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signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 588: Local Boards of Education; all meetings of local boards of education shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to provide that all meetings of local boards of education shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law; to provide that members of the public shall not be removed from such public meetings except for actual disruption and in accordance with rules adopted and published by the local board of education; to provide that visual and sound recording shall be permitted at such public meetings; to provide for the authority of superior courts to enforce compliance and award relief; to provide for attorneys' fees; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Clint Dixon (R) Butch Miller (R) John Albers (R) Jason Anavitarte (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 361: "Law Enforcement Strategic Support Act" or "LESS Crime Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to enact the "Law Enforcement Strategic Support Act" ("LESS Crime Act"); to provide for tax credits for certain contributions made by taxpayers to certain local law enforcement foundations; to provide for an aggregate annual limit; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for applications and certifications; to provide for the revocation of qualified status; to provide for certain penalties; to require annual reporting; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date, applicability, and an automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Clint Dixon (R) Sonya Halpern (D) Kim Jackson (D) Brian Strickland (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 358: Georgia Public Safety Training Center; reimbursement of certain costs incurred by active duty, retired, or honorably discharged members of the US armed forces who are attending basic law enforcement training; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-5-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Public Safety Training Center available for use by certain personnel, fees, enrollment, authorization for expenditure of funds, and powers and duties, so as to provide for the reimbursement of certain costs incurred by active duty, retired, or honorably discharged members of the United States armed forces who are attending basic law enforcement training; to provide for limitations on such reimbursements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Brian Strickland (R) Larry Walker (R) Bruce Thompson (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 469: Watercraft; certain watercraft to have day and night visual distress signals on board when on coastal waters of Georgia; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to require certain watercraft to have day and night visual distress signals on board when on coastal waters of Georgia; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kim Jackson (D) Tyler Harper (R) Nikki Merritt (D) Matt Brass (R) Lindsey Tippins (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 605: Employment Security; certain nonprofit organizations have the option of making installment payments to finance unemployment benefits paid to its employees for certain time periods during the COVID-19 public health emergency; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to contributions and payments in lieu of contributions relative to employment security, so as to provide for certain nonprofit organizations to have the option of making installment payments to finance unemployment benefits paid to its employees for certain time periods during the COVID-19 public health emergency; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Dean Burke (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 461: Bails, Bonds; human trafficking as a bailable offense; add the offense

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 17-6-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when offenses bailable, procedure, schedule of bails, and appeal bonds, so as to add the offense of human trafficking as a bailable offense; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Valencia Seay (D) Clint Dixon (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Brian Strickland (R) Billy Hickman (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 539: Wiretapping, Eavesdropping, Surveillance; use of any device to photograph or record patients in a health care facility shall be unlawful; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to wiretapping, eavesdropping, surveillance, and related offenses, so as to provide that the use of any device to photograph or record patients in a health care facility shall be unlawful; to provide for exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Elena Parent (D) Michelle Au (D) Bill Cowsert (R) Bo Hatchett (R) Dean Burke (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 396: Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); rename such program the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program (F2FB)

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), so as to rename such program the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program (F2FB); to require food procured pursuant to such program be Georgia grown; to require annual reporting related to such program to identify Georgia grown farmers who supplied food; to authorize persons who provide services to such program or the Department of Agriculture to receive food from the program if qualified as a recipient; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Valencia Seay (D) Clint Dixon (R) Sonya Halpern (D) Kim Jackson (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 363: "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975,"; class action suits and for damages for violating the requirements for solicitations for corporate filings; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," so as to provide for class action suits and for damages for violating the requirements for solicitations for corporate filings or employment or labor related posters or notices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Clint Dixon (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Sonya Halpern (D) Kim Jackson (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 486: Agricultural Commodity Commission for Propane; full or partial remote communication with regard to public hearings; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Propane, so as to provide for full or partial remote communication with regard to public hearings; to provide for notice of hearings; to revise referendum requirements and procedures for issuing, amending, and renewing marketing orders; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kim Jackson (D) Tyler Harper (R) Larry Walker (R) Max Burns (R) Freddie Sims (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 610: Department of Community Health; conduct a comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates for home and community based services covered by the waiver programs; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act 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 require the Department of Community Health to conduct a comprehensive review of provider reimbursement rates for home and community based services covered by the waiver programs; to provide for input from the public, service providers, and other stakeholders; to provide for proposed rate models and estimated fiscal impact; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sally Harrell (D) Kim Jackson (D) Larry Walker (R) Dean Burke (R) Gloria Butler (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2022

SB 84: Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund; certain communications officers shall be eligible for membership in such fund; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Peace Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund, so as to provide that certain communications officers shall be eligible for membership in such fund; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tyler Harper (R) Randy Robertson (R) John Albers (R)
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