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introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 821: Income tax; Georgia taxpayers to make certain voluntary contributions to Georgia Council for the Arts; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax returns and furnishing of information, so as to authorize Georgia taxpayers to make certain voluntary contributions through the income tax payment and refund process to the Georgia Council for the Arts; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Yasmin Neal (D) Derek Mallow (D) Beth Moore (D) Houston Gaines (R) Karen Mathiak (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 816: Community Affairs, Department of; coordinate with certain courts to assist with information regarding judgments that may be reported by consumer reporting agencies; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to authorize the department to coordinate with certain courts to assist with information regarding judgments that may be reported by consumer reporting agencies; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Mesha Mainor (R) Sam Park (D) Zulma Lopez (D) Marvin Lim (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 811: Professions and businesses; licensure and regulation of medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure and regulation of medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals; to provide for definitions; to create the Georgia Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Board; to provide for its membership, meetings, and duties; to provide for licensure requirements; to provide for scope of practice for each medical imaging and radiation therapy modality; to provide for permits to limit the scope of practice; to provide for permit requirements; to provide for grandfather provisions; to provide for temporary licenses; to provide for renewals and reinstatements; to provide for fees; to provide for sanctions; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sharon Cooper (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 815: Local government; counties may submit reports regarding the impact of proposed annexations; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation pursuant to application by owners of 60 percent of land and 60 percent of electors, so as to provide that counties may submit reports regarding the impact of proposed annexations; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 36 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to annexation pursuant to resolution and referendum, so as to provide that counties may submit reports regarding the impact of proposed annexations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Brad Thomas (R) Marvin Lim (D)
introduced · Georgia · Senate Mar 29, 2021

SB 318: Appellate Court Judges; eligibility for retirement benefits; decrease the age

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 6 of Article 8 of Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to judges of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals, and their employees, so as to decrease the age of eligibility for retirement benefits for appellate court judges; to provide for related matters; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Jeff Mullis (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 814: Local government; documentation in writing relevant to zoning decisions as related to adopted standards; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to zoning procedures, so as to require that local governments provide documentation in writing relevant to zoning decisions as related to adopted standards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mesha Mainor (R) Zulma Lopez (D) Marvin Lim (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 813: Mass transportation; pilot program administered by the Department of Transportation for the provision of funding and resources for bus routes in certain areas; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to mass transportation, so as to provide for a pilot program administered by the Department of Transportation for the provision of funding and resources for bus routes in certain areas; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mesha Mainor (R) Zulma Lopez (D) Marvin Lim (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 809: Crimes and offenses; counties adopt ordinances governing and punishing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana; authorize

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-13-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to conditional discharge for possession of controlled substances as first offense and certain nonviolent property crimes, dismissal of charges, and restitution to victims, so as to authorize counties and municipal corporations to adopt ordinances governing and punishing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana; to amend Code Section 36-1-20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ordinances for governing and policing of unincorporated areas of county, so as to authorize counties to adopt ordinances governing and punishing the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Donna McLeod (D) Rhonda Taylor (D) Viola Davis (D) Kim Schofield (D)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Mar 29, 2021

SB 315: Professions and Businesses; licensure of individuals in the practice of applied behavior analysis; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to professions and businesses, so as to provide for the licensure of individuals in the practice of applied behavior analysis; to provide legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to create the Georgia Behavior Analyst Licensing Board; to provide for its membership and duties; to provide for licensing requirements; to provide for penalties; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for temporary licenses; to provide for reciprocity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kim Jackson (D) Larry Walker (R) Bo Hatchett (R) Matt Brass (R) Butch Miller (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 818: Property; residential eviction diversion programs; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to landlord and tenant, so as to provide for residential eviction diversion programs; to provide for dispossessory procedures under certain circumstances; to provide for certain notices to tenants for dispossessory proceedings; to provide for mediation; to provide for rules and regulations; to require landlord participation; to provide for defenses; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Mesha Mainor (R) Sam Park (D) Zulma Lopez (D) Marvin Lim (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 817: Labor, Department of; multiple methods of communication by which claimants may make inquiries about their claims for unemployment benefits; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-8-192 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to an initial determination and redetermination of eligibility for, amount of, and duration of unemployment benefits, so as to provide multiple methods of communication by which claimants may make inquires about their claims for unemployment benefits; to require the Department of Labor to promptly respond to such inquires; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mesha Mainor (R) Zulma Lopez (D) Marvin Lim (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Mar 29, 2021

HB 812: Local government; additional matters that can be considered in local zoning standards; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 66 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to zoning procedures so as to provide for additional matters that can be considered in local zoning standards; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mesha Mainor (R) Zulma Lopez (D) Marvin Lim (D)
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