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signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 1039: Contracts; additional protections for consumers who enter into service contracts that contain lengthy automatic renewal provisions; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 13 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to automatic renewal provisions, so as to provide additional protections for consumers who enter into service contracts that contain lengthy automatic renewal provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
John LaHood (R) Trey Rhodes (R) John Corbett (R) Sam Watson (R) James Burchett (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 1070: Condominiums; new insurance policy disclosure requirements for condominium associations and unit owners in the event of potential or actual claims filed against such policies; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to condominiums, so as to provide new insurance policy disclosure requirements for condominium associations and unit owners in the event of potential or actual claims filed against such policies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Houston Gaines (R) Matt Dollar (R) Marcus Wiedower (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 1057: Agriculture; further regulation of soil amendments derived from industrial by-products by local governments; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to soil amendments, so as to authorize further regulation of soil amendments derived from industrial by-products by local governments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Barry Fleming (R) Trey Rhodes (R) Chris Erwin (R) Spencer Frye (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 894: Seed Development Commission; stagger terms of members

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-4-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Seed Development Commission composition, officers, bylaws, quorum, compensation, records, audit, and bonds, so as to stagger the terms of commission members; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tom McCall (R) Steven Meeks (R) John Corbett (R) Penny Houston (R) Sam Watson (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 781: Financial institutions; clarify and remove superfluous language; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to financial institutions, so as to clarify and remove superfluous language; to reduce the number of days for certain cease and desist orders to become final; to repeal Code Section 7-1-1003.1, relating to physical place of business; to eliminate the notification requirement for a change in ultimate equitable owner of mortgage brokers or mortgage lenders; to change advertising content requirements for mortgage lenders and mortgage brokers; to reduce the number of days for the process related to bond cancellation notice; to amend Chapter 6A of Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Fair Lending Act, so as to update citations to federal regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 877: Motor vehicles; standards for issuance of a Georgia certificate of title for certain motor vehicles; provide

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 to provide for standards for issuance of a Georgia certificate of title for certain motor vehicles converted from original manufacturer condition in order to comply with certain state and federal requirements; to provide for exceptions to certain federal standards for such motor vehicles; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Danny Mathis (R) Jeff Jones (R) Don Hogan (R) Matt Dollar (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 230: Business corporations; provide for benefit corporations

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to business corporations, so as to provide for benefit corporations; to provide for the application of the Georgia Business Corporation Code; to provide for definitions; to provide for naming; to provide for stock certificates; to provide for amendments and transactions; to provide for duties and limitations of liability of directors of benefit corporations; to provide for annual public benefit reports; to change the definition of a foreign corporation; to change provisions relating to the right to dissent; to change provisions relating to the corporate name of a foreign corporation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Matthew Wilson (D) Matthew Gambill (R) Scott Holcomb (D) Josh McLaurin (D) Mike Wilensky (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 984: Criminal procedure; sentencing; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the procedure for sentencing and imposition of punishment, so as to change provisions relating to sentencing; to provide credit for time served; to change provisions relating to the commencement of a sentence when the case has been appealed; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Dar'shun Kendrick (D) Barry Fleming (R) William Boddie (D) Steven Sainz (R) Josh McLaurin (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 341: Crimes and offenses; reproduction of recorded material; update terminology

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-8-60 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reproduction of recorded material, transfer, sale, distribution, circulation, civil forfeiture, and restitution, so as to update terminology; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Lee Hawkins (R) Bill Werkheiser (R) Ron Stephens (R) Beth Moore (D) Spencer Frye (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 911: Crimes and offenses; offenses of improper sexual conduct by a foster parent in the first and second degrees; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 16, Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35, Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 42, and Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to sexual offenses, the Georgia Crime Information Center, conditions of detention generally, and general provisions regarding the Department of Human Services, respectively, so as to provide for the offenses of improper sexual conduct by a foster parent in the first and second degrees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Martin (R) Ed Setzler (R) Jodi Lott (R) Michael Caldwell (R) Matt Dollar (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jan 1, 2021

HB 953: Administrative Services, Department of; certain terms in particular types of state contracts shall be void and unenforceable and should not be included in such agreements; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the general authority, duties, and procedure of state purchasing, so as to provide that certain terms in particular types of state contracts shall be void and unenforceable and should not be included in such agreements; to require the Department of Administrative Services to provide such information on its website; to specify that bids, offers, or proposals and registers thereof shall be subject to the public disclosure provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50, relating to open records; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bonnie Rich (R) Bruce Williamson (R) Todd Jones (R) Andrew Welch (R) Sam Watson (R)
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