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in committee · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 605: REACH Scholarship; victims of human trafficking are eligible; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen (REACH) Scholarship, so as to provide that victims of human trafficking are eligible for such scholarship; to provide for the selection of REACH scholars; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Knight (R) Chuck Martin (R) Solomon Adesanya (D) Patty Marie Stinson (D) Inga Willis (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 823: Legislative Retirement System; increase retirement benefit amounts payable to certain legislators

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Legislative Retirement System, so as to increase the retirement benefit amounts payable to certain legislators upon retirement; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Patty Marie Stinson (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 29, 2023

SR 424: Governor Brian Kemp, Chancellor Sonny Perdue, and the Georgia General Assembly; create Georgia Commission on Slavery; urge

A RESOLUTION urging Governor Brian Kemp, Chancellor Sonny Perdue, and the Georgia General Assembly to swiftly create a long overdue state agency known as the Georgia Commission on Slavery, similar to the nearly 40-year-old Georgia Commission on the Holocaust; and other purposes.
Nabilah Parkes (D) Kim Jackson (D) Nikki Merritt (D) Derek Mallow (D) Josh McLaurin (D)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 556: Pregnancy Protection Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to enact the "Pregnancy Protection Act"; to provide for reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees for circumstances related to pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions; to provide for definitions; to provide for notice of rights; to provide for burden of proving undue hardship; to provide for a civil cause of action; to provide for construction; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tyler Smith (R) Gerald Greene (R) Lauren Daniel (R) Tanya Miller (D) Scott Hilton (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 334: Georgia Crime Information Center; criminal history record information restrictions for certain persons cited with or convicted of certain criminal offenses; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to Georgia Crime Information Center, so as to provide for criminal history record information restrictions for certain persons cited with or convicted of certain criminal offenses; to provide that restricted criminal history record information shall be available to criminal justice agencies; to provide for petitions; to provide for criminal history record information restriction for persons granted a pardon for certain offenses; to amend Article 3 of Chapter 8 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to first offenders, so as to revise the procedure for petitioning for exoneration and discharge when an individual has qualified for sentencing as a first offender; to provide for exceptions to retroactively granting first offender treatment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tyler Smith (R) Gerald Greene (R) Tanya Miller (D) Shea Roberts (D) Bill Werkheiser (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2023

HR 476: Congress; ensure spouses of active duty service members are able to obtain the retirement benefits that they have earned; urge

A RESOLUTION urging Congress to enact legislation to ensure that spouses of active duty service members are able to obtain the retirement benefits that they have earned by combining vesting service across multiple public pension plans and for President Joe Biden to sign that legislation into law; and for other purposes.
Rey Martinez (R) Josh Bonner (R) Lisa Campbell (D) Victor Anderson (R) Mandisha Thomas (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 826: Elections; preferential treatment during advance voting to voters 65 years of age or older, pregnant, accompanied by children 5 years or under or with special needs regardless of age; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for preferential treatment during advance voting to voters who are 65 years of age or older, pregnant, accompanied by children of five years of age or under, or accompanied by children with special needs regardless of age; to provide for preferential treatment during certain hours on election day to voters who are pregnant, accompanied by children of five years of age or under, or accompanied by children with special needs regardless of age; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 151: Special license plates; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting or supporting certain worthy agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations with proceeds disbursed to the general fund and the agency, fund, or nonprofit corporation, so as to establish a specialty license plate honoring Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Billy Mitchell (D) Teddy Reese (D) Patty Marie Stinson (D) Omari Crawford (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 821: Teachers Retirement System; creditable service for teaching service outside the state while married to an active member of the armed forces; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia, so as to provide for creditable service in the retirement system for certain members based on their teaching service outside this state while married to active duty members of the United States armed forces; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for related matters; to define "external teaching service"; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Carolyn Hugley (D) Debbie Buckner (D) Teddy Reese (D)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2023

HB 618: Special license plates; retired members of the active reserve components and the Georgia National Guard; provide for design

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prestige license plates and special plates for certain persons and vehicles, so as to provide for the design of special license plates issued to retired members of the active reserve components and the Georgia National Guard; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Lynn Heffner (D) Dewey McClain (D) John Corbett (R) Brian Prince (D) Al Williams (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 27, 2023

SB 331: Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs; the certification of recovery residences; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 26 of the O.C.G.A., relating to drug abuse treatment and education programs, so as to provide for the certification of recovery residences; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Randy Robertson (R) Kay Kirkpatrick (R) Ben Watson (R)
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