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signed · Georgia · Senate Jan 1, 2021

SB 426: Air Quality; reporting of any unpermitted release of ethylene oxide to the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to air quality, so as to provide for the reporting of any unpermitted release of ethylene oxide to the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Brian Strickland (R) Donzella James (D) Horacena Tate (D) Tonya Anderson (D) Blake Tillery (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jan 1, 2021

SB 439: Juvenile Code; enhanced notice to and improved participation of foster, preadoptive, and relative caregivers in certain hearings; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Juvenile Code, so as to provide for enhanced notice to and improved participation of foster, preadoptive, and relative caregivers in certain hearings; to provide for the court's consideration of issues relevant to a child's placement, care, well-being, and permanency raised by such persons; to require certain findings be made by the court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bruce Thompson (R) Randy Robertson (R) Matt Brass (R) Butch Miller (R) John Albers (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jan 1, 2021

SB 288: Criminal History Record Information; automatic restriction; final disposition other than a conviction; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to review of individual's criminal history record information, definitions, privacy considerations, written application requesting review, and inspection, so as to provide for the automatic restriction of certain criminal history record information of arrests when there has been a final disposition other than a conviction or a certain time period and conditions are met since a conviction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Elena Parent (D) Ed Harbison (D) Sheikh Rahman (D) Donzella James (D) Brandon Beach (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jan 1, 2021

SB 295: Courts and Revenue and Taxation; cost-of-living and general performance based increases; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 15 and 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to revise the cost-of-living and general performance based increases to take into account the increases provided for in 2020; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Larry Walker (R) Bill Cowsert (R) Randy Robertson (R) John Wilkinson (R) Jeff Mullis (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jan 1, 2021

SB 341: Peace Officers; re-employment of retired peace officers and correctional officers during disasters and emergencies; provide

A 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 provide for re-employment of retired peace officers and correctional officers during disasters and emergencies; to provide definitions; to provide for training and qualifications; to provide for immunities and powers of arrest; to provide for compensation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tyler Harper (R) Randy Robertson (R) Brandon Beach (R) Butch Miller (R) John Albers (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jan 1, 2021

SB 395: County and Municipal Hospital Authorities; standard of indigency; proceeds from the sale or lease of a hospital by a hospital authority; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to county and municipal hospital authorities, so as to revise the standard of indigency relating to portioning of proceeds from the sale or lease of a hospital by a hospital authority; to provide for additional methods for the investment of funds by hospital authorities which hold an irrevocable trust wherein the corpus exceeds certain amounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Dean Burke (R) John Albers (R) Chuck Hufstetler (R) Steve Henson (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jan 1, 2021

SB 402: Bonds and Recognizances; conditions for unsecured judicial release on a person's own recognizance; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 17, Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 11 of Title 15, Chapter 10 of Title 16, Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Title 42, and Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 52 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding bonds and recognizances, custody and release of child, offenses against public administration, pretrial release and diversion programs, and general provisions regarding registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, respectively, so as to provide for conditions for unsecured judicial release on a person's own recognizance; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for full-face bond requirements; to revise cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Payne (R) Randy Robertson (R) Butch Miller (R) John Albers (R) Steve Gooch (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jan 1, 2021

SB 358: State Symbols; muscadine grape as the official state grape; designate

A 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 state symbols, so as to designate the muscadine grape as the official state grape; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Tyler Harper (R) Larry Walker (R) Dean Burke (R) Zahra Karinshak (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jan 1, 2021

SB 442: Property; amendments to property owners' association instruments and covenants that restrict rental of residential lots and plots; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property, so as to prohibit amendments to property owners' association instruments and covenants that restrict rental of residential lots and plots; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
signed · Georgia · Senate Jan 1, 2021

SB 342: Local Fire Departments; procedures for organization, issuance and revocation of certificates of compliance; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 and Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 25 of the O.C.G.A., relating to minimum requirements for local fire departments and general provisions relative to firefighter standards and training, respectively, so as to provide for procedures for organization, issuance and revocation of certificates of compliance, requirements, and training and standards of fire departments and volunteer fire departments; to establish the Georgia Volunteer Fire Service Council; to amend Code Section 45-9-101 of the O.C.G.A., relating to definitions relative to the temporary disability compensation program, so as to revise a definition; for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Butch Miller (R) Jeff Mullis (R) Burt Jones (R) Steve Gooch (R) John Kennedy (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jan 1, 2021

SB 381: "Georgia Food Act"; certain information obtained by the Department of Agriculture from the federal Food and Drug Administration; confidential and not subject to disclosure; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Food Act," so as to provide that certain information obtained by the Department of Agriculture from the federal Food and Drug Administration is deemed confidential and not subject to disclosure; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Larry Walker (R) Sheikh Rahman (D) John Wilkinson (R) Dean Burke (R)
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