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signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 29, 2020

SB 429: Code Revision Commission; statutory portion of said Code; revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to revise, modernize, correct errors or omissions in, and reenact the statutory portion of said Code, as amended, in furtherance of the work of the Code Revision Commission; to repeal portions of said Code, or Acts in amendment thereof, which have become obsolete, have been declared to be unconstitutional, or have been preempted or superseded by subsequent laws; to codify principles of law derived from decisions of the state Supreme Court; to provide for other matters relating to revision, reenactment, and publication of said Code; to provide for effect in event of conflicts; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Cowsert (R) Jesse Stone (R) Randy Robertson (R) William Ligon, Jr. (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 22, 2020

HB 847: Hemp farming; definitions, penalties and criminal background checks; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hemp farming, so as to provide definitions; to provide for penalties; to provide for criminal background checks; to provide for compliance with federal laws and regulations; to provide for hemp nursery licensees; to provide for license and permit fees; to provide for testing of hemp samples; to provide for destruction of noncompliant hemp; to provide for violations of the state hemp plan; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jimmy Pruett (R) Tom McCall (R) Carl Gilliard (D) John Corbett (R) Robert Dickey (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 22, 2020

HB 897: State Forestry Commission; create a standing timber notification website; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-6-24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to notice of timber harvesting operations, so as to require the State Forestry Commission to create a standing timber notification website; to provide for promulgation of rules and regulations; to change surety bond and letter of credit requirements; to provide for claims against bonds; to provide for appeals of such claims; to provide for replacement bonds; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tom McCall (R) Jon Burns (R) Trey Rhodes (R) John Corbett (R) Sam Watson (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 22, 2020

SB 410: Ad Valorem Tax Appeals; alternative means of recovering costs of litigation and attorney's fees; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-311 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to creation of county boards of equalization, duties, review of assessments, and appeals, so as to provide an alternative means of recovering costs of litigation and attorney's fees in ad valorem tax appeals; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Larry Walker (R) Jesse Stone (R) Matt Brass (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 22, 2020

SB 375: Cigarettes and Tobacco Related Products; additional penalties regarding any person under 21 years of age; provide; definition of vapor product; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sale or distribution to, or possession by, minors of cigarettes and tobacco related products, so as to provide for additional penalties regarding any person under 21 years of age and vapor products; to revise the definition of vapor product; to provide for seizure by law enforcement of any cigarettes, tobacco products, tobacco related objects, alternative nicotine products, or vapor products sold to and in the possession of any person under 21 years of age; to provide for fine and penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Dean Burke (R) Butch Miller (R) John Albers (R) Mike Dugan (R) Jeff Mullis (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 21, 2020

HB 823: Crimes and offenses; lifetime disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle by persons convicted of trafficking other persons for labor or sexual servitude; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Sections 16-5-46 and 40-5-151 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude and disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle and action required after suspending, revoking, or canceling license or nonresident privileges, respectively, so as to provide for a lifetime disqualification from operating a commercial motor vehicle by persons convicted of trafficking other persons for labor or sexual servitude while using a commercial motor vehicle; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Efstration (R) Jan Jones (R) Jodi Lott (R) Bert Reeves (R) Houston Gaines (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 16, 2020

HB 578: Human Services, Department of; review of certain law enforcement conviction data with regard to persons seeking to become volunteers, interns, students, or employees; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Department of Human Services, so as to provide for the review of certain law enforcement conviction data with regard to persons seeking to become volunteers, interns, students, or employees; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Andrew Welch (R) Barry Fleming (R) Deborah Silcox (R) Katie Dempsey (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 16, 2020

HB 521: Professions and businesses; temporary licenses for dentists licensed in other states to provide dental care to indigent populations in this state; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 11 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for the practice of dentistry, so as to authorize temporary licenses for dentists licensed in other states to provide dental care to indigent populations in this state; to provide for notice; to provide for length of validity of temporary licenses; to provide for application; to provide for specified dental care; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for immunity from civil liability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jimmy Pruett (R) Sharon Cooper (R) Spencer Frye (D) Houston Gaines (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 16, 2020

HB 1114: Medical assistance; Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; 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 Medicaid coverage for lactation care and services and postpartum care; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R) Jon Burns (R) Butch Parrish (R) Jan Jones (R) Terry England (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 14, 2020

SB 416: Office of College and Career Transitions; change the name to 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 the appointment and duties of a director of said office; to provide for the approval of advisers to the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; to provide for collaboration between the office 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) Larry Walker (R) Bruce Thompson (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2020

HB 825: Barrow County; Board of Education; modify compensation of members

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing authority for members of the Board of Education of Barrow County, approved April 10, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3919), as amended, particularly by an Act approved January 29, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3501), so as to modify the compensation of the members of the board of education; to repeal expired transitional provisions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Terry England (R) Tom Kirby (R) Houston Gaines (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2020

HB 444: Dual Enrollment Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to revise the "Move on When Ready Act" and dual credit course; to revise a short title; to provide for certain covered dual credit courses; to provide for certain covered eligible high school students; to provide for maximum covered hours; to provide for high school students to take noncovered dual credit courses at their own expense or with lottery funds; to provide for responsibilities of the commission; to provide for counseling by the postsecondary institution; to provide for application to HOPE scholarship and grant caps; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Knight (R) Terry Rogers (R) Jodi Lott (R) Bert Reeves (R) Dominic LaRiccia (R)
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