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signed · Georgia · Senate May 8, 2017

SB 85: Malt Beverages; provide for limited sale at retail by manufacturers

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to malt beverages, so as to provide for the limited sale of malt beverages at retail by manufacturers of malt beverages; to provide for a definition; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations by the state revenue commissioner; to provide for certain powers of the state revenue commissioner; to clarify that sales of malt beverages by brewpubs for consumption off the premises are governed by the local jurisdiction; to provide for remittance of local excise taxes by brewers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Cowsert (R) Hunter Hill (R) Matt Brass (R) Rick Jeffares (R) P. K. Martin IV (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2017

HB 86: Domestic relations; definition of sexual abuse; expand

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 19-7-5 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reporting of child abuse, so as to expand the definition of sexual abuse to include acts involving trafficking a person for sexual servitude; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
David Dreyer (D) Debbie Buckner (D) Scott Holcomb (D)
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2017

HB 76: Superior courts; change certain requirements and certifications for certain maps, plats, and plans for filing with clerk; provisions

A BILL to amend Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, so as to change certain requirements and certifications for certain maps, plats, and plans presented for filing with the clerk of superior court; to provide for definitions; to change certain provisions relating to the information and certifications to be provided by land surveyors on certain documents; to provide for applicability; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jesse Petrea (R) Rick Jasperse (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2017

HB 486: Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act; training of proxy caregivers; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-26-12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exceptions to operation of the Georgia Registered Professional Nurse Practice Act and burden of proof, so as to provide for training of proxy caregivers; to provide for selection of curricula by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities; to provide for select providers to train proxy caregivers in accordance with selected curriculum; to provide for professional delegation exceptions; to revise good faith efforts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jason Spencer (R) Jesse Petrea (R) Tom Kirby (R) Tommy Benton (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2017

HB 250: Foster homes; employee with satisfactory fingerprint records check in past 24 months exempt from additional background check; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 49-5-69.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to fingerprint and preliminary records check for foster homes, so as to provide that an employee of an early care and education program who has received a satisfactory fingerprint records check determination within the previous 24 months is exempt from submitting applications for an additional background check for purposes of providing care to children placed in a foster home; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Chuck Efstration (R) Terry Rogers (R) Trey Kelley (R) Stacey Abrams (D) Matt Dollar (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 8, 2017

SB 104: Kidnapping, False Imprisonment and Related Offenses; human trafficking hotline model notice in government buildings; require posting

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kidnapping, false imprisonment, and related offenses, so as to require the posting of the human trafficking hotline model notice in government buildings; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to require government entities to have a hyperlink to the human trafficking hotline model notice on their websites; to delete the sunset provision; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Donzella James (D) Doc Rhett (D)
signed · Georgia · House May 8, 2017

HB 73: Income tax credit; incentives to promote the revitalization of rural Georgia downtowns; provide

A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxation, so as to provide tax credit incentives to promote the revitalization of vacant rural Georgia downtowns by encouraging investment, job creation, and economic growth in long-established business districts; to provide for definitions; to delineate procedures, conditions, eligibility, and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the commissioner of community affairs, the commissioner of economic development, and the revenue commissioner; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jason Shaw (R) Trey Kelley (R) Penny Houston (R) John Meadows (R) Sam Watson (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 8, 2017

SB 258: Eligibility and Qualifications for Office; ineligibility for office for holders of public money of municipalities who refuse; pay over such funds to proper office; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding eligibility and qualifications for office, so as to provide for ineligibility for office for holders of public money of municipalities who refuse or fail to account and pay over such funds to the proper officer; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Cowsert (R) Dean Burke (R) Jeff Mullis (R) Steve Gooch (R) Blake Tillery (R)
signed · Georgia · Senate May 8, 2017

SB 180: Hospital Care for the Indigent; additional reporting requirement for rural hospitals; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hospital care for the indigent generally, so as to provide for an additional reporting requirement for rural hospitals; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from income taxes, so as to change certain amounts and entities eligible for the credit; to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure not required, so that the identities of individual and corporate donors to rural hospital organizations are exempt from public disclosure; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Ellis Black (R) Matt Brass (R) John Wilkinson (R) Dean Burke (R) Lee Anderson (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 582: Monroe County; Joint Board of Elections and Registration; create

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the Joint Board of Elections and Registration of Monroe County, which shall conduct primaries and elections for Monroe County, the City of Culloden, and the City of Forsyth; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Allen Peake (R) Susan Holmes (R) Robert Dickey (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 4, 2017

HB 596: Tucker, City of; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Tucker to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Michele Henson (D) Billy Mitchell (D) Scott Holcomb (D)
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