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introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2023

HB 26: Right to Breath Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code section 8-2-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to amendment and revision of codes generally, so as to require the Department of Community affairs to include certain indoor air quality provisions in applicable state minimum standard codes; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 24, 2023

SB 7: Firearm or Knife; commission of or attempt to commit certain crimes; minimum mandatory terms for certain crimes; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-11-106 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to possession of firearm or knife during commission of or attempt to commit certain crimes, so as to provide for minimum mandatory terms for certain crimes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2023

HR 11: Congress; ensure medically necessary treatment for women with certain conditions; urge action

A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to take swift action to ensure that women with autoimmune diseases and conditions do not lose access to medically necessary treatment in order to treat their illnesses and exercise due diligence to ensure that federal policies do not unnecessarily restrict access to the care women need; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Park Cannon (D) Doreen Carter (D) Viola Davis (D) Kim Schofield (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2023

HB 38: Community Health, Department of; utilize appropriations for purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments; provisions

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 authorize the Department of Community Health to utilize appropriations for the purposes of obtaining federal financial participation for medical assistance payments to providers and for funding Medicaid expansion; to direct the department to use such funding and any available federal medical assistance payments to increase the income threshold for Medicaid eligibility up to a maximum of 138 percent of the federal poverty level; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Sam Park (D) Michelle Au (D) James Beverly (D) Billy Mitchell (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2023

HR 12: Leadership in Georgia's counties; combat housing insecurity and homelessness; urge

A RESOLUTION urging leadership in all of Georgia's counties who have reported citizens living in a tent, box, sleeping bag, or other impromptu shelter as a permanent home solution to diligently work with certain nonprofit award recipients to combat housing insecurity and homelessness; and for other purposes.
Mandisha Thomas (D) Mack Jackson (D) Marvin Lim (D) Terry Cummings (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2023

HB 25: Georgia Wooden Toy Act; enact

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, and exemptions from income taxes, so as to provide for a tax credit for certain wooden toy manufacturers; to provide for definitions; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for rules, regulations, and forms; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Karla Drenner (D) Debbie Buckner (D) Mandisha Thomas (D) Angela Moore (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2023

HB 37: Community Health, Department of; mitigate potential loss of Medicaid coverage caused by discontinuation of Families First Coronavirus Response Act; 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 provided as public assistance, so as to provide for the Department of Community Health to mitigate the potential loss of Medicaid coverage caused by the discontinuation of the continuous enrollment condition of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act by providing, continuing, and expanding services; to provide for definitions; to provide for training; to provide for notices; to provide for processes; to provide for technology enhancements; to provide for communications; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Sam Park (D) Michelle Au (D) James Beverly (D) Billy Mitchell (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2023

HB 3: Support for Students Living in Poverty Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to program weights and funding requirements under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for grants by the State Board of Education to local units of administration to support students living in poverty; to provide for definitions; to require the State Board of Education to develop rules and regulations; to provide for the calculation of grant amounts; to provide that a minimum required portion of grant funds must be used by local units of administration for direct program expenditures for the benefit of the students living in poverty; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Imani Barnes (D) James Beverly (D) Doreen Carter (D) Viola Davis (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 24, 2023

SB 8: 'Commission for the Blind and the Visually Impaired Act'; enact; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., 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.
Kim Jackson (D) Elena Parent (D) Donzella James (D) Gloria Butler (D) Harold Jones (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 24, 2023

SB 14: "Modernizing Georgia's Evidence and Proceedings Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to evidence, so as to provide for the presentation and addressing of issues concerning the admission or exclusion of evidence; to provide for court rulings on such issues; to provide for the preservation of error concerning such issues for appellate purposes; to provide for continuing objections; to revise the hearsay exception regarding expert testimony and learned treatises; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Payne (R) Billy Hickman (R) Randy Robertson (R) Brandon Beach (R) John Albers (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Jan 24, 2023

SB 9: "Kathleen Cominski Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions for public officers and employees, so as to require state office buildings to have at least one functional automated external defibrillator on site at all times for use during emergencies; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Hodges (R) Marty Harbin (R) Valencia Seay (D) Chuck Payne (R) Sally Harrell (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Jan 24, 2023

HB 27: Georgia Emerald Green Jobs Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions of the Georgia Building Authority, so as to establish a program to design and construct a new state facility in partnership with Georgia colleges and universities; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mandisha Thomas (D) Mack Jackson (D) Marvin Lim (D) Teddy Reese (D)
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