Georgia Bills

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HR 565: House Study Committee on Motor Vehicle Dealer License Plates and Temporary Operating Permits; create

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Motor Vehicle Dealer License Plates and Temporary Operating Permits; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 1396: Education; public schools to implement an English and Spanish dual language immersion program for students in kindergarten through grade five; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to require public schools to implement an English and Spanish dual language immersion program for students in kindergarten through grade five; to require the State Board of Education to adopt content standards; to provide for the Department of Education to provide guidance and technical assistance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 1392: Insurance; transportation network companies; coverage; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-1-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance requirements for transportation network companies and their drivers, so as to revise the minimum amounts of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage to be maintained by transportation network companies; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 939: Motor vehicles; submission of proof of completion of certain courses by certain applicants to obtain limited driving permits; require

A 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 require submission of proof of completion of certain courses by certain applicants to obtain limited driving permits; to provide that completion of such courses shall be credited toward any reinstatement requirements for drivers whose licenses were suspended for certain offenses; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 928: Courts; private attorney appointed to act as district attorney pro tempore; revise compensation

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-18-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to appointment of substitute for absent or disqualified district attorney, so as to revise the compensation of private attorneys appointed to act as district attorney pro tempore; to provide for such attorneys to be compensated $250.00 per hour for each certified hour worked, subject to a cap; to provide for such cap; to provide for certification by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of the State of Georgia of such hours worked by such attorneys; to provide for such attorneys to engage the services of private counsel, paralegals, and legal interns and to provide for their compensation; to provide for funding of such compensation; to provide for reimbursement of actual expenses incurred; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 1302: Medical assistance; mandatory maternal mental health screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders for Medicaid recipients; provide

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 provide for mandatory maternal mental health screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders for Medicaid recipients; to provide for definitions; to provide for specific points during and after pregnancy at which a woman shall receive such screening; to provide for additional screening as deemed necessary by healthcare providers; to provide for mandatory education regarding postpartum depression to women after childbirth; to authorize the department to submit necessary amendment or waiver requests to implement such screening as part of the state Medicaid program; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 1005: Insurance; every health benefit policy shall provide coverage for rabies immune globulin and vaccinations administered after potential exposure to rabies; require

A 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 require that every health benefit policy shall provide coverage for rabies immune globulin and vaccinations administered after potential exposure to rabies; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 882: Law enforcement officers and agencies; prohibit posting of booking photograph until individual is convicted

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-1-19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure of arrest booking photographs prohibited, so as to prohibit the release or posting of a booking photograph unless and until the individual depicted therein is convicted; to provide for booking photograph removal; to provide for penalties; to provide for a civil cause of action; to provide for limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 1038: Crimes and offenses; offense of reproductive battery; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to assault and battery, so as to provide for the offense of reproductive battery; to provide for definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide that consent to an anonymous donor is not a defense; to provide for the tolling of statute of limitations; to provide for civil actions; to provide for revocation of license; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 559: Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting to voters accompanied by children five years of age or under; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for preferential treatment during advance voting to voters accompanied by children of five years of age or under; to provide for preferential treatment during certain hours on election day to voters accompanied by children of five years of age or under; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 1234: Motor vehicles; conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to provide for conditions, procedures, and limitations for issuance of temporary operating permits for motor vehicles; to amend Code Section 43-47-8 of the O.C.G.A., relating to license applications for used motor vehicle dealers and used motor vehicle parts dealers, prerequisites, license fees, renewal, training or test, supplemental licenses, bonds, insurance, suspension for conviction or false statement, and meetings, so as to provide for issuance or renewal of a license for certain used motor vehicle dealers; to amend Code Section 48-5C-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to alternative ad valorem tax on motor vehicles, so as to provide for enhanced penalty for an owner of a passive entity that fails to pay alternative ad valorem tax; to provide for a definition; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 1329: State government; regulation and taxation of fantasy contests; authorize and provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to authorize and provide for the regulation and taxation of fantasy contests in this state; to provide for additional powers and duties of the Georgia Lottery Corporation; to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to gambling, so as to exclude any consideration paid to a fantasy contest operator licensee from the definition of "bet"; to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to exempt entry fees for fantasy contests; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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