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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 22, 2023

HB 459: Georgia Bureau of Investigation; submit felony juvenile arrest fingerprints to Federal Bureau of Investigation; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 15-11-702 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to children's fingerprints, photographs, and names, so as to authorize the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to submit felony juvenile arrest fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Stan Gunter (R) Bill Hitchens (R) Mitchell Scoggins (R) J. Collins (R) Eddie Lumsden (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 22, 2023

SB 219: Firearm or Knife; exception to the definition of firearm in relation to possession during commission of or attempt to commit certain crimes and Brady Law regulations; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to provide for an exception to the definition of firearm in relation to possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain crimes and Brady Law regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Hodges (R) Marty Harbin (R) Clint Dixon (R) Bo Hatchett (R) Randy Robertson (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 22, 2023

SB 228: Department of Natural Resources; position of director of outdoor recreation; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conservation and natural resources, so as to establish the position of director of outdoor recreation in the Department of Natural Resources; to provide legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for powers and duties; to require other public bodies to cooperate with the director of outdoor recreation; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Hodges (R) Marty Harbin (R) Valencia Seay (D) Clint Dixon (R) Chuck Payne (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2023

HB 432: Housing; discrimination based on hairstyles associated with race, color, or national origin; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 8-3-201 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, and Article 2 of Chapter 19 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to fair housing, general provisions regarding education, general provisions regarding labor and industrial relations, and fair employment practices, respectively, so as to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles associated with race, color, or national origin; to provide for definitions; to provide for a civil cause of action; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jasmine Clark (D) Carolyn Hugley (D) Park Cannon (D) James Beverly (D) Doreen Carter (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2023

HB 442: Law enforcement agencies; judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure and dissemination of criminal records to private persons and businesses, resulting responsibility and liability of the Georgia Crime Information Center, and provision of certain information to the FBI in conjunction with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, so as to provide for a judicial procedure for purging a person's involuntary hospitalization information received by the center for the purpose of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System under certain circumstances; to change provisions relating to the retention of a person's involuntary hospitalization information; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Debbie Buckner (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2023

HB 443: Constitutional Scholars Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-1021 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to display of historically significant documents, so as to provide for a printed copy of the United States Constitution to be provided to every public school student in this state in a grade to be determined by the State School Superintendent; to allow for a printed copy of the United States Constitution to be part of a bound volume including other historically significant documents; to provide for distribution during Celebrate Freedom Week by public schools; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Emory Dunahoo (R) Steve Tarvin (R) Mitchell Horner (R) Chas Cannon (R) Mike Cameron (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 21, 2023

SB 214: Alcoholic Beverages; number of retail dealer licenses that a person may hold or have a beneficial interest in; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alcoholic beverages, so as to change the number of retail dealer licenses that a person may hold or have a beneficial interest in; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Clint Dixon (R) Shawn Still (R) John Albers (R) Nan Orrock (D) Jason Anavitarte (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2023

HR 212: General Assembly; members elected in 2026 and thereafter shall serve four-year terms of office; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that members of the General Assembly elected in 2026 and thereafter shall serve four-year terms of office; to provide that members of the General Assembly elected in the 2024 general election shall serve two-year terms of office; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Angela Moore (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2023

HB 430: Conservation and natural resources; permitting of landfills near historic sites; revise limitations

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to solid waste management generally, so as to revise limitations on permitting of landfills near historic sites; to revise limitations on permitting of landfills near significant ground-water recharge areas; to require demonstration of need for new landfills to the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for buffer areas around landfills; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Jenkins (R) Tyler Smith (R) Gerald Greene (R) Stacey Evans (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2023

HB 433: Equity Impact Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 28 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for the General Assembly, so as to provide for equity impact statements regarding policy areas including, but not limited to, racial, socioeconomic, health, and other similar factors; to require that such statements be prepared for and attached to all proposed legislation that would impact such policy areas; to provide for content and procedures; to provide for surveys and reports; to provide for compliance by state departments and agencies; to provide for limitations; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) James Beverly (D) Karen Bennett (D) Viola Davis (D) Kim Schofield (D)
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