Georgia Bills

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 23, 2023

SB 238: Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; provide for the establishment

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce, so as to provide for the establishment of the Georgia Health Care Professionals Data System; to provide for definitions; to provide for collaboration with state licensing boards; to provide for a publicly accessible website; to provide for collection of data from state licensing boards; to provide for specified data; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2023

HB 522: Property owners' associations; creating or enforcing covenants which infringe upon a lot owner's right to install a solar energy device or display the United States flag; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 3 and Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property owners' associations and covenants and warranties, respectively, so as to prohibit property owners' associations from creating or enforcing covenants which infringe upon a lot owner's right to install a solar energy device or to display the United States flag; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2023

HB 527: Quality Basic Education Act; inclusion of certain visual safety devices in minimum facility requirements; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-261 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to common minimum facility requirements for public elementary and secondary schools under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for the inclusion of certain visual safety devices in minimum facility requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2023

HB 521: Social services; Medicaid coverage of rapid whole genome sequencing; 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 of rapid whole genome sequencing; to define a term; to provide for eligibility criteria; to provide for coverage criteria; to provide for necessary approvals and administrative actions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2023

HB 510: Education; breakfast and lunch programs for all public school students; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for breakfast and lunch programs for all public school students in this state; to provide for such meals to be offered at no cost to students who qualify for reduced price meals under federal and state guidelines; to provide for school breakfast programs under the Quality Basic Education Act; to provide for funding; to provide for rules and regulations; to encourage the use of Georgia grown products in school breakfast and lunch programs; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2023

HB 523: Alternative ad valorem tax; motor vehicles owned or leased by or to a nonprofit organization or entity; provide exclusion

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5C of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alternative ad valorem taxes on motor vehicles, so as to provide an exclusion for motor vehicles owned or leased by or to a nonprofit organization or entity that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c) of the federal Internal Revenue Code which provides services in this state pursuant to a grant issued and overseen by the Office of Head Start; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2023

HB 503: Income tax; certain contributions by taxpayers to certain local firefighter foundations; provide tax credit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for tax credits for certain contributions made by taxpayers to certain local firefighter foundations; to provide for an aggregate annual limit; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for applications and certifications; to provide for the revocation of qualified status; to provide for certain penalties; to provide for annual reporting requirements; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 23, 2023

SB 234: Motor Vehicles; the enforcement of laws with equipment which produces excessive noise levels using recorded images; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to equipment and inspection of motor vehicles, so as to provide for the enforcement of laws regarding the operation of a motor vehicle with equipment which produces excessive noise levels using recorded images to be penalized by a civil monetary penalty; to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to authorize district attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties relative to the enforcement of laws regarding the operation of a motor vehicle with equipment which produces excessive noise levels; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 23, 2023

SR 192: Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia; recognize

A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Georgia for 50 years of dedicated and outstanding service; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2023

HB 526: Constitutional Rights for Hunters and Boaters Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 52-7-25 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to enforcement of rules and regulations regarding registration, operation, and sale of watercraft, so as to require probable cause for summonses and boarding vessels; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 23, 2023

HB 494: Corporations; ownership of real property in this state by a foreign corporation constitutes doing business in this state; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to corporations, partnerships, and associations, so as to provide that ownership of real property in this state by a foreign corporation constitutes doing business in this state; to provide that ownership of real personal property in this state by a foreign limited liability company constitutes doing business in this state; to provide for service of process by email; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2023

HB 490: Income tax; depreciation for single-family residential rental property; revise a deduction

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to revise a deduction related to depreciation for single-family residential rental property; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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