Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 2, 2023

HB 636: State Election Board; distinct budget unit and an independent state agency; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that the State Election Board shall be a distinct budget unit and an independent state agency attached to the office of the Secretary of State for administrative purposes only; to remove the Secretary of State from the State Election Board; to provide for an executive director of said board; to provide for venue in any action of said board and its members; to provide duties for said executive director; to provide for said board to hire investigators; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 2, 2023

SB 281: Child Custody Proceedings; judicial discretion in determining the right of a surviving parent to custody of a child when such surviving parent is criminally charged; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding child custody proceedings, so as to provide judicial discretion in determining the right of a surviving parent to custody of a child when such surviving parent is criminally charged with the murder or voluntary manslaughter of the other parent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 2, 2023

HR 348: House Study Committee on Excessive Vehicle Noise and Related Crimes; create

A RESOLUTION creating the House Study Committee on Excessive Vehicle Noise and Related Crimes; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Mar 2, 2023

HB 187: Crimes and offenses; authorize for-profit credit repair services

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fraud and related practices, so as to authorize for-profit credit repair services; to revise the definition of "credit repair services organization"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 2, 2023

SB 284: "Quality Basic Education Act"; students living in poverty; table of quality basic education instructional programs; add a program

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to add a program for students living in poverty to the table of quality basic education instructional programs with weights and student-teacher ratios; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 2, 2023

HB 626: Income tax; revise definition of force majeure relative to tax credits for jobs associated with large-scale projects to include a pandemic

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income tax, so as to revise the definition of force majeure relative to tax credits for jobs associated with large-scale projects to include a pandemic; to limit the applicability of such term; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 1, 2023

HR 323: Public Service Commission; pursue actions to protect electric customers from paying for construction mistakes, delays, and corrections at certain Plant Vogtle reactors; urge

A RESOLUTION urging the Public Service Commission to pursue actions that will protect 2,700,000 electric customers from unjustly paying for construction mistakes, delays, and corrections at Plant Vogtle reactors three and four and that will prohibit Georgia Power from profiting on those construction mistakes, delays, and corrections; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 1, 2023

HB 604: Persons and their rights; life from the moment of conception is accorded same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to persons and their rights, so as to provide that life is valued and protected from the moment of conception and that each life, from that moment, is accorded the same rights and protections guaranteed to all persons; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 1, 2023

SB 275: Georgia Student Finance Authority; student loan repayment for General Assembly staff members; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to provide for student loan repayment for General Assembly staff members; to provide for appropriations contingency; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 1, 2023

SB 273: Disabled Veterans; motor vehicle; display a certain license plate in order to qualify for an exemption from ad valorem taxation; remove a requirement

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-478 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to constitutional exemption from motor vehicle ad valorem taxation for disabled veterans, so as to remove a requirement that a motor vehicle display a certain license plate in order to qualify for an exemption from ad valorem taxation; to limit applicability of such exemption to a single vehicle; to provide for clarification that such exemption applies to alternative title ad valorem taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 1, 2023

HB 606: State health planning and development; certificate of need; revise definitions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state health planning and development, so as to revise definitions relative to certificate of need; to revise exemptions from certificate of need requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Mar 1, 2023

HB 613: Income tax; qualified citizenship expenses for low-income families; provide tax credit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, and computation of income tax, so as to provide for an income tax credit with respect to qualified citizenship expenses for low-income families; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner with respect to the foregoing; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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