still of the 48th, Gooch of the 51st, Ginn of the 47th, Hatchett of the 50th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION congratulating the Lakeview Academy girls basketball team for winning the 2024 GIAA Class 3A State Basketball Championship; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 746. \n \nBy Senators Echols of the 49th, Still of the 48th, Gooch of the 51st, Ginn of the 47th, Hatchett of the 50th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION congratulating the Lakeview Academy boys basketball team for winning the 2024 GIAA Class 3A State Basketball Championship; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 747. \n \nBy Senators Burns of the 23rd, Hickman of the 4th, Anderson of the 24th, Hatchett of the 50th, Robertson of the 29th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION urging the local governments and regional commissions for Regions 5, 7, and 12, the Department of Community Affairs, and the Department of Transportation to collaborate for the establishment of a Historic Rural Church Trail; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Economic Development and Tourism Committee. \n \n- 1 - \n \n SR 748. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 24th, Echols of the 49th, Hickman of the 4th, Hodges of the 3rd, Dixon of the 45th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 10-16, 2024, as National Groundwater Awareness Week in Georgia; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 749. \n \nBy Senators Watson of the 1st, Mallow of the 2nd, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Kennedy of the 18th, Hickman of the 4th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending John Forbes; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nHB 1374. \n \nBy Representatives Campbell of the 35th, Ridley of the 22nd, Ehrhart of the 36th and Seabaugh of the 34th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Acworth, approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4052), so as to adopt by reference a certain map; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nHB 1413. By Representatives Rhodes of the 124th and Crowe of the 118th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide homestead exemptions from Putnam County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in certain amounts of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \n- 2 - \n \n HB 1422. By Representatives Wade of the 9th and Chastain of the 7th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Dawson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes for certain senior citizens; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1423. By Representatives Wade of the 9th and Chastain of the 7th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide homestead exemptions from Dawson County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1427. By Representative Stinson of the 150th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for the Board of Education of Dooly County, approved April 6, 1967 (Ga. L. 1967, p. 2922), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4149), so as to provide for compensation of the members of the board; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1436. By Representative Yearta of the 152nd: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Lee County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 3 - \n \n HB 1438. By Representative Williams of the 148th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Cordele, approved July 29, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 4122), so as to transition the office of chairperson to at large commission member; to provide for a mayor to be selected by and among the commission members; to redesignate the office of vice chairperson to mayor pro tempore; to revise voting and quorum provisions related to the commission; to make conforming changes; to provide that the city manager shall recommend the annual budget to the commission in place of the chairperson; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 4 - \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_54117487-2024-03-07","title":"Senate first readers, 2024 March 7","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. General Assembly. Senate"],"dcterms_spatial":["United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018"],"dcterms_creator":["Georgia. General Assembly. 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L. 2015, p. 3733), so as to revise the powers of the mayor; to restate provisions related to the mayor pro tempore; to provide for a councilmanager form of government; to provide for the selection, qualifications, and duties of the city manager; to update and restate provisions related to the administration of the city government; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nSB 572. By Senator Strickland of the 17th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Morgan County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nSB 573. By Senator Strickland of the 17th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Morgan County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 1 - \n \n SB 574. \n \nBy Senators Strickland of the 17th, Cowsert of the 46th and Anderson of the 43rd: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia to be known as the Alcovy Judicial Circuit, approved March 9, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 152), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 1217), so as to authorize the counties that make up said judicial circuit to provide additional investigators to the district attorney; to provide for appointment and qualifications of such investigators; to provide for the powers of such investigators; to provide that such investigators shall serve at the pleasure of the district attorney; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nSB 575. By Senator Williams of the 25th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Milledgeville Public Facilities Authority; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for purpose; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n \nSR 726. \n \nBy Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Jackson of the 41st, Harrell of the 40th, Davenport of the 44th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Lorraine Cochran-Johnson on her outstanding public service; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 727. \n \nBy Senators Mallow of the 2nd, Brass of the 28th, Halpern of the 39th, Summers of the 13th, Bearden of the 30th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION creating the Georgia's Creative Economy Senate Study Committee; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Economic Development and Tourism Committee. \n \n- 2 - \n \n SR 728. \n \nBy Senators Parent of the 42nd, Davenport of the 44th, Butler of the 55th, Jones of the 10th and Seay of the 34th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Shavawn P. Simmons on her outstanding public service; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 729. \n \nBy Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Jackson of the 41st, Harrell of the 40th, Davenport of the 44th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Steve Bradshaw on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 730. \n \nBy Senators Harrell of the 40th, Butler of the 55th, Halpern of the 39th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd and Jackson of the 41st: \n \nA RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Susie Kyle for receiving the 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 731. \n \nBy Senators Burns of the 23rd, Anderson of the 24th, Echols of the 49th, Williams of the 25th, Summers of the 13th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the McDuffie/Warren County Unit on being named the Georgia Forestry Commission 2023 North Georgia Unit of the Year; the Berrien County Unit on being named the 2023 South Georgia Unit of the Year; Forest Protection Area 9 on being named the 2023 Forest Protection Area of the Year; and Jason McMullen on being named the 2023 Forester of the Year; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 3 - \n \n SR 732. \n \nBy Senators Jones II of the 22nd, Butler of the 55th, Parent of the 42nd, Jackson of the 41st and Halpern of the 39th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Augusta-Richmond County Branch of the NAACP; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 733. By Senator James of the 35th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Ambassador Amina Amira Smaila and thanking her for her public service; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 734. \n \nBy Senators Davenport of the 44th, Butler of the 55th and Anderson of the 43rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Jakequeline Walls for receiving the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus' 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 735. \n \nBy Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Echols of the 49th, Goodman of the 8th, Parent of the 42nd and Albers of the 56th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Tammie Collins and congratulating her on being a 2024 recipient of the Career Women's Network Women of Achievement Award; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 736. \n \nBy Senators Davenport of the 44th, Butler of the 55th, Anderson of the 43rd, Parent of the 42nd and Jones of the 10th: \n \nA RESOLUTION congratulating the DeKalb County School System Cedar Grove High School Saints football team for winning the 2023 Class 3A Boys State Football Championship; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 4 - \n \n SR 737. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Sims of the 12th, Davenport of the 44th, Butler of the 55th and Merritt of the 9th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the African Textile Museum; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 738. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Sims of the 12th, Davenport of the 44th, Butler of the 55th and Merritt of the 9th: \n \nA RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Phyllis Kitchens Thurmond for receiving the 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 739. \n \nBy Senators Williams of the 25th, Burns of the 23rd, Anderson of the 24th, Harrell of the 40th and Hickman of the 4th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 7, 2024, as Georgia College \u0026 State University Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 740. \n \nBy Senators Halpern of the 39th, Orrock of the 36th, Butler of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd, Mallow of the 2nd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending radio station Jazz 91.9 WCLK on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 741. \n \nBy Senators Strickland of the 17th, Jones of the 10th, Williams of the 25th, Anderson of the 24th and Islam Parkes of the 7th: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of James Coan \"Jimmy\" Carter, Jr.; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 5 - \n \n SR 742. \n \nBy Senators Halpern of the 39th, Orrock of the 36th, Esteves of the 6th, Butler of the 55th, Merritt of the 9th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION celebrating the 20th anniversary of Pastor Eric Vincent Thomas' leadership at Saint Peter Missionary Baptist Church; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 743. \n \nBy Senators Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Watson of the 1st and Esteves of the 6th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Steven Wertheim, MD; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nHB 916. \n \nBy Representatives Burns of the 159th, Jones of the 47th, Efstration of the 104th and Hatchett of the 155th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Appropriations Committee. \n \n- 6 - \n \n HB 1330. By Representatives Stoner of the 40th, Cummings of the 39th and Anulewicz of the 42nd: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the \"South Cobb Development Authority Act,\" approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 3772), as amended, so as to change the name of the authority to the Mableton Development Authority; to revise the short title; to revise provisions related to the selection of membership of the authority; to provide for continuation in office of current board members; to provide for the selection of board officers; to revise the geographical area of operations of the authority; to revise the purposes and objectives of the authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1372. By Representatives Smith of the 138th and Buckner of the 137th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Pine Mountain; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1399. By Representatives Scoggins of the 14th and Gambill of the 15th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of White; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the exercise of powers and limitations on powers; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, prohibitions, elections, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, and qualifications; to provide for conflict of interest and holding other offices; to provide for sale of city property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for pending matters; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 7 - \n \n HB 1400. By Representative Greene of the 154th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Damascus; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. HB 1401. By Representative Greene of the 154th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Blakely; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the exercise of powers and limitations on powers; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, prohibitions, elections, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, and qualifications; to provide for conflict of interest and holding other offices; to provide for pending matters; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. HB 1403. By Representative Ridley of the 6th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled \"An Act providing a new charter for the City of Chatsworth,\" approved August 18, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 529), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 4119), so as to provide for the annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 8 - \n \n HB 1411. By Representatives Meeks of the 178th and DeLoach of the 167th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Screven, approved March 9, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 2203), as amended, particularly by an Act approved June 30, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964 Ex. Sess., p. 2114), and an Act approved June 30, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 3949), so as to change the corporate limits of such city; to revise meeting dates for the city council; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. HB 1412. By Representatives Blackmon of the 146th, Ballard of the 147th, Beverly \nof the 143rd and Dickey of the 145th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Warner Robins Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; to provide for a short title; to provide for members of the authority; to provide for officers; to provide for personnel; to provide for meetings and a quorum; to provide for duties; to provide for powers; to provide for authority property; to provide for no personal liability of authority members for executing notes or obligations on behalf of the authority; to provide for a budget; to provide for inspections by the governing authority of the City of Warner Robins; to provide that the authority shall not bind the City of Warner Robins; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 9 - \n \n HB 1414. By Representatives Hilton of the 48th, Romman of the 97th and Marin of the 96th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts to be wholly located within the City of Peachtree Corners; to provide for a short title; to provide for the purposes of said districts; to provide for definitions; to provide for boards to administer said districts; to provide for the appointment and election of members of said boards; to provide for taxes, fees, and assessments; to provide for the boundaries of said districts; to provide for debt of said districts other than bonded indebtedness; to provide for cooperation with local governments; to provide for powers of said boards; to provide for construction; to provide that no notice, proceeding, publication, or referendum shall be required; to provide for dissolutions; to provide the procedures connected with all of the foregoing; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1419. By Representative Camp of the 135th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Pike County Public Facilities Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to authorize the authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects, including buildings and facilities for use by Pike County, the Pike County School District, any municipality or other political subdivision located in Pike County, for its governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions; to provide for members of the authority and their terms, organization, and reimbursement; to provide for vacancies; to provide for definitions; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to define the scope of the authority's operation; to provide for disposition of property upon dissolution of the authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 10 - \n \n "},{"id":"dlg_ggpd_54117487-2024-03-05","title":"Senate first readers, 2024 March 5","collection_id":"dlg_ggpd","collection_title":"Georgia Government Publications","dcterms_contributor":["Georgia. 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By Senators Harbison of the 15th and Robertson of the 29th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt sales to or by certain nonprofit organizations that provide home repair assistance to veterans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Finance Committee. \nSB 567. By Senator Summers of the 13th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Lee County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nSB 568. By Senators Anavitarte of the 31st and Strickland of the 17th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to provide that in making determinations with respect to probation and suspension of sentences, the court shall inquire into and consider the legality of a prisoner's presence in the United States; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to grants of pardons, paroles, and other relief, so as to provide that the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall inquire into and consider the legality of a prisoner's presence in the United States when making parole decisions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and to provide for a contingent effective date and for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n- 1 - \n \n SB 569. \n \nBy Senators Strickland of the 17th, Anavitarte of the 31st, Gooch of the 51st, Tillery of the 19th, Kennedy of the 18th and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for requirements for bail hearings for illegal aliens and removable or inadmissible aliens charged with a felony punishable by imprisonment for one year or more; to allow certain offenses to be charged by accusation of the district attorney; to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to require sheriffs, jailers, and deputies to honor immigration detainer requests; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n \nSR 703. \n \nBy Senators Goodman of the 8th, Gooch of the 51st, Dolezal of the 27th, Albers of the 56th, Hatchett of the 50th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION expressing concerns regarding regulatory overreach impacting the chemical industry and urging the federal government to reevaluate proposed restrictions; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Economic Development and Tourism Committee. \n \nSR 704. By Senators James of the 35th and Rhett of the 33rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing February 27, 2024, as South Fulton County Legislative Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 705. By Senators James of the 35th and Rhett of the 33rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION congratulating and commending Dr. Chantaye Carhee for receiving the 2024 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 2 - \n \n SR 706. By Senators James of the 35th and Rhett of the 33rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION celebrating the achievements and capabilities of young Georgians, and recognizing March 14, 2024, as Georgia Children \u0026 Youth Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 707. By Senators James of the 35th and Rhett of the 33rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 20, 2024, as Morris Brown College Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 708. By Senators James of the 35th and Rhett of the 33rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 4, 2024, as Podiatry Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 709. By Senators James of the 35th and Rhett of the 33rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION creating the Senate Rental Housing Affordability Study Committee; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Urban Affairs Committee. \n \nSR 710. By Senators James of the 35th and Rhett of the 33rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Thierry Konguep; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 711. \n \nBy Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Butler of the 55th, Echols of the 49th, Parent of the 42nd and Anderson of the 43rd: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 11, 2024, as Pace Day at the Capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 3 - \n \n SR 712. \n \nBy Senators Kennedy of the 18th, Lucas of the 26th, Williams of the 25th, Robertson of the 29th and Gooch of the 51st: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 7, 2024, as Monroe County Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 713. \n \nBy Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Harrell of the 40th, Anderson of the 43rd, Jackson of the 41st and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Rules Committee. \n \nSR 714. \n \nBy Senators Ginn of the 47th, Hatchett of the 50th, Echols of the 49th, Dixon of the 45th, Gooch of the 51st and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Ronald G. White on his outstanding public service to higher education; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 715. \n \nBy Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Hufstetler of the 52nd, Echols of the 49th, Albers of the 56th, Williams of the 25th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Dr. Richard Weizenecker; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 716. \n \nBy Senators Harbin of the 16th, Strickland of the 17th, Hatchett of the 50th, Robertson of the 29th, Kennedy of the 18th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing the Civil Air Patrol for their service to the citizens of Georgia; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 4 - \n \n SR 717. \n \nBy Senators Rahman of the 5th, Jones II of the 22nd, Butler of the 55th, Parent of the 42nd, Merritt of the 9th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Patsy Austin-Gatson; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Rules Committee. \n \nSR 718. \n \nBy Senators Rahman of the 5th, Jones II of the 22nd, Parent of the 42nd, Islam Parkes of the 7th, Goodman of the 8th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing February 20, 2024, as Dr. Indran B. Indrakrishnan Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Rules Committee. \n \nSR 719. \n \nBy Senators Albers of the 56th, Goodman of the 8th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Dixon of the 45th, Kennedy of the 18th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION condemning Jew-hatred in all of its forms and resolving to end the persecution and discrimination against the Jewish community; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Public Safety Committee. \n \nSR 720. \n \nBy Senators Watson of the 1st, Anderson of the 24th, Kirkpatrick of the 32nd, Echols of the 49th, Hufstetler of the 52nd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Dave Cobb; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 721. \n \nBy Senators Anavitarte of the 31st, Strickland of the 17th, Tillery of the 19th, Gooch of the 51st, Kennedy of the 18th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to prohibit parole for illegal aliens or to prescribe the terms and conditions of parole for illegal aliens by general law; to provide for related matters; to provide for submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n \n- 5 - \n \n SR 722. \n \nBy Senators Beach of the 21st, Dolezal of the 27th, Halpern of the 39th, Gooch of the 51st and Hickman of the 4th: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing March 7, 2024, as Georgia Airports Association Day; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 723. \n \nBy Senators Halpern of the 39th, Jones II of the 22nd, Jackson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th, Parent of the 42nd and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION commending small business advocacy organizations and recognizing March 5, 2024, as Small Business Advocacy Day; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nHB 56. \n \nBy Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Hitchens of the 161st, Collins of the 71st, Cameron of the 1st, Lumsden of the 12th and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 7 of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards, so as to provide for undergraduate full tuition grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who were killed in the line of duty who attend institutions of the University System of Georgia and who meet certain eligibility requirements; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Higher Education Committee. \n \nHB 218. \n \nBy Representatives Hilton of the 48th, Cooper of the 45th, Leverett of the 123rd, Silcox of the 53rd and Reeves of the 99th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to admissions and confessions, so as to provide for sexual assault hearsay for disabled adults and 17 year olds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n \n- 6 - \n \n HB 349. \n \nBy Representatives Williams of the 168th, Fleming of the 125th, Townsend of the 179th, Cameron of the 1st, Wiedower of the 121st and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal Chapter 10, relating to barbers and cosmetologists, and enact a new chapter that reorganizes, modernizes, and clarifies all aspects of the current regulation of the practice of barbering, esthetics, hair design, cosmetology, and nail care through the State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \n \nHB 441. \n \nBy Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Hawkins of the 27th, Hatchett of the 155th, Anulewicz of the 42nd, Mathis of the 149th and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, so as to authorize and regulate teledentistry in this state by licensed dentists pursuant to permits issued by the Georgia Board of Dentistry; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \n \nHB 499. \n \nBy Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Dempsey of the 13th, Smith of the 70th, Stephens of the 164th and Ballinger of the 23rd: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding alimony and child support, so as to authorize child support and insurance policies for disabled children who have reached the age of majority but lack the ability to otherwise support themselves independently; to provide for a definition; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Children and Families Committee. \n \n- 7 - \n \n HB 583. \n \nBy Representatives Hagan of the 156th, Gaines of the 120th, Camp of the 135th and Clark of the 100th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to authorize the production and sale of homemade food items with certain exemptions, requirements, and disclosures; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensing and inspections; to provide for a civil penalty; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to prohibit local regulation of homemade food items; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. \n \nHB 589. By Representative Cheokas of the 151st: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Audits and Accounts, so as to require certain financial disclosures from entities performing work related to fiscal notes; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Government Oversight Committee. \n \nHB 617. \n \nBy Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Pirkle of the 169th, Wiedower of the 121st, Thomas of the 21st and Hagan of the 156th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to provide for the development and maintenance of a state-wide freight and logistics implementation plan; to provide for a definition; to provide for responsibilities and duties of the Planning Division and director; to provide for standards and considerations for such plan; to require annual reporting to the General Assembly; to provide for legislative intent and declarations; to provide for the creation of a Georgia Freight 2050 Program subject to appropriation by the General Assembly; to provide for purposes of such program; to identify intended funding for such program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Transportation Committee. \n \n- 8 - \n \n HB 625. \n \nBy Representatives Mathis of the 149th, Wade of the 9th, Gullett of the 19th, Stinson of the 150th, Taylor of the 173rd and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 16 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to coroners, so as to provide that coroners are full-time county employees; to set salaries of deputy coroners; to provide minimum salaries of coroners; to remove certain death investigation fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Economic Development and Tourism Committee. \n \nHB 663. \n \nBy Representatives Hatchett of the 155th, Smith of the 138th, Pirkle of the 169th, Jones of the 25th, Taylor of the 173rd and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to regulation and construction of hospitals and other health care facilities, so as to establish certain rights of minors and adults admitted to hospitals; to provide for definitions; to authorize hospitals and long-term care facilities to limit or restrict visitation in certain circumstances; to authorize hospitals and long-term care facilities to require visitors to wear personal protective equipment; to provide for statutory construction; to provide that certain rights may not be waived or terminated; to require hospitals and longterm care facilities to post certain information on their websites; to prohibit certain actions by state agencies against hospitals and long-term care facilities; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Health and Human Services Committee. \n \nHB 839. \n \nBy Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Hutchinson of the 106th, Cooper of the 45th, Powell of the 33rd and Ridley of the 6th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10A of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professional counselors, social workers, and marriage and family therapists, so as to enter into an interstate compact known as the \"Social Work Licensure Compact\"; to authorize the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists to administer the compact in this state; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \n \n- 9 - \n \n HB 844. By Representatives Ehrhart of the 36th and Powell of the 33rd: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to repeal and reenact Chapter 11A, the \"Dietetics Practice Act\"; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \n \nHB 846. By Representative Leverett of the 123rd: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of employment in elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems to annually notify employees whether social security taxes will be withheld from their pay and whether they are eligible to be included in certain benefits, pension, or retirement plans; to provide for public school employees to receive information regarding pension and retirement plans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Education and Youth Committee. \n \nHB 910. \n \nBy Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Cox of the 28th, Chastain of the 7th, Horner of the 3rd, Pirkle of the 169th and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minors, so as to create a civil remedy for damages against commercial entities that distribute material harmful to minors without performing age verification; to require that age verification information not be retained; to provide for standards for liability; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n \n- 10 - \n \n HB 924. \n \nBy Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Hatchett of the 155th, Knight of the 134th, Cooper of the 45th and Taylor of the 173rd: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to prohibit insurers from discriminating against certain healthcare facilities and providers in connection with the procurement, delivery, and administration of provider administered drugs; to provide for definitions; to provide for violation; to provide for construction; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Insurance and Labor Committee. \n \nHB 926. \n \nBy Representatives Reeves of the 99th, Mainor of the 56th, Greene of the 154th, Hilton of the 48th, Silcox of the 53rd and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, so as to provide for issuance of certificates by a court for purposes of demonstrating rehabilitation and good moral character;to amend Code Section 24-4-419 of the O.C.G.A., relating to admissibility of criminal history record information of an employee or former employee; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drivers' licenses; to amend Code Section 44-5-150 of the O.C.G.A., relating to search and notification for information identifying anatomical gift donor status; to amend Code Section 511-54 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to presumption of due care in hiring of person pardoned or who has obtained a Program and Treatment Completion Certificate; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n \n- 11 - \n \n HB 935. \n \nBy Representatives Vance of the 133rd, Hitchens of the 161st, Cameron of the 1st, Scoggins of the 14th, Chastain of the 7th and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of speed detection devices and red light cameras, so as to provide for standards for a conviction through the use of speed devices; to provide for times when a school zone speed limit may be enforced through the use of an automated traffic enforcement safety device; to authorize a local governing body to apply for a permit to operate such devices; to provide for admissible evidence for refuting a violation of speed limit through the use of speed detection devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Insurance and Labor Committee. \n \nHB 1017. By Representatives Seabaugh of the 34th, Reeves of the 99th, Burchett of the 176th, Crowe of the 118th, Silcox of the 53rd and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-7-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criminal trespass, so as to include when a person enters a land or premises for purposes of residing on such land or premises; to provide a short title; to provide for a definition; to provide for a violation and penalty; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to proceedings against intruders, so as to provide for the submission of a property affidavit in magistrate court; to provide that proceedings regarding a writ of possession are not required to be jury trials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n \nHB 1023. By Representatives Williamson of the 112th, Blackmon of the 146th, Crowe of the 118th, Silcox of the 53rd, Hilton of the 48th and others: \n \nA 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, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to match the rate of the tax imposed on corporations to that imposed on individual taxpayers; to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to repeal the corporate net worth tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Finance Committee. \n \n- 12 - \n \n HB 1031. By Representatives Washburn of the 144th, Knight of the 134th, Martin of the 49th, Crowe of the 118th, Blackmon of the 146th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for mandatory reappraisal of parcels; to require estimated roll-back rate information on annual notices of current assessment; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Finance Committee. \nHB 1046. By Representatives Clark of the 100th, Jones of the 47th, Powell of the 33rd, Barrett of the 24th, Mathiak of the 74th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-72, Code Section 316-2, and Article 7 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the sale, distribution, or possession of dangerous drugs, definitions relative to state health planning and development, and home health agencies, respectively, so as to authorize advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants to order home healthcare services; to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses; to authorize the Georgia Board of Nursing to establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and rehabilitation of impaired healthcare professionals; to repeal the prohibition on delegating to advanced practice registered nurses the authority to sign death certificates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \nHB 1052. By Representatives Cannon of the 172nd, Dickey of the 145th, Huddleston of the 72nd, McCollum of the 30th, Meeks of the 178th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-7.4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to bona fide conservation use property, residential transitional property, application procedures, penalties for breach of covenant, classification on tax digest, and annual report, so as to remove a limitation on leased property as to certain entities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Finance Committee. \n- 13 - \n \n HB 1053. By Representatives Barrett of the 24th, Williams of the 148th, Persinger of the 119th, Clark of the 100th, Kelley of the 16th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to prohibit governmental agencies from using central bank digital currency as payment and from participating in testing the use of such currency; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Banking and Financial Institutions Committee. \nHB 1075. By Representatives Hilton of the 48th, Gullett of the 19th, Persinger of the 119th and New of the 64th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 17 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding notaries public, so as to provide that state agencies shall accept certain notarial acts performed in another state; to provide for definitions; to provide that a notarial act may be exercised in any county in this state; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \nHB 1096. By Representatives Washburn of the 144th, Werkheiser of the 157th, Evans of the 89th and Powell of the 33rd: \nA 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 establish on behalf of professional licensing boards under the jurisdiction of the office of the Secretary of State a continuing education tracking solution to monitor compliance of licensees with applicable continuing education requirements; to provide for definitions; to require compliance with continuing education requirements prior to the issuance of certain licenses; to provide for the adoption of rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \n- 14 - \n \n HB 1099. By Representatives Huddleston of the 72nd, Burchett of the 176th, Cannon of the 172nd, Camp of the 135th and Rhodes of the 124th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to criminal trespass and damage to property, so as to provide for the crime of criminal trespass upon the knowing entry upon land or premises of another that has been marked with purple paint; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \nHB 1104. By Representatives Crawford of the 84th, Hugley of the 141st, McClain of the 109th, Douglas of the 78th, Cox of the 28th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., the \"Quality Basic Education Act,\" so as to address mental health risks for student athletes; to provide for mental health screenings in addition to or in conjunction with preparticipation physical examinations for student athletes; to provide for guidelines and other relevant materials to inform and educate public school and participating private school student athletes, their parents or guardians, school personnel, and coaches about screening student athletes for mental health risks and raising awareness of mental health resources available to student athletes; to provide for definitions; to provide for informational meetings; to require annual review by coaches; to provide for limited liability; to encourage additional implementation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Education and Youth Committee. \nHB 1105. By Representatives Petrea of the 166th, Collins of the 71st, Bonner of the 73rd, Dunahoo of the 31st, Barton of the 5th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to require the commissioner of corrections to report certain information regarding the immigration status, offenses, and home countries of persons who are confined under the authority of the Department of Corrections; to provide for standard procedures for intake and booking of aliens and foreign nationals; to provide for quarterly reports by jailers regarding foreign born inmates; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Public Safety Committee. \n- 15 - \n \n HB 1116. By Representatives Buckner of the 137th, Stephens of the 164th, Houston of the 170th, Blackmon of the 146th and Holcomb of the 81st: \nA 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, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to extend the sunset date for the historic home portion of the tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic structures; to extend a provision for an automatic repeal of such tax credits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Finance Committee. \nHB 1122. By Representatives Hilton of the 48th, Jones of the 47th, Dubnik of the 29th, Ballard of the 147th, Adeyina of the 110th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to secondary and elementary education, so as to provide for funding requirements to apply to local education agencies; to provide for one superintendent for each state charter school; to provide for funding for local and state charter school principals; to increase opportunities for students to attend and be enrolled in the public schools where their parents or guardians are employed, including charter schools, regardless of school attendance zone or school system residency; to limit the application of certain state charter school conflict of interest provisions to executive-level employees, rather than all employees, of local boards of education or local school systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Education and Youth Committee. \nHB 1123. By Representatives Barrett of the 24th, Cooper of the 45th, Silcox of the 53rd and Oliver of the 82nd: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to protection of disabled adults and elder persons, so as to require the establishment of an Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Team in each judicial circuit; to provide for an exception; to establish the Adult Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Multidisciplinary Coordinator Program within the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia; to provide for dissemination of information created by the coalition to the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n- 16 - \n \n HB 1125. By Representatives Cooper of the 45th, Carpenter of the 4th, Daniel of the 117th, Hilton of the 48th, Smith of the 18th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to phase out the payment of subminimum wage to persons with disabilities; to repeal provisions concerning exemptions to the state minimum wage law for persons with disabilities; to provide that no employer shall utilize a certificate issued by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Section 214(c) to pay individuals with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage; to provide exceptions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Insurance and Labor Committee. \nHB 1146. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Hitchens of the 161st and Petrea of the 166th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ground-water use generally, so as to require the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources to issue water permits to private companies in areas where no public service can be provided within a period of 12 months; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Natural Resources and the Environment Committee. \nHB 1149. By Representatives Mainor of the 56th, Sainz of the 180th and Thomas of the 21st: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government budgets and audits, so as to require local constitutional officers to annually report audits of discretionary funds to the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations (General) Committee. \n- 17 - \n \n HB 1180. By Representatives Carpenter of the 4th, Williamson of the 112th, Blackmon of the 146th, Martin of the 49th, Buckner of the 137th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-7-40.26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income tax credits for film, gaming, video, or digital production, so as to revise a definition; to provide for an application requirement; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Finance Committee. \nHB 1190. By Representatives Collins of the 71st, Powell of the 33rd, Cheokas of the 151st, Gaines of the 120th and Ridley of the 6th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to authorize the division director within the office of the Secretary of State to issue licenses in instances when the requirements for licensure have been met and the professional licensing board fails to act within a certain time period; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \nHB 1197. By Representatives Houston of the 170th, Powell of the 33rd, Greene of the 154th, Jackson of the 128th, Pirkle of the 169th and others: \nA 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, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to expand the revitalization zone tax credits to include rehabilitation of historic residential structures; to authorize the extension of a designation as a revitalization zone; to authorize areas to be designated as revitalization zones more than once; to provide that no new designations or extensions shall be made after a certain date; to provide for information sharing; to extend a provision for an automatic repeal; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Finance Committee. \n- 18 - \n \n HB 1201. By Representatives Gaines of the 120th, Smith of the 18th, Jones of the 47th, Silcox of the 53rd, Hong of the 103rd and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 17-10-21 and 35-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vacating of sentence for trafficking victim defendants and review of individual's criminal history record information, definitions, privacy considerations, written application requesting review, and inspection, respectively, so as to provide for the vacating of sentences of victims of trafficking sentenced under Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42, relating to first offenders; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \nHB 1223. By Representatives Leverett of the 123rd, Petrea of the 166th, Prince of the 132nd, Jackson of the 128th and Adesanya of the 43rd: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the 'Georgia Soil Amendment Act of 1976,' so as to provide for a new prohibited act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. \nHB 1231. By Representative Holcomb of the 81st: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-519.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility requirements for a HOPE scholarship and award amount, to allow academically successful students who are concurrently seeking a baccalaureate degree and a first professional degree to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; to allow academically successful students who commence a graduate program at an eligible postsecondary institution within 18 months of earning a baccalaureate degree to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Higher Education Committee. \n- 19 - \n \n HB 1233. By Representatives Hitchens of the 161st, Stephens of the 164th, Petrea of the 166th, Vance of the 133rd and Lumsden of the 12th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local fire departments generally, so as to expressly authorize the levy and collection of extraterritorial taxes and fees to support local fire departments; to provide that such powers are in addition to and supplemental of any other authorizations currently provided by law; to establish limits on such extraterritorial taxes and fees; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Finance Committee. \nHB 1239. By Representatives Collins of the 71st, Corbett of the 174th, Rhodes of the 124th, Jasperse of the 11th and Dickey of the 145th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for the operation of miniature on-road vehicles on certain highways; to provide for standards for registration of such vehicles; to provide for issuance of license plates for miniature on-road vehicles; to provide for an annual licensing fee for such vehicles; to provide for issuance of certificates of title by the Department of Revenue for such vehicles; to provide for equipment and operating standards for such vehicles; to provide local authorities with the power to prohibit operation of miniature on-road vehicles; to require posting of notice of such prohibition upon highways; to revise and provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Public Safety Committee. \nHB 1253. By Representatives Anderson of the 10th, Greene of the 154th, Jackson of the 128th, Corbett of the 174th, Houston of the 170th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regional commissions, so as to revise the composition of the governing council for regional commissions; to provide for the training of members thereof; to provide for terms of office, filling of vacancies, and appointment of successors; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Government Oversight Committee. \n- 20 - \n \n HB 1255. By Representative Jones of the 60th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 5-6-42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to procedure for preparation and filing of transcript of evidence and proceedings where appellant designates matter to be omitted from record on appeal and extensions of time for completion of transcript, so as to provide for transcript requests; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \nHB 1260. By Representatives Gaines of the 120th, Jones of the 47th, Burchett of the 176th, Dickey of the 145th, Smith of the 18th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, so as to enact the \"Georgia Nicotine Vapor Products Directory Act\"; to provide for definitions; to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to establish and maintain a directory of nicotine vapor products authorized for sale in this state; to prohibit the sale of any nicotine vapor product not listed in the directory; to provide for compliance checks; to provide for civil penalties and enforcement; to provide for rules and regulations; to require the Commissioner to provide an annual report to the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \nHB 1274. By Representatives Huddleston of the 72nd, Frye of the 122nd, Dickey of the 145th, Pirkle of the 169th, Thomas of the 65th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend part 6A of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state veterinary education, so as to provide for limits on the student loan forgiveness program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Higher Education Committee. \n- 21 - \n \n HB 1280. By Representatives Hugley of the 141st, Smith of the 138th, Reese of the 140th and Buckner of the 137th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Muscogee County School District, approved February 25, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1086), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 20, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6629), so as to revise how vacancies on said board are filled; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1281. By Representatives Hugley of the 141st, Smith of the 138th, Reese of the 140th and Buckner of the 137th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Recorder's Court of Columbus, Georgia; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1282. By Representatives Hugley of the 141st, Smith of the 138th, Reese of the 140th and Buckner of the 137th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Muscogee County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1283. By Representatives Persinger of the 119th, Ballinger of the 23rd, Hitchens of the 161st, Lumsden of the 12th, Smith of the 18th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding the juvenile code, so as to revise a provision relating to the use of a deadly weapon; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n- 22 - \n \n HB 1292. By Representatives Okoye of the 102nd, Burns of the 159th, Efstration of the 104th, Beverly of the 143rd, Reeves of the 99th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to recordation and registration of deeds and other instruments, so as to require that the clerks of the superior courts obtain photographic identification cards of individuals who present deeds or other instruments for recording; to require such clerks retain certain information relating to deeds or other instruments presented for recording; to provide for exceptions; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to amend Titles 23 and 51 of the O.C.G.A., relating to equity and torts, respectively, so as to provide remedies for fraudulently recorded deeds or other instruments; to provide for the recovery of costs and attorney's fees in certain quiet title actions; to provide for a civil cause of action for the recording of fraudulent or forged deeds or other instruments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \nHB 1294. By Representatives Pirkle of the 169th, Greene of the 154th and Werkheiser of the 157th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, so as to authorize the authority to finance and perform certain duties in connection with projects relating to natural gas facilities; to revise definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for limited liability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \nHB 1312. By Representatives Jasperse of the 11th, Hagan of the 156th and McCollum of the 30th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act relating to regulation and taxation of electricity used as motor fuel and electric vehicle charging stations, approved May 2, 2023, (Ga. L. 2023, p. 376/SB 146), so as to extend the effective date of provisions relative to regulative authority of the Department of Agriculture and revenue and taxation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \n- 23 - \n \n HB 1314. By Representatives Romman of the 97th, Gunter of the 8th, Au of the 50th, Camp of the 135th and Stoner of the 40th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to emergency medical services, so as to designate emergency medical services, including ambulance service, as an essential service in this state; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Health and Human Services Committee. HB 1318. By Representative Holcomb of the 81st: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the General Assembly, so as to repeal Chapter 10, relating to the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee, and designate it as reserved; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation Committee. \nHB 1319. By Representatives Clark of the 100th, Hong of the 103rd, Mughal of the 105th, McCollum of the 30th and Reeves of the 99th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Buford ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the full value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 70 years of age or over, approved May 6, 2005, (Ga. L. 2005 p. 3893), so as to lower the age for the exemption; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \n- 24 - \n \n HB 1320. By Representatives Clark of the 100th, Hong of the 103rd, Mughal of the 105th, McCollum of the 30th and Reeves of the 99th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Buford ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $22,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of the City of Buford, approved May 6, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3890), so as to increase the exemption; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. \nHB 1322. By Representatives Cannon of the 172nd, Corbett of the 174th, Rhodes of the 124th, Williams of the 148th, Pirkle of the 169th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the \"Georgia Hemp Farming Act,\" so as to regulate consumable hemp products; to provide for definitions; to provide for the establishment of delta-9-THC concentration; to require such products be packaged in certain containers; to provide restrictions on the sale of consumable hemp products; to provide restrictions on advertisements of such products; to provide for a restriction on the location of retail establishments that sell such products; to provide restrictions on the advertisement or representation of such retail establishments; to conform terminology; to provide effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \nHB 1326. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Jasperse of the 11th, Hawkins of the 27th and Cooper of the 45th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to controlled substances, so as to provide for certain provisions relating to Schedule I controlled substances, Schedule III controlled substances, and Schedule IV controlled substances; to provide for certain provisions relating to the definition of dangerous drugs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Health and Human Services Committee. \n- 25 - \n \n HB 1335. By Representatives LaHood of the 175th, Rhodes of the 124th, Williams of the 148th, Gaines of the 120th and Washburn of the 144th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions, so as to revise staffing requirements for personal care homes, assisted living communities, and memory care centers; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Health and Human Services Committee. \nHB 1341. By Representatives Sainz of the 180th, DeLoach of the 167th, Townsend of the 179th, Stephens of the 164th, Petrea of the 166th and others: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, so as to designate white shrimp as the official state crustacean; to provide legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Economic Development and Tourism Committee. \nHB 1344. By Representatives Dempsey of the 13th, Cooper of the 45th, Hawkins of the 27th, Anulewicz of the 42nd and Silcox of the 53rd: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions relative to the administration of mental health, developmental disabilities, addictive diseases, and other disability services, so as to allow for certain officials on the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council to be represented by a delegate or agent; to amend Article 10 of Chapter 5 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to social services relative to children and adolescents with severe emotional problems, so as to repeal a provision relating to the submission of an annual report by the commissioner of behavioral health and developmental disabilities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \n- 26 - \n \n HB 1347. By Representative Stinson of the 150th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Taylor County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations Committee. HB 1361. By Representatives Thomas of the 21st, Smith of the 18th, Silcox of the 53rd, \nCheokas of the 151st, Reeves of the 99th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to prohibit distribution of computer generated obscene material depicting a child; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for affirmative defenses; to provide for other matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Judiciary Committee. HB 1363. By Representatives Mathiak of the 74th, Hawkins of the 27th, Cooper of the 45th, Greene of the 154th, Jasperse of the 11th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the state employees' health insurance plan, so as to require that drugs dispensed to a covered person for self-administration under a state health plan be reimbursed using a transparent, index based price, plus a dispensing fee; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee. \n- 27 - \n \n HB 1371. By Representative Burchett of the 176th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding liability of owners and occupiers of land, so as to provide for legislative findings, to clarify liability regarding third-party criminal activity; to provide for definitions; to amend Chapter 3 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tolling of limitations, so as to change provisions relating to tolling of limitations for a civil cause of action arising from criminal activity; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \nHB 1407. By Representatives LaHood of the 175th, Burchett of the 176th, Corbett of the 174th, Anderson of the 10th and Prince of the 132nd: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 70 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to coordinated and comprehensive planning and service delivery by counties and municipalities, so as to revise provisions for establishing, negotiating, reviewing, revising, and filing local government service delivery strategies; to require the development of state-wide mapping standards; to revise the dispute resolution process; to revise provisions related to sanctions; to require and limit the promulgation of certain rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to State and Local Governmental Operations (General) Committee. \nHB 1409. By Representatives Leverett of the 123rd, Newton of the 127th and Burns of the 159th: \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to torts, so as to limit liability for mental health care providers under certain circumstances; to provide for definitions; to limit liability for punitive damages; to provide for applicability; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n- 28 - \n \n HB 1410. By Representatives Efstration of the 104th, Frye of the 122nd and McCollum of the 30th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to housing generally, so as to establish a stable housing accountability program; to provide for an application process and minimum standards; to provide for the use of certain funds; to provide for disbursements; to require contracts and assurances; to revise means of appointment to the commission; to provide for definitions; to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for a performance audit by the state auditor on public spending on homeless programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Economic Development and Tourism Committee. \n \nHR 302. \n \nBy Representatives Camp of the 135th, Burchett of the 176th, Hagan of the 156th, Lim of the 98th and Cameron of the 1st: \n \nA RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the appropriation of funds received from certain legal judgments or settlements; to revise the disposition of excess, changed, or unanticipated federal funding allocated to the state; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Appropriations Committee. \n \nHR 854. \n \nBy Representatives Huddleston of the 72nd, Jasperse of the 11th, Collins of the 71st and Smith of the 18th: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life of Mr. Keith Jackson and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Transportation Committee. \n \nHR 901. By Representative Dempsey of the 13th: \n \nA RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Darrell Lee Clark; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Appropriations Committee. \n \n- 29 - \n \n HR 902. By Representative Dempsey of the 13th: \nA RESOLUTION compensating Mr. Joseph Samuel Watkins; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Appropriations Committee. \nHR 1021. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Washburn of the 144th and Blackmon of the 146th: \nA RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for local governments to have the option to offer a state-wide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes in an amount equal to any amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year value of such homestead as provided by general law; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Finance Committee. \nHR 1042. By Representatives Leverett of the 123rd, Efstration of the 104th, Gunter of the 8th, Smith of the 18th, Reeves of the 99th and others: \nA RESOLUTION creating the Joint Study Committee on Judicial System Compensation; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Appropriations Committee. \nHR 1133. By Representative Mitchell of the 88th: \nA RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to pass the Kidney Patient Access to Technologically Innovative and Essential Nephrology Treatments Act of 2023 or the \"Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023\" (H.R. 5074); and for other purposes. \nReferred to Health and Human Services Committee. \nHR 1164. By Representatives Hugley of the 141st, Smith of the 138th, Buckner of the 137th, Reese of the 140th, Jasperse of the 11th and others: \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life of the Honorable Richard H. Smith and dedicating an interchange in his memory; and for other purposes. \nReferred to Transportation Committee. \n- 30 - \n \n HR 1215. 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to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n \nSB 564. \n \nBy Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd, Seay of the 34th, Esteves of the 6th and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to codify the right to contraception and contraceptives; to provide for definitions; to provide for defenses; to provide for standards of evidence; to provide for enforceability; to provide for relief; to provide for a short title: to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Health and Human Services Committee. \n \nSB 565. \n \nBy Senators Parent of the 42nd, Butler of the 55th, Jones II of the 22nd, Jackson of the 41st, Seay of the 34th and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of health, so as to provide that a human egg or human embryo is not considered an unborn child, a minor child, or a person for any purpose under law; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Health and Human Services Committee. \n \n- 1 - \n \n SR 696. \n \nBy Senators Esteves of the 6th, Butler of the 55th, Rhett of the 33rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Walker III of the 20th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Georgia special education teachers; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 697. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Anderson of the 43rd, Harrell of the 40th, Jackson of the 41st, Butler of the 55th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Larry Johnson on his outstanding public service; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 698. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 24th, Burns of the 23rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Williams of the 25th, Kennedy of the 18th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION congratulating the Greenbrier High School flag football team for winning the 2023 GHSA Division II Flag Football State Championship; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 699. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 24th, Burns of the 23rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Williams of the 25th, Kennedy of the 18th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION congratulating the Greenbrier High School girls' golf team for winning the 2023 GHSA Class 5A State Golf Championship; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 700. \n \nBy Senators Anderson of the 24th, Burns of the 23rd, Jones II of the 22nd, Williams of the 25th, Kennedy of the 18th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Abilene Baptist Church on the occasion of its 250th anniversary; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \n- 2 - \n \n SR 701. \n \nBy Senators Halpern of the 39th, Esteves of the 6th, Jones of the 10th, Beach of the 21st and Watson of the 1st: \n \nA RESOLUTION recognizing and commending The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nSR 702. \n \nBy Senators Jones of the 10th, Merritt of the 9th, Sims of the 12th, Mallow of the 2nd, Esteves of the 6th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Reverend Willie Raymond Starks Sr.; and for other purposes. \n \nRead and Adopted. \n \nHB 451. \n \nBy Representatives Seabaugh of the 34th, Kennard of the 101st, Hitchens of the 161st, Gaines of the 120th, Camp of the 135th and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to public officers and employees, so as to require the provision of supplemental, illnessspecific insurance to certain first responders diagnosed with occupational posttraumatic stress disorder; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain insurance benefits to eligible first responders; to provide for limitations and restrictions of such benefits; to provide for methods of funding; to provide for treatment of premiums; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to computation of Georgia taxable net income, so as to provide an exemption for benefits received from such insurance coverage for first responders; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Insurance and Labor Committee. \n \nHB 598. \n \nBy Representatives Cox of the 28th, Powell of the 33rd, Washburn of the 144th, Douglas of the 78th and Jasperse of the 11th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to change certain provisions relating to certain boxing, wrestling, and martial art associations and federations; to revise a definition; to change the applicability of certain provisions as to matches, contests, or exhibitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Economic Development and Tourism Committee. \n \n- 3 - \n \n HB 643. \n \nBy Representatives Bruce of the 61st, Miller of the 62nd, Glaize of the 67th, Jones of the 60th, Thomas of the 65th and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to repeal prohibitions against certain state court judges of Fulton County participating in other public retirement systems; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Retirement Committee. \n \nHB 880. \n \nBy Representatives Ballard of the 147th, Bonner of the 73rd, Burchett of the 176th, Blackmon of the 146th, Prince of the 132nd and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-1-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for transitioning members of the armed forces, so as to allow military spouses to use an existing license in good standing from another state to obtain employment in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee. \n \nHB 971. \n \nBy Representatives Newton of the 127th, Hilton of the 48th, Reeves of the 99th, Silcox of the 53rd, Hitchens of the 161st and others: \n \nA 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 tax credit for certain eligible expenses incurred for firearm safe handling instructional courses and firearm secure storage devices; to provide for an aggregate annual cap; to provide for definitions; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for credit preapproval by the department; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Finance Committee. \n \n- 4 - \n \n HB 974. \n \nBy Representatives LaHood of the 175th, Anderson of the 10th, Leverett of the 123rd, Blackmon of the 146th, Jones of the 25th and others: \n \nA 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 require the Secretary of State to establish and maintain a state-wide system for the posting of scanned paper ballots; to provide for minimum resolution requirements for such scans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Ethics Committee. \n \nHB 996. \n \nBy Representatives Vance of the 133rd, Gullett of the 19th, Powell of the 33rd, Hitchens of the 161st and Leverett of the 123rd: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to jails, so as to provide jailers with arrest powers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Judiciary Committee. \n \nHB 1018. \n \nBy Representatives Ridley of the 6th, Rhodes of the 124th, Burchett of the 176th, Williams of the 148th, Ridley of the 22nd and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 10 and 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade and crimes and offenses respectively, so as to provide for protections of persons who own, purchase, or engage in the business of selling firearms; to prohibit financial institutions from requiring the use of a firearms code that distinguishes firearms retailers from other retailers; to prohibit discrimination against firearms retailers by financial institutions through the use of a firearms code; to prohibit the disclosure of certain financial records by financial institutions; to provide for petitions to the Attorney General to investigate alleged violations; to prohibit persons or government entities from keeping registries of firearms or owners of firearms; to provide for construction; to provide definitions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Banking and Financial Institutions Committee. \n \n- 5 - \n \n HB 1115. \n \nBy Representatives Williams of the 148th, Kelley of the 16th, Crowe of the 118th, Blackmon of the 146th, Horner of the 3rd and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to revise provisions for the maximum allowable sales and use tax rate; to remove the prohibition of simultaneously levying a LOST and a HOST; to phase out certain local sales taxes and authorize a new flexible penny local option sales tax ('FLOST'); to provide for audits and reports; to provide for the withholding of funds by the state under certain circumstances; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), so as to remove provisions exempting certain retail sales and use taxes from the cap on local sales taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Finance Committee. \n \nHB 1127. \n \nBy Representatives Pirkle of the 169th, Corbett of the 174th, Rhodes of the 124th, Lott of the 131st, Wiedower of the 121st and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to agriculture, so as to authorize the Department of Agriculture to enforce certain criminal laws; to regulate consumable hemp products; to provide for the amendment of regulatory plans submitted to the secretary of agriculture of the United States; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to amend Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to offenses against public health and morals, so as to prohibit the sale of consumable hemp products to individuals under the age of 21 years; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \n \nHB 1138. By Representative Kendrick of the 95th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-10-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fund administrator and investments relative to the Invest Georgia Fund, so as to provide for an additional factor that the fund administrator shall consider in the selection of venture capital funds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Economic Development and Tourism Committee. \n \n- 6 - \n \n HB 1181. \n \nBy Representatives Martin of the 49th, Blackmon of the 146th, Williamson of the 112th and Buckner of the 137th: \n \nA 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 limit the carry-forward periods of certain income tax credits; to provide for expirations of certain credits; to amend Code Sections 3-6-70, 33-8-13, 48-5C-1, 48-8-3, and 48-11-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from excise tax on wine, exemption of certain insurance companies from taxes, definitions, exemption from taxation, allocation and disbursement of proceeds collected by tag agents, fair market value of vehicle appealable, and report relative to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles, state sales and use tax exemptions, and excise tax imposed, rates for tobacco and vaping products, exemptions, collection and payment, and tax separately identified, respectively, so as to provide for sunset dates; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Finance Committee. \n \nHB 1182. \n \nBy Representatives Crowe of the 118th, Williamson of the 112th, Blackmon of the 146th, Buckner of the 137th and Stephens of the 164th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 33 and Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance and income taxes, respectively, so as to revise the lowincome housing tax credits; to provide that such tax credits shall be termed the Georgia affordable housing tax credits; to reduce the amount of such credits for certain projects; to authorize such credits in an amount equal to the federal credit for certain projects; to provide for definitions; to provide for open records; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Finance Committee. \n \n- 7 - \n \n HB 1185. \n \nBy Representatives Camp of the 135th, Washburn of the 144th, Frye of the 122nd, Martin of the 49th and Blackmon of the 146th: \n \nA 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 tax exemption, so as to provide for a statewide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes in an amount equal to any amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the inflation rate from the adjusted base year value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for approval by local governing authorities; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for contingent repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Finance Committee. \n \nHB 1188. \n \nBy Representatives Lott of the 131st, Powell of the 33rd, Hitchens of the 161st, Collins of the 71st and Vance of the 133rd: \n \nA 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 extend the time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a subsequent employer of a peace officer may be sought; to remove partial reimbursement of such training expenses; to limit total training expenses to certain costs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Public Safety Committee. \n \nHB 1192. \n \nBy Representatives Carson of the 46th, Martin of the 49th and Blackmon of the 146th: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use tax, so as to prohibit the issuance of new certificates of exemption for certain high-technology data center equipment; 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to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Public Safety Committee. \n \n- 9 - \n \n HB 1339. \n \nBy Representatives Parrish of the 158th, Burns of the 159th, Hawkins of the 27th, Beverly of the 143rd, Taylor of the 173rd and others: \n \nA BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to revise relative to certificate of need; to amend Code Section 48-7-29.20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations, so as to increase the aggregate limit for tax credits for contributions to rural hospital organizations; to extend the sunset provision; to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide for the creation of the Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission; to provide for its members; to provide for its purpose and duties; to provide for assistance from experts and consultants; to provide for semiannual reports; to provide for the automatic repeal of the commission; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. \n \nReferred to Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. \n \nHR 598. \n \nBy Representatives Martin of the 49th, Cannon of the 172nd, Williamson of the 112th, Jones of the 25th, Smith of the 138th and others: \n \nA RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to vest judicial power of the state in the Georgia Tax Tribunal; to provide for venue and jurisdiction of the Georgia Tax Tribunal; to provide for concurrent jurisdiction with superior courts; to provide for judges of the Georgia Tax Tribunal and their qualifications; to provide for vacancies; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; 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