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in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 22, 2022

SR 37: Members of the Senate; four-year term of office; provide-CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that members of the Senate shall serve four-year terms of office; to provide that members of the House of Representatives shall be limited to serving six consecutive terms of office; to provide that members of the Senate shall be limited to serving three consecutive terms of office; to provide that no person shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms as Lieutenant Governor; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Jason Anavitarte (R) Burt Jones (R) Steve Gooch (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 22, 2022

SB 538: Elections and Primaries; fraud countermeasures on physical absentee ballots; require

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 require certain fraud countermeasures on physical absentee ballots; to provide an exception; to provide for rule making by the State Election Board; to provide that such ballots shall be required only in the event of a specific appropriation of funds by the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Clint Dixon (R) Chuck Payne (R) Greg Dolezal (R) Tyler Harper (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 22, 2022

SB 531: Eminent Domain; alternative process for a county, municipality, or consolidated government to condemn certain blighted properties; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 22 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding eminent domain, so as to provide for an alternative process for a county, municipality, or consolidated government to condemn certain blighted properties; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Harold Jones (D) Lester Jackson (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 22, 2022

SB 533: Public Disclosure; public disclosure of certain public records pertaining to state employees; remove an exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure not required, so as to remove an exemption relating to public disclosure of certain public records pertaining to state employees; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Marty Harbin (R) Chuck Payne (R) Matt Brass (R) Brandon Beach (R) Lee Anderson (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 17, 2022

SB 525: Physicians Assistants; the licensure of pathologists' assistants; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physicians, assistants, and others, so as to provide for the licensure of pathologists' assistants; to provide for continuing education requirements; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for renewal requirements; to prohibit holding oneself out as a pathologists' assistant without licensure; to provide for the duties and powers of the Georgia Composite Medical Board with respect to pathologists' assistants; to provide for an advisory committee; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Randy Robertson (R) John Albers (R) Blake Tillery (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 17, 2022

HB 1356: Elections; disqualification of persons to serve as poll watchers under certain circumstances; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for disqualification of persons to serve as poll watchers under certain circumstances; to provide that poll watchers shall not view or attempt to view how an elector votes or has voted his or her ballot; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jasmine Clark (D) Renitta Shannon (D) Bee Nguyen (D) Shea Roberts (D) Rhonda Burnough (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 17, 2022

HB 1347: Local government; creation of new municipal corporations with the same or similar names; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to incorporation of municipal corporations, so as to prohibit the creation of new municipal corporations with the same name or a substantially similar name as that of existing municipal corporations; to provide for legislative findings and intention of the General Assembly; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Dave Belton (R)
in committee · Georgia · House Feb 17, 2022

HB 60: Georgia Educational Scholarship 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 provide for the establishment of educational scholarship accounts; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for qualified education expenses; to provide for qualifications for students to participate in the account program; to establish certain requirements for participating schools and service providers; to provide for accounts and account funds; to establish a Parent Review Committee to review expenditures upon request; to authorize the Office of Student Achievement to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for annual testing of participating students; to provide for an annual report on the account program; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Heath Clark (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Barry Fleming (R) Wes Cantrell (R) Kasey Carpenter (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 17, 2022

SB 527: Primaries and Elections; the option for municipalities and consolidated governments to adopt and use instant runoff voting for their elections; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide for the option for municipalities and consolidated governments to adopt and use instant runoff voting for their elections; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures and methodology; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for modifications; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Clint Dixon (R) Michelle Au (D) Ed Harbison (D) Randy Robertson (R) John Albers (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 17, 2022

SB 518: "Prescription Drug Rebate Financial Protection Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require all health insurers to pass along no less than 80 percent of all prescription drug rebates to enrollees that such insurer receives from third parties with regard to such enrollee's prescription drugs; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Valencia Seay (D) Kim Jackson (D) Brian Strickland (R) Michelle Au (D) Bruce Thompson (R)
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