Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 17, 2022

HB 1369: Liberty County; Board of Education; change description of districts

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the Board of Education of Liberty County, approved February 10, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 3542), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 13, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4238), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 17, 2022

SB 523: Ethics in Government; child care and other caregiving services associated with a candidate's campaign constitute ordinary and necessary expenses of a campaign; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ethics in government, so as to provide that child care and other caregiving services associated with a candidate's campaign constitute ordinary and necessary expenses of a campaign; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 17, 2022

SR 520: Carlton Colwell Intersection; Union County; dedicate

A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Representative Carlton H. Colwell and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 17, 2022

HB 1353: Criminal procedure; evaluations to determine mental competency to stand trial; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 7 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to issues of insanity and mental incompetency in pretrial proceedings, so as to provide that evaluations to determine whether there is a substantial probability that an accused will attain mental competency to stand trial be conducted on an outpatient basis for an accused who is charged with a misdemeanor offense; to provide that treatment to determine if an accused will attain competency within a 90 day period be provided on an outpatient basis for an accused who is charged with a misdemeanor offense; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 17, 2022

SB 524: Department of Economic Development; civil penalties and benefit recapture from employers that move call centers from this state; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Economic Development, so as to provide for civil penalties and benefit recapture from employers that move call centers from this state; to provide for definitions, procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 17, 2022

SR 519: Officer Carol Leigh Ledford Memorial Intersection; White County; dedicate

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Officer Carol Leigh Ledford and dedicating an intersection in her memory; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 17, 2022

HB 1342: Sales and use tax; sale or use of electricity used in commercial mining of digital assets; exempt

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use tax, so as to exempt the sale or use of electricity used in the commercial mining of digital assets; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · House Feb 17, 2022

HB 925: Georgia Judicial Retirement System; prohibition of granting postretirement benefit adjustments to any individual who became a member on or after July 1, 2009; remove

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 47-23-21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to authority of the board for the Georgia Judicial Retirement System, so as to remove the prohibition of granting postretirement benefit adjustments to any individual who became a member on or after July 1, 2009; to allow for the possibility of such adjustments for such members granted on or after July 1, 2022; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 17, 2022

SB 517: Primaries and Elections; qualifications for absentee electors; 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 qualifications for absentee electors; to eliminate drop boxes for the return of absentee ballots; to revise the information to provided on the outer absentee ballot envelope; to revise the requirement to provide certain notices and reports regarding absentee balloting; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 17, 2022

HB 1360: Revenue and taxation; repeal Article 3 of Chapter 6, relating to intangible recording tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to repeal Article 3 of Chapter 6, relating to intangible recording tax; to remove a cross-reference; to amend Chapter 10 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Development Authority, so as to repeal Code Section 50-10-7, relating to certain notes exempt from intangible tax; to amend Chapter 13A of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax tribunals, so as to remove cross-references; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 17, 2022

SB 521: Municipal Corporations; transition of services and facilities from an existing municipality to a newly incorporated municipality; provide

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 provide for the transition of services and facilities from an existing municipality to a newly incorporated municipality; to provide definitions; to provide for the preservation of existing facilities and assets of an existing facility prior to transfer to a newly incorporated municipality; to provide for newly incorporated municipalities purchasing portions of an existing municipality's water or sewerage systems; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 17, 2022

SB 526: Excise Tax; optional return of funds by a destination marketing organization to certain jurisdictions levying the tax; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to provide for optional return of funds by a destination marketing organization to certain jurisdictions levying the tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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