Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HB 1652: State government; enacting, adopting, implementing, or enforcing any policy that promotes or permits discrimination; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 36 and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to local government and state government, respectively, so as to prohibit state agencies and local governmental entities from enacting, adopting, implementing, or enforcing any policy that promotes or permits discrimination, harassment, or retaliation based on a person's race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, childbirth or related condition, age, disability, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or other status protected by federal or state law or regulation; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HB 1689: Health; expand ways in which an individual may get their sex designation amended on their birth certificate

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 10 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to vital records, so as to expand the ways in which an individual may get their sex designation amended on their birth certificate; to provide that a birth certificate amended on the basis of sex designation shall not indicate on the certificate that it has been amended; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issuance, expiration, and renewal of licenses, so as to provide for ways in which an individual may get their sex designation amended on their driver's license; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HB 1646: Board of Economic Development; issue annual reports on countries and states of origin of goods and services received by Georgia businesses; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-7-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to duties and powers of the Board of Economic Development generally, so as to require the board to issue annual reports on the countries and states of origin of goods and services received by Georgia businesses; to require the board to issue annual reports on the country and state destinations of exports and investments made by Georgia businesses; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HB 1631: Revenue and taxation; require Commissioner of Agriculture to assist certain farmers in participating in a certain tax credit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 2 and 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to agriculture, and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to assist certain farmers in participating in a certain tax credit; to prohibit requiring an agricultural commodities processor, handler, or distributor to follow a marketing order when such processor, handler, or distributor has not given personal assent to such order; to require the Commissioner of Agriculture to assist in the creation of certain nonprofit cooperative associations; to provide for a state income tax credit to be known as the "Beginning Farmer Tax Credit"; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HB 1681: State government; annual review and report on supply chain of critical goods; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general authority, duties, and procedure for state purchasing, so as to require an annual review and report on the supply chain of critical goods in the state; to revise provisions of determining local preferences in purchases made by the state and its departments, agencies, commissions, and authorities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HB 1623: Banking and finance; creation of public banks; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 7 of the O.C.G.A., relating to banking and finance, so as to authorize the creation of public banks; to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the O.C.G.A., relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes, so as to exempt licensed public banks from such taxes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HB 1688: Georgia Inform First Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the regulation of controlled substances, so as to revise notification requirements for prescribers prescribing opioids; to require prescribers to discuss with patients, their parent, or guardian the risks of addiction, dependence, and fatal overdose associated with opioid use and all available alternative treatments; to require prescribers to document the notification in the patient's file; to require prescribers to provide information regarding the safe disposal, if available, to patients, their parent, or guardian; to exclude prescribers for certain patient groups from this Code section; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HB 1678: Motor vehicles; enforcement of speed limit violations through recorded images in certain instances; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed detection devices, so as to provide for the enforcement of speed limit violations through recorded images in certain instances; to provide for warning signs; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations upon use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices for the enforcement of speeding violations; to provide for penalties; to revise a definition; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HR 1169: Public Service Commission; pursue actions to protect electric customers from paying for Voglte cost overruns, construction mistakes, and profits on said cost overruns and construction mistakes; urge

A RESOLUTION urging the Public Service Commission to pursue actions that protect electric customers from paying for Plant Vogtle cost overruns and construction do-overs and that prohibit Georgia Power from profiting on Vogtle construction mistakes and cost overruns; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HB 1643: Income tax; create new tax credits for healthcare practitioners in designated zones and for hiring of certain employees

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, exemptions, and credits relative to state income taxes, so as to create new tax credits for healthcare practitioners in designated zones and for hiring certain employees in such zones; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HB 1629: Protection from Forever Chemicals Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food generally, and Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to prohibit the distribution, sale, or offer for sale of any food packaging or new juvenile product that contains PFAS chemicals; to require the use of the least toxic alternative in replacing PFAS chemicals in the manufacturing process of such products; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Apr 4, 2022

HB 1667: Motor vehicles; declare signage attached to a motor vehicle purporting to limit liability for any damage caused as void and unenforceable

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to identification and regulation of motor vehicles, so as to declare signage attached to a motor vehicle purporting to limit liability for any damage caused as void and unenforceable; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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