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signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2018

SB 339: Board of Regents and University System; establishment of free speech policies for institutions of the university system; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the board of regents and university system, so as to provide for the establishment of free speech policies for institutions of the university system; to provide for a cause of action and remedies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Payne (R) David Shafer (R) Bruce Thompson (R) Matt Brass (R) Butch Miller (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 658: Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; remove sunset date for the time during which a certain tax may be collected

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to remove the sunset date for the time during which a certain excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations may be collected; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Teri Anulewicz (D) Earl Ehrhart (R) John Carson (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 494: Early care and learning; safety of children in early care and education programs; revise certain provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1A of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to early care and learning, so as to revise certain provisions relating to the safety of children in early care and education programs; to authorize hearsay in preliminary hearings regarding emergency closure of a program or the emergency placement of a monitor or monitors; to revise the definition of "crime" for purposes of background checks; to provide that background checks are not valid if an individual has been separated from employment for more than 180 consecutive days from an early care and education program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Glanton (D) Joyce Chandler (R) Amy Carter (R) Katie Dempsey (R) Brooks Coleman (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2018

SB 381: Surplus Line Insurance; nonadmitted insurer domiciled in this state will be deemed a domestic surplus lines insurer if certain criteria are met; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to surplus line insurance, so as to provide that a nonadmitted insurer domiciled in this state will be deemed a domestic surplus lines insurer if certain criteria are met; to provide a definition; to provide for criteria; to provide for tax assessment; to provide for certain protection exceptions; to provide for financial and solvency requirements; to provide for exemptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) David Shafer (R) Larry Walker (R) Bruce Thompson (R) Michael Williams (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 749: Income tax; retirement income is applicable as a retirement benefit from noncivilian service in the United States armed forces; clarify an exemption

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, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to clarify an exemption for retirement income is applicable to income received by a taxpayer as a retirement benefit from noncivilian service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; to provide an exemption for certain military retirement income for surviving family members; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Calvin Smyre (D) Roger Rutledge (R) Ron Stephens (R) Dave Belton (R) Shaw Blackmon (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2018

SB 376: Identity Theft; consumer credit reporting agencies charging a fee for placing/removing a security freeze; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 34 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to identity theft, so as to prohibit consumer credit reporting agencies from charging a fee for placing or removing a security freeze on a consumer's account; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Fran Millar (R) David Shafer (R) Bruce Thompson (R) Michael Williams (R) Frank Ginn (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 673: Motor vehicles; prohibit actions which distract a driver while operating a motor vehicle; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to motor vehicles and traffic, so as to prohibit actions which distract a driver while operating a motor vehicle; to provide for the proper and safe use of wireless telecommunications devices while driving; to provide for definitions; to provide for violations; to provide for punishments; to provide for the assessment of points upon conviction; to provide for additional fines to be collected by the Department of Driver Services; to provide for applicability; to provide for punishments for homicide by vehicle and for serious bodily injury by vehicle when driver was operating such motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device; to correct cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Hitchens (R) Rich Golick (R) John Carson (R) Robert Trammell (D) Eddie Lumsden (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2018

SB 444: Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan Advisory Council; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 6 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to services for the aging, so as to create the Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias State Plan Advisory Council; to provide for legislative declaration; to provide for definitions; to provide for membership; to provide for duties and reporting requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Dean Burke (R) Chuck Hufstetler (R) Greg Kirk (R) Renee Unterman (R) Kay Kirkpatrick (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 973: Ethics in government; lobbyists shall acknowledge and agree to abide by sexual harassment policy of General Assembly; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in government, so as to provide that lobbyists shall acknowledge receiving, reading, and agreeing to abide by the sexual harassment policy of the General Assembly as a condition to lobbyist registration; to provide that violation of the sexual harassment policy by a lobbyist shall be grounds for sanctioning such lobbyist; to provide that complaints regarding violation of the sexual harassment policy of the General Assembly by any lobbyist may be reported to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission by the General Assembly with recommendations for sanctions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Randy Nix (R) Jon Burns (R) Jan Jones (R) Terry England (R) Robert Trammell (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 538: Fulton County; Board of Education; pension and retirement pay to teachers and employees; create system

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing in Fulton County a system for pension and retirement pay to teachers and employees of the Board of Education of Fulton County, approved February 2, 1945 (Ga. L. 1945, p. 528), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 4004), an Act approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4982), an Act approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4026), and an Act approved April 21, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4276) so as to authorize the Board of Education of Fulton County to create a system for pension and retirement pay to teachers and employees; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Todd Jones (R) Rich Golick (R) Wendell Willard (R) Wes Cantrell (R) Deborah Silcox (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 853: Quality Basic Education Act; children placed in psychiatric residential treatment facilities may not be charged tuition; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the short title and purpose of the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that children placed in psychiatric residential treatment facilities pursuant to a physician's order may not be charged tuition; to provide for eligibility for enrollment; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Efstration (R) Katie Dempsey (R) Brooks Coleman (R) Tommy Benton (R) Mary Margaret Oliver (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2018

SB 451: State Soil and Water Conservation Commission; formulate certain rules and regulations in consultation with Environmental Protection Division of the Dept. Of Natural Resources; remove authority

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-6-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission - additional duties and powers, so as to remove authority of the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission to formulate certain rules and regulations in consultation with the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources; to amend Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the O.C.G.A., relating to water resources, so as to modify provisions relating to regulated riparian rights to surface waters for general or farm use, permits for withdrawal, diversion or impoundment, coordination with water plans, metering of farm use, interbasin transfers, and appeal procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Brian Strickland (R) Larry Walker (R) John Wilkinson (R) P. K. Martin IV (R)
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