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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2023

HB 423: Crimes and offenses; harming a law enforcement animal; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to revise provisions relating to harming a law enforcement animal; to provide for the offense of interfering with a public safety animal; to provide for definitions; to provide for punishment; to provide for applicability; to provide for restitution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Hitchens (R) Ken Vance (R) Steven Sainz (R) Alan Powell (R) J. Collins (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 21, 2023

SB 206: Social Security Coverage for Employees of the State; coverage for all employees of a political subdivision who are members of the Public School Employees Retirement System; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to social security coverage for employees of the state and its political subdivisions, so as to require certain social security coverage for all employees of a political subdivision who are members of the Public School Employees Retirement System; to prohibit the approval of certain plans; to provide for reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Payne (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Shelly Echols (R) Billy Hickman (R) Larry Walker (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 21, 2023

SB 67: 'Second Amendment Preservation Act'; enact

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 protections against the infringements on the right to keep and bear arms; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for definitions; to prohibit the enforcement or assistance in the enforcement of certain federal laws or actions relative to firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition; to provide for causes of action; to provide for hearings; to provide for civil penalties; to provide for attorney's fees and costs; to waive sovereign immunity; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Clint Dixon (R) Chuck Payne (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Colton Moore (R) Carden Summers (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 21, 2023

SB 207: Education; the minimum base salary for certificated professional personnel with bachelor's degrees; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditions of employment for professionals in elementary and secondary education, so as to revise the minimum base salary for certificated professional personnel with bachelor's degrees and from zero to two years of creditable service; to provide for periodic salary studies; to provide for exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Valencia Seay (D) Sally Harrell (D) Nabilah Parkes (D) Sonya Halpern (D) Kim Jackson (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 21, 2023

SB 210: "The Georgia Homegrown Solar Act of 2023"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the O.C.G.A., relating to generation and distribution of electricity generally, so as to enact "The Georgia Homegrown Solar Act of 2023"; to require net metering to be offered by electric utilities that meet a certain renewable energy penetration threshold; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and declarations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Clint Dixon (R) Sonya Halpern (D) Randy Robertson (R) Ed Setzler (R) Chuck Hufstetler (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2023

HB 429: Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act; prohibit permitting of new municipal solid waste landfills located within 1.5 miles of any perennial stream

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 the "Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act," so as to prohibit the permitting of new municipal solid waste landfills if construction of any portion of such landfill site will be located within a 1.5 mile radius of any perennial stream where the Tallapoosa darter (Etheostoma tallapoosae), a species protected pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 27, the "Endangered Wildlife Act of 1973," may be found; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Jenkins (R) Danny Mathis (R) Tyler Smith (R) Gerald Greene (R) Stacey Evans (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 21, 2023

HB 428: Community Health, Department of; 12 months of continuous eligibility for Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids Program; 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 direct the Department of Community Health to provide children with 12 months of continuous eligibility for Medicaid and the PeachCare for Kids Program; to require the department to apply for a state plan amendment or waiver; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Lynn Heffner (D) Carolyn Hugley (D) Kimberly Alexander (D) Debbie Buckner (D) Gloria Frazier (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 16, 2023

HB 399: Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to handicapped persons, so as to create the Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) James Beverly (D) Billy Mitchell (D) Viola Davis (D) Kim Schofield (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 16, 2023

HB 400: Retirement and pensions; decrease age of eligibility for retirement benefits for appellate court judges

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judges of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, and their employees, so as to decrease the age of eligibility for retirement benefits for appellate court judges; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Rob Leverett (R) Chuck Efstration (R) Stan Gunter (R) Tyler Smith (R) Scott Holcomb (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 16, 2023

HB 386: Motor vehicles; enforcement of operating a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway in violation of a local ordinance; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to use of speed detection devices and red light cameras, so as to provide for the enforcement of operating a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway in violation of a local ordinance through the use of recorded images by an automated truck route monitoring device; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations upon operation of an automated truck route monitoring device; to provide for issuance of civil monetary penalties; to provide notice of penalty; to prohibit the renewal of registration of a motor vehicle upon failure to pay a civil monetary penalty; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Debra Bazemore (D) James Beverly (D) Gloria Frazier (D) Mack Jackson (D) Rhonda Taylor (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 16, 2023

HB 411: Labor and industrial relations; hiring process of applicant; prohibit employer from seeking salary history information

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of labor and industrial relations, so as to prohibit an employer from seeking salary history information about an applicant during the hiring process; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability and exceptions; to require employers to make certain disclosures in job postings; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Debra Bazemore (D) Sam Park (D) James Beverly (D) Doreen Carter (D) Dewey McClain (D)
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