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introduced · Georgia · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 1532: Agriculture; hemp farming; provide for intent

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hemp farming, so as to provide for intent; to provide for definitions; to provide for license and permit fees; to provide for retail hemp food establishment licenses and wholesale hemp food establishment licenses; to provide for bonds; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jason Ridley (R) Trey Rhodes (R) John Corbett (R) Micah Gravley (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 1345: Military; state sponsored life insurance plan election for Georgia National Guard personnel through National Guard Association; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to personnel in relation to military affairs, so as to provide for state sponsored life insurance plan election for all Georgia National Guard personnel through the National Guard Association; to provide for a definition; to provide for an official sponsor for such insurance plan and related duties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Heath Clark (R) Bill Hitchens (R) Steve Tarvin (R) Al Williams (D) Dave Belton (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 9, 2022

SB 613: "Common Humanity in Private Education Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to change certain definitions; to provide for equal treatment of students in administration of curricula in private and nonpublic schools and programs; to provide for transparency in private and nonpublic school training and other curricula; to further qualify the definition of a private or nonpublic school or program; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Billy Hickman (R) Bruce Thompson (R) Randy Robertson (R) Carden Summers (R) Lindsey Tippins (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 9, 2022

HB 1494: Public utilities and transportation; certain disclosures prior to sale or lease of distributed energy generation systems; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to electrical service, so as to require certain disclosures prior to the sale or lease of distributed energy generation systems; to require a person installing such system to be licensed as an electrical contractor; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for penalties; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Martin (R) Victor Anderson (R) Martin Momtahan (R) Mandisha Thomas (D) Matthew Gambill (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 8, 2022

SB 604: State Board of Veterinary Medicine; independent state agency attached to the Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes only; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 50 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to veterinarians and veterinary technicians, so as to provide for the State Board of Veterinary Medicine to be an independent state agency attached to the Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes only; to provide for contracting with the Department of Agriculture for licensing services; to provide for reimbursement of members of the State Board of Veterinary Medicine; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Tyler Harper (R) Jeff Mullis (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Mar 8, 2022

HB 1379: Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Commission; establish

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., relating to law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to establish the Georgia Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Commission; to provide for definitions; to assign such commission to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation; to provide for membership; to provide for compensation of members; to provide for duties; to authorize the acceptance of funds; to provide for the establishment of a grant program to support local law enforcement agencies and multi-jurisdiction task forces relative to motor vehicle related crime prevention initiatives; to provide for standards and conditions for such grant program; to provide for recommendations and reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jason Ridley (R) Trey Rhodes (R) John Corbett (R) Don Hogan (R) James Burchett (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 8, 2022

HB 1512: State government; protection of government monuments, plaques, statues, banners, and other commemorative symbols; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state flag, seal, and other symbols, so as to revise provisions for the protection of government monuments, plaques, statues, banners, and other commemorative symbols; to expand provisions to cover certain privately owned monuments; to provide for interested parties for the protection of moments and for standing regarding the same; to provide for injunctive relief, expenses, and attorney's fees; to authorize the Attorney General and district attorneys to represent interested parties in actions to protect monuments; to provide that particularized or personal concrete injury are not required to bring an action to protect a monument; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Steve Tarvin (R) Alan Powell (R) Tommy Benton (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 8, 2022

HB 1511: Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act; prohibit permitting of new municipal solid waste landfills if construction requires filling of any perennial stream

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act," so as to prohibit the permitting of new municipal solid waste landfills if construction of any portion of such landfill site will require the filling of any perennial stream where the Tallapoosa darter (Etheostoma tallapoosae), a species protected pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 27, the "Endangered Wildlife Act of 1973," may be found; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Jenkins (R) Danny Mathis (R) Tyler Smith (R) Gerald Greene (R) Stacey Evans (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 8, 2022

HB 1504: Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, so as to provide for definitions; to create the Office of the Department of Corrections Ombudsman; to provide for its powers, duties, and responsibilities; to provide for an ombudsman; to provide for such person's powers, duties, and responsibilities; to provide for a Corrections Oversight Committee; to provide for its composition, powers, duties, and responsibilities; to provide for inspections and reports; to provide for confidentiality; to provide for forms and hotlines for filing of complaints and inquiries; to provide for the investigation of complaints and resolution thereof; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
James Beverly (D) Rebecca Mitchell (D) Josh McLaurin (D) Beth Moore (D) Kim Schofield (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 8, 2022

HB 1503: Ratepayer Surcharge Relief Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 46 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the general jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Public Service Commission, so as to repeal a provision allowing for the recovery of financing costs for the construction of nuclear generation plants from Georgia's electric service customers; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jasmine Clark (D) Karla Drenner (D) Sam Park (D) Donna McLeod (D) Mary Margaret Oliver (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 8, 2022

HB 1490: Elections; afford employees time off to vote on days of advance voting in addition to election days

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to afford employees time off to vote on days of advance voting in addition to election days; to provide that employers may request that an employee provide proof that he or she presented himself or herself at the polling place; to provide that polling officers and absentee ballot clerks provide electors such proof upon request; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bonnie Rich (R) Jan Jones (R) Marvin Lim (D) Bill Werkheiser (R) Leesa Hagan (R)
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