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signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 898: Motor vehicles; fleet vehicles and fleet vehicle registration plans; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles, so as to revise provisions relative to fleet vehicles and fleet vehicle registration plans; to provide for definitions; to provide for fleet enrollment procedures; to provide for procedures for registering and licensing vehicles enrolled in a fleet; to provide for license plates; to remove revalidation decal requirements for vehicles in a fleet vehicle registration plan; to provide for the transfer of license plates between vehicles registered under a fleet vehicle registration plan; to provide for termination of participation in a fleet vehicle registration plan program; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jason Ridley (R) Alan Powell (R) Matt Hatchett (R) Robert Trammell (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2018

SB 445: Department of Transportation; standards for contracts; contract bidding process and award procedure; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to provide for standards for contracts entered into by the Department of Transportation; to provide for a contract bidding process and award procedure; to prohibit camping on portions of the state highway system or property owned by the department; to provide for a definition; to declare property used for camping purposes in violation of such prohibition as contraband; to provide for forfeiture of such property; to provide for applicability; to provide for a penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Brandon Beach (R) Butch Miller (R) Frank Ginn (R) Mike Dugan (R) Steve Gooch (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 740: Education; local school system to conduct certain screenings, assessments, and reviews prior to expelling a student; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 1A of Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to improved student learning environment and discipline in elementary and secondary education, so as to require local school systems to conduct certain screenings, assessments, and reviews prior to expelling or assigning a student in kindergarten through third grade to out-of-school suspension for five or more consecutive or cumulative days during a school year; to provide exceptions; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Randy Nix (R) Renitta Shannon (D) Joyce Chandler (R) Katie Dempsey (R) Henry "Wayne" Howard (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2018

SB 407: Criminal Justice System; comprehensive reform for offenders; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for comprehensive reform for offenders; to amend Title 15 and Chapter 6A of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts and the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; to amend Title 17, Code Section 24-4-609, Chapter 5 of Title 40, Title 42, and Code Section 43-1-19 of the O.C.G.A., relating to criminal procedure, impeachment by evidence of conviction of a crime, drivers' licenses, penal institutions, and grounds for refusing to grant or revoking professional licenses; to amend Chapter 2 of Title 31 and Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the Department of Community Health and public assistance; to amend Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes and offenses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Brian Strickland (R) Larry Walker (R) Jesse Stone (R) P. K. Martin IV (R) Butch Miller (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2018

SB 3: "Creating Opportunities Needed Now to Expand Credentialed Training (CONNECT) Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Creating Opportunities Needed Now to Expand Credentialed Training (CONNECT) Act"; to provide for industry credentialing for students who complete certain focused programs of study; to provide for industry credentialing in individual graduation plans; to provide for the identification of certain critical and emerging occupations; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Cowsert (R) Matt Brass (R) John Wilkinson (R) Lindsey Tippins (R) Freddie Sims (D)
signed · Georgia · Senate Jul 1, 2018

SB 371: Taxes; furnishing of sales and use tax information to municipalities and counties; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-2-15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to confidential information secured in the administration of taxes, so as to change the provisions regarding the furnishing of sales and use tax information to municipalities and counties; to provide for additional procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for a criminal penalty; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Chuck Payne (R) Fran Millar (R) Tyler Harper (R) Elena Parent (D)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 951: Education; establish Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to establish the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; to provide for a director; to provide for the incorporation of the Centers of Innovation Agribusiness administered by the Department of Economic Development; to provide for the incorporation and structure of a new Georgia Rural Development Council; to provide for members and duties; to provide for conditions related to appropriations; to provide for legislative findings; to amend Article 6 of Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Office of Rural Development and State Advisory Committee on Rural Development, so as to repeal the Georgia Rural Development Council; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jason Shaw (R) Terry England (R) Mack Jackson (D) Penny Houston (R) Sam Watson (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 885: The Georgia Air Quality Act; limitations on powers of certain Boards and Departments; revise certain provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, "The Georgia Air Quality Act," so as to revise certain provisions relating to limitations on the effect of said Act on powers of the Board of Natural Resources, Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division of said department, and director of said division; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Knight (R) Tom McCall (R) Rick Jasperse (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 718: Education; certain absences of students with parents in service of the armed forces of the United States; excuse

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance, so as to excuse certain absences of students with parents in service of the armed forces of the United States, the Reserves, or the National Guard or veterans of same; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 79: Law enforcement; retaining license plate data obtained from automated license plate recognition systems beyond certain periods; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to prohibit law enforcement from retaining license plate data obtained from automated license plate recognition systems beyond a certain period; to provide for definitions; to provide for the exchange of data obtained from license plate recognition systems by law enforcement; to provide for criminal penalties for misuse of captured license plate data; to provide for policies; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
John Pezold (R) Buzz Brockway (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Scot Turner (R) Alan Powell (R)
signed · Georgia · House Jul 1, 2018

HB 739: Tracy Rainey Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 1 of Part 6 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment of certificated professional personnel in elementary and secondary education, so as to give a short title to a Code section relating to qualification for certain certificates for military spouses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Hitchens (R) Al Williams (D) Ron Stephens (R) Dave Belton (R)
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