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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 25, 2021

HB 616: Georgia Technology Authority; study the potential implementation of state-wide unique identification system and a centralized website for all businesses and legal entities; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Technology Authority, so as to require such authority to study the potential implementation of a state-wide unique identification system and a centralized website for all businesses and legal entities; to provide for requirements and a report; to require cooperation and collaboration; to provide for related matters; to provide for automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mike Cheokas (R) Timothy Barr (R) Bill Werkheiser (R) Ron Stephens (R) Alan Powell (R)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 25, 2021

HB 615: Elections; automatic recount and recanvass 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 elections and primaries generally, so as to provide for an automatic recount and recanvass under certain circumstances; to provide for certain reports; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Todd Jones (R) Philip Singleton (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 25, 2021

SB 249: Newton County; new judicial circuit; create; Alcovy Judicial Circuit; composition and terms of court; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create a new judicial circuit for the State of Georgia, to be known as the Newton Judicial Circuit and to be composed of Newton County; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the superior courts, so as to revise the composition and terms of court of the Alcovy Judicial Circuit; to provide for the composition, terms of court, and number of judges of the Newton Judicial Circuit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Harold Jones (D) Tonya Anderson (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 25, 2021

HB 612: Employees' Retirement System; certain sworn law enforcement officers to be eligible for regular retirement benefits at the age of 55 years; allow

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, so as to allow sworn law enforcement officers serving in and the commissioner and deputy commissioner of the Motor Carrier Compliance Division and the Capitol Police Division of the Department of Public Safety to be eligible for regular retirement benefits at the age of 55 years, certain disability benefits, and certain provisions for purchasing creditable service; to provide conditions for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Heath Clark (R) Danny Mathis (R) Noel Williams (R) Philip Singleton (R) J. Collins (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 25, 2021

SB 254: Crimes and Offenses; comprehensive revisions regarding justification and the use of force; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses, so as to provide for comprehensive revisions regarding justification and the use of force; to provide for certain investigations and reports in certain circumstances; to repeal certain Code sections; to provide for conforming changes; to amend Titles 15, 17, and 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, criminal procedure, and education, respectively, so as to provide for conforming changes; to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to repeal a Code section; to provide for a conforming change; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and construction of act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Kim Jackson (D) Elena Parent (D) David Lucas (D) Nikki Merritt (D) Nan Orrock (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 25, 2021

HB 607: Income tax; Georgia Veterans Work Opportunity Tax Credit; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to provide for a Georgia Veterans Work Opportunity Tax Credit as a state income tax credit incentive for private sector employers to hire certain veterans; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Regina Lewis-Ward (D) Sandra Scott (D) Gloria Frazier (D) Derrick Jackson (D) Dave Belton (R)
in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 25, 2021

SB 244: Crimes and Offenses; domestic relations; persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, transporting a firearm; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 16 and 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to crimes and offenses and to domestic relations, respectively, so as to prohibit persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of family violence from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm and to prohibit persons subject to family violence protective orders from receiving, possessing, or transporting a firearm; to provide for definitions; to provide an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sonya Halpern (D) Kim Jackson (D) Michelle Au (D) Nikki Merritt (D) Gloria Butler (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 25, 2021

HB 35: Ethical Policing Act; enact

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 provide for ethical policing; to amend Article 2 of Chapter 21 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to state tort claims, so as to remove certain immunities from the actions of certain law enforcement officers; to provide that a law enforcement officer alleged to have committed misconduct or a violation of law while acting within the scope of his or her official duties or employment shall be subject to lawsuit or liability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Sandra Scott (D) Karla Drenner (D) James Beverly (D) Donna McLeod (D) Viola Davis (D)
introduced · Georgia · House Feb 25, 2021

HB 609: Animals; marketing of certain domestic animals at certain locations; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to animal protection generally, so as to prohibit the marketing of certain domestic animals at certain locations; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Todd Jones (R) Mitchell Scoggins (R) Mike Wilensky (D) Beth Moore (D) Joseph Gullett (R)
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