Home › Georgia › Bills
Bills

Georgia Bills

Track legislation and stay informed about the bills that matter to you.

Bill results

signed · Georgia · House May 6, 2021

HB 685: Jasper, City of; reincorporate and provide new charter

A BILL to be entitled an Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Jasper, Georgia; to provide for the corporate limits of the city, the powers of the city, and the form and method of government of the city; to provide for the administration of city affairs; to provide for the municipal court of the city; to provide for elections for city offices; to provide for taxation by the city; to provide for the financial management of the city; to provide for financial and fiscal affairs of the city; to provide for municipal services and regulatory functions; to provide general provisions; to provide for other matters relative thereto; to provide for specific repeal; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rick Jasperse (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2021

SB 193: Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; requiring that mobile homes procure and display decals; grant counties the option

A 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 grant counties the option of requiring that mobile homes procure and display decals; to revise the time for payment of related ad valorem taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tyler Harper (R) Larry Walker (R) Ed Harbison (D) Bo Hatchett (R) Chuck Hufstetler (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 6, 2021

HB 150: Public utilities and public transportation; prohibit governmental entities from adopting any policy that prohibits the connection or reconnection of any utility service based upon the type or source of energy or fuel

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public utilities and public transportation, so as to prohibit governmental entities from adopting any policy that prohibits the connection or reconnection of any utility service based upon the type or source of energy or fuel; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) Trey Kelley (R) Don Parsons (R) Gloria Frazier (D) Lynn Smith (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 6, 2021

SB 81: Office of College and Career Transitions; change name to the Office of College and Career Academies

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-4-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of College and Career Transitions and powers and duties, so as to change the name of the Office of College and Career Transitions to the Office of College and Career Academies; to provide for increased technical skills; to provide for collaboration between the Technical College System of Georgia and certain entities to support efforts to recruit new industries and expand existing industries; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Payne (R) Tyler Harper (R) Elena Parent (D) Billy Hickman (R) Larry Walker (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 5, 2021

SB 236: Alcoholic Beverages; food service establishments to sell mixed drinks for off-premises consumption in approved containers under certain conditions; allow

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to allow food service establishments licensed to sell distilled spirits for consumption on the premises to sell mixed drinks for off-premises consumption in approved containers under certain conditions; to provide for definitions; to provide for the Commissioner of Revenue to promulgate certain rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Nikki Merritt (D) Randy Robertson (R) Matt Brass (R) Brandon Beach (R) Butch Miller (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 5, 2021

HB 273: Distilled spirits; initiate a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses; provide additional method

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local authorization and regulations for manufacture, distribution, and package sales of distilled spirits, so as to provide an additional method of initiating a referendum election for the authorization of the issuance of licenses for the package sale of distilled spirits; to change certain provisions relating to the procedures for calling and conducting certain referendum elections and the nullifications thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kasey Carpenter (R) J. Collins (R) Mandi Ballinger (R) Matt Dollar (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2021

HB 205: Insurance; framework for regulating the offering or issuance of travel insurance; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide a framework for regulating the offering or issuance of travel insurance in this state; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Williamson (R) Noel Williams (R) Trey Rhodes (R) Matt Hatchett (R) Darlene Taylor (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2021

HB 292: Ad valorem tax; property; remove certain training requirements for members of county boards of equalization following their initial training for their first term

A 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 remove certain training requirements for members of county boards of equalization following their initial training for their first term; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Steven Meeks (R) Noel Williams (R) Don Hogan (R) Sam Watson (R) James Burchett (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2021

HB 354: State Board of Cemeterians and Funeral Service; report suspected unlawful activity to the sheriff's office and the Attorney General; require

A 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 require the State Board of Cemeterians and the State Board of Funeral Service to report suspected unlawful activity to the sheriff's office and the Attorney General; to require the Attorney General to provide notice of such suspected unlawful activity to the appropriate prosecuting attorney; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Danny Mathis (R) Lauren McDonald (R) Patty Marie Stinson (D) Alan Powell (R) J. Collins (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2021

HB 245: Professions and businesses; podiatry; amend a provision relating to fingerprint and criminal background checks

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 35 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to podiatry practice, so as to amend a provision relating to fingerprint and criminal background checks; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Mark Newton (R) John LaHood (R) Susan Holmes (R) Houston Gaines (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2021

HB 676: Georgia Farmers' Market and Produce Terminal Development Authority Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to agriculture, so as to create the Georgia Farmers' Market and Produce Terminal Development Authority; to amend Chapter 15 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Attorney General, so as to provide for the inclusion of the Georgia Farmers' Market and Produce Terminal Development Authority as a state authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Regina Lewis-Ward (D) Noel Williams (R) Carl Gilliard (D) Terry England (R) Penny Houston (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2021

HB 488: Courts; increase minimum compensation for chief magistrates and others; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to provide for an increase in the minimum compensation for chief magistrates; to provide for the calculation of future increases in the minimum compensation for chief magistrates; to provide for an increase in the minimum compensation for other magistrates; to provide for an increase in the minimum compensation for clerks of magistrate courts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rob Leverett (R) Tyler Smith (R) Trey Kelley (R) Mitchell Scoggins (R) Matthew Gambill (R)
Showing 2,245 to 2,256 of 4,934 bills