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signed · Georgia · House May 7, 2018

HR 238: Sales and use tax; annual allocation of 75 percent of revenue from sale of outdoor recreation equipment for protection and preservation of conservation land; provide - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for an annual allocation of 75 percent of the revenue derived from the state sales and use tax with respect to the sale of outdoor recreation equipment to a trust fund to be used for the protection and preservation of conservation land; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Chad Nimmer (R) Mark Newton (R) Jon Burns (R) Lynn Smith (R) Sam Watson (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 7, 2018

SB 402: "Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act"

A BILL to be entitled an Act to enact the "Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act"; to amend Titles 32, 36, 48, and 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, local government, revenue and taxation, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for broadband services planning, deployment, and incentives; to provide authorization for the Department of Transportation to take certain actions to enable the rights of way of interstate highways to be used for the deployment of broadband and other communications technologies; to change certain definitions relative to the "OneGeorgia Authority Act" to include broadband services; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Tyler Harper (R) Larry Walker (R) David Lucas (D) Bill Cowsert (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 7, 2018

SB 356: Georgia Commission on the Holocaust; membership; change

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 8 of Chapter 12 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, so as to change the membership of the commission; to provide for the design and placement of a memorial to the Holocaust; to provide for funding; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Brandon Beach (R) Butch Miller (R) Jennifer Jordan (D) Lester Jackson (D) Renee Unterman (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 7, 2018

HB 217: Income tax credit; certain scholarship organizations; increase amount of the aggregate cap on contributions

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 state income taxes, so as to increase the amount of the aggregate cap on contributions to certain scholarship organizations in order to receive income tax credits; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Knight (R) Earl Ehrhart (R) Sam Teasley (R) Trey Kelley (R) John Carson (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 7, 2018

HB 815: Special license plates; Georgia Masonic Charities; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to special license plates promoting and supporting certain beneficial projects, agencies, funds, or nonprofit corporations, so as to establish a specialty license plate to benefit Georgia Masonic Charities; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
signed · Georgia · House May 7, 2018

HB 448: Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission; require certain postsecondary institutions to qualify for exemptions; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to postsecondary education, so as to require certain education and postsecondary educational institutions to qualify for exemptions with the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission and the maintenance of exemptions provided for under such part; to provide for an exception; to provide for the promulgation of rules, regulations, and policies for the effectuation of such exemptions; to revise the membership of the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission; to provide for completion of current terms of appointment to the commission; to revise the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Tuition Guaranty Trust Fund; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Pat Gardner (D) Rick Jasperse (R) Katie Dempsey (R) Chuck Williams (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 7, 2018

HB 806: Town of Braselton Public Facilities Authority Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Town of Braselton Public Facilities Authority; to provide for a short title and purpose; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for the membership and the appointment of members of the authority and their terms of office, qualifications, duties, powers, and compensation; to provide for vacancies, organization, meetings, and expenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for the issuance and sale of revenue bonds and their negotiability, sale, and use of proceeds from such sales; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Timothy Barr (R) Terry England (R) Tommy Benton (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 7, 2018

HB 703: Governor's Office of Public Safety Support; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 24 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to privileges, so as to provide for privileged communications between public safety officers and peer counselors; to amend Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public officers and employees, so as to create the Governor's Office of Public Safety Support; to provide for a director; to provide for responsibilities of the office; to provide for office space, staff, supplies, and materials; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a contingent effective date based on funding; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Hitchens (R) Andrew Welch (R) Gloria Frazier (D) Alan Powell (R) Jodi Lott (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 7, 2018

SB 331: Georgia Lottery for Education Act; winner of lottery prize to remain anonymous under certain conditions; allow

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 27 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Georgia Lottery for Education Act, so as to allow a winner of a lottery prize to remain anonymous under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Steve Henson (D) Nan Orrock (D) Gloria Butler (D) Greg Kirk (R) Tonya Anderson (D)
signed · Georgia · House May 7, 2018

HB 618: Skidaway Island, City of; incorporate

A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Skidaway Island; to provide for a charter for the City of Skidaway Island; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum; to provide for contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jesse Petrea (R)
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